I don't like it. The practical sets/effects are great, but I just don't like the screen-based aspect.
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- Feb 28, 2016
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You sure it's trackless? It looks like you can see a busbar to me at the floor on some points. I don't really see any reason that this ride would need to be trackless either (from that limited POV)
From the video I saw of the RV parked in the load station, it was hard to make out. Also there was I think either a fan site or on X, someone else said it was trackless. My mistake.
I get it, but it's in a land with two other fairly traditional dark/boat rides, plus a flat ride that is basically a short dark ride outdoors. And DisneySea as a park isn't exactly saturated with simulators (I think there's really only two other significant rides that heavily involve screens in the whole park).
It looks like a fine choice to add to the lineup.
It looks like a slightly improved Transformers. At least there's so much as one moving prop in there and the screen quality looks better.....but man....so many screeeeenz. Looks fine....just wish there were more practical effects here.
Also what da heq was up with all of those cuts in the video? C'mon.
Really? This was trackless? I thought for sure it was on a busbar. It looks like the trackless system was unnecessary here.
Actually another person on this forum pointed out to me, there was a busbar/track at some points. But when I saw the pics of the RV parked in the load station it was hard to make out due to the lighting and how the angle the picture was took.
The cuts in the video is because this is footage provided by TDR to the YT channel it was posted on. The 3D on the ride was turned off for the video.
More practical effects should be on their to-do list of things to improve for the Avengers E-ticket.
Peter Pan looks charming as hell. Looks needed for the sake of TDS as a park and will help round things out (Fantasy Springs in general looks phenomenal too. Tangled looks like the show-stealer).
It doesn't matter what the other rides are. In general, I'm not a fan of the screen aspect, but as I said, the sets/effects are great. Otherwise it's a "meh" for me. Also, ew 3D.
- Feb 7, 2014
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So on this: it BARELY looks 3-D from the videos...
I mean, did the person put the glasses over their recorder, because there's next to no fuzziness in the image.
Overall, it looks charming and I LOVE that they highlighted the music of the movie, but based on the recording, I just don't even see the need for the 3-D glasses.
From what I understand, it was a 2D ride-through for media, not the full 3D experience.
The only 3D aspect I could see it having is added depth, but not the traditional cliche "coming out of the screen" 3D.
- Feb 7, 2014
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I was thinking similarly as there seems to be only a few times things actively come out of the screen.
Though I am reminded of when Frozen was first in theaters in 3-D and they made the snow look like it was happening all around the audience. A similar effect with the pixie dust would be welcomed.
Beyond that, just depth based 3-D seems the most appropriate for what has been showed off so far.
- Jun 27, 2017
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I think Pan is 100% how you do a screen based ride
Nothing felt...off the sets blended in with the screens. TO me the reason most don't like screen rides is because this kinda effort isn't put into them
Nothing felt...off the sets blended in with the screens. TO me the reason most don't like screen rides is because this kinda effort isn't put into them
- Jul 18, 2008
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Reminds me of the Philharmagic segment, which I love. It looks fine. Looking forward to riding this.
- Mar 13, 2018
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It's... soooo.... pretty
Not tying to pick fault here as this is a great expansion BUT I think Arendelle in Hong Kongs looks much better and more charming than this.
- Dec 29, 2022
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Here's a great twitter thread about the new Peter Pan ride
For what it is, I think it's truly awesome tbh. It's not as big as Hong Kongs but it still looks great and definitely has the better ride over both of HKDL's Frozen rides.
- May 26, 2010
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Pan looks weak, to be honest. Disney finally getting around to doing a SCOOP ride and resorting to the same bag of tricks that Universal already perfected.
Tinkerbell ride looks extremely cute but needs more animated elements -- the adorable mouse figure at the end isn't enough. Tangled looks like an excellent C-ticket. I've already alluded to my feelings on Frozen.
Tinkerbell ride looks extremely cute but needs more animated elements -- the adorable mouse figure at the end isn't enough. Tangled looks like an excellent C-ticket. I've already alluded to my feelings on Frozen.
I would just say two things about this:
1. It's clearly what OLC wanted, and they get what they want.
2. I don't know what else a new Peter Pan ride would look like if you're trying to make it distinct from the Pan ride you already have at the resort.
Is it to my taste? Not really (though I think it looks to be done well for what OLC seemingly asked it to be). Would I like to see it in Orlando? Not really. Do I think it essentially fills a certain attraction type void at DisneySea, specifically? Yes.
I'm actually quite impressed with the Tink ride (though I would never say no to more elements in any attraction). I think it represents a shift in thinking away from a pretty narrow view of what constitutes (or serves the function of) a "flat ride."
I would love to see that type of attraction come to one of the Orlando parks (at either resort; imagine a version of that sort of approach applied to a "Jurassic Petting Zoo" type area at IOA if it had the space, just as an example...) because I'm sort of tired of the recent American theme park dichotomy that says we can either have "real" rides (which have to be D or E-tickets to justify the investment) or we can have "kiddie" rides (which have to be off-the-shelf carnival attractions and spinners and variants of the like).
- Jun 27, 2017
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Yeah.....I'd take this in a heart beat at Disneyland
If they could move the Monorail track and use the old Motor Boat Cruise area and some of Autopia for this...that would be a much better use of space
