Seven Dwarves Mine Train

[Ils]

I'm a rollercoaster enthusiast and my expectations going on this was low but as some others have pointed out, it is without doubt one of the smoothest rollercoasters I have ever been on. That is a testament to Vekoma and the transformation that company has undergone following the roughness of some of their older models.

As for the experience, I loved it and yes it is short but what are you expecting for a ride with a height restriction of 97cm?

[AliceCooper9]

It gets a 9/10 from our kids/family.
Just loses 1 point as it is over too quickly.
Great theme and a very smooth roller coaster.
After the ride you get a video on your magic band photos which is a great bonus.
It is one of the best kids coasters we have been on.
I am not sure what else Disney could have done with a rollercoaster in Fantasyland which is primarily for young kids.

[Kidd McFluff]

I'm with you on this. I'm not sure what all the fuss is about but then again I also can't understand why people queue for over an hour or use a fast pass for Peter Pans Flight.
I'd probably not queue for more than half an hour for this one but it's a good choice if you get into the park early or are there late.

[martyn321]

I was disapointed that the faces where all done by projections, im a stickler for old school animatronics - a art thats really being phased out by all theme parks (i get why, expensive, hard to maintain etc but pirates of the caribean blows me away every time).

[Lilminx]

the swaying of the carts makes me feel ill!

[Bozza]

We were very much in the camp of the OP on our first ride - all a bit underwhelmed with it. I guess, simply, our expectations were too high.

We really enjoy it now though - it's as smooth as butter, great fun and provides a bit of a thrill but is not so extreme that it puts people off.

[Nimbus]

Originally Posted by Syjen

I realize I'm swimming against the tide with this, but does anyone else just not understand why this is such a popular ride?

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It's popular because it's the newest ride at MK and WDW promoted it lots. The limited capacity also means that it often gets a long queue, meaning that the fastpasses were very popular for it. Also social media keeps saying how popular it is, thus resulting in a vicious circle (or self-fulfilling prophecy, whatever).

Like you, we were underwhelmed by it. Oh, it's a nice ride and the animatronics in the mine are very good, but it doesn't warrant the popularity. My main issue with it is that it's short - the ride is over before you know it!

For me, it's better than the Barnstormer but not as good as Big Thunder Mountain.

[Goldcoast]

Originally Posted by dreamadream

We loved it! We were lucky enough to ride it 6 times in a row this very day last year 😭
They actually change the speed and sway depending on the average age of the riders, we prefer it fast!

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I'm so glad you wrote this. I knew there was a difference when we rode it in 2017 and 2019. My family thought I was going made 😂

[dreamadream]

Originally Posted by Goldcoast

I'm so glad you wrote this. I knew there was a difference when we rode it in 2017 and 2019. My family thought I was going made 😂

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Nope not going mad! We were disappointed when really early small kids got on as it was a lot slower! The next time the mum said go for it! It sped up massively!

[Dazed]

Very cute but a ‘one and done’ for us.