heapster411
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Small World, you know, after all!
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Walt Disney World Ride Elimination Game
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solidyne
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Are you saying it was a tie, and this is the tiebreaker? Then SLINKY FOR SURE!!
In one of the closest ties of the entire game, "it's a small world" has been eliminated and voted out! While the ride can be really annoying and irritating at times especially if the boat gets stuck, it is a classic and a big part of Disney history. With that said though, Disneyland's Small World is way better and the facade there alone clears Magic Kingdom's Small World. Vote for which WDW ride to be eliminated out next!
Dean Ayres
New Member
Carousel of Progess
Centauri Space Station
Well-Known Member
Uh no? It’s far inferior to DLs while WDW has several better attractions.
I vote RNRC
solidyne
Well-Known Member
Ooo, nope. I know what's going to win. Actually, I have one "sure thing" and one "wild card" in mind.
SplashJacket
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Let’s turn off the music a little warly
Rockin’ Rollercoaster
Rockin’ Rollercoaster
adimond
Active Member
Wow, you were serious about that?! The previous time I had assumed you were being sarcastic. Can't imagine you'll get many takers yet. In fact, that one and Rise might be the only Iger-era rides I'd put in the top 10.
solidyne
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Haha I was serious! Partially because I can't make it half-way through before turning green and partially because 3D screens never seem to be in focus.
If it were just one of those things, I'd keep it for others' sake, but...
adimond
Active Member
I'm not favorably disposed toward simulator/screen rides in general either. Star Tours and BTTF/Simpsons (really, a lot of the rides at Uni) def make me queasy at times, and I once watched my dad fully ralph in front of the Wonders of Life pavilion after we rode Body Wars (but I seem to recall that situation was aggravated by a painkiller prescription he was on for a dental thing, haha).
But I think FoP builds brilliantly on what Soarin' brought to the genre: not suspenseful and jerky (therefore less nauseating imo) but instead going for beauty and awe. And it's just flat out the WEIRDEST thing they've probably ever built: the hallucinogenic detail that always gets me is that it simulates a live creature *breathing* between your legs...which, I mean, at that point we've almost gone beyond James Cameron and more into David Cronenberg territory, yikes.
Can you take Soarin' cause it's 2D and even gentler, or does that make you ill too? Also, if you don't like the ride, do you despise the movie series? I love seeing them when they come out in IMAX, but they're pretty useless without 3D. To me FoP is pretty much everything good about the movies condensed into several minutes. Every first-timer I've ever accompanied has seemed fairly floored by the experience.
But I think FoP builds brilliantly on what Soarin' brought to the genre: not suspenseful and jerky (therefore less nauseating imo) but instead going for beauty and awe. And it's just flat out the WEIRDEST thing they've probably ever built: the hallucinogenic detail that always gets me is that it simulates a live creature *breathing* between your legs...which, I mean, at that point we've almost gone beyond James Cameron and more into David Cronenberg territory, yikes.
Can you take Soarin' cause it's 2D and even gentler, or does that make you ill too? Also, if you don't like the ride, do you despise the movie series? I love seeing them when they come out in IMAX, but they're pretty useless without 3D. To me FoP is pretty much everything good about the movies condensed into several minutes. Every first-timer I've ever accompanied has seemed fairly floored by the experience.
solidyne
Well-Known Member
You make such a compelling case, I'll almost change my vote! I'll at least give it another (w)hurl when next I'm in AK.
As for motion sickness, there seems to be a unique set of triggers for each sufferer. While Soarin, teacups, and Star Tours are fine for me, SM and FOP are noooo-go. For other folks, it's the opposite.
As for the films, Movie One put me to sleep twice. However, I kind of enjoyed Movie Two!
PS: Watching one's dad or mom "fully ralph" is bad, probably second only to seeing them...
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith has been eliminated and voted out! It is in fact closing for good anyway, at least the Aerosmith is. Rock 'n' Roller Coaster is fun and good to me, (and the most intense WDW roller coaster), but I also find it to be very overrated and doesn't come close to many other Disney coasters in the world. It's an un-themed roller coaster in the dark, and doesn't have any unique elements to it or novelty. It almost feels like the type of roller coaster you could find at an amusement park. The layout is pretty middling. If RnRC opened today, it wouldn't be nearly as beloved as it is. Fans would complain of it's simplicity and generic nature. It's a lot of fun and solid, but I think there are many Disney roller coasters in WDW, let alone the entire world, far better than this one. California Screamin' (now the Incredicoaster) is a far longer, enjoyable, intense, satisfying experience. Vote for which WDW ride to be eliminated out next!