I haven't been on this ride in ages and it was nice to see pictures of the exit scenes.
I think this is the one "thrill" ride that in general (huge generalization) is a tween/teen go-to. I think it'd be a fantastic ride in concept for more age groups if the track itself was updated to something as smooth and "kind" like Everest.
She is lucky that she didn't lose it at the top of the roller coaster. I have lost a hat, reading glasses, and sunglasses at WDW, but losing a cellphone would be a disaster.
I lost a very precious tiara on that ride a few trips back. I put in a Lost Report, and at one point was told one was found that matched the description, but in the need never got it back. I was heartbroken. Should have taken it off for sure, but just forgot.
I never could understand why Disney used such an old story like Song of the South to tell the story of the ride. I always thought that the combination of a cute kids section combined with a more grown up thrill ride just seemed wrong. The only story I remember from Song of the South is the Tar Baby story.
Tar-Baby - Wikipedia
I think part of the motivation was to use the old characters/animatronics from the old America Sings attraction, but more than that, it's a light-hearted, whimsical dark ride with a tiny bit of "thrill" involved. I like the mix of both so that it's appealing to all ages. I mean, they aren't going to change that mix in anything new they'd put in- it'd still have the drop, the dark section, the outdoor parts.... so the ride concept will be the same.
I never knew the backstory. That makes the ride more interesting.
It sure does!
I think the whole - out of the house doing some new - is the reason we have gone to WDW more than usual since October.
For sure! Diversions are I think what are keeping a lot of people simply going at all.
My sister and I had been to AK just a couple of days before you were there and the animals were great. The best was the gorilla habitat. The entire family, except one gorilla, were playing on the hill instead of being in the glass window. The babies were climbing the ropes and dragging the bucket area, etc. And the CM went into detail when I asked about the bachelor hill with the male gorillas.
But when my sister and I did the safari at rope drop on Jan 31st, literally one of the first groups out, there was only one giraffe on the savanna, which I thought was odd. My husband and I went to AK the first week of March and rode the safari just a little after rope drop. It was approximately 8:25am when we got to the savanna and suddenly a huge group of giraffes come racing over the hill and into the savanna. Now I know why we didn't see the giraffes on January 31st - they hadn't been released from their enclosure yet.
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I was so sad to have missed you!!!
Isn't it wonderful when the gorilla family it out and about? And even better when the CMs are out sharing their knowledge. Seems like I always learn something new on that trail!
What a cool thing to get to see when the giraffes are at their most active time! Fresh out of the gate so to speak and ready to eat and socialize in their wide open spaces.
I asked the CM about the goat display and he said that they built it in Nov or Dec. I like the display and hope they build more things like that.
That's what I discoved too. A total surprise to me and I really like it! I too hope there will be more additions. I'm always sad when things are removed or changed, but additions are AWESOME!!
I love the giraffes. I will never forget the very time time I went on the safari and saw giraffes eating leaves and walking around in a natural setting, instead of in a concrete cage.
Another vote for giraffes!
They are indeed graceful, usually pretty active, and interesting to watch. I agree, seeing them able to roam freely is amazing!
a close second. I maybe partial since I did the two tours for these guys and really enjoyed both.
