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8 Feb 21, 05:57 PM |
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Excited about Disney
Join Date: Sep 18
Location: Midlands
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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? |
8 Feb 21, 08:16 PM |
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Apprentice Imagineer
Join Date: Apr 15
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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. |
8 Feb 21, 11:45 PM |
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slightly serious Dibber
Join Date: Mar 17
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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. |
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9 Feb 21, 03:25 AM |
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Very Serious Dibber
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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).
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9 Feb 21, 08:48 AM |
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Excited about Disney
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the swaying of the carts makes me feel ill!
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9 Feb 21, 09:24 AM |
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Imagineer
Join Date: May 03
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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. |
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9 Feb 21, 12:33 PM |
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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.
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9 Feb 21, 12:36 PM |
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Excited about Disney
Join Date: Jun 16
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9 Feb 21, 09:34 PM |
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Imagineer
Join Date: Jul 14
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9 Feb 21, 09:35 PM |
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VIP Dibber
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Very cute but a ‘one and done’ for us.
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