Yep, something I often say is that DisneySea as it is now is like a time capsule of what Disney parks were in the early to mid-2000s. For some people they'll love that, but if you visit multiple times at some point you notice the staleness. Most of the park has never changed since 2001.
Hello,
I hope you don't mind me posting in this thread, but I didn't want to start a new one for just a few random thoughts.
I am in Tokyo this week for some sightseeing and I decided to visit TDS yesterday. Last visit was 9 years ago. When I thought about what I would do, I realized there really wasn't anything new, or anything I couldn't get in Florida, since my last visit. So I decided to just walk around the park and enjoy the level of attention to theming and hit just a few rides that were unique. I would imagine if I lived nearby, I don't know if I would be making frequent visits. Although, you can't beat the prices. My one day ticket was 60.00 USD and the ticket I got for Thursday for DL came out to be a litle bit tless (due to exchange rates fluctuations).
I only wound up doing Crystal Skull Indy (that version would be great in FL), Journey to the Center of the Earth, Tower of Terror, Sinbad, and the Magic Lamp Theater. Sinbad is my all time favorite dark ride at any Disney Park and the only ride I did twice on my last visit. I love the details on the animatronics....the articulation as Sinbad arches his back in the scene with the feather, how you hear a clunk sound in perfect synchronization as the Pirate hits is sword to the big egg, how even every secondary character has full articulation, eyes blinking, mouth moving if singing, etc. How the scene with the Genie and the Whale are on a scale never seen before. It really is a masterpiece. I hope they keep it for a long long time to come.
The crowds were many and some rides were over 2 hours long of a wait. I thought about buying that 40th Anniversary Pass, but why would I want to pay to visit the Magic Lamp Theater as I found it to be a rather lackluster show. I did buy a Premier pass for TOT and Journey. Best $10.50 USD I ever spent! Speaking of detail. I happen to be standing right next to the hostess in TOT and couldn't help admiring the detail in the costume she was wearing and how she spoke into an old fashioned candle stick telephone to make her announcements. The one outfit must be VERY expensive.
Anyway, pardon the interuption...I will be going to DL on Thursday as I can't come 6000 miles without seeing Beauty and the Beast can I!