A trackless system would be great; I like the "smooth ride" of Winnie the Pooh. And thanks for the info (again
) I didn't realize that Kodak had required them to change it; that kinda makes me more leary of Kodak. But hubby and I understand....you can't keep having the same-old, same-old, most people like things to be changed up a bit.
At least I can get my Figment fix from YouTube!
Watch this
http://www.martinsvids.net/?p=95
Also the ride system right from opening day had major issues.
here is some info on the track less system from Japan that could be used for the new JII.
I rank Poohs Hunny Hunt as one of my all time, world-wide favorite Disney attractions! And considering Im not a big fan of Winnie the Pooh, thats saying a lot.
When I wrote about World Bazaar, I mentioned that I would talk about FASTPASS in a later blog. Well the time has come.
FASTPASS works exactly the same in Tokyo as it does in California and Florida.
You arrive at a FASTPASS kiosk, insert your admission ticket, and receive a slip of paper with a return time printed on it. Simple. But Poohs Hunny Hunt is the first attraction that Ive literally, without exaggeration, waited 25-45 minutes in line to pick up a FASTPASS.
When Tokyo Disneyland opens, everyone scrambles to their favorite attraction to secure a FASTPASS, and Poohs Hunny Hunt is one of the most popular destinations. Cast members set up a temporary queue just to handle the FASTPASS line for this attraction. This picture was taken at around 9:30am and the line is about 25 minutes long at this point. Note, this is the line for the FASTPASS, NOT the attraction.
By 10am, one hour after the park opens, Poohs Hunny Hunt will have an 80 minute standby line. By 11am, it can easily be two hours. And at 10am, the Fast Pass return time will already be late afternoon or early evening.
Why is this attraction so popular? Because it is astoundingly superior to its cousins in California, Florida, and Hong Kong. These other three versions pale in comparison. And even if you didnt compare it to the other Pooh attractions, its a fantastic attraction in its own right.
I will do my best to describe the experience, but I know my efforts will fall short. Lets start with the cast member costume. Here they wear a camp counselor outfit -- very appropriate for the 100 Acre Wood.
I rank Poohs Hunny Hunt as one of my all time, world-wide favorite Disney attractions! And considering Im not a big fan of Winnie the Pooh, thats saying a lot.
When I wrote about World Bazaar, I mentioned that I would talk about FASTPASS in a later blog. Well the time has come.
FASTPASS works exactly the same in Tokyo as it does in California and Florida.
You arrive at a FASTPASS kiosk, insert your admission ticket, and receive a slip of paper with a return time printed on it. Simple. But Poohs Hunny Hunt is the first attraction that Ive literally, without exaggeration, waited 25-45 minutes in line to pick up a FASTPASS.
When Tokyo Disneyland opens, everyone scrambles to their favorite attraction to secure a FASTPASS, and Poohs Hunny Hunt is one of the most popular destinations. Cast members set up a temporary queue just to handle the FASTPASS line for this attraction. This picture was taken at around 9:30am and the line is about 25 minutes long at this point. Note, this is the line for the FASTPASS, NOT the attraction.
By 10am, one hour after the park opens, Poohs Hunny Hunt will have an 80 minute standby line. By 11am, it can easily be two hours. And at 10am, the Fast Pass return time will already be late afternoon or early evening.
Why is this attraction so popular? Because it is astoundingly superior to its cousins in California, Florida, and Hong Kong. These other three versions pale in comparison. And even if you didnt compare it to the other Pooh attractions, its a fantastic attraction in its own right.
I will do my best to describe the experience, but I know my efforts will fall short. Lets start with the cast member costume. Here they wear a camp counselor outfit -- very appropriate for the 100 Acre Wood.
The queue begins in a lovely garden. In the background you see a large book, open to a Winnie the Pooh story.
After a number of switchbacks through the plants and flowers, you eventually enter a gardeners shack full of tools and toys. As you exit this building you find yourself behind the large book you saw earlier, looking back out into the garden.
From here you weave in and around more book pages as you gradually work your way to the head of the line.
Poohs Hunny Hunt loads three hunny buckets at a time. Each bucket holds four guests, two in the front and two in the rear. As the ride begins, all three vehicles move forward simultaneously, one, two, three. There is no track on the floor so the buckets are free to move about randomly
A short distance away, all three vehicles come to a stop in front of a giant storybook, which comes to life as Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh set the mood for the adventure to come.
A moment later, you leave this area, but not in the same order as you arrived. N
ow, vehicle number three is in the lead, followed by two and one. Next stop, the Blustery Day room. As you enter this large area, your vehicles seem to have minds of their own. Each hunny pot takes a different route and roams around the room as the wind causes a number of events to unfold.
As each vehicle wanders about, youll see most, but not all of the goings on. Each hunny pot experiences things a little differently. When you leave this room, vehicle number two is in the lead, followed by one and three.
Next you enter the Bounce Room where Tigger is your host. All three vehicles come to a stop, then the entire floor begins to bounce up and down. At the same time, the trees and plants that surround the room spring to life, but they bounce independently from the floor. All the while, Tigger can be seen hopping from one screen to the next in the background. The effect is fantastic. You really are immersed in the middle of everything.
As you leave this room, you travel backwards down a long hallway with car number one in the lead, followed by three and two. Eventually you make another stop, this time to watch Pooh fall asleep and go into his dream state. This effect is the same as the one seen at Florida and California.
From here you enter the Heffalumps and Woozles Room. This is the best area of all! As you enter this fun house, you join four other hunny pots already in the midst of things. Three of the hunny pots are occupied by other guests and the fourth contains several Heffalumps and Woozles.
At this point, your three vehicles join the Heffalumps and Woozles hunny pot and create a circle. Then the four of you rotate around each other. After you make a couple of revolutions, you break away from the group and start your crazy journey around the room. At the same time, the vehicles that were already in the room when you arrived take their exit. As they leave, a fresh group of hunny pots join the
Now traveling independently from the other hunny pots, your vehicle moves from one gag to the next, stopping momentarily to view the event, then moving on sometimes forward, sometimes backwards.
It seems to be complete chaos, seven hunny pots moving about randomly. Its sheer delight. Eventually, its time for your group of hunny pots to leave the room, only to be replaced by a new group of three.
Your final stop brings you to Pooh covered in honey.
