Rides they should get rid of

[Terra]

Oh shush your mouth you Speedway naysayers

My sons LOVE that attraction!

I'm in the 'nothing' camp. Because this thread alone proves that we all have different tastes. There are some attractions my kiddos adore that I could skip all together, but ride because they love it. And I love to see them laugh with joy! I'm thinking the Tea Cups here

[Tygger7]

From a personal, and "historical" perspective, I would NEVER suggest getting rid of Small World, the Tikki Birds or the Speedway. I guess once you know the back-story, it can give you a different appreciation of the ride. All 3 of those have DL versions and had direct involvement from Walt. I guess I'm pretty protective of the attractions that have such a strong tie-in. However, some of the newer attractions don't have much "history", nor are they on my "must do" list. As others have said, I would much rather have something than nothing and think that even changing these should wait until a suitable replacement is found. With that said, I could see updating/removing:

At MK- Stitch
At Epcot- UoE needs updating, but again something is better than nothing
At DHS - American Idol & Sounds Dangerous. LMA needs to be changed or updated.
At AK - There's not a lot there, but I would love to see something different in place of Primeval Whirl...just feels too "carnival" and "cheap"

Again, I would hate to see rides shut down and left to sit empty (like the Wonders of Life pav).

[Cheshire_Girl]

I agree that getting rid of classic rides is not the way to go, however Stitch?? there is nothing classic about this "thing" I have avoided it like the plague. And Captain EO? Really? It was painful to watch!
Otherwise, leave it be! There is plenty that I don't like, that is someone else's favorite! And like so many here have said, it they're in line for their favorite-that means they're not in line for mine!!

[laprana]

I love just about every WDW attraction that is there now, but there are defintely a few that I would like to see replaced or revamped/updated. They are:

*Stitch: Get rid of it completely and replace it with something else! THE worst attraction in WDW, hands down.
*The Narnia/Jack Sparrow thing in DHS: Replace!
*The Backlot Tour in DHS: This used to be a lot of fun until they cut half of it out. Now it's just taking up space. Replace!
*Universe of Energy: I used to love this ride, but was bored out of my mind the last time I rode it a couple years ago. I would want it to stay, but it definitely needs an update!
*Journey into Imagination: Needs to be revamped with the DreamFinder brought back!
*Chester & Hester's Dino-Rama: Tear this whole area down and start over with something new!

[bruin1344]

Captain EO (extremely outdated and whether Michael Jackson is guilty or innocent of his crimes, he still creeps me out)
Universe of Energy (too long, boring, and Im not an Ellen fan)
the whole Dino Land carnival thing (reminds me of rundown local carnival)

[Mousemates]

Ellens.

[Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Da Disney]

None! I did say Teacups earlier but I changed my mind I have had some good memories on that ride.

[CU Tiger]

Below are the rides that I thinkg should go. No referb or update will make these any better. I say replace and not just remove. It will cost money, but new rides draw more people into the parks, thus brining in more money.

Replace:
Stitch
Dino-Rama
Universe of Energy
Studio Backlot Tour

[DNS]

MK - Tomorrowland Speedway

EP - Maybe the Wonders of Life pavilion, only because it is so rarely used. I'd rather they just open it back up.

DHS - Backstage tour, but I would prefer they just add some interest to it.

AK - That awful Dinorama carnival thing!!

We all have favorites and ones that we seldom or never do, but to be honest, the only thing that I think needs to go (instead of being updated) is that awful carnival thing at AK.

[azcavalier]

Yes, it is interesting what people love and hate.

We love the Carnival area in Dinoland. Maybe we love it because it's always empty. I dunno, we just really enjoy it.

If there is an attraction that feels "cheap", to me it's the Country Bears. It's like Chuck E. Cheese on steroids. BUT, I can see why people want it to stay around, as it was one of Walt's ideas. It IS classic Disney. But so was Mr. Toad, and he's not found in WDW anymore.

I also like Stitch. I don't see why people think it's so awful. It has amazing animatronics. Sure, it doesn't fit within the "story" of the movie, but it's humorous enough to be enjoyable.

Tomorrowland speedway doesn't need to go, it just needs a complete overhaul. Electric engines would be awesome.

[Lindsey310]

well she did say "things that they should replace with something new"
I think it goes without saying that no one hates any ride enough that they would prefer a blank space.

Exactly!! That was the whole point of this post! There are some rides that we skip every time...I think Disney needs to add new rides to keep the people that go every year (like me!) wanting to come back time after time. Just saying....

[joonyer]

TomorrowLand Speedway. OK, I don't hate it, and I won't say I wish it was gone, but of all the MK attractions I am the most disappointed that this ride is still around in it's original form.

It has no Disney magic in spite of the fact that it was a DL original. It is merely a copy of similar rides that were already in most of the tacky roadside amusement park that Walt was trying to "one-up" when he created DL, and he had to have some rides to compete with them. At MK, the attractions ought to be better and more imaginative and more magical that what you can find in an ordinary amusement park. Both of my six-year olds were excited to ride it until they got on it and discovered that unlike the "real" go karts they could actually race, steer and pass other cars with at our small town fun center, the Speedway cars were quote "lame"; and they never wanted to wait in line for it again.
On top of how "lame" the "driving" experience is, it is noisy, smelly and extremely slow loading. Worst of all is the complete lack of theming and imagination.

Which is to say, the ride is not beyond redemption. With some real Disney Imagineering work, the cars could be made electric, with sound effects, even voices, and every car could be a different character from a movie, I don't know, say . .CARS for instance? Then the track layout could be converted to a town, with sights to see, and even an indoor portion of the ride which could simulate the town at night, with all the retro neon lights, and cool music playing in the background. Then the ride would be worth experiencing and waiting in line for. Not that difficult to do.

[texas211]

MK- Stitch
Epcot- Lion King movie, Mexico, most of the movies in WS, U of Energy
DHS- Backlost tour
Animal Kingdom- Pretty much anything but the Nemo Show.

Dtd- Disneyquest

[Airblue1]

MK- tomorrowland

AK-Dino Land

Epcot- anything that is does not have a ride or a country name

DHS-Lights Motor whatever and the open non used spaces

[Granny Jill A]

AK - Dino-Rama Carnival - waste of good space and irritating to boot.

MK - Tomorrowland Speedway - noisy, fume-ridden, slow, out of date.

EPCOT - Update Universe of Energy

STUDIOS - Backlot tour needs updating.

[chriscwest45]

Wow almost unanimous on Stitch. Problem is kids love that character for some reason...

I too have no care for the speedway but I can see why people do for nostalgas sake. I died a little when Mr. Toad's went out, and I hate that Snow White is gone now and would miss Country Bears and the Tiki Birds. The difference to me is that all of those things are distinctly Disney. I just took my son on a rinky dink car ride at a small town amusement park. If you took that ride out of context there would be nothing to make it FEEL Disney.

Circle of Life needs to go and needs Kitchen Cabaret back in the Land

I've never really thought about Dino-o-Rama one way or another and the carnival theme is cute, but again I could go to a real carnival. My son loves dinosaurs and is too small for Dinosaur so I think the Triceratops spin is just fine. Apparently kids don't understand all the flying spinning rides are the same, but thats just one of the things that makes them lovable.

[WDWgoofy]

AK - Dino-Rama Carnival - waste of good space and irritating to boot.

MK - Tomorrowland Speedway - noisy, fume-ridden, slow, out of date.

EPCOT - Update Universe of Energy

STUDIOS - Backlot tour needs updating.

I agree completely, but with the Captain Eo and Stitch added.

Also, can Disney not come up with something better than emptiness to replace the Wonders of Life?

[Crow]

theres a lot i dont go on..idk if ive been on Dumbo, Carousel, speedway...at least since i was a kid. and never on Aladdin spittin camels at MK or AK Primeval whirl and such
but i agree if they take crowds from other rides
and dont close something wo a replacement.

[arm00leg]

Stitch! Loved Alien Encounter, stitch is terrible.

[Renfairwedding]

Stitch can go in my book. The rest is ok with me.