Dinosaur at AK

[Disney4us2]

Please tell me all about this attraction. I have never been on it. Is it a roller coaster? Does it have any drops like Splash Mountain?
TIA

[Disney Hungarian]

No, not a roller coaster. the ride vehicle actually rides on flat ground like the Pooh ride. It is a very intense ride. Riders are jostled around quite a bit and it is a dark ride. It can be painful to people with back or other problems.

[lynnek]

It has a very realistic feel to it. You feel very small, animatronics very large and intense, with startling movements towards you. My kids always looked at the pictures taken while on the ride to see if Mom's eyes were closed--yes, on this one, while screaming.

[SBETigg]

It's a ride vehicle that has motion, like Star Tours pods maybe, as it goes through a landscape of Dinosaurs. So it's a moving vehicle with programmed-in motions to simulate going up, down, around curves sharper, when you're not really doing that as much (though you are in a ride vehicle progressing through an animatronic-laden landscape).

It's fast (probably not technically that fast, slower than Test Track), bumpy, no drops- and some dinos pop at you unexpectedly and to tremendously scary effect (even once you know the ride well). Some people might find it tamer and even a little cheesy, I don't know. I still get scared, in the fun and very best way, by the ride. Definitely no drops, not that kind of ride.

[DisneyNut6777]

DW and I rode this for the first time last month. She talked me into it. Very DARK, and tossed around a good bit, I didn't see many dinos due to the fact that my eyes were closed when the vehicle would pitch up and down, and side ways. I fussed at her the whole ride.. No foul language of course! I am 43 yrs old and what is so crazy is that 15 - 20 yrs ago rides like that I could take Well I can atleast say I did it. And the picture my eyes were closed and my mouth open wide (screaming in terror)

[Hazmat]

It's dark and quite loud, still good fun and has one fairly large descent towards the middle of the ride. But the car goes down it that slowly whilst throwing you about its hardly worthy of the "drop" title :p

[Disney4us2]

As long as there are no drops, I am fine. DD and I are used to that kind of jostling with the Indiana Jones Adventure ride at Disneyland. That one really tosses you all over the place.

[paragon]

Its VERY LOUD.

[DizneyRox]

As long as there are no drops, I am fine. DD and I are used to that kind of jostling with the Indiana Jones Adventure ride at Disneyland. That one really tosses you all over the place.

They are sister attractions actually, in fact I think the ride layout is almost exactly the same. Different theme and story, different movements... Or so I'm told...

It's an old Hollywood trick known as ... Saving Money!

[Joannelet]

As long as there are no drops, I am fine. DD and I are used to that kind of jostling with the Indiana Jones Adventure ride at Disneyland. That one really tosses you all over the place.

Yes you are right it's the same exact thing.
I remember riding Indiana Jones for the first time and thinking this is just like Dinosaur in AK!

[Gator]

No real drops. Just a very realistic adventure into a land of Dinosaurs. I ride this everytime, and everytime I am scared to death. For some reason, some primal fear takes over and says, "This is real - RUN!" But I guess I like that feeling, because I keep going back.

[magicofdisney]

As long as there are no drops, I am fine. DD and I are used to that kind of jostling with the Indiana Jones Adventure ride at Disneyland. That one really tosses you all over the place.

I saw a documentary on TV and it is the same ride vehicle used in Disneyland for Indiana Jones Adventure.

[DisneyFr33k]

Also, be sure to secure your belongings in the pouch in front of you. The car really shakes your around. My DH lost his cell phone out of his pocket (he had cargo shorts on with snap pockets on the sides). When we were waiting for the cast members to check the car, another family was waiting for their phone too!

[Insanity Clause]

This was one of the few rides that actually scared me. It is dark abd quite bumpy but fun too if you like thrills.

[A Foolish Mortal]

One of the best rides at WDW. Don't miss it!

[minnesotafreeze]

It is one of my favorite rides. The only negative thing I can say about it is the sound is much to loud.

[PAYROLL PRINCESS]

I had forgotten how this ride jostled you and how loud it was and so it was the very first ride of our trip that I took my nephew on when he was round 7. He hasn't let me forget it ever since then! And he hasn't gone back on it. It's a lot like Star Tours except bumpier and dark with dinos popping out at you, and it's LOUD.

[brivers222]

its pretty "shakey" my favorite ride at AK

[Stu29573]

I rode it this past week for the first time in a long time and it was a blast! It was actually hard to keep my eyes open, but I did it! As far as the route goes, it is exactly the same as the Indy ride at DLR, but unless you knew that ahead of time, I'm guessing you would never realize it on your own.

[finaldynasty]

My kids and I loved it, but it scared them. If you like thrill rides this is a good one. Enjoy!