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    What kind of ride is it? I know it involves a boat of some kind, but it is a river rapid sort of ride or a gentle ride? Also, how long is the ride and how popular is it?

    I have never ridden it and I'm trying to find new things to do at Epcot.

    Thanks!

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    It's a fairly gentle ride- there are two short drops, one forward and one backward but they're less intense than the one on POTC. It's about 2-3 mins and has a 10-15 min film following. You can skip the film but if your boat arrives right after the film has started you have to wait until that show's over before you can walk through. I've never seen the line be more than 45 mins, and they have a fastpass.
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    For the most part this is a gentle ride (the lack of restraints and bench seats is the give away) but there is a fairly significant jolt before the second waterfall. At that point are going backward and come to an abrupt stop so the boat can be repositioned. For some reason this always gets my back, not badly but gives it a good twinge.
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    Oh DH & I just love this attraction! The ride has been described very well in previous posts, but adding to that, DS's were so scared of the troll when they were younger! Of course youngest was only 4 for our 1st visit! Now they love it too! I could ride this one over & over!
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    My kids hate the troll. We went on this ride one time. That was IT! They are older now and still refuse to go on and see that troll again. Silly kids, they go on everything else, but I guess the troll is too much to handle!
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    The ride is pretty smooth for the most part. 2 Short drops, but not bad at all.
    This is one of my wife's favorites rides, and my son loves the trolls, especially the one in the shop after the ride.
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    my favorite attraction in world showcase, its a pretty tamed ride with a few small drops, none close to splash mountain drops, waits are usually long for it but it does have fast past, i usually skip the video at the end because ive seen it a number of times
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    Ive never ridden this ride because drops freak me out! But Id like to. I can handle POTC though - so just to clarify - the drops are NOT as intense as POTC? (I know I know... POTC drop isnt intense but Im a sissy and thats about all I can tolerate). Ive only ridden splash one time because of that drop!!
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    We really like this ride! If you are nervous about a ride that drops, the beginning part may scare you because the boat goes up, up, up, and you think "eventually we have to go down!"
    But the down part is a piece of cake. Like POTC.
    It's a short ride, but worth a bit of a wait in line.

    On a side note - didn't the boat usually go farther out towards the waterfall? Or is it just my imagination?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mouseketeer mom View Post
    My kids hate the troll. We went on this ride one time. That was IT! They are older now and still refuse to go on and see that troll again. Silly kids, they go on everything else, but I guess the troll is too much to handle!
    I forgot about those trolls....when I was 4 I went on it and got scared of the troll that comes out of the ground....didn't ride again till I was 15
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tink#64 View Post
    Oh DH & I just love this attraction! The ride has been described very well in previous posts, but adding to that, DS's were so scared of the troll when they were younger! Of course youngest was only 4 for our 1st visit! Now they love it too! I could ride this one over & over!
    Heck, I was scared of the troll the first time!

    Great ride though, I highly recommend it.
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    Does the troll jump out scary like ? Like the dinosaur on Dinosaur?? LOL Im such a chicken.. Im starting to embarrass myself
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    Nope, it just has a really big head and eyes that follow you. Very Mike W. come to think of it. Definitely no scarier than an HM sort of thing.

    I find this ride very charming (since I love the myths) and a nice rest from the outside. The jerk of the boat someone mentioned is startling but once you realize what it is, it's fine.

    And the drop is no more than POTC - it's very slight.
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    OK ! Yall have talked me into and chalk it up to yet another "first time" after 20 something trips to the World!! Is there a tshirt in the gift shop that says "I survived Maelstrom!" LOL

    Hey! Cut me some slack.. I DID ride Goofys Barnstormer
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    We love the ride but after seeing the movie so many times we now skip it.
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    HAHA-I also collect "I survived...." things.

    But this ride is really not at all scary, except maybe to young kids, and the drops are the same as POTC.

    I've taken my kids on this since they were really young, and just snuggled up with them(it is very dark), and helped to cover their eyes to keep from seeing the trolls...

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    It sounds like my type of ride. I can't believe I've never been on it after so many trips. But hey can't fit everything in one or mutiple trips.

    Thanks so much for the info.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WhoFramedLGraves View Post
    It sounds like my type of ride. I can't believe I've never been on it after so many trips. But hey can't fit everything in one or mutiple trips.

    Thanks so much for the info.
    you and me both! When are you going? Maybe we'll be first timers together
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    This is a fun ride, but two things:

    1) I always skip the movie. You can just sneak out by scooting right through the theater.

    2) This is one of the worst queues in all The World. I will not wait if stand-by is longer than 5 minutes. It's worth the Fastpass. The queue is very humid and claustrophobic to me. ( I don't mind SM, PoTC or any other one, but this one bugs me, for some reason.)
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    Has anyone mentioned that it's a norwegian history tour from the time when the vikings sailed the oceans to current times ? That's where the trolls come in. The most I've waited on this ride was about 20 minutes.
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