DreamFlight was interesting. Not spectacular, but not too boring either. It was actually a very relaxing ride.
I do remember that it was cheap and tacky, but it wasn't exactly supposed to be a huge E-ticket ride. It was a filler, and it did its job well.
Here's a room by room description of the ride:
Queue - As we enter the Dreamflight queue, we are placed into an airport terminal. If the ride is busy, we have to snake around a loopback once, but that rarely happens. We will most likely be walking straight up to our aircraft through the clear loading walkway.
Loading Area - We board our vehicles in an area that looks almost exactly like the loading area for Buz Lightyear. On the opposite side of the loading ramp, we see a huge mural that features an old airfield complete with biplanes and hangars. As we board, we hear a female announcer say, "Your DreamFlight is about to depart for great historical ages of aviation"
Intro Room - Our vehicles turn to the inside and we looked at aviation-themed paper sculptures rotating on a platform (I can't think of any other way to describe it). We see biplanes, hot air balloons, and other similar items.
During this part of the ride, we get to hear the ride's theme song, which goes something like this:
We're going to take you flying
And they'll be no denying
This Dreamflight's bound for nonstop fantasy
From the earliest days of tryin
On the air we've been relyin
To lift us up high above the deep blue sea
And before this flight is through
You'll be soarin in a sky so blue
Flying will help to make these dreams come true
Farm Flight Room - In this room, we take off and fly over the coutnryside and eventually crash into a barn. Planes are soaring in the sky with us, and we see a farm to the right of us, and an exciting air show to the left. While we're flying, we hear a crazy version of the ride's theme (with a lot of animal sound effects scattered throughout).
Biplane Movie Room - After crashing through the barn (with that loud owl), our vehicles turn towards a screen where we watch a movie loop of a stunt flyer who is standing on top of a biplane.
In this room, we hear a new song that goes something like this (the lyrics could be wrong, so bear with me)
Hail out to all of these flying machines
With brave folks just learning to fly
Up and down
Around and around
What a thrill doing stunts in the sky
These new fangled gizmos called flying machines
With pilots so thrilling to dare
Looping the loop
Defying the ground
Soaring on currents of air
World travel/ - As we leave the movie room, we glide past a large spinning globe that reminds us of world travel. A voice says, "The Global Clipper will embark shortly for the era of air travel. Your DreamFlight will span the world, making brief stops in Tokyo, Japan, and Paris, France."
San Fran Room - This room begins our brief tour of the world. A floating airplane sits in a harbor as a storm approaches in the background. The music here is a smooth, sexy, jazzy version of the ride's basic theme.
Plane Interior Room - We see the interior of an older classic airliner. There are tables here, and somebody is sitting down, enjoying a meal and a drink (presumably this is during flight). The music is the same as in the San Fran room.
Japan Room - We pass by a classic Japanese garden scene. A woman is standing in her kimono looking out over her house and the landscape. The area is well decorated and lush. Delta planes fly overhead intermittently. In the background, we hear an Asian version of the ride's theme, with drums, flutes, and stringed instruments.
Paris Room - We quickly travel from Tokyo to Paris, which is covered in the red and orange colors of a sunset. Two lovers are sitting at a table in a street, and the Eiffel Tower looms overhead. Once again, Delta planes pass by overhead. As we leave the Paris room, we see one of their famous "news towers" (for a lack of a better word) and see a huge Delta airline on the wall.
The music here changes to a French sound and has the following lyrics:
....sunsets, dreams and such
Now our flights of fancy take us
To romantic dreams and places
This adventure like the precious past
Gay Paris may call you...
Jet Engine Room - Our vehicles enter the jet engine of a gigantic airline. As we enter the tunnel, we hear a voice (alternating between male and female on each time) say, "Ladies and Gentlemen. Your DreamFlight will depart immediately for the future. Please prepare for supersonic takeoff."
A special light effect recreates the turbine fans as we go through the tunnel. When we enter the tunnel, we hear a loud synthetic noise that reminds us of a jet engine and prepares us for the speed rooms.
Speed Room - In the speed room, the vehicles tilt backward and we get the impression that we are travelling very fast. To add to the speed effect, we feel the wind from fans that are placed near the ride track. To add to the thrill, we hear a rocking version of the ride's theme.
Depending on when we visited the ride, we would see one of two movies.
Movie A - A simple loop where we go down a runway but never actually take off. Periodically we see a huge light that eventually grows to the whole screen, then goes away. This movie was shown when the attraction first opened.
Movie B - This movie takes us to the skies and makes us feel like we are flying. It featurs first-person footage of flying through the clouds.
Movie Room - Our vehicles tilt fully upright again and we turn to the side to see a computer-generated movie that puts us somewhere in a strange future. During one segment of the movie, we are in a rocky, watery canyon. Then we shoot for the stars and end up on a synthetic world with vibrant colors, and futuristic technologies. The music here is a synthetic but still rocking version of the ride's theme song.
Pop Up Book Room - As we cruise through the final scene in the ride, we see a giant popup book that flips between popup versions of London and New York City. The book is surrounded by giant white clouds, and a Delta jet flys by periodically.
As we see the book, we hear another version of the ride's theme:
Once you've taken a Delta DreamFlight
You see dreams in a different light
We welcome you back from your DreamFlight
The fantasy flight of your life
Once you've taken a DreamFlight
The Earth's an aspiring sight
There's adventure
There's romance
Sailing in a sky so blue
Now DreamFlight is your best chance
A passport for things old and new
Unload Area - As we enter the unload area, a female voice greets us and tells us to carefully step onto the moving platform (I don't recall the exact wording here). The unload area looks vaguely like an airport terminal, with a big Delta logo on a carpet-covered wall, and with travel posters that line up the exit walkway. The music here changes to a happy, optimistic version of the ride's theme.
Whew
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