Besides Stitch's great escape..biggest ride disappointment

[i'm grumpy]

Once was too much for U of E, Figment. I don't care for the updated Mexcio ride, they should have left it alone. The speedway is so not worth the wait. TT is boring!

[Gator]

Okay I have to wade into the fray here and defend Ellen ... It's the best place to take a 45 minute nap in all of Walt Disney World!!!!

If they added cushions to those long fibreglass benches and took Ellen down about 10 dB, that would be almost perfect. They could change the pre-show movie to one of those Baby Einstein films - that'll get the nap juices flowin!

[denygold]

I could pick off the low hanging fruit like Journey Into Your (lack of) Imagination, but I think I'll go Spaceship Earth. I was very excited to see what they did with it and IMO it was a big dud. I don't like the new narration, the new ending is awful ... just totally unhappy with the way it turned out.

Spaceship Earth went from being my #1 to maybe not even top ten for those reasons.

[i'm grumpy]

Yep, they are a good place for a nap. LOL.

[ASweetLov]

The Enchanted Tiki Room..... I suggested this ride on my 2012 trip with my sister and brother in law. I had never seen what it actually was and it was there first time at WDW. We sat there in a nice air conditioned room and then the show started.... My sister gave me a dirty look and said "I hate you" and then started laughing because she thought it was so bad. Well for the hell of it on my Disneymoon in 2013 I took my husband to experience it. Yeah he pretty much had the same reaction as my sister with a dirty look followed by an "I hate you". Haha! Guess this is not the attraction for my family

[DKA041177]

Also agree on Tiki room.

[texas211]

See, the Tiki is a must see for us. AC aside, which is a nice benefit, we love the classic qualities to it. It is fun. It is a bit better if there are more people in the audience.

[Gator]

The Enchanted Tiki Room..... Yeah he pretty much had the same reaction as my sister with a dirty look followed by an "I hate you". Haha! Guess this is not the attraction for my family

I'm with you on this one. There were so many people going on and on about how much they hated the "Under New Management" version and that it needed to go back to it's original form. I thought UNM was really funny as well as entertaining. My kids liked it, too. Then they went back to the original version. BOOOOORRIINNNNGGG. I took my kids to it because they were begging to see it - they were none too happy about the change.

I know that Walt had a hand in the original, but that alone doesn't make it entertaining for the current generation. By now, Walt definitely would've done something different with this building.

[MississippiDisneyFreak]

Yep, Tiki Room would have to be my second and remember the Drew Carey sound show at DHS it was horrible too

[MississippiDisneyFreak]

Yeah, except remember that the OP was talking about rides he wouldn't stand in line for. There is *never* a line for Figment.

Country Bears. Never, never, never.

[HollyB]

Spaceship Earth went from being my #1 to maybe not even top ten for those reasons.

What's the new ending and how did it change? It's been a couple of years since we were in Epcot. We just had a flying visit last month and skipped that park, but we've always liked SE.

We're also Figment fans in our family, but mostly because the kids liked it when they were kids. I was not impressed with Little Mermaid last month. It seems like they could have gotten a lot more bang for their buck. It was okay, but we waited until evening and basically walked on. My kids (older teens) waited 50+ minutes and had nothing good to say at all. I would have been mad if I had waited that long too.

[DisneyorBust]

I agree with many of the previous posts.
It seems to me that most refurbs and certain new attractions seem to have been done on the "cheap", Space Mountain he TTA, and Space Ship Earth are some examples that popped into mind. It begs me to question where is the "Imagination" that Disney was famous for?

[Ian]

So I'm not going to question other people's choices for sure ... this is all about personal taste.

But the Tiki Room? I mean I get that it's not the most thrilling attraction on the planet, but I would honestly have to question how you could call yourself a Disney fan and list the attraction that literally gave birth to the audio-animatronic as the most disappointing one in the park?

On the merit of its history and heritage alone I wouldn't put it on the list. It would be like listing Carousel of Progress or Pirates!

[Melanie]

Well Ian, While I totally agree with you on Tiki Room, I can't get over no one agreeing with me on Sounds Dangerous. I mean come on people...you LIKE that attraction?

[natedog24]

Well Ian, While I totally agree with you on Tiki Room, I can't get over no one agreeing with me on Sounds Dangerous. I mean come on people...you LIKE that attraction?

I agree... Sounds Dangerous was terrible, but IMO it beats what's currently there...
It's a tough call for me, but I think I'd prefer a mediocre attraction to an empty space with no future plans. That's probably a new discussion for a new thread...

[Lindsey310]

I actually love the jungle cruise...I find myself laughing hysterically at the corny jokes lol.


For me, Ellen's energy adventure needs to go. Too long and boring. The ride portion is ok but 45 min for the whole ride is just too long.

[BhamWriter]

I agree regarding Imagination (1st version great, 2nd version horrible, 3rd version better than 2nd), Stitch (belched hot dog is not my idea of a fun experience), and Tiki (either version; my wife didn't say "I hate you," but definitely hated the show). I disagree about Everest!, Ellen (long, yes, but still amusing, although certainly drags), Ariel (my wife was very underwhelmed by Ariel, though), Jungle Cruise (still fun, even if not state-of-the-art), and Spaceship Earth (although I tend to count the number of times Dame Judy says "futah").

I was a bit disappointed in the updated TestTrack, but I've never been a huge fan (I drive a convertible, so can replicate the "thrill").

Finally, if there's an embarrassment among the riches, it has to be the entire former Life pavilion at Epcot. I'd like the opportunity to be disappointed! I still miss Cranium Command and Body Wars.

[SBETigg]

And this would be exactly why WDW didn't get the Disneyland version.

I may be stretching it with 'ride' and including an 'attraction', but give me Monster Sound Show ANY DAY over Sounds Dangerous. Sorry, but I'd go on Stitch 10x over this embarrassment.

I totally agree with you, Melanie. I don't even know how they could put Sounds Dangerous out there it is so bad, so very bad. Lacking quality, excitement- lacking in every way. Monster Sound Show was fun, skippable, but fun.

I'm not a big fan of the Test Track refurb. Fortunately, the best element (that last whip around the track) survived, but they took out most of what I enjoyed about the lead-up to that and replaced it with a slick boring presentation. I miss the old Test Track, good hokey fun. Yes, I even miss that annoying queue song.

[Gator]

But the Tiki Room? I mean I get that it's not the most thrilling attraction on the planet, but I would honestly have to question how you could call yourself a Disney fan and list the attraction that literally gave birth to the audio-animatronic as the most disappointing one in the park?

Here's some parallels. No one drives a Model A or Model T even though they gave birth to production line autos. And no one carries around the 5lb cell phones that were the size of a Disney turkey leg, even though we all wanted one back in 1987.

Yes, Tiki gave birth to AA. I'm sure it was vastly entertaining when it came out. But it has to improve, just like Walt said. Me and the kids thought it did improve with Iago yucking it up with some cornball comedy. It had some of the original with some new comedy that appealed to kids and fun-loving adults alike. But to take it backwards seems... like the thread says, disappointing. But that's fine if people like it. I'm sure the tens of people who watch the show each hour reduce the riders on the other attractions Maybe you should get out your Tiki-inator and make your own Tiki Room in your backyard!

[big blue and hairy]

I can't get over no one agreeing with me on Sounds Dangerous. I mean come on people...you LIKE that attraction?

I totally agree. One, it's really boring. Two, having worked in audio production, I know how easy what they did is to produce. Talk about "on the cheap"