Expedition
One of the benefits of living with someone still employeed by Disney is being able to ride rides before they are available to the general public. So Saturday afternoon, the family journeyed all the way to the other side of the highway to Animal Kingdom - home of the new Expedition Everest attraction.
One word summary: Excellent.
Director's cut extra words summary: This ride alone should infuse Animal Kingdom with new life. Considering that Dinosaur was the biggest thrill available before this ride, the park was mostly focused on families with kids or old people. This ride goes right for the teen-to-young-adult jugular. While it doesn't actually invert (Rockin' Rollercoaster is still the only WDW ride that does that), there are a number high-gee corkscrews, backward motion, and a huge steep drop near the end.
The atmosphere is amazing. The queue area is full of things to look at and read. The ride itself is a steam train that feels more train-like than Big Thunder Mountain, and the mountain looks great. Inside the ride, the twists and turns actually feel right based on what you are experiencing. The switch to backward motion is done really well. The forwards switch is the only show-breaker, since you can see the machinery doing the work. But if you are distracted by the Yeti show, you won't notice. The Yeti is not all that scary, not even for the four and six year old boys in my family. The ride itself was a little rough on them, though. They aren't interested in riding it again anytime soon. (I thought for sure the four year old was going to be my coaster buddy, based on previous rides.)
In any case, we had a lot of fun Saturday. Most of the people in the park were Cast Members there for the new ride, so we had no waiting for any of the other rides. The kids went on Dinosaur for the first time, and absolutely loved it - oddly, I thought of the two, they would find this ride to be the scary one. But what do I know?
When it opens to the public, don't miss it on your next trip. It's just too bad Carrie and Ike won't have a chance to ride while they're down here this week.
Did you know Everest moves 10 centimeters a year to the NorthEast? Freaky.
Link of the Moment: Thin-thread linking is the name of the game, and China Junk Food Review is the result. I didn't have anything for the Nepal side of the mountain.
One word summary: Excellent.
Director's cut extra words summary: This ride alone should infuse Animal Kingdom with new life. Considering that Dinosaur was the biggest thrill available before this ride, the park was mostly focused on families with kids or old people. This ride goes right for the teen-to-young-adult jugular. While it doesn't actually invert (Rockin' Rollercoaster is still the only WDW ride that does that), there are a number high-gee corkscrews, backward motion, and a huge steep drop near the end.
The atmosphere is amazing. The queue area is full of things to look at and read. The ride itself is a steam train that feels more train-like than Big Thunder Mountain, and the mountain looks great. Inside the ride, the twists and turns actually feel right based on what you are experiencing. The switch to backward motion is done really well. The forwards switch is the only show-breaker, since you can see the machinery doing the work. But if you are distracted by the Yeti show, you won't notice. The Yeti is not all that scary, not even for the four and six year old boys in my family. The ride itself was a little rough on them, though. They aren't interested in riding it again anytime soon. (I thought for sure the four year old was going to be my coaster buddy, based on previous rides.)
In any case, we had a lot of fun Saturday. Most of the people in the park were Cast Members there for the new ride, so we had no waiting for any of the other rides. The kids went on Dinosaur for the first time, and absolutely loved it - oddly, I thought of the two, they would find this ride to be the scary one. But what do I know?
When it opens to the public, don't miss it on your next trip. It's just too bad Carrie and Ike won't have a chance to ride while they're down here this week.
Did you know Everest moves 10 centimeters a year to the NorthEast? Freaky.
Link of the Moment: Thin-thread linking is the name of the game, and China Junk Food Review is the result. I didn't have anything for the Nepal side of the mountain.
posted by Kojubat at
11:51
1 Comments:
Sweet! May can't get here soon enough.
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Brandon Cackowski-Schnell, at 14:59
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