CCV Live thank god the people who like Figment are actually a much smaller population than they seem to think. Tony Baxter made Figment. In the 80s. He’s not Mickey.
I definitely learned from maelstrom. I took AP human geography freshman year of high school and the exam had a question about Norwegian industry that wasn't in my textbook but because of that ride, I knew they had an oil industry, so thanks maelstrom
Are we not going to acknowledge that the current Journey Into Imagination is at least better than the previous iteration from 1999? You know, the one that had zero Figment and the ride began with Eric Idle telling you that you suck at imagination?
Why wouldn't they use the ruins of Cranium Command for Inside Out? It's still there rotting. Besides I can't be the only one who wants them to reopen the Wonders Of Life Pavilion.
Epcot is banking on just conventions sadly :/ I heard they are redoing the area for something high tech basically Disney quest but refined but on steroids
I miss that wonders of life pavilion too. And the message of fitness and wellness was great. I also miss the old innovations, with all the 'future tech' that you could see and use.
I agree with Steve. The best thing about Maelstrom was that it was low-key. There was hardly ever a wait, so I could ride it easily. It was like the People Mover, or the boat ride in Mexico. Yes, Frozen is "better", but I almost never ride it because I'm not waiting in line, and I can't get a FastPass.
I still miss Mr. Toad and like you said, so glad it’s still at Disneyland. I often skip Pooh when I’m down at the park unless there is no wait and I’m killing time. However, I love Pooh’s Hunny Hut in Tokyo. If we had that it would be great, though I’d still miss Mr. Toad.
Pooh may not be considered a better ride for you, but it creates more revenue than Mr. Toad would based on merchandise, movies, and Crystal Palace. Mr. Toad also is not a world wide known IP like the princesses, fab 5, Pooh, etc. I think most children/ families would prefer "heffalumps" over Hell as you said.
I like Soarin’ Around the World better than CA ... but I’ve always requested the middle (or waited for it) 😉 Agree they should fix that. Sounds extremely disappointing.
I think people forget the second version of imagination. Almost the same ride as it is now but with no figment. There was such backlash against removing him they had to close the ride after being only open for a year or two and put that patched together version we have now. For those who don’t get figment, it’s because you never saw him in the attraction he was designed to be in.
Just rode Mr. Toad last week in DL, and it is better than Pooh. (The ride broke down and we had to walk through the attraction to get out!) Pooh is my least favorite dark ride in MK. The dark rides at DL are SO much better than WDW. Alice and Wonderland, Snow White, Pinocchio.
I'm with Kathy! Keep Figment around! I don't see why they can't turn it back into Figment and Dreamfinder; they didn't lose the rights to Dreamfinder or anything. Just knock down the stupid Disney/Pixar Film Festival (which I can watch at home, thank you very much) and expand the attraction back to its original glory. Same with ImageWorks!
I miss the original Journey Into Imagination. However, I do think the Imagination Institute is an interesting concept, and could have been successful if they had executed it in a different way. The Dreamfinder should have become the doctor, and they should have kept it closer to the original, but with a slightly more scientific approach.
100% agree on Soarin' Over the World, especially the heavy use of CGI. The entire Taj Mahal scene looked fake. Every single thing in that scene screamed render. I didn't mind the polar bears, and the elephants were ok I guess, but if you have to render the entire scene what's the point? With the original Soarin' I felt like I was there, but with the new one I feel like I'm watching a movie. And I don't need to go all the way to Disney to watch a movie.
Purplefire0796 a quick scan of the Wikipedia page didn't show anything about disallowing external video of the place, but if that's the case I would have just chosen a different site in India, one that could have been filmed.
My cousin went there and told us no one could film there. I don't think you'd want to anyway because apparently the line to see the place is huge and wraps around the building a few times. Honestly they should have just filmed some other famous location
Gahhh!! I'm such a huge fan of Figment! I love the upside-down portion and the magic trick at the end!! I'd be sad to see it go, but then again I never experienced it with Dreamfinder so maybe I'd feel differently having that comparison 🙂
Replacing the Wonders of Life pavilion attractions with a Seasonal event center for Food & Wine/Flower & Garden Festival. I wouldn't have minded if they had updated those attractions or replaced them with new attractions, but they were literally replaced with event space that is only used for half the year.
I actually enjoyed Journey into Imagination, but I think that was because I had heard such bad things and didn’t know what to expect. The surprises were cute, and the older gentleman who was loading the ride vehicles was an absolute gem. But going back to ride it again, I could see it wearing thin on me.
OMG, I was there at Epcot Opening, I loved Figment and Dreamfinder Original! That ride inspired me to change careers when I retired and become a writer! It was that literature segment to got into my head, and now I AM A WRITER, all thanks to Figment and Dreamfinder, I agree "Institute of Imagination CRAP"! I was and have been made at Disney for that for DECADES!
Has anyone here rode Fly Over America? Its a total soarin' knock off inside Mall Of America, but the funniest part is, its so much /better/ than soarin'. The smells are better, the shots are better, and they use water as well.
I have a complaint about Space Mountain. I prefer the pre-renovation time before they put in that ceiling over the queue. You could see up into the ride and see the coaster cars zipping back and forth overhead and it was so cool! Also, they had to add that safety wall on the People Mover track that also blocks some of the view of the ride :(
Mr. Toad is in Disneyland because Wind in the Willows was Walt’s favorite book. It must remain forever because it has a great link to Walt. I think it was a mistake to replace it in Magic Kingdom.
It is so cathartic to hear you all talking about Soarin'; it felt like I was the only person who thought this. I live in So Cal, so I would go to Soarin' in California Adventure - it made sense that it was about California. I really do miss it being about California, with actual film, no crappy CGI or curved mountains or towers, not having to ask to sit in Concourse B to get decent seats, and no overwhelming smells of dirt or cloying jasmine (where's the citrus, the pine?)... that's one ride I would change back in a heartbeat if I could.
Pooh in Tokyo is amazing, the one in Orlando not so much. If you have the opportunity to compare them it makes the Orlando Pooh even worse. For a start the Tokyo one is trackless and has fully animated characters.
I'm 29 and I remember the Wind in the Willows just fine! I loved the book/movie as a kid. That being said, the WDW ride TERRIFIED me as a child so when it was turned into Pooh I wasn't pressed. We went to DL in 2015 though and were able to ride Mr. Toad and I found it much more fun and enjoyable than I did as a kid.
Love this show! Our first trip back to wdw was in March 2018 and I watched every show to get as much info as possible! Thank you guys for the content I miss seeing Steve in the show
Charles- your assessment of Mr. Toad's nearly brought me to tears. That is 100% why it blew my mind and rocked my world as a 5-year-old. Worth the flight out to California. Horizons was such a masterpiece, it's a shame it wasn't on the list- but being the total knock-down transformation that it was, I can understand why you left it off.
This is some great subject matter. I agree with Charles. The reason Epcot is my wife's and my favorite park is its uniqueness. The concept for "Frozen" is fine, but not for Epcot. MK or HS. NOT EPCOT! I just fear that the warp speed that Disney is blindly throwing IP around the parks is that it might change Epcot to just "another" Disney park. The IP is fine, just make its placement and use make sense. And, as one poster said, I disagreed with everything Sawn said, lol. No big deal, just disagreed. Yes, "Frozen" brings people to the Norway pavilion. Yes it thins the crowds at other attractions. BUT, still, you can accomplish that by making the IP and non-IP attractions pertinent to the pavilion, Land, or section of whatever area/park it's being added to.........I totally agree that Sorin' Over CA is MUCH better than Sorin' Over the World. Not because it's CA, but because the video/3D in the World version is horrid. Cheap, crappy, and distorted. I would've loved to have seen Sorin' Over America. smh........I love the Winnie the Pooh ride, but Mr. Toad was better. I agree. I would like to see BOTH attractions at Fantacyland, not one there at the expense of the other. Charles' assessment was great and I wholeheartedly agree with him........GREAT show! I really loved this episode. I look forward to the attractions that were bad a made better.
Test Track should definitely be on this list. They really messed up one of my favorite attractions to the point that I don’t even bother waiting in the long line to ride it. Now Soarin’ (which I personally still love regardless of the updates) and Spaceship Earth are my only must do’s in EPCOT.
Two comments: If a commentator has no idea who Figment is, why is this person giving his opinion of the attraction? Secondly, his comment about not being interested in the culture of Norway shows he also does not understand the idea behind The World Showcase.
Figment?? Who doesn't know Figment? He's a figment of your imagination! Oh well! -- But it's funny seeing 4 grown men arguing over Mr. Toad vs. Winnie the Pooh! TOO FUNNY!
If you like soarin’ (either version) you guys should check out Wings Over Washington. It’s like soarin but 1 it’s over Washington State, 2 it’s got way better technology that makes every single seat have a good view and is completely hidden, and 3 the indoor theming is WAY better in the starting area. It’s got a loop of a totem pole with a roaring fire in front of it inside of a room with wooded benches on an observation deck (that’s the actual ride part that moves) surrounded by UV paintings that create a night sky setting and to top it off, an animatronic owl and raccoon. You guys really should check it out if you are ever in Seattle for any reason
Great show guys! Figment is the embodiment of your imagination. He's not a dinosaur or a dragon. He is the example of the lack of limitations to a creative anything you want. More specifically what a child's mind can create. He's an imaginary friend a child may think up.
Mr Toad's ride was gone well before my first visit to Disneyworld but Charles has just sold the ride to me!! Loved his passionate defence of the ride..wonder if there's footage of the ride anywhere. Go Charles
I hardly remember Alien Encounter, but i don't think i was ever on the Stitch version. I do prefer the original Soarin. I prefer Mr Toad over Winnie the Pooh. I like Frozen, but Maelstrom was classic and had a shorter wait time. I like Figment, but we need the original version back.
I assumed Soarin' ' was filmed with an IMAX fisheye lens which caused the warping. The Pooh ride is awesome... but then again I never went onto the toad ride.
I could talk about the Maelstrom for hours. I absolutely loved that ride and it made me incredibly sad when I learned they were replacing it with a movie that I felt was overrated.
Overrated isn't the correct term... Maybe dragged on. I didn't see the movie immediately when it came to theaters. I thought it was fabulous. The merchandise took forever to hit the stores and once it did .. it got ridiculous. I only had the chance to ride Malstrom once and i was disappointed that it closed but I get the point why Frozen was put there. The ride isn't worse. I did like the ride a lot and if the line wasnt 90 mins long even during the fire works I would have rode it a second time.
My first time at WDW I was eight I didn't go on alien encounter but my cousin did and all I remember when she came out she was crying her eyes out. My aunt felt so bad saying it was to scary for kids. Now that I'm older I wish I could experience the ride. I only went on stitches great escape once and idk if im the only one but that burp in your face part was so disgusting I felt so nauseous after the attraction and really thought I was going to vomit because I was dry heaving for I don't know how many minutes once we got off that attraction. There was also other members in my party who felt sick after the burg parts after we got off the ride as well. So glad its seasonal needs to go away permanently.
Hmm, I wonder if that's why some people don't miss maelstrom. Every time I went on that ride, I had to stand in line for 45mins+ and the ride totally wasn't worth that. Now, if it had been a walk on.......
Not a fan of Sean. His opinions are that of a high school kid, especially compared to Pete & Steve. No depth, maturity, or any real insight came out of his mouth. Bring back Dustin!
Which is especially egregious when you compare him to Charles' sheer eloquence and finnese at exposition. His opinions are incredibly thoughtful and properly substantiated.
Kathy is screaming right now. "two tiny wings, eyes big and yellow, horns of a steer, but a lovable fellow! From head to tail, he's royal purple pigment, and there, voilà! You've got a Figment!" .
For those impatient people: Extra Terrestrial Alien Encounter to Stitches Great Escape Journey Into Imagination Maelstrom to Frozen Ever After Soarin’ Over California to Soarin’ Around the World Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride to The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Probably the very end seat of row 3 is the worst. You get the horrible bend and you aren’t anywhere near the screen. I don’t remember this happening on Soarin over California at all.
I must have even worse eye-sight than I thought. I honestly cannot tell when it's CGI and when it's not. Not just in Soarin' but in movies as well. I can't speak to the "leaning" I've lucked out and been in the middle section.
Horizons turning into Mission Space. Maybe an update was needed, but that Mission Space crap was outdated the day it opened. Still despise that ride to this day, although I'm admittedly curious to try both of the new versions.
So long as Figment remains a thing in any Inside Out adjustment to the Imagination Pavilion, I'm down with it. I think the characters, and Figment, would mesh well and help keep the character alive.
I agree with your list but I want to add one more thing: Tom Sawyer's Island. The original format was so much more interactive and fun. We want the fort back, and teetering rock and the tree house and Injun Joe's caves. We would spend a whole day there. It was a great place for kids to actually play.
Disney has so much space there, I can't believe they would take out Mr. Toad for Pooh and not just add Pooh to an expanded area. Disneyland is land locked and has to use every inch wisely, which is why they bought up surrounding lots around town for parking so they could use their old parking lot to build another theme park. But in Florida why redo perfectly good, much beloved attractions and add on somewhere else instead? A dark ride doesn't take that much space...it's not Splash Mountain or something.
Am I the only one that didn't dislike Stitch's Great Escape? I get that it's not really good, but I find it Okay. Not horrible as many other people find it.
Wasn’t great, but wasn’t the worst thing ever. More importantly, it was really the same attraction as alien encounter, just a family friendly version of it.
I liked it a lot when I was younger but at some point it felt like the restraints changed and became stronger. I almost cried once because they were really pushing down on my shoulders and didn't feel like they were going to stop. Since then I've been really turned off to the ride :/
Mr toads wild ride and snow white were the most vivid memories of my first trip to disney world at 5 years old. These two rides are what made me a disney fanatic! Also Snow whites scary adventure > 7 dwarves mine train.
When I went to shanghai Disney I felt soarin was better than it is in Florida. The que was horrible but the preshow changed for the better. Disney should’ve kept it the same in Florida and California
Sean is highly entertaining even though some of the stuff he says bring out the "what" factor in his cohosts. He's very childlike and it's quite endearing
"Collect your things and get out" Completely justifiable Pete. Well done. Dreamfinder and Figment are some of my happiest childhood memories.
CCV Live thank god the people who like Figment are actually a much smaller population than they seem to think.
Tony Baxter made Figment. In the 80s.
He’s not Mickey.
@@Tsumami__ Figment is the top selling plush at Walt Disney World. So, it's you in the minority.
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I definitely learned from maelstrom. I took AP human geography freshman year of high school and the exam had a question about Norwegian industry that wasn't in my textbook but because of that ride, I knew they had an oil industry, so thanks maelstrom
Pete: "I'll take Vapid for $1000" ROTFL
Charles and your commentary on Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, I am getting you more and more! I like your style Kid! Keep it up!
Charles is a legend
I was so mad that Disney changed journey into imagination the original was so much better and memorable.
Kitsune Metal Reloaded it wasn’t Disney it was the commercially failing Kodak
They should just remake it to the original version of the attraction
Are we not going to acknowledge that the current Journey Into Imagination is at least better than the previous iteration from 1999? You know, the one that had zero Figment and the ride began with Eric Idle telling you that you suck at imagination?
I recorded me singing angel on my shoulder by krystal today can you watch it and reply to me please like now?😀
Why wouldn't they use the ruins of Cranium Command for Inside Out? It's still there rotting. Besides I can't be the only one who wants them to reopen the Wonders Of Life Pavilion.
RememberRobbyKrieger they are reopening it but no inside out, frozen or anything I hope. Nothing happening there
Epcot is banking on just conventions sadly :/ I heard they are redoing the area for something high tech basically Disney quest but refined but on steroids
I miss that wonders of life pavilion too. And the message of fitness and wellness was great. I also miss the old innovations, with all the 'future tech' that you could see and use.
@@meaganpr687 yeah
I agree with Steve. The best thing about Maelstrom was that it was low-key. There was hardly ever a wait, so I could ride it easily. It was like the People Mover, or the boat ride in Mexico. Yes, Frozen is "better", but I almost never ride it because I'm not waiting in line, and I can't get a FastPass.
OMG I'm dying.. 😂😂 Sean #idontcareaboutculture
I still miss Mr. Toad and like you said, so glad it’s still at Disneyland. I often skip Pooh when I’m down at the park unless there is no wait and I’m killing time. However, I love Pooh’s Hunny Hut in Tokyo. If we had that it would be great, though I’d still miss Mr. Toad.
Pooh may not be considered a better ride for you, but it creates more revenue than Mr. Toad would based on merchandise, movies, and Crystal Palace. Mr. Toad also is not a world wide known IP like the princesses, fab 5, Pooh, etc. I think most children/ families would prefer "heffalumps" over Hell as you said.
I never cared for Mr. Toad
I would also make an argument for Horizons becoming Mission Space.
I really like Winnie the Pooh, but I never got to experience Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. Sounds awesome, though.
lizciampa same for me
Still in California... Well 1/2 of it at least.
Go to Disneyland for Mr Toad it’s still there today, I never got to ride Mr Toad in Magic Kingdom tho
Sean saying, “That was a wild ride!” After Charles explained why Mr Toads is THE BEST made me laugh for a good 5 mins 😂😂😂
I like Soarin’ Around the World better than CA ... but I’ve always requested the middle (or waited for it) 😉 Agree they should fix that. Sounds extremely disappointing.
I've been binge watching these Disney videos so much cause I'm going to Disney world in March! I'm so excited😁
Alison Gedraitis me too! 3 more weeks woo!
I think people forget the second version of imagination. Almost the same ride as it is now but with no figment. There was such backlash against removing him they had to close the ride after being only open for a year or two and put that patched together version we have now. For those who don’t get figment, it’s because you never saw him in the attraction he was designed to be in.
😂😂 “collect your things and get out” 😂😂
Sean Faulk...you're FIRED LOL! A purple dinosaur?!!!
Just rode Mr. Toad last week in DL, and it is better than Pooh. (The ride broke down and we had to walk through the attraction to get out!) Pooh is my least favorite dark ride in MK. The dark rides at DL are SO much better than WDW. Alice and Wonderland, Snow White, Pinocchio.
I'm with Kathy! Keep Figment around! I don't see why they can't turn it back into Figment and Dreamfinder; they didn't lose the rights to Dreamfinder or anything. Just knock down the stupid Disney/Pixar Film Festival (which I can watch at home, thank you very much) and expand the attraction back to its original glory. Same with ImageWorks!
Fun Fact: It is shocking how popular Duffy the Bear is at Tokyo Disneyland. We’re talking 3 stores plus a Meet & Greet.
Figment and Bing Bong would be the best of friends
Wow, Charles made some outstanding good points. Well said.
I miss the original Journey Into Imagination. However, I do think the Imagination Institute is an interesting concept, and could have been successful if they had executed it in a different way. The Dreamfinder should have become the doctor, and they should have kept it closer to the original, but with a slightly more scientific approach.
poor figment, never gets the respect he deserves ;-)
Michael not since the 90s
I love Charles' take on Mr. Toad's Wild Ride! What a great ride.
100% agree on Soarin' Over the World, especially the heavy use of CGI. The entire Taj Mahal scene looked fake. Every single thing in that scene screamed render. I didn't mind the polar bears, and the elephants were ok I guess, but if you have to render the entire scene what's the point? With the original Soarin' I felt like I was there, but with the new one I feel like I'm watching a movie. And I don't need to go all the way to Disney to watch a movie.
Stephen Kazmierczak they could not film the Taj Mahal that why it has CGI. Look up the Taj Mahal on google
Purplefire0796 a quick scan of the Wikipedia page didn't show anything about disallowing external video of the place, but if that's the case I would have just chosen a different site in India, one that could have been filmed.
My cousin went there and told us no one could film there. I don't think you'd want to anyway because apparently the line to see the place is huge and wraps around the building a few times. Honestly they should have just filmed some other famous location
Good! Stay out of the line and make it shorter for the rest of us.
Its because the original was FILMED hands down. Practical effects are always better than digital period.
I loved Maelstrom. The majestic fjords-- even the movie at the end. I look forward to riding Frozen but definitely will miss the old.
So glad that you guys are so open and honest without being afraid of the backlash. It’s refreshing
1:07 good joke by Pete went unnoticed. "Thought youd be used to that by now"
Gahhh!! I'm such a huge fan of Figment! I love the upside-down portion and the magic trick at the end!! I'd be sad to see it go, but then again I never experienced it with Dreamfinder so maybe I'd feel differently having that comparison 🙂
Replacing the Wonders of Life pavilion attractions with a Seasonal event center for Food & Wine/Flower & Garden Festival. I wouldn't have minded if they had updated those attractions or replaced them with new attractions, but they were literally replaced with event space that is only used for half the year.
I actually enjoyed Journey into Imagination, but I think that was because I had heard such bad things and didn’t know what to expect. The surprises were cute, and the older gentleman who was loading the ride vehicles was an absolute gem. But going back to ride it again, I could see it wearing thin on me.
Liam D'Arcy I actually enjoyed it as well. I never experienced the original though.
Great episode!! Loved the different opinions and debate! :)
OMG, I was there at Epcot Opening, I loved Figment and Dreamfinder Original! That ride inspired me to change careers when I retired and become a writer! It was that literature segment to got into my head, and now I AM A WRITER, all thanks to Figment and Dreamfinder, I agree "Institute of Imagination CRAP"! I was and have been made at Disney for that for DECADES!
omg this was hilarious xD really loved this video.
Sean is really naive and I like it, he is kinda honest and I don't find anything wrong about that.
Originally, ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter was to feature the Alien from the Alien franchise. Do you think that would be better?
Connor Loewy Well, now that Disney owns Fox, we might actually get that when they finally close down Stitch
That would be nice, but I would like a new dark ride to be honest...
No need for TWO xenomorphs at WDW, now!
Where is the second one?
Oh, quite. I forgot the Great Movie Ride had closed. Suppose there are none now, so one wouldn't hurt after all.
Accurate list, I so badly wish we had Mr. Toad back.
Has anyone here rode Fly Over America?
Its a total soarin' knock off inside Mall Of America, but the funniest part is, its so much /better/ than soarin'. The smells are better, the shots are better, and they use water as well.
I have a complaint about Space Mountain. I prefer the pre-renovation time before they put in that ceiling over the queue. You could see up into the ride and see the coaster cars zipping back and forth overhead and it was so cool! Also, they had to add that safety wall on the People Mover track that also blocks some of the view of the ride :(
Maelstrom was always my favorite in Epcot,Frozen belongs in fantasy land.Blasphemy.
I agree with Pete soaring over California is way better
I think I disagreed with everything Sean said.
He's always so bad. 'Soooooo' 'Ummmmm'
I normally do.
14Macca he's so annoying...
"or whatever"
Sometimes I skip ahead when he talks. It's like listening to an idiot that doesn't even care about the topic giving his opinions.
I’m surprised you didn’t include the changes in Test Track to make it more interactive with guests.
Pooh is one of my favorite rides in the Magic Kingdom. Admittedly though I never experienced it as Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
Mr. Toad is in Disneyland because Wind in the Willows was Walt’s favorite book. It must remain forever because it has a great link to Walt. I think it was a mistake to replace it in Magic Kingdom.
It is so cathartic to hear you all talking about Soarin'; it felt like I was the only person who thought this. I live in So Cal, so I would go to Soarin' in California Adventure - it made sense that it was about California. I really do miss it being about California, with actual film, no crappy CGI or curved mountains or towers, not having to ask to sit in Concourse B to get decent seats, and no overwhelming smells of dirt or cloying jasmine (where's the citrus, the pine?)... that's one ride I would change back in a heartbeat if I could.
Mr Toad was far superior.
Pooh in Tokyo is amazing, the one in Orlando not so much. If you have the opportunity to compare them it makes the Orlando Pooh even worse. For a start the Tokyo one is trackless and has fully animated characters.
Very true. Also, I'm pretty sure that the one in MK doesn't rock you around like Disneyland.
At least we still have Mr Toad in Disneyland, the original
The more I watch Charles the more I really like his style. :) Great work all :)
Love your show! You guys are so informative while also being so very entertaining!!! 😊
I'm 29 and I remember the Wind in the Willows just fine! I loved the book/movie as a kid. That being said, the WDW ride TERRIFIED me as a child so when it was turned into Pooh I wasn't pressed. We went to DL in 2015 though and were able to ride Mr. Toad and I found it much more fun and enjoyable than I did as a kid.
Seriously just realized why my family and I loved Mr Toad's Wild Ride!
Now I'm pissed!
Love this show! Our first trip back to wdw was in March 2018 and I watched every show to get as much info as possible! Thank you guys for the content I miss seeing Steve in the show
Charles- your assessment of Mr. Toad's nearly brought me to tears. That is 100% why it blew my mind and rocked my world as a 5-year-old. Worth the flight out to California.
Horizons was such a masterpiece, it's a shame it wasn't on the list- but being the total knock-down transformation that it was, I can understand why you left it off.
Sean is such a blonde.
I LOVE WIND IN THE WILLOWS. I am that advocate
This is some great subject matter. I agree with Charles. The reason Epcot is my wife's and my favorite park is its uniqueness. The concept for "Frozen" is fine, but not for Epcot. MK or HS. NOT EPCOT! I just fear that the warp speed that Disney is blindly throwing IP around the parks is that it might change Epcot to just "another" Disney park. The IP is fine, just make its placement and use make sense. And, as one poster said, I disagreed with everything Sawn said, lol. No big deal, just disagreed. Yes, "Frozen" brings people to the Norway pavilion. Yes it thins the crowds at other attractions. BUT, still, you can accomplish that by making the IP and non-IP attractions pertinent to the pavilion, Land, or section of whatever area/park it's being added to.........I totally agree that Sorin' Over CA is MUCH better than Sorin' Over the World. Not because it's CA, but because the video/3D in the World version is horrid. Cheap, crappy, and distorted. I would've loved to have seen Sorin' Over America. smh........I love the Winnie the Pooh ride, but Mr. Toad was better. I agree. I would like to see BOTH attractions at Fantacyland, not one there at the expense of the other. Charles' assessment was great and I wholeheartedly agree with him........GREAT show! I really loved this episode. I look forward to the attractions that were bad a made better.
Yeah
Test Track should definitely be on this list. They really messed up one of my favorite attractions to the point that I don’t even bother waiting in the long line to ride it. Now Soarin’ (which I personally still love regardless of the updates) and Spaceship Earth are my only must do’s in EPCOT.
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Two comments: If a commentator has no idea who Figment is, why is this person giving his opinion of the attraction? Secondly, his comment about not being interested in the culture of Norway shows he also does not understand the idea behind The World Showcase.
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One of the funniest videos you guys have ever uploaded! I laughed so hard!
Figment?? Who doesn't know Figment? He's a figment of your imagination! Oh well! -- But it's funny seeing 4 grown men arguing over Mr. Toad vs. Winnie the Pooh! TOO FUNNY!
Oh Alien Encounter was a GREAT attraction...
I didn't even know Maelstrom was there when we visited before. You can't miss what you didn't know existed. :D I do agree about Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
Really enjoyed everybody's thoughts on these rides..great show!
I'm shocked that Horizons replaced by Mission: Space or Barnstormer at Wiseacre Farm replaced by Barnstormer Great Goofini isn't in here
If you like soarin’ (either version) you guys should check out Wings Over Washington. It’s like soarin but 1 it’s over Washington State, 2 it’s got way better technology that makes every single seat have a good view and is completely hidden, and 3 the indoor theming is WAY better in the
starting area. It’s got a loop of a totem pole with a roaring fire in front of it inside of a room with wooded benches on an observation deck (that’s the actual ride part that moves) surrounded by UV paintings that create a night sky setting and to top it off, an animatronic owl and raccoon. You guys really should check it out if you are ever in Seattle for any reason
We were there when the froZen meet and greet had a 6 hour wait. It was total madness
Great show guys! Figment is the embodiment of your imagination. He's not a dinosaur or a dragon. He is the example of the lack of limitations to a creative anything you want. More specifically what a child's mind can create. He's an imaginary friend a child may think up.
Mr Toad's ride was gone well before my first visit to Disneyworld but Charles has just sold the ride to me!! Loved his passionate defence of the ride..wonder if there's footage of the ride anywhere. Go Charles
I hardly remember Alien Encounter, but i don't think i was ever on the Stitch version. I do prefer the original Soarin. I prefer Mr Toad over Winnie the Pooh. I like Frozen, but Maelstrom was classic and had a shorter wait time. I like Figment, but we need the original version back.
I assumed Soarin' ' was filmed with an IMAX fisheye lens which caused the warping. The Pooh ride is awesome... but then again I never went onto the toad ride.
Bravo Charles! Amazing job
Horizons to Mission: Space was, by far, the worst change for me and it's not even close
I could talk about the Maelstrom for hours. I absolutely loved that ride and it made me incredibly sad when I learned they were replacing it with a movie that I felt was overrated.
Overrated isn't the correct term... Maybe dragged on. I didn't see the movie immediately when it came to theaters. I thought it was fabulous. The merchandise took forever to hit the stores and once it did .. it got ridiculous.
I only had the chance to ride Malstrom once and i was disappointed that it closed but I get the point why Frozen was put there. The ride isn't worse. I did like the ride a lot and if the line wasnt 90 mins long even during the fire works I would have rode it a second time.
I agree that Mr. Toad's wild Ride should have stayed. But at Disneyland they took Country Bear Jamboree which I enjoyed.
Here we are in 2022, still waiting for a replacement for Stitches Great Escape. I love watching these old episodes to see what came true
My first time at WDW I was eight I didn't go on alien encounter but my cousin did and all I remember when she came out she was crying her eyes out. My aunt felt so bad saying it was to scary for kids. Now that I'm older I wish I could experience the ride. I only went on stitches great escape once and idk if im the only one but that burp in your face part was so disgusting I felt so nauseous after the attraction and really thought I was going to vomit because I was dry heaving for I don't know how many minutes once we got off that attraction. There was also other members in my party who felt sick after the burg parts after we got off the ride as well. So glad its seasonal needs to go away permanently.
Hmm, I wonder if that's why some people don't miss maelstrom. Every time I went on that ride, I had to stand in line for 45mins+ and the ride totally wasn't worth that. Now, if it had been a walk on.......
Charles just did the classic quiet cool guy mic drop.
Ok, road Mr. TOAD's Wild Ride in Disneyland at age 8. Thought it was fantastic and thrilling. And those ride vehicles, bring it back to WDW.
Not a fan of Sean. His opinions are that of a high school kid, especially compared to Pete & Steve. No depth, maturity, or any real insight came out of his mouth.
Bring back Dustin!
I wouldn't even say high school. More like an 8 year old.
Which is especially egregious when you compare him to Charles' sheer eloquence and finnese at exposition. His opinions are incredibly thoughtful and properly substantiated.
Mr. Toad was awesome. Who do we have to beg and bribe to build a new one somewhere in any of the Disney World parks? Any one of them will do for me.
There are actually a lot of historical aspects of Norway in Frozen.
Kathy is screaming right now. "two tiny wings, eyes big and yellow, horns of a steer, but a lovable fellow! From head to tail, he's royal purple pigment, and there, voilà! You've got a Figment!" .
For those impatient people:
Extra Terrestrial Alien Encounter to Stitches Great Escape
Journey Into Imagination
Maelstrom to Frozen Ever After
Soarin’ Over California to Soarin’ Around the World
Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride to The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Probably the very end seat of row 3 is the worst. You get the horrible bend and you aren’t anywhere near the screen. I don’t remember this happening on Soarin over California at all.
I must have even worse eye-sight than I thought. I honestly cannot tell when it's CGI and when it's not. Not just in Soarin' but in movies as well. I can't speak to the "leaning" I've lucked out and been in the middle section.
Horizons turning into Mission Space. Maybe an update was needed, but that Mission Space crap was outdated the day it opened. Still despise that ride to this day, although I'm admittedly curious to try both of the new versions.
So long as Figment remains a thing in any Inside Out adjustment to the Imagination Pavilion, I'm down with it. I think the characters, and Figment, would mesh well and help keep the character alive.
if only disney tried as hard on all their rides as they did on the frozen one then maybe they wouldn’t have to change things so often
I loved maelstrom!! I agree with Charles!
I agree with your list but I want to add one more thing: Tom Sawyer's Island. The original format was so much more interactive and fun. We want the fort back, and teetering rock and the tree house and Injun Joe's caves. We would spend a whole day there. It was a great place for kids to actually play.
Disney has so much space there, I can't believe they would take out Mr. Toad for Pooh and not just add Pooh to an expanded area. Disneyland is land locked and has to use every inch wisely, which is why they bought up surrounding lots around town for parking so they could use their old parking lot to build another theme park. But in Florida why redo perfectly good, much beloved attractions and add on somewhere else instead? A dark ride doesn't take that much space...it's not Splash Mountain or something.
Am I the only one that didn't dislike Stitch's Great Escape? I get that it's not really good, but I find it Okay. Not horrible as many other people find it.
MrFelix1812 I didn't mind it and one of my former coworkers really liked it.
I didn't hate it like these guys do. I thought it was fun. But not my fave and I won't miss it.
Wasn’t great, but wasn’t the worst thing ever. More importantly, it was really the same attraction as alien encounter, just a family friendly version of it.
I enjoyed it the first time. But not enough to experience it every single trip.
I liked it a lot when I was younger but at some point it felt like the restraints changed and became stronger. I almost cried once because they were really pushing down on my shoulders and didn't feel like they were going to stop. Since then I've been really turned off to the ride :/
I never got to ride Mr. Toad's Wild Ride or the old Snow White ride. I wish I could have!
Mr toads wild ride and snow white were the most vivid memories of my first trip to disney world at 5 years old. These two rides are what made me a disney fanatic! Also Snow whites scary adventure > 7 dwarves mine train.
When I went to shanghai Disney I felt soarin was better than it is in Florida. The que was horrible but the preshow changed for the better. Disney should’ve kept it the same in Florida and California
Sean is highly entertaining even though some of the stuff he says bring out the "what" factor in his cohosts. He's very childlike and it's quite endearing