mickEblu
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I think your opinion of my opinion is useless unless you go into greater detail on why you disagree.
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Tokyo Disneyland Resort Expansion
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I think your opinion of my opinion is useless unless you go into greater detail on why you disagree.
SplashJacket
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Definitely agree.
I don’t even think the Boat ride is a bad choice for 75% of the ride.
It just doesn’t make sense in the castle scenes or coronation and looks very strange
peter11435
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As I said… you are basing your opinion on an incomplete poor quality video of the attraction.
ThemeParkTraveller
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As @yensidtlaw1969 mentioned, the story is that the troll magic is manifesting the flashbacks around us. The ride starts in the forest on a river, and we supposedly continue down the river while these scenes play out beside the boat. It's a bit convoluted and doesn't make it look less odd, but that is the official story.
mickEblu
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Ok I’ll wait for a better video and then post the same thing.
peter11435
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I have no doubt you will.
ThemeParkTraveller
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mickEblu
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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
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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
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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
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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
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I only watched the video once but I feel like I saw them on screen at least 3-4 times.
peter11435
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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
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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
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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.
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Mikomike12
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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?.....