NEW! Rainforest Cafe the Ride | ONLY Rainforest Cafe with a Ride | New Animation Projection! 2024

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  • Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024
  • Experience the NEW! Rainforest River Adventure Ride now with projection mapping - "Transport yourself into a jungle where animals come to life as you move through the river. Twist & Turns await in every corner with NEW Stunning technology and animation" - Rainforest Cafe Galveston ad.
    Did you know there are about 21 Rainforest Cafe location worldwide and Galveston Texas is still the ONLY location in the World with a dark ride?
    Ticket is $9.99 per person + tax.
    Ride filmed July 2024 at the Rainforest Cafe in Galveston, Texas.

Комментарии • 221

  • @AllTheCuddles
    @AllTheCuddles 4 дня назад +1

    I’m in Orlando and went to rainforest cafe. I was SO hyped for the ride. I was yesterday years old when I learn Galveston is the only one with a ride after the hostess and husband made me think I’m crazy.

  • @xaqxiq9281
    @xaqxiq9281 2 месяца назад +173

    For it to be at a restaurant and not a part of a major theme park is pretty impressive!!

    • @someoneout-there2165
      @someoneout-there2165 2 месяца назад +8

      Yeppers. I've been to three of them. Coolest chain outside of a themepark.

    • @SlushysSecret
      @SlushysSecret 2 месяца назад

      @@someoneout-there2165too bad they are bankrupt I believe or that they are closing more locations and haven’t expanded much despite being a very unique underrated business

  • @ralelunar
    @ralelunar 2 месяца назад +79

    This is pretty cool! They just need to increase the frame rate on the projection animations and turn down the volume of the elephant sound effect.

    • @PoleTooke
      @PoleTooke 2 месяца назад +2

      Thank you for also noticing that the framerate is like 1 frame per second, it was driving me insane 😂

    • @chorton0459
      @chorton0459 Месяц назад +2

      And add some new music lol

  • @SonicLamb
    @SonicLamb 2 месяца назад +149

    It would have been more interesting if there was a section where you go into the actual restaurant and passed by a couple of tables.

    • @jonny-b4954
      @jonny-b4954 2 месяца назад +19

      Yeah, Disney does that very well at Epcot with a couple rides.

    • @someoneout-there2165
      @someoneout-there2165 2 месяца назад +5

      I think the last time I was in one of these I got very intoxicated and ended up hitting on the waiter. These are great restaurants though. 😂

    • @marcusalexander3985
      @marcusalexander3985 2 месяца назад +1

      was waiting for that

    • @stephaniehobby373
      @stephaniehobby373 Месяц назад

      Maybe they'll even give you signs when you're at the restaurant To hold while you're watching at the window for riders to see like the Pinocchio restaurantt Disney world

    • @deletedwaffles
      @deletedwaffles 10 дней назад +1

      Nah put the dining table inside the ride while it goes around the restaurant.

  • @PastorJosh37
    @PastorJosh37 2 месяца назад +47

    The ride could really use a surprise (gentle) thunderstorm along the way - like what happens while you're dining in the restaurant.
    It needs just a bit more excitement, and that would help. Perhaps the storm could even happen at random times, so you don't really know where you'll be on the ride when it happens.

    • @johnbenham9141
      @johnbenham9141 2 месяца назад +4

      (It used to have one, along with a lightning bolt effect on the ceiling, but it was more intense than those in the restaurant, and was probably scaring littler kids too much. The ride also used to feature spiders which would drop from the ceiling, to just a foot above your head, at the very end.)

    • @gerin.6418
      @gerin.6418 2 месяца назад +4

      Yes!

    • @quecroft6385
      @quecroft6385 Месяц назад

      Downtown Disney

  • @jonathanbishopmusic
    @jonathanbishopmusic 2 месяца назад +92

    This is everything I'd hoped/expected a Rainforest Café ride would be. I must ride it now.

  • @ArticioFox
    @ArticioFox 2 месяца назад +26

    They finally showed it some love?!?!? I guess I can go back now. Like its not perfect and nothing too fancy but they hadn't given it any care in a long time so it makes me happy none the less.

    • @ArticioFox
      @ArticioFox 2 месяца назад +2

      Makes me wonder if they'll do something for the halloween version they used to do

  • @mackenziecollins2688
    @mackenziecollins2688 2 месяца назад +21

    I think this is great! Every rainforest cafe should have this!🎉

  • @hiridavidfeign
    @hiridavidfeign 2 месяца назад +216

    Interesting. Maybe they should add dining to the ride too, just put a table in the middle of the ride vehicle lol.

    • @JordiLA
      @JordiLA 2 месяца назад +21

      Will be interesting to eat soup during the ride

    • @ixmntr
      @ixmntr 2 месяца назад +14

      Wait!? What if I want a Refill?? More Chips & Salsa? Will there be Animal dispensers along the way?

    • @someoneout-there2165
      @someoneout-there2165 2 месяца назад +6

      Actually that would be great but insurance cost.. not so much. 😂

    • @talkaboutwacky
      @talkaboutwacky 2 месяца назад +2

      That's a great idea lol!

    • @therealwhitty9200
      @therealwhitty9200 2 месяца назад +1

      Fr the ride is slow

  • @AuthorCertifiedGoof
    @AuthorCertifiedGoof 2 месяца назад +40

    I love how the projection shines on the seats of the raft as it goes by! 😂🤣

    • @PoleTooke
      @PoleTooke 2 месяца назад

      No, no, horrified by, not love.

  • @FragglevisionReturns
    @FragglevisionReturns 2 месяца назад +60

    "This palace stood on its own not connected to a Wetzels Pretzels or a Lids store where in 2011 they sold so many baseball caps with superhero logos"
    -Eddy Burback

  • @squidward_tortelllini
    @squidward_tortelllini 2 месяца назад +21

    this was actually so much better than what i was expecting

    • @DOCDOCFLAMINGOS
      @DOCDOCFLAMINGOS 2 месяца назад +2

      Well dang... I can't even imagine what you were thinking?!?!

  • @suzannehughes8697
    @suzannehughes8697 2 месяца назад +10

    Seems like a nice gentle ride with lots to see, a bit of escapism. Just right for someone a bit older than the average kid, like me.

  • @adamtrons
    @adamtrons 2 месяца назад +31

    That looks so fun! I would love to ride that. I like the trick waterfall towards the end. Ha ha. I'm really missing The Rainforest Cafe in Downtown Disney Anaheim. Celebrated so many birthdays and holidays there. It shutdown during Disney's attempt to put another hotel in. Construction was halted indefinitely after the city of Anaheim said the hotel was ineligible for tax incentive rebates. It reopened as a Star Wars Trading Post.

    • @SeanTheDon-vj4kw
      @SeanTheDon-vj4kw 2 месяца назад +5

      I really miss that Rainforest Cafe too! 😢 I used to work @ the DLR back when it was still there in Downtown Disney along with the AMC theater, House of Blues Anaheim & ESPN Zone! We used to go there sometimes after we got off work in the evening, and I liked those elephant & tiger animatronics they had in the main dining room! Wish they NEVER got rid of any of those places just for that failed hotel project! 😫 (though I'm glad they reopened HoB over @ Gardenwalk)

    • @gerin.6418
      @gerin.6418 2 месяца назад +4

      Yes, we all definitely miss the Rainforest Cafe in Anaheim too! Had many wonderful celebrations & created special memories there well! Miss their pot roast & sparkler lava cake for the bdays especially!😉 Unfortunately they're destroying sooo many nostalgic attractions at Disneyland & it's just not the same, ugh! 😔

    • @gerin.6418
      @gerin.6418 2 месяца назад +1

      Same here! :(

    • @jdmichal
      @jdmichal 2 месяца назад +1

      If you ever make it to Disney World in Orlando, there's *two* Rainforest Cafes there! One at Disney Springs and one at Animal Kingdom. There's also a sister restaurant at a Disney Springs named T-Rex, which is a Rainforest Cafe but with dinosaurs instead.

  • @hockeytx8225
    @hockeytx8225 2 месяца назад +6

    I rode this over the summer in 2024, and my kids, who were both nine and six, loved it.

  • @pfeurta
    @pfeurta 2 месяца назад +51

    Seems like a ride to get away from the heat for a while.

  • @dl1sf
    @dl1sf 2 месяца назад +51

    Legends of the Hidden Temple the ride 😂😂😂😂😂😂 if you know what I’m talking about 🙌🏼😂

    • @annlebelt2676
      @annlebelt2676 2 месяца назад +1

      Are you referring to Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland? That’s what I was thinking of along with some 1950-60 Jungle Cruise animatronics

    • @ashleyjenkins5194
      @ashleyjenkins5194 2 месяца назад +9

      It's a Nickelodeon show from the 90s. It was great. wanted to be on the show and get stolen by a stone statue
      😂😂😂😂 that's totally the vibe here

    • @davidbanuelos2177
      @davidbanuelos2177 2 месяца назад

  • @ZeacorZeppelin
    @ZeacorZeppelin 2 месяца назад +12

    Projections just shine right in your face.

  • @tomsautocadstudio6446
    @tomsautocadstudio6446 2 месяца назад +53

    they did a great job but the projectors are on the celing making the seats in front of a screen as well.

  • @JacksonStokes-xo4fb
    @JacksonStokes-xo4fb Месяц назад +1

    Looks like fun!! Also, I just remembered watching a RUclips video of someone visiting every single Restaurant Cafe in America.

  • @colepatterson5366
    @colepatterson5366 2 месяца назад +4

    I know my next family vacation destination..
    lol so campy.

  • @theblah12
    @theblah12 2 месяца назад +17

    Someone at a meeting really said: “You know what our restaurant is missing? A theme park ride”

  • @LeahHults
    @LeahHults 2 месяца назад +30

    This gives off OG Disney vibes, I love it.

    • @annlebelt2676
      @annlebelt2676 2 месяца назад +2

      Yes I was thinking 1950-60 Jungle Cruise animatronics was used.

    • @jimmynodean
      @jimmynodean 2 месяца назад +1

      @@annlebelt2676 lmaaaaoooo

  • @waltdisney681
    @waltdisney681 2 месяца назад +11

    We've got all these animatronics from our shuttered Mall locations, let's use them to make a ride!

    • @PoleTooke
      @PoleTooke 2 месяца назад +4

      The cheetah animatronic's weird af motion made me more concerned for it than for me 😂😂😂

  • @dorkultra
    @dorkultra 2 месяца назад +14

    the projection mapping at the beginning needs some help with alignment, especially shouldn't be shining on people in the boat. otherwise this ride looks like a blast, not too bad at $7

  • @theoldswitcharoo
    @theoldswitcharoo 2 месяца назад +63

    In my day the waitress just gave you some crayons and a paper place mat 😂

    • @someoneout-there2165
      @someoneout-there2165 2 месяца назад +8

      Cracker Barrel.. or they would give you a wooden triangle where you had to jump the pegs in it until only one remained. I think they got me one in the gift shop, took me forever to get it. 😂

    • @theoldswitcharoo
      @theoldswitcharoo 2 месяца назад +4

      @@someoneout-there2165 I had one too! Nowadays those pegs would be stolen day one 😭

  • @mcgarnagle6102
    @mcgarnagle6102 2 месяца назад +30

    It's like they got a discount on orange light bulbs. I remember when rainforests were green.

  • @TheGarbalosafamilyAdventures
    @TheGarbalosafamilyAdventures 2 месяца назад +10

    Ride looks cool and fun

  • @Taijifufu
    @Taijifufu 2 месяца назад +51

    It's wild this exists but they call it projection mapping when it's not. These are just regular projections. No scaling at all so everything just warps on surfaces. And the elephant constantly trumpeting my goodness... Flawed but I'd ride it nonetheless.

    • @someoneout-there2165
      @someoneout-there2165 2 месяца назад +2

      The day either Cher or Stevie Nicks retire they better instantly make them into amazing projections. From day one. ❤️

  • @TesserasNerfRoom
    @TesserasNerfRoom Месяц назад +1

    Next time we head out there we’re gonna have to do this again

  • @chellastation
    @chellastation Месяц назад +1

    Wow. I remember the restaurant looking more impressive than thus ride. I appreciate the effort ✨️

  • @ThemeParkPOV
    @ThemeParkPOV 2 месяца назад +7

    I didn't realize that they updated it. Now I need to make a trip back to Galveston.

  • @opopinions.
    @opopinions. 2 месяца назад +5

    I think they should reduce the ambient lighting by like 25% and ditch some of the silly animations, BUT the ride does look great with a lot of care put into it.

  • @TaylorWMusic22
    @TaylorWMusic22 2 месяца назад +8

    Well, clearly, this ride has been upgraded since the last time I was there

  • @TheShun1017
    @TheShun1017 2 месяца назад +5

    いつも世界のアトラクションを見せてくれて、ありがとう。
    私は貴方のおかげで海の向こうにいつか行ってみたいと思える。

    • @buckrogers4720
      @buckrogers4720 2 месяца назад +2

      That’s exactly what he ordered at the cafe with extra fries

  • @TheGoofy1932
    @TheGoofy1932 2 месяца назад +1

    Definitely an improvement over any of their food.

  • @FashionFunPJ
    @FashionFunPJ 2 месяца назад +1

    I do like the “Eye of Mara” moment

  • @thehandleisuseless
    @thehandleisuseless 2 месяца назад +5

    Why is this so good?

  • @NY_7
    @NY_7 2 месяца назад +4

    There used to be more Rainforest Cafe restaurants but they are overpriced and have mediocre food. And I don't know about other locations, but the Rainforest Cafe that was in the mall near me, The animatronics were never fixed and looked after, so everything just stopped working eventually which sucked because it was cool to see them all move. I especially loved when the storm would come and the lights would dim and it would rain, lighting flashing and creatures making noises.

  • @chad5893
    @chad5893 2 месяца назад +18

    So 1 million dollars for projection mapping and 0 pennies for animatronics
    Yes

    • @DOCDOCFLAMINGOS
      @DOCDOCFLAMINGOS 2 месяца назад +3

      Or the rest of the needed ground and ceiling decoration's/camouflage!!??!!

    • @PoleTooke
      @PoleTooke 2 месяца назад +1

      And poorly mapped at that too! Hits the seats 😂😂

  • @andytristan0110
    @andytristan0110 2 месяца назад +1

    Love it! Rainforest Cafe always reminds me of my childhood!

  • @PoleTooke
    @PoleTooke 2 месяца назад +3

    6:04 If that motion detection turning off the waterfall ever fails, riders are gonna be /livid/ 😂😂😂

    • @feliciteacup
      @feliciteacup 28 дней назад +2

      there's a ride at canobie lake park that has the same thing and i always feel like it's gonna malfunction and im gonna get soaked 😭

  • @triton6127
    @triton6127 2 месяца назад +3

    About what I would expect from a RFC. That ceiling tho. 😬

  • @Thesyndicate11111
    @Thesyndicate11111 2 месяца назад +6

    Gotta love the weird rides on this site!

  • @weezerex
    @weezerex 2 месяца назад +6

    Finally, i can not only hear the elephant, but also see it clearly. 😂

  • @Eric-cq1cz
    @Eric-cq1cz 2 месяца назад +1

    I think little ones would love this, they don't care.

  • @userdissknee12345
    @userdissknee12345 2 месяца назад +1

    Looks peaceful

  • @srgonzales95
    @srgonzales95 2 месяца назад +1

    oh yes ive worked here. Galveston Texas in 2013!

  • @GeneSavage
    @GeneSavage 2 месяца назад +4

    Creative use of the resources they had. The projection effects give a lot more motion for a lot less cost and maintenance than trying to physically create even half of that. Good job, guys! I'd love to ride this.

  • @newworldastrology1102
    @newworldastrology1102 2 месяца назад +3

    Was really hoping for a spookier burial chamber scene towards the end, but I guess it’s for families.

  • @kanealoha
    @kanealoha 2 месяца назад +9

    That’s a very nice touch - enhances the whole experience.

  • @Maleficently
    @Maleficently 2 месяца назад +35

    I've never seen animatronics scream 'please help me get out of here' before like that.

    • @annlebelt2676
      @annlebelt2676 2 месяца назад +3

      Nailed it

    • @pumpkensdiapers1417
      @pumpkensdiapers1417 2 месяца назад

      🤣😭😭🤣😭🤣😭🤣😭🤣😭🤣😭🤣😭🤣😭🤣😭🤣😭🤣😭🤣😭🤣😭🤣 pls come help me off the floor

  • @MichaelEdrupt-hk4lo
    @MichaelEdrupt-hk4lo 2 месяца назад +18

    At 0:54 a parrot flies in on the screen then 1:04 it just randomly disappears 🤣

  • @attractionshubno1
    @attractionshubno1 2 месяца назад +10

    This Rainforest Cafe Ride looks very impressive

    • @jonny-b4954
      @jonny-b4954 2 месяца назад +2

      "This Rainforest Cafe ride looks too intense."

    • @attractionshubno1
      @attractionshubno1 2 месяца назад +1

      @@jonny-b4954 it doesn’t look that intense at all

  • @NovACain3
    @NovACain3 2 месяца назад +3

    The vulture sounds at 5:02 stayed thats all matters!!! If you know you know!!!😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Filburtturle
    @Filburtturle 2 месяца назад +6

    Man why did they use the river rapids design if they’re not any rapids could’ve made it into a boat ride shape

  • @mikeohawk95
    @mikeohawk95 2 месяца назад

    Even to why I love rainforest cafe, chuckiecheezes and reasons to keep ‘em running even at the malls they are at even from Boston to Las Vegas to Chicago,etc

  • @Turds-f9w
    @Turds-f9w 2 месяца назад +4

    As disney quits maintaining their crap and letting all the animatronics and effects stay broken. This ride might actually surpass a disney ride in a few years.

  • @anthonyvo1963
    @anthonyvo1963 2 месяца назад +4

    That’s so cool ride

  • @ThemeParksAndAttractions
    @ThemeParksAndAttractions 2 месяца назад +3

    Nice 👌

  • @FlashyIsCold
    @FlashyIsCold 2 месяца назад +1

    This is 🔥🔥🔥😮‍💨

  • @yogi.nat.
    @yogi.nat. 2 месяца назад

    This is so cool! Love the Rainforest Cafe 😁

  • @joeeeee256
    @joeeeee256 Месяц назад

    Reminds me of the old Piraten in Batavia

  • @DaveysWonderfulWorld
    @DaveysWonderfulWorld 2 месяца назад +7

    That’s so cool

  • @dlweiss
    @dlweiss 2 месяца назад +3

    That first area kinda feels like someone found out about projection mapping like a week ago, and just threw a ton of projections into the mix to spice things up, but without really understanding how to use them in an organic and integrated way. Cool ride, otherwise!

  • @Hinatachan360
    @Hinatachan360 2 месяца назад

    The animatronics look cool

  • @MichaelWarbux
    @MichaelWarbux 2 месяца назад +4

    Hear me out...you have to ride this to get to your table loll

  • @DORSEYLANDRIA
    @DORSEYLANDRIA 2 месяца назад

    Its actually.....not bad. I like it. Darn shame its only in Galveston.

  • @alexgeorge501
    @alexgeorge501 2 месяца назад +1

    Great upgrade! How many times can you spot Cha-Cha, Ozzie, Rio, Nile, Tuki, Bamba, Iggy and Maya hidden throughout the ride?

  • @Ressyuchiha
    @Ressyuchiha 2 месяца назад +3

    In the netherlands we have fata morgana (park: efteling) it opened in 1986. The animations of fata morgana are still better than this 2024 created ride. They could have done way more!

  • @TayWoode
    @TayWoode 2 месяца назад +6

    I’m surprised they didn’t do something like this for the Rainforest cafe in Disneyland Paris, it looks almost like this inside with all the animals coming to life every so often

  • @kikuawoo
    @kikuawoo 2 месяца назад

    The set looks very good for a restaurant ride, only the animatronics look weird but that’s okay

  • @cecsouthflorida8739
    @cecsouthflorida8739 2 месяца назад +2

    did they refurb this or did they just add projections

  • @marknewton3657
    @marknewton3657 2 месяца назад

    Tourist Trap, the ride. Run parents, run!

  • @vivid.worker
    @vivid.worker 2 месяца назад

    amazing theming

  • @TheTennesseeTornado
    @TheTennesseeTornado 2 месяца назад +3

    I want my money back and I wasn't even there. Like everything Rainforest Cafe, it was subpar for the price. I get that RC is supposed to cater to kids, but even I wasn't impressed with the restaurant when I was kid.

  • @blakesupra4440
    @blakesupra4440 2 месяца назад

    They should serve food on the ride 🤙

  • @Kidddas
    @Kidddas 2 месяца назад +1

    a slow rapids ride with no drops.
    just like small world a slow boat ride at Disneyland with no drops.

  • @livelifeeventing9935
    @livelifeeventing9935 2 месяца назад

    I think it would have been extra cool if this took you to the actual restaurant part and there was a waitress dressed like they would be in the jungle to take you to your seat!

  • @nerdymom520
    @nerdymom520 2 месяца назад +1

    I agree with whoever said "no seatbelt?" 😅

  • @christianortiz-v1l
    @christianortiz-v1l 2 месяца назад +1

    Nice theming, wished it was a lot more of a soaker ride.

  • @Zachary-wl1cs
    @Zachary-wl1cs 2 месяца назад

    Sounds Like A Woolly Mammoth

  • @DolphinTownHarderwijk
    @DolphinTownHarderwijk 2 месяца назад

    It is a JUNGLE in there!

  • @Tony2Belize
    @Tony2Belize 2 месяца назад

    Where is this located? I'm curious.

  • @Geethepancake
    @Geethepancake 2 месяца назад +2

    The physical set was amazing. The projection ruined it

  • @johnsmallberries4520
    @johnsmallberries4520 2 месяца назад +1

    So do the wait staff swim to you?

  • @CarloRufinoSabusap
    @CarloRufinoSabusap 2 месяца назад

    It's funny how the projections just cut off at the square edges of the projector and they don't try to blend it in in any way

  • @PoleTooke
    @PoleTooke 2 месяца назад +1

    This is both so good and so horrible at the same time. It's so weird.

  • @ul7185
    @ul7185 2 месяца назад +1

    Request: Le Pays des Contes de Fees at Disneyland Paris

  • @TheFabsLV
    @TheFabsLV 2 месяца назад +1

    Hmmm... Kept waiting for it to transition to the ride normally associated with that mode of transport. No white water rapids... they should have kept that waterfall turned on at least. LOL

  • @experiment0789
    @experiment0789 2 месяца назад +3

    Still better than Tiana's Bayou Adventure.

  • @enfpo0o885
    @enfpo0o885 2 месяца назад

    여기가 카페라고요...? 웬만한 놀이공원보다 퀄리티가 좋은데요

  • @Mrkatavfv
    @Mrkatavfv 2 месяца назад

    Hopefully I didn’t miss but where is this ride located at

  • @alexbiersner3350
    @alexbiersner3350 2 месяца назад +5

    This would've been better if it was a flume ride instead

  • @MidnightSonnet
    @MidnightSonnet 2 месяца назад

    I thought the franchise wasn't doing well. This looks expensive to maintain. Is it inside a theme park?

  • @NatashaKallu
    @NatashaKallu 2 месяца назад +1

    Please Build A NEW Rainforest the Ride at Universal Studio in Los Angela and Universal Studio Orlando 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃

  • @cpn.1772
    @cpn.1772 Месяц назад

    The Lights is too bright you can see the projectors at the the ceiling.

  • @chuckcookus
    @chuckcookus 2 месяца назад +2

    Well they spent a lot of money on it. Like reader below noted the ambience would have been better served with some silence punctuated by localized animal sounds instead of the audio overload with the perpetual elephant braying. Better to have fewer, better articulated figures than limited-motion animals stacked side-by-side like cordwood; IRL they would have eaten each other. And enough with the overused tacky projectors, just use orange lights for dusk and maybe project some slowly-moving clouds. Old school Disney imagineers could have made this E-ticket with that budget.

  • @mfl8276
    @mfl8276 2 месяца назад +1

    And why didn't you want to look at the waterfall???

  • @theplushyfan1230
    @theplushyfan1230 2 месяца назад

    I’ve been on this ride before