So glad you got a chance to experience a few big rides at the Studios! The Crush Coaster does sound really cool!
I just can't get over all the details at Phantom Manor! And that queue is amazing!
I remember riding 20,000 Leagues back when I first went to Disney World when I was 9 or so. I don't remember much but it's nice to see a form of it still around!
Excited to see some more great pictures of the nighttime show!
It was great to finally be able to get to experience them, because Crush & Ratatouille definitely lived up to the hype!
Phantom Manor is pretty awesome. I like that it's totally different from the US versions of the ride with still a few scenes that are the same or at least familiar.
I never did get to experience 20,000 Leagues, so it was cool to see something similar even if it was just a walkthrough.
Wow, so wonderful to come back from my DIS hiatus and see so many great pics from DLP!! EEK! you had such a productive day, I can't believe how much you accomplished! The earlier jaunt into the studios was disappointing but glad you made it back inside to ride - Assuming the CM's ALLOW me on ratatouille, i'll be most upset to miss Crush's bc that sounds so cool. Too bad you weren't able to eat at the Blue Lagoon, though we aren't planning on eating there (the menu doesn't really excite me) but we ARE planning on Chez Remy's so excited about that
It definitely helped the we had such low crowds to be able to get so much done. Seems like we went at a great time of year! Plus the weather was great, if not just a little too cool in the morning on the second day. I'm SO glad we had a better experience the second time at the Studios because those two rides were totally worth it!
It will be a bummer to miss out on Crush, but it's for a great reason.
Chez Remy's looked amazing from what we could see as we exited the ride! But we just weren't over there for meal time so we didn't even try it out for a walk-up. Hopefully it's as good as it looks!
I'm definitely enjoying this one.... but as long as you have another TR coming up, I guess we can speed through the rest of it.
Seems like it worked out well. I think it would be a fun ride to try and I'm glad you finally could do it.
Sounds like an incredible ride! I'm glad it justified the wait!
Yuck. I'm sorry it was such a disappointment. That ride would definitely be an entirely different experience without the music and effects. I think I'd still enjoy the coaster for what it is, but it would definitely be lacking that little bit extra that makes it so special.
Of course not! And they're great, as usual.
Is there some kind of Disney corporate rule that there has to be some kind of variation of this restaurant in every park they build?
Looks like a fun attraction. Although I think I'd prefer riding in the subs.
Um... do I see DuckTales and TaleSpin references?????
Why does Disneyland Paris get the cool stuff?????
The Ratatouille ride was really interesting because it was trackless, so when you were moving around, it felt really fast and kind of wild! Crush was in a league all its own...just an all around amazing roller coaster! So glad we were able to get on them both on our second try at the Studios.
The coaster was surprisingly just okay without the music and effects, probably because it was something I was expecting and disappointed not to see.
Never having ridden 20,000 Leagues, I think it would probably be a lot more fun in ride form, but the walkthrough was still pretty interesting.
We loved seeing all the Disney Afternoon characters in the stores!!
Yay! So glad you were able to get on all the rides you wanted to ride in Studios after all. And more importantly that they were all great rides! (Besides RNRC, I suppose. Darn.) I can't quite get a feel of how Crush's coaster works with how the seating is, but it does sound really cool!
Seeing all those skeletons on Phantom Manor reminds me of Pirates! Haha
Once again, your DH took some beautiful pictures and I am in awe of how pretty everything is.
RnRC was a disappointment, but the other two were definite hits! And Crush was totally worth the wait. Here's a pic I pulled off a Google image search that shows the ride vehicle.
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disneymom1024, on Flickr
It goes straight for awhile, but when you get to the EAC it starts spinning around in circles!
The end of Phantom Manor felt very much like a Western version of Pirates!
Wow - that was a picture-a-polouzza update! Impressive!
As much as I enjoy looking at the pakr pictures I am still blown away by the Phantom Manor photos. They are so awesome. Did you post some like that in an earlier update. My DIS time has been so spoardic lately that I really can't remember.
Boo that the skyping did not work. That had to be disappointing, but at least you were going home the next day to see your little guy!
Crush's Coaster? Did I read that right? Sounds pretty darn cool, but I'm shocked the RnR fell short.
Anyho - please send me the bat signal when you start your next TR. I don't want to miss it.
DH took SO. MANY. PICTURES! It was pretty hard not to photograph everything though because who knows if we will ever get a chance to go back.
I did post some Phantom Manor pics in an earlier update, but I think this more recent batch came out a little better.
I'm glad that if there was a time Skyping didn't work, it wasn't until the day before we left. That would have been really bad during the beginning of the trip! Thank goodness for technology so we could still feel connected to our little guy even from so far away.
Crush's Coaster was freaking amazing! That is something I wouldn't mind seeing coming to WDW!
I definitely will.