why does disney choose to have no big rollercosters

[DisneyWorldMad]

i cant say about other Disney parks as i haven't been to them but i have always wondered why Disney world Florida have always chosen the route of no big roller-coaster thrill rides i know the old saying if you you like big roller-coaster go to six flags or Universal but im sure you can agree once you've been to Disney any other theme park is just a joke con paired to Disney since it don't matter how good the ride is if the park lets it down your not going to go to the park, one of the reasons why we haven't gone to universal in ages.

with exceptions to EE as they haven't just put a roller-coaster in a mountain but disney have brought a whole new meaning to a roller coster giving it a theme, stopping and starting the cars bringing you into the story as such. given you a whole new type of thrill. but as much as disey do have a lot of thrill rides they don't have many big roller-coaster as such would it really clash with the Disney theme if they did have big thrill rollercoster rides. would there be a need to go to places like universal if Disney added more big thrill rides as such with a added bit of disney magic in a park like MGM for example lol.

i myself love the way Disney can take what would be a normal boring ride give it a theme ect and turn it into a big thrill ride with a difference like TOT.

Are you the sort of person who could enjoy a tame ride like it's a small world and also enjoy a big roller-coaster

 

[MickeyJman06]

i cant say about other disney parks as i havent been to them but i have always wonderd why disney have always chosen the route of no big rollercoster thrill rides i know the old saying if you you like big rollercosters go to six flags or Universal but im sure you can agree once youve been to disney any other theme park is just a joke conpaired to disney since it dont matter how good the ride is if the park lets it down your not going to go to the park, one of the reasons why we havent gone to universal in ages.

with exceptions to EE as they havent just put a rolercoster in a mountin but disney have brought a whole new meaning to a roller coster giving it a theme, stoping and starting the cars bringing you into the story as such. given you a whole new type of thrill. but as much as disey do have a lot of thrill rides they don't have many big rollercosters as such would it really clash with the disney theme if they did have big thrill rollercoster rides. would there be a need to go to places like universal if disney added more big thrill rides as such with a addad bit of disey magic in a park like MGM for example lol.

i myself love the way disney can take what would be a normal boring ride give it a theme ect and turn it into a big thill ride with a diffence like TOT.

Are you the sort of person who could enjoy a tame ride like it's a small world and also enjoy a big rollercoster

disney World is dedicated for familys:wave:

 

[bluejayx]

cause thrill ride are not hole family entertainment, not everyone can ride thrill or wants to ride them. i would love for thrill ride but it would not sale to the hole family that disney sale too.

 

[Baums101]

DW is for everyone which is great. But the thing that separates it from everyone else is their complex stories for each ride.

 

[Kman101]

I like the parks the way they are. I'm glad there's not an obnoxious, generic roller coaster in the park(s). I'd take a wonderfully themed coaster (Thunder Mountain, Space Mountain, Rockin, Everest) any day over some silly wooden coaster. Not that those aren't fun, but they aren't Disney. Disney's not just about cheap thrills

 

[DisneyWorldMad]

cause thrill ride are not hole family entertainment, not everyone can ride thrill or wants to ride them. i would love for thrill ride but it would not sale to the hole family that Disney sale too.

Disney World is dedicated for family's:wave:

like i said i don't mean a generic roller-coaster because that would just ruin the parks but more roller-coaster like EE

I total agree Disney is a family park and have there own thing but what do Disney class as the average family, they seem to going in the direction of bigger thrill rides then ever before like RnR, EE, MS and ToT which are not for the faint hearted considering some people think splash mountain is to scary to go on lol. if that was the case why do Disney build rides like MS for example which i wouldn't class for the average family (apart from the recent changes) why not build more big Disney themed roller-coaster rides with a bit of Disney magic (i find a roller-coaster with 13 loops less tense than MS lol)

 

[frankd1962]

Any park can plop a coaster in it and say it is the best. But Disney Imagineers plans out and theme it to fit in the location that they will fit it in. SM, BTM, EE and RnRC fit in perfectly where they are and I love each of them.

 

[Peterwhite171]

Well disney don't just build a coaster for a coaster sake. They always have to have a good theme and story. Example RNRC and Everest.

 

[Rayray]

It sounds like that by "big rollercoasters," you are refering mainly to ones manufactured by Bollinger & Mallibard (such as Hulk, Dueling Dragons, most Six Flag Coasters). From what I understand (and someone can correct me if I am wrong), B&M is very difficult to work with if themeing is involved.

Regardless, there are other companies such as Intamin and Disney's new favorite, Vekoma. So why does Disney not put nine rollercoasters in each of their themeparks? I don't really have one answer, but I can tell that they seem to know what they are doing on the attractions side of things.

Maybe its just me, but I enjoy going to Animal Kingdom more than Busch Gardens Tampa even though BGT has many more roller coasters. Then again, Expedition Everest could very well cost more than all of the coasters at BGT combined. The point is, enjoyment doesn't just come from thrills and speed. In fact, I would be pressed to say that enjoyment for most comes much more from storytelling and show than it does spills and thrills. Don't get me wrong, I love thrill rides, but I would much rather ride POTC than Hulk.

 

[darthjohnny]

The reason Disney doesn't have big coasters is because it doesn't need them.

Anyone could build a 400 ft. coaster, but it takes Disney to add a great theme and story.

Disney only builds a coaster "big" (like Expedition Everest) because it adds to the theme, which adds to the thrill, rather than just being the thrill itself.

 

[comics101]

In my opinion, Rock 'n' Rollercoaster seems to be a pretty big thrill ride...

 

[Testtrack321]

If the story to be told will have a rollercoaster system in it, then they'll use it. Otherwise they won't force it...

 

[LoriMistress]

Wow, the English language got destroyed in this thead!

Well, at any case. The reason why Disney doesn't dominate the parks with huge roller coasters is because it's a Family Amusement Park. Disney does have some roller coasters (it may not be as thrilling as Six Flags, IOA, etc.) but most of those parks are completely dirty, employees who don't care for their job, every single jerk in the world decides to go the park on the day you're going, triple the costs for merchandise, food, etc., and security that don't do their jobs.

 

[DABIGCHEEZ]

Well disney don't just build a coaster for a coaster sake. They always have to have a good theme and story. Example RNRC and Everest.

I think you are forgeting the great Primevil Whirl!!!:ROFLOL: :ROFLOL:

But really I have been on most of the "BIG" coasters at other parks and don't
get the same feel as say EE or RNRC.

 

[DisneyWorldMad]

It sounds like that by "big roller coasters," you are referring mainly to ones manufactured by Bollinger & Mallibard (such as Hulk, Dueling Dragons, most Six Flag Coasters). From what I understand (and someone can correct me if I am wrong), B&M is very difficult to work with if themeing is involved.

yes sort of what i mean EE is exactly the type of coaster Disney need more of. fun well themed and give you a thrill other than the roller-coaster it self. but if Disney had there way could they re design something like dueling dragons so it could have special effects built in a mountain / dark themed ect for example changed to have a full Disney theme like the incrediables.

before EE ,RnR was the only big coaster they had (not counting Thunder Mountain or space mountain as they are old normal coasters with great Disney magic (don't get me wrong i could ride both of these all day i love them so much lol) but EE i think was a great move for animal kingdom as it was a roller-coaster with a difference

rock n rollercoster correct me if im wrong but i heard there is a generic version in another theme park without the darkness or themes ect and thats my point no normal roller coaster would fit into Disney but why don't Disney bring in more like the hulk but give it a Disney feel and storyline to it like EE for example.

when Disney design a coaster are they limited to the manufacture that makes the coaster as if it was designed as basic coaster then would Disney add the theme / scenery to fit the coaster it made me wander would the manufacture be allowed to sell the same basic design of EE roller-coaster to another theme park but without the mountain / themes like the yeti

 

[DABIGCHEEZ]

I see someone failed English class. This thread is just a hard read.:brick:

 

[DisneyGigi]

This is my take on major Roller coasters at Disney
The theming that Disney does is incredible. I have been to alot of parks and love roller coasters, but nowhere does a story and theming like Disney. They are a family friendly park and build rides for all age groups but also I think that there is just something special at WDW. Alot of parks are following it now and telling a story with their rides. I love a good roller coaster, like I said, but not just for the thrill, I love the story and I think this is part of what makes Disney special. Don't get me wrong I am not against bigger rides at Disney, but only if they come with all we have gotten used to... It is more of an adventure than just a ride IMO

 

[DisneyWorldMad]

I see someone failed English class. This thread is just a hard read.:brick:

I see someone has lost the disney spirit lol

this is a forum not a english class if you dont like it read elseware

 

[Champion]

Although many people incorrectly think differently, the reason why Disney doesn't do the 'big steel coaster' route has nothing to do with them being unavailable for entire families to ride. Disney does do a lot of targeting to families, sure, but they aren't dedicating 100% of the resort to only families. Otherwise we wouldn't have things like golf courses, Pleasure Island, Victoria & Albert's (and the other high end restaurants), and many other things.

There are plenty of attractions in the parks already that families cannot experience together, and that hasn't stopped them from being built. Look at California Screamin'. It isn't the most intense coaster in the world, sure. But it is a big coaster, one that the 'entire family' cannot experience together. It got built. And its a huge steel coaster. But its decently themed.

The reason Disney doesn't do big steel is simple. They stick out like a sore thumb and are extremely difficult to theme. Visual intrusion is the biggest issue. They don't want to have you seeing the huge coaster from the other side of the park, especially since it will be a different theme from what you are currently immersed in. That is why you see the mountains, and you see RnRC inside a building. Seeing a mountain from across the park doesn't kill the theme of the area, its just 'hey look, theres a mountain in the distance'. As opposed to 'hey, look at that big steel thing over there, I didn't know they had big steel structures outside African villages'.

I see someone has lost the disney spirit lol

this is a forum not a english class if you dont like it read elseware

Sorry, but the 'Disney spirit' doesn't have anything to do with the common courtesy of using spell check. If you use Firefox (2.0), there is a spell check built right in, just like in Microsoft Word.
You don't have to be completely perfect with no typos, but you should at least make an attempt to have what you write be easily readable by the people who you wish to converse with.

 

[Rayray]

yes sort of what i mean EE is exactly the type of coster disney need more of. fun well themed and give you a thrill other than the rolercoster it self. but if disney had there way could they re design somthing like dueling dragons so it could have special effects built in a mountin / dark themed ect for example changed to have a full disney theme like the incrediables.

before EE ,RnR was the only big coster they had (not counting Thunder Mountain or space mountin as they are old normal costers with great disney magic (dont get me wrong i could ride both of these all day i love them so much lol) but EE i think was a great move for animal kingdom as it was a rollercoster with a diffence

rock n rollercoster correct me if im wrong but i heard there is a generic version in another theme park without the darkness or themes ect and thats my point no normal roller coster would fit into disney but why dont disney bring in more like the hulk but give it a disney feel and soryline to it like EE for example.

when disney design a coster are disney limited to the manufacture that makes the coster as if it was designed as basic coster then would disney add the theme / seanery to fit the coster it made me wander would the manufacture be allowed to sell the same basic design of EE rollercoster to another componey but without the mountin / themes like the yeti

Side note: Out of respect to others, I would appreciate your editing posts before actually posting them. Thanks:wave: .


You are correct about the generic version of RNR (although I am not sure that it was not first designed for specifically for Disney or not). I don't know how that actually worked out, but I imagine most ride layouts are protected through intellectual property litigation in some way (patents etc.).

Regardless, B&M won't even install technical specialties, such as LSMs/LIMs or other accelerators other than good ole chains and potential energy. Really complex ride systems like EE's track switches and show element coordination would not be paid attention to by that kind of company either.

Regardless, WDI obviously enjoys using different ride systems including coasters, but WDW, DL and other Disney parks aren't about provideing only thrills.