Well kids, I finally got over today for Cast Member previews. The videos are out there, so I wont go into details on the ride, it's pretty much what you see in the video's. Here are my thoughts......Keep in mind I am a big Disney fan, but also a huge fan of parks like Cedar Point where coasters reach heights of 300 and 400 feet and speeds of over 100 miles per hour.....
$100 million seems like a lot of money to spend on an attraction. Cedar Point built a 420 foot tall 120 mph coaster for $25 million! This leaves me to believe that the theme of the ride is what racked up the price so high. The mountain itself is beautiful, so I guess they got what they paid for.
The que line is practically a museum! The number of artifacts that are in that area is amazing! A sign over one such display caught my eye.....SCAT.....in big hand written letters. Yes folks, Disney has Doo on display! Big old hunks of different types of this stuff..........My bet is this is pulled by Spring!
The storyline of the ride is a trip up the mountain, with a surprise attack by the Yedi. There was only minor flaw in the story line I thought. You approach a section of track that has been mangled by the Yedi before going backwards, then after going backwards you see an animation of the Yedi destroying track. I thought these two scenes should have been reversed. See the Yedi destroying the track before you get there.
One interesting thing I noticed. The transfer tracks between the forward and backward motion do not spin like they would say at the transfer tracks of Big Thunder. They actually flip over like a pancake. Pretty neat thing to see, but I doubt you would notice if you were not looking for it or if you were not in one of the first three rows.
After that you go through the Mountain a little more, then you see the Yedi, for about 5 seconds! My thoughts on this are, If you going to spend so much money on a Yedi, slow the train down so I can the darn thing!
Very nice views of Epcot, the Swan and Dolphin, and even the MK from some parts of the ride, really gives you an idea of the size of the whole Disney property.
Overall if you like Disney coasters you are going to love this one. If you were hoping Disney would finally put a white knuckle attraction, sorry, its a great coaster, but not as fast or furious as Six Flags or Cedar Fair properties.
It will be a huge hit, and lines will be long this summer, USE FAST PASS!
Now onto Desperate Houswives!
