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Your "Pure Disney Ride"
My wife and I describe rides or attractions at Disney that other theme parks just can't do as Pure Disney, they are typically the ones we really love and blow us away.
Some of mine are:
COP - I've never really seen anything like this anywhere else,it's one of the first things we do when we get to WDW.
Splash Mountain - It's not just a log flume, its a dark ride also.
Space Mountain - Again, an indoor roller coaster that no one seems to be able to come close to.
What are yours?
82 - Offsite
85- Fort Wilderness
88- Polynesian
96- Offsite
97- Offsite
98- Offsite
08 - French Quarter
09 - Coronado Springs
09 - All Star Sports
09 - Pop Century
09 - Off Site
10- French Quarter
11 - All Star Sports
14 -Coronado Springs
15 - All Star Sports
17 - TBD
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Tower of Terror - I know that there are other "dropping" rides, but as far as i know, there are none with the intricate theming, backstory, and the innovative "vehicles" that actually move through the building before ending in the elevator.
The Great Movie Ride - At first it seems slow and boring (and some might say that it is), but it certainly grows on you, even as old as it is. The interactivity of the CMs is totally Disney. Has anyone ever been to another theme park anywhere that has a ride where the CM's interact during the ride?
Which brings me to....
Kilimanjaro Safari - it's a drive through zoo! With a story! And it looks like Africa! And the CMs aren't just zoning out at the departure point, drooling and pressing buttons.
2002 - 2022: 20+ visits (POR, BW, All Stars, VWL, CSR, BLT, BC, SSR, CB, Dolphin, OKW, Poly, offsite x8)
DL - 1996, 2019
Next up - January 2023 short trip! We just want to try that 50th Anniversary chocolate monstrosity at Mexico!
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Hands down I have to say the Haunted Mansion.
Every park has (or had) a scary-ish dark ride due to the popularity of this ride. But no one has ever came close to it in my opinion. Amazing mood setting, narration, sound effects, visual effects, and story telling all add up to the best attraction Ive ever been on. I absolutely have to ride this several times each trip. To me, the Haunted Mansion IS Disney Magic.
1982 MK
1988 MK & Epcot
1989 MK & Epcot
2002 MK, Epcot and Disney MGM Studios
2006 DL
2008 MK, Epcot and DHS (Best trip EVER)
Booked- 5 year wedding aniv at Port Orleans Riverside April 20-22 2012
Planned Chirstmas 2012 offsite
Second Star to the right and straight on till morning.
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I would say mine are also Splash Mountain and Haunted Mansion!
Splash has the story to go along with the ride and Haunted Mansion is great for me because I don't have to worry about anyone jumping out at me!
Debbie
Feb 87- off site/Nov 98-Poly
98- Disney Magic Inaugural Cruise
Jul 03-off site
Sept 05/Aug. 11/Nov '20 -Pop Nov 08-POR
Aug 09/May 10-ASMu
Nov. 09-Disneyland/California Adv.
Aug. 12- OKW
Aug 13 SS
Oct 14 AKL/AoA
Oct. 18 POP
Aug 19- Movies
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Finding Nemo the musical (or maybe any of the stage shows) I don't know of any other theme parks that offer shows of Broadway quality
Jimmy
Co-Host: The Disney Nerds Podcast
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I think Disneydeb22 hit the nail on the head with the word "Story". No one tells a story like Disney Imagineers. I have never really liked rides like Dumbo, or Aladdin's Magic Carpets, Teacups etc because they don't emerse you in the story like my favorites POTC and HM. To me the thing that sets them apart is the story begins as you approach the attractions. Like the howling wolf or the cannons in the distance at POTC and goes all the way through the queue and the attraction and even the exit. ToT, the Great Movie Ride, Star Tours, Nemo (the queue is actually better than the ride IMHO), JIYIWF, and Mission Space just to name a very few. Even rides like Living with the Land are great at storytelling. First you enter the story of what happens to the land during a storm, and progress to the greenhouse to see how food is grown. That is why I return to Disney because of the storytelling and attention to detail!
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I'd have to say Pirates of the Caribbean. It was one of our first rides that just blew us away. Second, Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland.
18 Previous Visits
Most Recent December 2011 (POP)
May 2012 (Disney Fantasy !)
Sept 2012 POP Mom/Daughter Trip
Sept 2013 40th Anniversary Adventures Disney Ireland
2014 Check out MK Makeover!
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1980 Disneyland
2004 & 2006 Pop
2008 AKL
2010 CBR
2011 POFQ & WL
2012 CSR & Contemporary
2013 Villas @ WL Christmas Family Trip
2014 YC 25th Anniversary Trip
2015 AoA Spring Family Trip
2016 Move to Florida and AP Holder
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Space Mountain, Tower of Terror, and Soarin'!
WDW visits . . .
April 2013 - Yacht Club
May 2012 - Grand Floridian
May 2011 - Grand Floridian
March 2006 - Offsite
2000 - 2004 Numerous trips while in college in FL
January 1989 - First Visit! Polynesian
Next visit:
September - Disneyland (First trip with son!)
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Everything everyone said - plus Toy Story Mania.
Maybe the question could be rephrased - as to what is NOT pure Disney. That answer for me is always - Dumbo. I'm forever pointing out rides on the Jersey shore as "that's just a dumbo wannabe....."
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BWI '98, BWV '05, '08-16
BLT - '15, '17
Beach Club '96, BCV - '04, '06, 09
Swan '07
Contemporary - '91, '94, '02, '04
Wilderness Lodge '00, VWL, 08
Off Site - '80's
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That's Easy
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Pirates, Splash and Haunted Mansion. Like others have said, it is the STORY that makes it Disney to me. Great thread!
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Again, hands-down: Horizons. It showcased what the Imagineers could do with current *and* future technology. For that matter, *any* of the original Future World attractions. At the time, no other theme park in the world had anything even close to the original Spaceship Earth, Journey Into Imagination, Living Seas, Horizons, Universe of Energy, World of Motion, and Universe of Energy. I only got into Wonders of Life a few times, and really enjoyed Cranium Command. Now, California Adventure has the original Soarin'; and now they also have Radiator Springs Racers (which is the same ride system as Test Track).
The Land had Kitchen Kabaret, which, in all honesty, was pretty much the same idea as CBJ in the Magic Kingdom, only with food
Sure wish they would've left Imagination and Seas alone...
Former WDW Magic Kingdom Cast Member (2001-2010): Main Street Parades/WDWRR Engineer/Conductor; Frontierland Attractions; Tomorrowland Attractions
Last: Sep '14 (Coronado Springs)
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Have you ever dreamed the dreams of the children...?
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My favorites are Splash Mountain, Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean. All in different "lands" but still close together in the MK. That's makes it convenient to ride them over and over again!
1971 (age 15) MK was new!
1974 off-site (Senior Trip)
1982 off-site
1988 off-site
May 2002 AS-Sports, with DW & kids
May 2004 Pop Century
Feb 2005 Wilderness Lodge
Oct 2006 Pop Century
Oct 2008 Camped at Fort Wilderness
Feb 2010 Cruise on the Wonder
Dec 2014 POFQ for Christmas!
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Pirates and Haunted Mansion for us!
Funny thing ~ whenever I chat with non-Disney people, their impression of Disney rides are "Its a Small World"!
Shannon
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~It's not the number of breaths you take, it's the moments that take your breath away~
~You should never take more than you give~ The Circle of Life
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My pure Disney magic fav's are - in no particular order
Splash Mountain, Soarin, POTC, Haunted Mansion, Buzz Lightyear & Toy Story Mania, Figment, COP & TTA!
Shari
-"There's A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow..."
'02 - All Star Movies
'04, '05, '06, '10, '11, '16, '19, '21 - Pop Century
'08 - Offsite/Pop Century
'13, '21 - Offsite
'17 - Port Orleans/French Quarter!
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1. Splash Mountain
2. Peter Pan
3. Jungle Cruise
There's a great big beautiful tomorrow
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I have to agree with Mainstreet Jim. Horizons is my all time favorite Disney attraction. It's a spinoff from CoP and shows the family experiencing all of the new technology in the future. It is sadly missed! I would also add PotC and The Haunted Mansion. Classsic Disney!
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"No matter how the wind howls, a mountain cannot bow to it." --The Emperor, Mulan
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Spash Mountain all the way. Good thrill, great story telling, and music that has you singing all day long.
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It's a Small World
Safari
Splash Mountain
Fantasmic!
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