Gran Fiesta Tour Updated

[Brian G.]

Panchito, José Carioca, and Donald Duck figures were added to the finale of the Gran Fiesta Tour at Epcot last night.

The figures were reused AA's from Mickey Mouse Revue.

 

[IzzyB]

Hmmm... Missed this by a couple days. We were there on Tuesday and we were on this ride. Will have to check it out next time we are there. It is one of my husband's favorite rides. He is a little strange

 

[Mad Dog]

Panchito, José Carioca, and Donald Duck figures were added to the finale of the Gran Fiesta Tour at Epcot last night.

The figures were reused AA's from Mickey Mouse Revue.[/QUOTE

I'm probably one of the few that actually enjoys this attraction. Never many in line so it's usually a walk on. Plus it's a nice air conditioned relaxing ride with decent background music, a cool ride by past San Angel, and a nice Mexico vibe. I prefer it to some of the bigger budget Epcot attractions (Energy, Imagination) that really need replaced.

 

[IzzyB]

I'm probably one of the few that actually enjoys this attraction. Never many in line so it's usually a walk on. Plus it's a nice air conditioned relaxing ride with decent background music, a cool ride by past San Angel, and a nice Mexico vibe. I prefer it to some of the bigger budget Epcot attractions (Energy, Imagination) that really need replaced.

Oh yeah, even with kids we never go to Imagination or Energy. I think we have been on Energy twice in 5 years and Imagination 3 times. Mexico we go to 90% of the time we go to Epcot. I honestly didn't even mind when they added Donald. It is a nice cool break and I like the beginning of the ride a lot. I also love how Mexico is all inside and shows night time. It was a pretty neat concept and very different from the other countries.

 

[Jwhee]

I can't believe that they're selling commemorative shirts for this, they just added AA's. LOL.

 

[Brian G.]

I can't believe that they're selling commemorative shirts for this, they just added AA's. LOL.

Well they're using 35 year old AA's, that's the selling point.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

It looks cool and they've had them for EIGHT YEARS, so good they finally installed them. Just don't think it's the second coming of Disney like some say

 

[captainmoch]

It's probably the most interesting thing to come to Epcot since... when was the last time anything came to Epcot?

 

[TheDecemberists]

It's probably the most interesting thing to come to Epcot since... when was the last time anything came to Epcot?

 

[maxairmike]

Rode it tonight, and man, they are so fluid and perfect! They almost certainly did some updates to these figures, because they're even more fluid in their motions than the Stitch animatronics (and I watched those almost every day for months). Hopefully they keep up with the maintenance, because they make the ending scene much better.

 

[Teebin]

Rode it tonight, and man, they are so fluid and perfect!

Then I look forward to seeing a video posted so that we can all view the perfection!

 

[maxairmike]

Here's a quick little 12 second clip from my ride tonight. What really surprised me is something I didn't take video of, but Jose's hands during his quick strumming segments were surprisingly smooth compared to what I expected. That part of the audio and action conveniently hit when my boat was passing right by him, and that's what stuck out the most to me.

 

[WAJAS]

Attractions Magazine posted a video:

 

[Teebin]

Gosh... that really is good! The wrist action is better than any animated robotic on disney property! How tall are those things... 12-18"? How are they doing that detail so small?

 

[IzzyB]

Man I am bummed I missed this by a couple days lol

They actually bring a lot to that final scene since it was screen based before. This is much better.

 

[maxairmike]

Gosh... that really is good! The wrist action is better than any animated robotic on disney property! How tall are those things... 12-18"? How are they doing that detail so small?

I'd guess they're about 2' tall. I would guess that their smaller size means less force required, tighter tolerances, quicker movements seem more natural and less twitchy, etc. The mouth movements are also excellent.

 

[ChrisFL]

Gosh... that really is good! The wrist action is better than any animated robotic on disney property! How tall are those things... 12-18"? How are they doing that detail so small?

Most of the animatronics on the Sinbad attraction at DisneySea are A100's and have lots of movement, and they're around the same size.

 

[martymcflyy85]

I'm probably one of the few that actually enjoys this attraction.

Nope, I love it too. And now with AA added it will be even better.

 

[Sage of Time]

Very happy they finally went ahead and did this

 

[Nick]

Very nice and unexpected. Now if they could replace the other screen based portions with AA's, it could go from just a "meh" ride to a pretty nice attraction.