Unpopular Opinions: DLR Edition

[Rich T]

Ghiradelli has the best dessert of anywhere in the resort

The Ghirardelli chocolate milk shakes have become as important to my visit as the rides.

 

[Rich T]

Disneyworld's is literally the Disneyland Haunted Mansion except it has one really cool extra scene at the beginning of the ride. Not sure how it could be worse, it adds to the original in an awesome way and is super atmospheric.

For me, I prefer DL's for these reasons:

1. Entering the Mansion via the front porch
2. Knowing the Stretch Room is actually descending makes it feel creepier.
3. Walking down the portrait hall
4. Hat Box Ghost

But they're both wonderful rides.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Disneyworld's replaced the tulip lilypad lamp with some other ugly piece of crap.

 

[Phroobar]

I have a friend that used to work in vending at Disneyland a while back and told me a story in regards to their famous corndogs. They used the cheapest pancake batter when they first started selling Corndogs at Disneyland. About 5 years ago a chef at Disneyland had a project to improve the corndog, he used better meat and a custom made pancake batter. Within a few weeks there were so many complaints that "the corndogs don't taste the same" that the park switched back to the original cheap batter corndogs with Sysco Hotdogs. It turns out sometimes people like the cheap stuff the best.

That explains that brief time Disneyland's corn dogs were actually edible. That must be when the vloggers started advertising them just as they got changed back.

 

[TP2000]

I've always thought Churros were dry and over-rated. Like eating a sandy piece of bread. I only eat them when someone in my family buys a half dozen and passes them around like it's some sort of exciting family moment.

While we're on food...

The ice cream at Salt&Straw is way over-rated. It's good ice cream, but it's nothing special. The novelty seems to come from the hipster monthly flavors they offer, and often the monthly flavor is gross. And they can't, or won't, make a sundae. They can only do scoops of ice cream, with no sundaes or specials. I would much rather go to Ghirardelli and get a proper sundae made for me.

 

[mickEblu]

Adventureland is a very tight space, so if we pushed everything back a little bit it would free up the walking area within the land.

Basically my proposal would be to give Temple of the Forbidden Eye an exterior closer to that of what was planned for The Lost Expedition with the railroad running through it.


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Then push back the Jungle Cruise to take over the outdoor picnic area in the Esplanade and have it enter the temple there.

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If anyone's not familiar with it, here's some old schematics for how Adventureland would've been laid out had The Lost Expedition been built.

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Adventureland is a very tight space, so if we pushed everything back a little bit it would free up the walking area within the land.

Basically my proposal would be to give Temple of the Forbidden Eye an exterior closer to that of what was planned for The Lost Expedition with the railroad running through it.

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Then push back the Jungle Cruise to take over the outdoor picnic area in the Esplanade and have it enter the temple there.

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If anyone's not familiar with it, here's some old schematics for how Adventureland would've been laid out had The Lost Expedition been built.

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Cool that’s not a bad plan. I’m familiar with the plans that fell thru for Indy/ AL. Its a little difficult for me to see all the details on mobile of that second image. Would those Indy plans have created extra room for the AL walkway or is that your idea?

 

[mickEblu]

I've always thought Churros were dry and over-rated. Like eating a sandy piece of bread. I only eat them when someone in my family buys a half dozen and passes them around like it's some sort of exciting family moment.

While we're on food...

The ice cream at Salt&Straw is way over-rated. It's good ice cream, but it's nothing special. The novelty seems to come from the hipster monthly flavors they offer, and often the monthly flavor is gross. And they can't, or won't, make a sundae. They can only do scoops of ice cream, with no sundaes or specials. I would much rather go to Ghirardelli and get a proper sundae made for me.

Yeah no goat cheese ice cream for me thanks. The sundae at Ghirardelli is fantastic.

 

[TROR]

Cool that’s not a bad plan. I’m familiar with the plans that fell thru for Indy/ AL. Its a little difficult for me to see all the details on mobile of that second image. Would those Indy plans have created extra room for the AL walkway or is that your idea?

The plans would not have widened the main Adventureland walkway but rather would have created a set of paths where the Indiana Jones Adventure queue currently is.

 

[mickEblu]

The plans would not have widened the main Adventureland walkway but rather would have created a set of paths where the Indiana Jones Adventure queue currently is.

That’s could have been interesting. I love me some side paths

 

[Little Green Men]

Cheesy interactive queue and cartoon hitchhiking ghosts at the end. No thanks.

*The more immersive queue and 21st century hitchhiking ghosts that aren’t relics of the past

 

[Sharon&Susan]

*The more immersive queue and 21st century hitchhiking ghosts that aren’t relics of the past

It would be an immersive queue if the ghosts were from Toontown and if it was a common tradition to build pathways over dead bodies.

 

[mickEblu]

*The more immersive queue and 21st century hitchhiking ghosts that aren’t relics of the past

To me, it’s way too soon to introduce the funnier Marc Davis style in the Q. The attraction works better when it starts out ominously and builds it’s way to the graveyard scene. At WDW, they re giving you a flavor of the graveyard in the Q.

I prefer the DL hitchhiking ghosts as they aren’t as cartoony but tbh so is the Hatbox Ghost.

 

[Rich T]

My main beef with the interactive HM queue at WDW is that it reveals too early the mansion's humorous attitude and Marc Davis-style character designs. I think it puts a dent in the creepy, threatening atmosphere of the ride's first half. It's a great reassurance for nervous kids, but not for fans and adult first-time riders.

 

[Californian Elitist]

*The more immersive queue and 21st century hitchhiking ghosts that aren’t relics of the past

Mansion is the type of ride that doesn’t need an interactive queue. It would mess with the vibe of the attraction, at least Disneyland’s. Not concerned with the others.

Do you ever post here to praise/talk about DL instead of just to defend WDW?

 

[NateD1226]

I hate the interactive queues. The only lands that need it are in Fantasyland and Tomorrowland. The rest of the lands at DL should be technology free!

 

[mickEblu]

I hate the interactive queues. The only lands that need it are in Fantasyland and Tomorrowland. The rest of the lands at DL should be technology free!

Agree except I’m not sure Fantasyland needs them either.

 

[NateD1226]

Agree except I’m not sure Fantasyland needs them either.

I just thought that it might help with kids waiting in line for the rides. As you might have read in other threads, screaming kids aren't my favorite things in the world haha.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

I've known Disney Land's Haunted Mansion was the best one since I saw it on the Singalong VHS videocasette tape in 1990.

 

[NateD1226]

I've known Disney Land's Haunted Mansion was the best one since I saw it on the Singalong VHS videocasette tape in 1990.

I think I still have all my Singalongs somewhere in my house. Those were fun to watch!

 

[mickEblu]

I think I still have all my Singalongs somewhere in my house. Those were fun to watch!

IF only the parks were as empty as the “whistle while you work” part.