Favorite Animal Kingdom Attractions

[TheDecemberists]

I'm tired of Dinosaur getting hammered. One mention of Indian Jones and it's all, "OOOOOOH I'MA DROOL FOR 5 MINUTES OVER HOW AWESOME THAT RIDE IS!!!!!!!!!1" They're the same ride with nearly the same track layout. It's a hell of a lot easier to theme a ride as a temple, rather than a prehistoric jungle. Temples can have as many walls as it pleases; jungles . . . zero. It's basically mandatory for it to be so dark. And as for the complaints of it being run down, I've yet to experience anything not functioning properly (I'll admit I've only been to Animal Kingdom twice).

My only complaint is to the pterodactyls. They should at least swing forward, rather than just hang there. It's ridiculously lame.

 

[YETI PINTRADER]

^ It is the same track layout. And to say it is run down is not true like you said. Last time I was there the Carnotaurus was being refurbished and instead of just being dark they put a small replacement on the other side. And how do some of you think Primeval whirl is not fun? It is not a greatly themed or inovative ride but it is fun as anything.

 

[Rock'nRoller]

^ I guess its fun when you think about it.

1. Everest
2.Dinosaur
3. Safari (because you went to an animal park why?)
4. River Rapids (i secretly love every water ride)

I agree with you on that post.

 

[beyond costers]

my fav is dinosaur that ride stil scares the crap outa me everytime i ride lol then everest is a close 2nd

 

[emily7793]

Dinosaur! So thrilling, and excitingly scary

 

[jj3352]

Count Down To Extinction! very re-rideable, just mind blowing classic amazing disney awesomeness. i love the smell in the loading station.

 

[JungleSkip]

I'm tired of Dinosaur getting hammered. One mention of Indian Jones and it's all, "OOOOOOH I'MA DROOL FOR 5 MINUTES OVER HOW AWESOME THAT RIDE IS!!!!!!!!!1" They're the same ride with nearly the same track layout. It's a hell of a lot easier to theme a ride as a temple, rather than a prehistoric jungle. Temples can have as many walls as it pleases; jungles . . . zero. It's basically mandatory for it to be so dark. And as for the complaints of it being run down, I've yet to experience anything not functioning properly (I'll admit I've only been to Animal Kingdom twice).

My only complaint is to the pterodactyls. They should at least swing forward, rather than just hang there. It's ridiculously lame.

And there's one example of how it's run down. Dinosaur has almost all of it's day 1 effects other than AAs shut down.

As for saying "it has to be dark in there" that is complete BS. Sorry. The ride is like 35% pitch blackness because they wanted to go the cheap route. don't believe me? Just look for some dinsosaur concept art. The ride could have rivaled Indy, but they cheaped out. It's still a good ride, don''t get me wrong, but I'm not going to give them a break for a ride that spends a good portion with nothing to look at.

As for the original topic, the only attraction that really achieves greatness at DAK the Safaris. it has everything a Disney ride should be. Everst is good, but completely failed to live up to its hype, and with the yeti broke is a shell of its former self. So if I had to rank them:

1. Safaris
2. Everest(by default)
3. dinosaur
4. Tough to be a Bug

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And how do some of you think Primeval whirl is not fun? It is not a greatly themed or inovative ride but it is fun as anything.

No, it's not. That thing is the most painful ride I've ever been on. I swear that restraint was going to crack a rib.

 

[Roll N Fear]

No, it's not. That thing is the most painful ride I've ever been on. I swear that restraint was going to crack a rib.

Exactly! This was the longest ride I waited in all day and it was the worst ride. My head was pounding when I got off.

 

[YETI PINTRADER]

Must be different for different people because I have never gotten off of it without having a good time.

 

[emily7793]

Must be different for different people because I have never gotten off of it without having a good time.

I agree, I love it! A little dizzy, but fun nonetheless!

 

[Avvie Cunnington]

1: Finding Nemo the Musical
2: Dinosaur
3: Everest
4: Kali
5: Kilimanjaro Safaris

 

[StarTrekGeek]

My favorite is Everest, followed by Kali (yeah, sue me. :embarassed: I actually like this, even though it doesn't compare to Popeye and Congo River Rapids).

 

[meki1219]

1.everest 2.dinosaur 3.kali are mine

 

[mantaguy]

Everest and the animal exhibits.

 

[alfenza]

everest and finding nemo (no homo) haha

 

[Vyrus]

I don't think no homo rules apply on here

We are all theme park fans so no worries about that

 

[alfenza]

I don't think no homo rules apply on here

We are all theme park fans so no worries about that

hahaha

 

[Octobers Fade]

My vote was for the Tree of Life.
The Tree of Life it is just a sight to behold and the signature of the park, I could look at it for hours.
Everest is an OK ride, nothing really impressive for a roller coaster. Fun fact: rode it for the first time yesterday and got the front row.
Dinosaur is still a fun ride, just to dark IMHO.
Primeval Whirl is fun, but just a tad rough.
The Kilimanjaro tour was a good time.

 

[Teebin]

My favorite part is the park itself. It is a grand piece of art, especially reproductions of art. They took concrete almost everything to a whole new level.

 

[Vyrus]

Hey Teebin, since you appreciate a lot of the little things that go into creating these attractions, at allears.net there is a blogger by the name of Jack Spence who continually goes in depth into a lot of the attractions, how and who made them, and why. He usually does an excellent job, and he actually just did a couple of blogs on the Kilimanjaro Safaris, its always a fun read, check it out:

http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/