Tokyo Disneyland Resort Expansion

[mickEblu]

As I said… you are basing your opinion on an incomplete poor quality video of the attraction.

Ok I’ll wait for a better video and then post the same thing.

 

[peter11435]

Ok I’ll wait for a better video and then post the same thing.

I have no doubt you will.

 

[ThemeParkTraveller]

OLC is freaking out rn. Im surprised the video on insta wasn't already taken down.

The guy who uploaded even tagged the official TDR account.

 

[mickEblu]

I have no doubt you will.

Not sure what part of my complaints would be fixed by a better quality video. It looks passive, boring and that they over did it with the characters on screens. I expected more from a purpose built attraction by OLC. Might be one of the worst and most literal “book report” rides I’ve ever seen.

 

[ThemeParkTraveller]

Not sure what part of my complaints would be fixed by a better quality video. It looks passive, boring and that they over did it with the characters on screens. I expected more from a purpose built attraction by OLC. Might be one of the worst and most literal “book report” rides I’ve ever seen.

Does it really have that many screens? It's still very AA-heavy compared to the other versions. The only major screens I saw were the beginning, which the other Frozen attractions also have to introduce the story, and the battle with Hans at the end.

 

[peter11435]

and that they over did it with the characters on screens.

They were literally on screens for a few seconds at the start of the ride and a few seconds at the end of that video.

 

[mickEblu]

Does it really have that many screens? It's still very AA-heavy compared to the other versions. The only major screens I saw were the beginning, which the other Frozen attractions also have to introduce the story, and the battle with Hans at the end.

Any characters on screens to advance the story forward on a ride with this budget from OLC is too much for me. It also works against all the physical stuff. Backgrounds that integrate well with the physical sets and props is another story. Im not impressed with the 9 Elsa AAs if the ride is boring. Needs to more excitement.

 

[mickEblu]

They were literally on screens for a few seconds at the start of the ride and a few seconds at the end of that video.

I only watched the video once but I feel like I saw them on screen at least 3-4 times.

 

[Bayou]

my biggest issue with the ride (from what I've seen) is the pacing. Why is let it go the length of three scenes. This part of the ride was beautifully done but doesn’t work well with the entirety of the ride. This is just one example of bad pacing

 

[peter11435]

I only watched the video once but I feel like I saw them on screen at least 3-4 times.

You didn’t.

And the characters in projection at the start is necessary to set up the story

 

[Bayou]

You didn’t.

And the characters in projection at the start is necessary to set up the story

I agree. Use of screens ≠ screen heavy attraction. The use of screens in this ride were used to amplify the presence of aas and other story telling. This is how screens should be used in rides

 

[ThemeParkTraveller]

my biggest issue with the ride (from what I've seen) is the pacing. Why is let it go the length of three scenes. This part of the ride was beautifully done but doesn’t work well with the entirety of the ride. This is just one example of bad pacing

The Let It Go scene in FEA was too short for arguably the most iconic scene in the movie, but I agree they took it a bit too far in the other direction. I would have scrapped the first section by the lift hill for the wolf chase scene.

 

[mickEblu]

my biggest issue with the ride (from what I've seen) is the pacing. Why is let it go the length of three scenes. This part of the ride was beautifully done but doesn’t work well with the entirety of the ride. This is just one example of bad pacing

My biggest issue is that it feels like a soap opera. The little drama going on between characters. Not a fun adventure. That’s why I think Frozen isn’t the best source material especially if you are going super book report and omitting the few bits that make for a fun attraction. At the very least The Little Mermaid rides and BatB rides lean into the strong musical numbers.

Why didn’t they include a scene with Wendy talking to her parents on Peter Pans flight instead of the flight to Neverland? Let’s put it another way, a Tony Baxter or Wed version of this ride would look nothing like this. Tony actually talks about how not all good stories or movies make for good attractions and why it’s a reason they never made a Cinderella ride for example.

 

[britain]

Agreeing with everything mickEblu is saying.

I also reserve the right to change my mind if I ever experienced it in person and I love it. But for now it looks like a bad parody of a Frozen boat ride.

Like something made in Abu Dhabi.

 

[Mikomike12]

The Screen complaint is very odd considering the only times there is an actual screen moment is 1. when we enter the memories at the beginning.. then coming out of the memories at the end?... no where else in the ride relys on screen media without an animatronic or a good reason for it being there?.....

 

[SplashJacket]

The Screen complaint is very odd considering the only times there is an actual screen moment is 1. when we enter the memories at the beginning.. then coming out of the memories at the end?... no where else in the ride relys on screen media without an animatronic or a good reason for it being there?.....

Spoiler

There’s a projection of Love is an Open door on the tower

 

[britain]

I don’t have any problem with the screens, it’s the large rooms with only a 1-3 AAs in each that make this so odd. Imagine Pirates of the Caribbean where there’s only one pirate attacking the fort, two figures at the well, three at the auction, one at the barrels, and two in the burning city.

It doesn’t feel like you are in an actual place, it all seems very stagey.

And a river runs through it.

 

[Mikomike12]

I don’t have any problem with the screens, it’s the large rooms with only a 1-3 AAs in each that make this so odd. Imagine Pirates of the Caribbean where there’s only one pirate attacking the fort, two figures at the well, three at the auction, one at the barrels, and two in the burning city.

It doesn’t feel like you are in an actual place, it all seems very stagey.

And a river runs through it.

Where would you put more animatronics in most of these scenes though? that's just the amount of people that are in those scenes in Frozen, would you want a charade of other random characters during let it go? or more than Anna,Kristoff,Sven in scenes where its only them? the only scene that could have more people is the freezing scene

 

[Bayou]

Where would you put more animatronics in most of these scenes though? that's just the amount of people that are in those scenes in Frozen, would you want a charade of other random characters during let it go? or more than Anna,Kristoff,Sven in scenes where its only them? the only scene that could have

I think more background characters in some of the scenes that weren’t a1000s. Kind of like human versions of Ms Potts, and Lummiere in Beauty and the beast. That would help make it feel more alive

 

[Mikomike12]

I think more background characters in some of the scenes that weren’t a1000s. Kind of like human versions of Ms Potts, and Lummiere in Beauty and the beast. That would help make it feel more alive

Again, in what scenes? there isn't that many that allow more characters in them other than the freezing scene.