Walt Disney World General
Topic: Latest: Toy Story Mania ride video on YouTube

#	Author	Message
11	MPierce Tue 5/6/2008 4:06p	>> Wait. You haven't ridden it yet? And you're providing your opinion? How dare you. :) << I figured what the heck, everybody else does it, so I just jumped in. :-)
12	Jim in Merced CA Tue 5/6/2008 4:10p	Good for you! :)
13	mickeyboy43 Tue 5/6/2008 6:21p	I dont think the vid does it justice either. While riding, the cars are going to be turning ways that detract your attention from the other screens, and focus you on your next screen. And 4-D shows never look good on vid anyway. Still, I can see where the sound interference might come in...
14	leobloom Tue 5/6/2008 7:36p	I hope it's a big hit. While mom and dad and Junior are playing Kroger: the Video Game, I can get in more rides of a TRUE masterpiece: TOT!
15	brotherdave Tue 5/6/2008 7:46p	After watching the video, it just doesn't excite me. I'm just not into video games and the theming, especially INSIDE the ride looks minimal, at best. And I have to agree, it looks like a supermarket the way that it's laid out. I'm sure it will be a huge hit among the kids, but, personally, I don't think this will be as big of a hit as Disney is hoping for. Winnie the Pooh seems more immersive than this!
16	leobloom Tue 5/6/2008 8:13p	^^A phonebooth is more immersive than this.
17	leobloom Tue 5/6/2008 8:14p	But I realize this is a 3-D phonebooth. So very special!
18	dshyates Tue 5/6/2008 8:16p	Whether Disney likes it or not, this is going to put up against The Simpsons Ride, and I have only seen the BAD YouTube video of each, But I am afraid Bart and Co. are gonna win this round. So what is next for WDW? IDOL and Storm house? But isn't there something big in the pipes for next summer to compete with Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit? And Harry Potter in the late fall?
19	brotherdave Wed 5/7/2008 4:37a	Don't forget Manta at Sea World, too!
20	dshyates Wed 5/7/2008 6:13a	Not only that, but both Sea World and Universal have new onsite hotels coming to their resorts. Sea World has 2 Marriot prop hotels to be between Aquatica and Discovery Cove. With manta coming and Jungula down the road, Busch Ent. is on the move. You get that feeling from the Worlds of Discovery logo and ad campaign. Universal just started offering Jurassic Park kid suites. And Universal has an 1,800 room 16 story hotel already under construction. The rumor mill says it will contain Harry Potter Kid Suites with wand activated stuff. More about the wand game later. And notice what appears to be a lazy river around the pool. http://www.screamscape.com/htm...on_0.htm And Hollywood, Rip, Ride Rockit. Harry Potter with its "Project Strongarm" which will be spectacular, and what I believe will be the sleeper hit of WWoHP is the wand waving scavenger hunt based on the MagiQuest tech. My kids have played this game twice, once at the original location in Myrtle Beach and again at The Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg. They couldn't get enough and absolutely ran themselves ragged. They will run themselves up and down the stars in the Hogwarts Castle until they puke. All that said, it appears to me that Disney has been caught resting on its laurals. And it also doesn't seem as if WDI is at the top of their game right now. But there is a lot going on in Orlando and its not at Disney. Has Harry Potter knocked the wind out of the mouse already? I'm gonna puke if Disney's counterpunch is "Disney's Character Kingdom ®" Featuring Disney's Walt Disney World ®'s latest Mountain, "Disney's Mt. Olympus ®". Join Pegusus ® from Walt Disney Studios, "Disney's Herules ®" and the loveable yet ever curious Stitch ® from Walt Disney Studios, "Disney's Lilo and Stitch ®" on an "magical ®" flight to the top of "Disney's Mt. Olympus ®" to retrive the "Disneyland ®'s 50th Anniversary Golden Mouse Ears ®" to save "Disney's Princesses ®" and "Disney's Pixies ®" that have been kidnapped by "Disney's Pirates of the Carribean ®". So join us at Disney's Walt Disney World ®'s Disney's Animal Kingdom ® to see the all new "Disney's Character Kingdom ®" and experience "Disney's Mt. Olympus ®" with Stitch ®. It's "Magical ®"

All times are Pacific Time (US)

Note: Information on the discussion boards is sometimes based on rumors or incorrect information and should not be assumed true. Messages do not necessarily reflect the opinion of LaughingPlace.com or its editors.

More messages:

1-10

11-20

< Previous Topic

Next Topic >

You must be a registered user to post messages.
Click here to register.
After registration you will automatically be brought back to this topic

Jeff Lange DVDs at
The LaughingPlace Store
The LaughingPlace Store carries all of Jeff Lange's theme park DVDs featuring the best of Walt Disney World and Disneyland past and present.

What's on
The Latest
LP Guide to Bolt updated
Bolt Across America Cross-Country Journey Culminates at Red Carpet Premiere of "Bolt" 16 week tour visits 32 cities, raising awareness for the movie and for the ASPCA
Beauty and the Beast to be released in 3D in 2010
Disney's New Five-Picture Deal With IMAX to Begin With 'A Christmas Carol'
Buffalo International Film Festival presents a film benefit celebrating Mickey's 80th birthday December 13th
Disney's Hawai'i Project Begins with Ground Blessing
The Lion King to perform as part of 2008 Royal Variety Performance and BBC Radio 2's Friday Night is Music Night
Walt Disney Imagineering Earns Four Thea Awards
Travel Industry Honors Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Jay Rasulo
The Walt Disney Company Grants $1.5 Million to Reforest Fire-Ravaged Areas in Southern California

Click here for The Latest