Not-Worth-It Attractions

[TakeMe2EPCOT]

Hi everyone:

OK, this might be a tad controversial, but I was reading another thread about attractions people have never done, and as they listed them I kept finding myself thinking, "you're not missing much...you're not missing much..."

While everyone knows I'm a DW nut, there are quite a few attractions that, well, can be skipped. It's a matter of opinion of course, but what's your list? Here's mine:

• Country Bears - Boring, weird, and poorly maintained
• Stitch - Bring back Alien Encounter!
• It's a Small World - Boring & annoying
• Tiki Birds - Under any management
• Circle Vision movies - way outdated and boring
• Sounds Dangerous - Why is that still there?

[Airblue1]

I agree, however, Small World deserves much love. A ride that sings the same song throughout without skipping a beat. ROCKS!!!!

[Imagineer1981]

SOARIN!!!!!

that should cause some debate...ha


Anyways, here's my list

1) American Idol...yep already dead to me
2) Soarin...sorry its really boring
3) anything in chester and hester's dinorama
4) Tiki Room
5) Sounds Dangerous
6) Honey I shrunk the kids playground
7) Any movie at WS...all seem dated, even Canada's new one is still blah

[TinyDancer]

The only ones I *intentionally* skip are Stitch, Tiki Room, and Kali River Rapids. The first two I skip because I liked the old ones better and I'd rather think of them that way than have my memories polluted. As for Kali, its rare I want to get that wet.

Any others I may skip on a trip usually have more to do with lines or just don't feel like taking the time to do them (the movies in WS). I have nothing against them that I *won't* see them, I just don't feel like it.

32 weeks!!

[TheWizofDiz]

I must admit I have trouble dissing any attraction that Walt Disney himself was involved with...sure, he didn't always have the golden touch when it came to new attractions (as the early days of Disneyland can attest) That being said, certain attractions that some do find a bit boring or annoying like Small World and the Tiki Birds I do enjoy to some degree. For me, just knowing that Walt had something to do with it, keeps me coming back from time to time.

I do have my WDW "Bombs" List and here it is:

Stitch- I feel AE was much better!

Winnie the Pooh's Playful Spot? Remove 20K for that? You must be joking!

Toontown...sorry, I realize the little tykes may like it...but, um, I would like to see a better use of that whole area...

NY Street in DHS...other than the awesome Christmas display, what where they
thinking...Maybe they want guests to Escape from NYC when walking down thru that cheesy section...run!

American Idol...geeze, let's just bring the Gong Show back!

[RBrooksC]

Sorry, Small World is a classic ride with a classic song. The presentation can be annoying due to the melody going through the whole ride but it is unique and very Disney.

I also enjoy Enchanted Tiki Room. Again, it is quintessential Disney. While I don't remember the original show, the new show doesn't bother me and my son liked it so I won't complain about it.

Country Bears I can't say anything about since I haven't seen it since 1983 and I have been to Disney four times since then.

Also, never tried Stitch so I cannot comment on it.

[glenpreece]

1. Dumbo and Barnstormer : Never have never will unless I have children

2. Hall of PresidentsL I had to sit through it once NEVER AGAIN I literally fell asleep

3.Beauty and the Beast Onstage: Why?

4. All the shows etc in WS: If I wanted to travel to those places I'd go there not come to WDW. Although I have done Maelstorm while waiting for Akershus.

5.Kilimanjaro Safari: If I wanted to look at animals I'd go to the Toronto Zoo.

There's more but those are the main ones.

[sdewan]

• Country Bears - Boring, weird, and poorly maintained
• Stitch - Bring back Alien Encounter!
• It's a Small World - Boring & annoying
• Tiki Birds - Under any management
• Circle Vision movies - way outdated and boring
• Sounds Dangerous - Why is that still there?

I strongly object to Country Bear Jamboree and It's A Small World being on that list. These are classics and we still enjoy them on every visit. However, I wouldn't mind an occasional update (such as recently done on HM) to keep them fresh.

Country Bear Jamboree - what ever happened to the multiple shows? They were alternating between the Jamboree and the Vacation Hoedown for a while, but have been stuck on the Jamboree for maybe a decade now. And why no Christmas show?

It's A Small World - I'm anxiously awaiting Disneyland's refurbishment to complete, as rumor has it that they are adding new show elements, such as Alice In Wonderland for the England segment. Perhaps WDW will follow suit as it did with HM.

But even without updates these attractions are still worth seeing in my opinion.

[btharvey]

Geezawhiz! I don't think there are any rides that I would want done away with. Of course, that includes Horizons, the original Peoplemover, and so on and so forth.

Even the "boring" rides can give you something to look at. It's a small world, I remember (because I'm old enough to be able to) originally riding it at the New York's World Fair in the '60s, and while it was sort of dinky and sort of silly then, it also represented a huge amount of clockwork mechanisms all working in sync -- something that isn't that easy even today.

Carousel of Progress. Ok. Sit while you're slowly spun in a circle looking at the previous 120 years or so and the same guy and his hapless family (Including Uncle Orville). Sort of silly, but still the same kind of memory.

Walt Disney Railroad. Slow, kind of boring, but wouldn't miss it for the world, especially since Walt Disney kept ownership of the trains when he handed over ownership of everything else. Love it! So did he!

Main street. Been there. Seen it. Read just about all the signs in all the windows (they change, just slowly). Still, it wouldn't be my desired experience without it.

No matter how banal, how we won't see it (because of my wife's physical reaction, we'll never again go on Mission Space so why do we need it? It's simply the best recreation of the experience you can get on Earth!), I still want it all to be there. Forever. WDW and DL and the rest aren't amusement parks or theme parks to me ... they're memories ane experiences. Much more important.

[BigRedDad]

OK, there are classics that are outdated and to people that did not see them in the 70s, it is easy to discount. Everyone will have varying opinions, so here are mine:

1. Swiss Family Tree House: wasted space for a tree fort.
2. Aladdin's Flying Carpets: They already have several rides that go in a circle and up and down: Dumbo, Astro Orbiter: The one in Dinoland.
3. Frontierland Shooting Gallery: That same thing was there when I was peeing in my diaper when they first opened.
4. Fantasyland: All of the old attractions are extremely dated. They should revamp all of the classics and remake them with new technology. Rides with little rooms depicting a small scene is the same as any county fair.

That's all for now. I looked specifically at MK. I will think about the others as I think some more.

[Disney fans..]

The only show that I would like to see gone is Dangerous Sounds...to me this has nothing to do with Disney.

[joonyer]

I can't believe no one else has mentioned the TomorrowLand Speedway. The most lame, un-Disneyfied attraction in all WDW. It's not even close to as much fun as a go-kart ride at every two-bit cheesy/tacky road-side amusement park in the country. My boys have refused to waste time waiting in line (no matter how short) for it since they were 6 years old.

It demonstrates a complete lack of imagination and magic and is an embarrassment to the MAGIC Kingdom in my opinion. It should be replaced with anything that has some semblance of imagineering put into it.

OK . . . I'm off my soapbox now.

[Greenlawler]

The Country Bears are Disney to me. I remember as a small child it being a huge deal with it's own gift shop. I have three boys who love it still today.
Granted it is poorly maintained, but there is something to be said for letting the nostalgia buffs have a bone every once in a while.
When you constantly refurb areas of the park they tend to look dated quickly. How long has it been since the Future World refurb? It already looks dated, the old classic Future World would be more fun to me and instead of looking cheesy it would look classic.
Anyways I digress stop hating on the bears, there are plenty of other areas that should go away FIRST.

[mcjaco]

SOARIN!!!!!

that should cause some debate...ha


Anyways, here's my list

Amen. I don't understand the excitement about this ride. There's no way I would wait two hours for this. I'm not sure I'd wait 15 minutes. The most over rated ride on the property.

[KAT1811]

Geezawhiz! I don't think there are any rides that I would want done away with.

Maybe I'm just a Disney die hard but there isn't anything that I wouldn't want to do. There are some we skip for the sake of time so that we get all of our favorites in but we usually revisit them another day.

We went last September with a big group and one member of our party refused to ride anything in Fantasyland (granted they do not have children but still). I still don't understnad why not.

To each his own but I do LOVE IASW, classic Disney I think the girls made up ride it twice in a row last year. Actually come to think of it I think it was DH that made us ride it twice!!!

[ThanxForNoticin]

I have to say that I intentionally log into Intercot to get away from the political rhetoric for just a few minutes during the day.

The Hall of Presidents is very well done and is an attraction I enjoy every few years to remind me of our American roots and optimism for the future. I hope they would never do away with it - but it might not be for everyone.

The only attraction I don't need to go back to is the Tiki Birds, but I know a lot of folks who do really enjoy it, so I hope they keep it!

[TakeMe2EPCOT]

The Country Bears are Disney to me. I remember as a small child it being a huge deal with it's own gift shop. I have three boys who love it still today.
Granted it is poorly maintained, but there is something to be said for letting the nostalgia buffs have a bone every once in a while.
When you constantly refurb areas of the park they tend to look dated quickly. How long has it been since the Future World refurb? It already looks dated, the old classic Future World would be more fun to me and instead of looking cheesy it would look classic.
Anyways I digress stop hating on the bears, there are plenty of other areas that should go away FIRST.

Sorry...I just HATE that bear show. And mind you, I saw it first in the middle 70s right around the park opening, so it does have its nostalgia value, but even so, it just so boring and weird with that one fat bear singing about "blood on the saddle."

You are right, though--areas that are refurbed tend to look dated quickly. That's because they put contemporary design elements into them rather than timeless elements. What was contemporary in the 1990s is hideous today.

I do have to disagree about the Future World rehab, though. I think the retro 1950s remake was an excellent idea--it's timeless!

Oh, and I wanted to agree with the other poster about Soarin'. Change the name to Borin'. Or maybe Overratin'...wait in line forever, sit on what amounts to a porch swing, and watch one of those really big clip movies on a big screen.

[TakeMe2EPCOT]

Me again...I forgot to add the Winnie the Pooh ride to the list of "can be skipped" attractions.

I was really disappointed. I guess it's great for kids, but replace a fast, energetic, thrilling ride like Mr. Toad with that pokey cruise through Pooh-town...why?

[KAT1811]

I was really disappointed. I guess it's great for kids, but replace a fast, energetic, thrilling ride like Mr. Toad with that pokey cruise through Pooh-town...why?

Like you said the kids love it! While I do not love it my kids do and that does it for me! Just seeing their smiles and shouts makes it more exciting.

[mdhiggin]

She ain't purty, but I ain't too. That's classic right there.