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The Little Mermaid Rides
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Le Wall is up. Let the squealing begin.
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I do feel some of the rides they have chosen are quite odd - Pinocchio doesnt scream, "Lets make it into a dark ride!" to me personally, and the angle that they chose to use for Snow White was quite different to what I thought they would do.
It makes perfect sense to use a Princess film to transform into a dark ride; and The Little Mermaid seems, to me, to be the ideal one to use. It seems to speak to both sexes, and enjoyed by all, maybe more so than some of the other later Disney films. Thats just my opinion anyway.
And of course I love the fact that Ariel has been chosen, as its obvious she is part of my favourite Disney film
I wonder how much of this ride being built is due to the DVD; have Disney ever said ?
It makes perfect sense to use a Princess film to transform into a dark ride; and The Little Mermaid seems, to me, to be the ideal one to use. It seems to speak to both sexes, and enjoyed by all, maybe more so than some of the other later Disney films. Thats just my opinion anyway.
And of course I love the fact that Ariel has been chosen, as its obvious she is part of my favourite Disney film
I wonder how much of this ride being built is due to the DVD; have Disney ever said ?
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The Little Mermaid didn't exist when the Pinocchio dark ride was built.
This ride is begin built to get guests into DCA to spend money, the fact that it's a princess movie and that there's a character meal restaurant nearby with her name on it means more money for Disney. It doesn't have anything to do with the DVD (unless you count DVD sales) just making DCA more successful. The fact that the ride will be a high quality for experience for guests just makes it a win-win situation for fans and Disney. We get a cool ride, they get an excuse to sell more Ariel toys.
This ride is begin built to get guests into DCA to spend money, the fact that it's a princess movie and that there's a character meal restaurant nearby with her name on it means more money for Disney. It doesn't have anything to do with the DVD (unless you count DVD sales) just making DCA more successful. The fact that the ride will be a high quality for experience for guests just makes it a win-win situation for fans and Disney. We get a cool ride, they get an excuse to sell more Ariel toys.
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The Little Mermaid Ride
It's GORGEOUS! The ride exteriors never been that elaborate or stunning! The ride will really be inside Prince Eric's real castle from the film?! Nice Ariel statue! It makes it more classical...
But wait, why do I also see Beast's castle, Belle's village, and some other homes from Disney films, including Cinderella's gorgeous chateau?!!!!!!!
I was looking for Cinderella's castle...then I realized...they already "have it". They need to re-do Cinderella's castle to make it look like how it does in the film, like those homes and castles in the pictures posted!
Please, explain to me, why the other film homes are there?! Dark rides for them, too?! I mean, according to that picture, the ride is among things we have not yet seen in WDW!
Flangy, please explian!!!
But wait, why do I also see Beast's castle, Belle's village, and some other homes from Disney films, including Cinderella's gorgeous chateau?!!!!!!!
I was looking for Cinderella's castle...then I realized...they already "have it". They need to re-do Cinderella's castle to make it look like how it does in the film, like those homes and castles in the pictures posted!
Please, explain to me, why the other film homes are there?! Dark rides for them, too?! I mean, according to that picture, the ride is among things we have not yet seen in WDW!
Flangy, please explian!!!
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Nothing really new, I don't think, but:
Video: Previewing The Little Mermaid attraction at California Adventure
http://ocresort.freedomblogging.com/201 ... ure/34965/
(via laughingplace.com)
Video: Previewing The Little Mermaid attraction at California Adventure
http://ocresort.freedomblogging.com/201 ... ure/34965/
(via laughingplace.com)
This is just showing how far construction has come on the ride ... foundations appear to have been laid.
http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/ ... nture.aspx
Don't know how much information Disney will actually release to the public regarding this ride; like more concept art and previews ?
http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/ ... nture.aspx
Don't know how much information Disney will actually release to the public regarding this ride; like more concept art and previews ?