What the heck is Dinoland U.S.A?

[MisterPenguin]

There are a few reasons why a lot of Disney fans hate dinoland. One of them being when Walt was designing Disneyland and WDW he did not want them to feel like a “cheap carnival”-that’s exactly what dinoland is. Another is because it perfectly represents what Eisner turned the Disney parks into, creative but really cheap and tacky looking.

Our Themelord and Savior, Uncle Walt, installed his fair share of 'flats.'

 

[Tom Morrow]

Yeah, this whole "flat rides are too cheap to be in Disney parks" complaint is weird because they've been there all along.

 

[Kate F]

Another gripe is that I don’t want to hear mainstream pop music in a Disney park. At the very least they could get rid of that.

 

[Kate F]

Well you see, when a mommy Dino and a daddy Land love each other they make a Dinoland to share with the world 9 months later.

Seriously?! Not 1 like for my previous comment?? FINE! Well, I thought it was funny.

Are you actually 36 years old?

 

[Tegan pilots a chicken]

Yeah, this whole "flat rides are too cheap to be in Disney parks" complaint is weird because they've been there all along.

I definitely have no issue with flats, I just don’t like when WDI act like flats are anything more than they are.

 

[Tom Morrow]

I definitely have no issue with flats, I just don’t like when WDI act like flats are anything more than they are.

But they've never been consistent with this either. On Dumbo you are riding on Dumbo, but King Arthur Carousel is just a carousel.

At Dinorama, the two rides are literally just carnival rides. In Toy Story Land, Alien Swirling Saucers and Slinky Dog Dash are toy model kits of rides.

 

[THE 1HAPPY HAUNT]

Are you actually 36 years old?

Don't believe everything you read online

 

[MisterPenguin]

Don't believe everything you read online

Oh, so *you're* Disnerd!

 

[THE 1HAPPY HAUNT]

Oh, so *you're* Disnerd!

Who?? The Rocka who???

 

[Incomudro]

Yeah, this whole "flat rides are too cheap to be in Disney parks" complaint is weird because they've been there all along.

Indeed I went to Magic Kingdom in both Florida and California (in that order) when they were the only parks.
Tea Cups, Dumbo, Speedway, the much worshiped Mr. Toad...

 

[Heppenheimer]

Forgive my ignorance, but can someone define "flat ride" to me?

 

[Movielover]

Forgive my ignorance, but can someone define "flat ride" to me?

It usually pertains to any ride that doesn't have a "track" like a rollercoaster or darkride, however some darkrides that are small enough could be considered "flat rides" such as traviling fair Haunted Houses.

It also has nothing to do with the height of the ride since many "flat rides" can be quite tall.

So for example The Astro Orbiter in MK is a flat ride as oppose to The Little Mermaid dark ride, even though the Astro Orbiter is higher and has a greater elevation change in its ride program.

 

[The Empress Lilly]

Seriously?! Not 1 like for my previous comment?? FINE! Well, I thought it was funny.

Well it's to jokes what Dinoland is to themed entertainment...

Well you see, when a mommy Dino and a daddy Land love each other they make a Dinoland to share with the world 9 months later.

 

[The Empress Lilly]

I do want to say that the “it looks like Six Flags” meme on this forum is ridiculous. Six Flags/Cedar Fair parks are iron rides with minimal theming on top of pavement.

But...but...you just perfectly described Countdown to Extinction...
Oopsie, Primeval Whirl.

 

[Tegan pilots a chicken]

But...but...you just perfectly described Countdown to Extinction...

Do you mean Primeval Whirl?

 

[HongKongFu]

Our Themelord and Savior, Uncle Walt, installed his fair share of 'flats.'

Yeah, this whole "flat rides are too cheap to be in Disney parks" complaint is weird because they've been there all along.

Lazy.

So if parks gave us unconvincing show scenes in 1963 it's ok to continue that in the 2000's even though architectural designs and engineering has greatly improved over the years.

 

[Tegan pilots a chicken]

Lazy.

So if parks gave us unconvincing show scenes in 1963 it's ok to continue that in the 2000's even though architectural designs and engineering has greatly improved over the years.

I mean, flat rides don’t typically have “show scenes” really.

 

[HongKongFu]

Exactly,
And they should

 

[Tom Morrow]

Exactly,
And they should

Why? You would just be spinning past the same one or two scenes over and over.

 

[HongKongFu]

2 is better than 0, no? And where is it written that that is the only option to enhance such a ride.

I think we are just going to go round and round on this topic so I'm getting off when the music stops playing.