RevFreako
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My one sentence review from Twitter says it all: I would burn down a dozen Great Movie Rides for one Runaway Railway.
You are correct that these rides are going to be compared simply because they all are trackless, have similar RVs, and segments in front of screens. So opening back-to-back-to-back will only amplify this. I was impressed with how large the "trains" were. I saw many seating 5 in a row and they weren't squished.Looking at this, ROTR, M&M & Ratatouille are going to feel really similar, all opening back to back to back. But in a good way, though redundant.
This is where I disagree. I didn't feel like this ride was all that similar to RotR much at all. The tone is WAY different which is really a big thing. While RotR is constantly wowing you, MMRR is making you smile throughout. Families especially seemed to love the part with Daisy and I found it to be refreshing. The only thing that even made RotR cross my mind at all during the ride was the dome simulation sequence that was about 20 seconds.These three seem closer to the same feel than Spidey & Transformers ever felt.
Im guessing its not actually 140 based on yesterday, but IDK if things have changed.And it wouldn't slam the ride at opening so much either. Or maybe it would..
140min wait at 8:03 this morning. Park opened at 8am.
I think as others have said, having projections or even textured lighting on the floor in a couple scenes would help. But I also felt like having scenery suspended from the ceiling in the center of the rooms now and again would be nice too. There is a sense of everything happening around the perimeter of each room, to allow the RVs to move about in the middle. I’ve talked about the upcoming Beauty and the Beast ride probably having this issue. What’s the point of incredible AAs, or effects in this case, if the ride still feels “empty”.
I liked scenes like the carnival where while Mickey and Minnie and the twister were up high there was TONS of other characters to see down low. Also, the ride vehicles lend themselves well to looking up. If things were lower people’s heads would be in the way (and kids would miss 75% of things). I think it’s fine this way. I like the rocks in the center of the western scene. More central stuff would’ve helped the rooms feel fleshed out in my opinion.This was my takeaway from videos.After things like Rise and Mystic Manor, all the Mickey scenes seem empty. It also seems like a lot of the scenes happen above the eye level, which seems awkward? How did you feel about that?
I’m aware of that. But they were able to pull it off in the western scene. It’s mostly a downside to this type of ride system.Problem with things in the middle of rooms and hanging is the whole projection mapping stuff.
Love the fact that your review came after multiple rides. That generally makes for a more fair and relevant review. :thumbsup:I was able to ride 3 times yesterday. Since I got there at 4:30 in the morning my first ride I walked right on when they opened it at 7am. My next ride it was a posted 140 wait and I waited 40 mins. Last ride was posted 180 and I waited about an hour and 15 minutes.
I enjoyed the ride. Lots of funny jokes and interesting things to look at. Very different experiences depending on your car location. I do love that the back row ends up in the front and visa versa by the end.
The AA faces kind of bug me, mostly the fact that I can see the disconnect between the snout and head sculpt. The AAs in the carnival scene and jungle look better as facing forward. Daisy and Pluto look best of course.
I think as others have said, having projections or even textured lighting on the floor in a couple scenes would help. But I also felt like having scenery suspended from the ceiling in the center of the rooms now and again would be nice too. There is a sense of everything happening around the perimeter of each room, to allow the RVs to move about in the middle. I’ve talked about the upcoming Beauty and the Beast ride probably having this issue. What’s the point of incredible AAs, or effects in this case, if the ride still feels “empty”.
All that said, I enjoy it, I am excited to ride it with my nieces who are too short to ride many of the attractions in the park currently. They’re going to love it to death. I love the Original song. Love the effects. Love the horn playing squid.
And definitely love a ride with a fast moving queue. Even waiting an hour never felt that bad. I forgot what it was like to go to the opening of a new ride and being able to actually ride it without stressing.
And to be clear, I’m discussing what I felt was negative here because you guys actually appreciate theme park critique. The bottom line is the ride is really fun and makes me feel good when I ride it. Seriously, I’m still laughing at that squid! That, coupled with the fast throughput, means I’ll probably be riding this one A LOT for the rest of forever. It’s really cute.... And I do mean that in a good way.Love the fact that your review came after multiple rides. That generally makes for a more fair and relevant review. :thumbsup:
To me it looked expensive, but feels like it was made to look cheap and like an old fashioned black light dark ride. I don't mean that in a bad way (I love the classics like Pan, Snow White, Mr. Toad, etc.), but the theme park geek in me was looking at how basically it felt like they were trying to create that look but in a modern way and spent TONS of money to do it. I don't know if the finished product really justified spending that much money.I just watched a video and I think it looks wonderful and very expensive.
To me it looked expensive, but feels like it was made to look cheap and like an old fashioned black light dark ride. I don't mean that in a bad way (I love the classics like Pan, Snow White, Mr. Toad, etc.), but the theme park geek in me was looking at how basically it felt like they were trying to create that look but in a modern way and spent TONS of money to do it. I don't know if the finished product really justified spending that much money.
The most eye catching thing to me was the fountain near the beginning of the ride which was done perfectly as a cartoon fountain. I'm still trying to figure out if it's just a practical effect with ribbons of striped material rotating or a projection effect, but it felt like a lot of the ride was like that where it could have just as easily been practical effects versus projections and been done cheaper.
PRECISELY! Over-Imagineered.The dark ride equivalent of making the pavement in Dinorama look old and worn?