Best change in the last 20 years at DL?

kjbAZ1967 · 09-15-2008, 12:24 PM

Okay, to balance out the bummer-factor in my other question, I also wonder what everybody thinks is the best addition or change to the park since '88. My pick?

Indiana Jones Adventure. It's simply the best imagineered ride during that period in my opinion. Complete commitment to the idea and the story, no shortcuts or 'cheap route' taken in planning and building it. A real ride ride.

(Although it's not in DL park, DCA's upcoming renovation fits in here as well. Sounds as though what they're going to do will improve it remarkably)

DLrules · 09-15-2008, 05:44 PM

IJA, all the way!!! Thats like one of the best rides!!!

DCA and the DCA changes!!!

Tower of Terror! That sort off goes along with DCA, but I think it deserves a seperate mention!

Alex_Toto_Disneyland · 09-15-2008, 06:00 PM

Indy, Tower Of Terror, Splash Mountain, The 50th... But most importantly.... REMEMBER DREAMS COME TRUE!
-Alex

Sesshomaru-sama · 09-15-2008, 06:46 PM

In Disneyland, I think Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye, refurbished Space Mountain, the invisible piano player in The Haunted Mansion's attic, Haunted Mansion Holiday, and Finding Nemo: Submarine Voyage is the few of many great additions in the park.

In Disney's California Adventures, The Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror, California Screamin', Soarin' Over California, and Grizzly River Rapids are great additions to this resort.

Sincerely, a brother of a half-demon,
Sesshomaru-sama

Piglet · 09-15-2008, 07:54 PM

Fastpass!

Disney Babe · 09-15-2008, 09:04 PM

Fastpass (although I hated it to begin with because the FP line often bypasses theming)

Single Rider Passes (what's left of that)

Indy Ride

Better parades (especially POD)

Better fireworks (especially RDCT)

More attentive castmembers

The Disneyana Store moving to a bigger space and expanding.

The improvements made to the Mexican Restaurant as well as the mural and fountain nearby.

The Disney website and the availability of park info there. (Remember, no internet in 1988) Not DL's doing, but the fan websites and the availability of information being passed between us and sharing memories and thoughts has really improved my visits to DL! So, thanks VF (and others)!

elizabethsparrow · 09-15-2008, 09:21 PM

- IJA
- Space Mountain refurbish
- Haunted Mansion attic
- New monorails (even though they still have some flaws)
- Fastpass

PeoplemoverMatt · 09-16-2008, 03:06 AM

Fantasmic!.

Evening theme park entertainment was never the same after that.

-- PMM

#1DisneyFreak · 09-16-2008, 07:28 AM

Gosh my list would be so long... I have to say of everything though, right now it would have to be RDCT! I freaking LOVE that show! I can see it dozens of times and it still makes me get teary eyed. However, I love IJA, Splash, Fantasmic, and especially fastpasses :)

CoryTheRaven · 09-16-2008, 09:25 AM

Well, maybe I can't speak for the best, but the things I really like are:

- Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye. Probably the best ride ever made for the park.
- Fantasmic.
- The restoration of the Lilly Belle car on the DLRR.
- The continual additions and plusses to the Haunted Mansion.
- The concept of Tomorrowland '98. As I've said before and elsewhere, I'm one of the few people who actually liked the idea... I loved the brass and copper look and retro-futurist aesthetic, I loved having an actual NASA exhibit there, I loved that it became nostalgic and self-referential... The whole thing was just undone by being nickled and dimed to a literal death. I'm sure people would be more fine with it if, y'know, the rides worked.
- Restoration of the Enchanted Tiki Room.
- Ongoing changes and plusses to the Jungle Cruise.

Wisher · 09-16-2008, 09:05 PM

I'd say that Fantasmic was a pretty good thing.

MANEATINGWREATH · 09-16-2008, 09:32 PM

Indiana Jones Adventure- The Pirates and Haunted Mansion of the nineties!

Wedbliss · 09-17-2008, 12:40 PM

I think the expansion into the Disneyland Resort with two parks, three hotels and DTD was a great idea. DCA didn't exactly wow the masses, but the basic idea of expansion was excellent, IMO.

Now if Disney can pull off the DCA make-over.....

It sure would have been easier and cheaper to do it right the first time.

Executioner · 09-17-2008, 01:51 PM

OOOOO getting rid of Cynthia Harriss and Paul Pressler! LOL

I do agree that Fantsamic! Was a great addition to the park's entertainment and I think the refurbishment on Space Mountain was (no pun intended) stellar!

Sesshomaru-sama · 09-17-2008, 06:11 PM

The pirahnas in The Jungle Cruise.

I also liked the idea of Tomorrowland '98. I'm just tired of how it looks now.

Sincerely, a brother of a half-demon,
Sesshomaru-sama

09-15-2008, 12:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
kjbAZ1967 People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gold Canyon, AZ Posts: 110	Best change in the last 20 years at DL? Okay, to balance out the bummer-factor in my other question, I also wonder what everybody thinks is the best addition or change to the park since '88. My pick? Indiana Jones Adventure. It's simply the best imagineered ride during that period in my opinion. Complete commitment to the idea and the story, no shortcuts or 'cheap route' taken in planning and building it. A real ride ride. (Although it's not in DL park, DCA's upcoming renovation fits in here as well. Sounds as though what they're going to do will improve it remarkably)
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DLrules Disneyland Rules! People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 373	IJA, all the way!!! Thats like one of the best rides!!! DCA and the DCA changes!!! Tower of Terror! That sort off goes along with DCA, but I think it deserves a seperate mention! __________________ Your cadaverous pallor betrays an aura of foreboding, almost as though you sense a disquieting metamorphosis. Is this haunted room actually stretching? Or is it your imagination, hmm? And consider this dismaying observation: this chamber has no windows, and no doors... which offers you this chilling challenge: to find a way out! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Of course, there's always my way... Rocks!!
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Alex_Toto_Disneyland Also Known as AlexValve People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: El Cajon, CA Posts: 758 Images: 1	Indy, Tower Of Terror, Splash Mountain, The 50th... But most importantly.... REMEMBER DREAMS COME TRUE! -Alex __________________ What Will You Celebrate? AlexValve On Youtube \| AlexValve On Myspace \|AlexValve Via MSN Last edited by Alex_Toto_Disneyland; 09-16-2008 at 04:22 AM.
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Sesshomaru-sama VF's local demon People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 1,393 Images: 5	In Disneyland, I think Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye, refurbished Space Mountain, the invisible piano player in The Haunted Mansion's attic, Haunted Mansion Holiday, and Finding Nemo: Submarine Voyage is the few of many great additions in the park. In Disney's California Adventures, The Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror, California Screamin', Soarin' Over California, and Grizzly River Rapids are great additions to this resort. Sincerely, a brother of a half-demon, Sesshomaru-sama __________________ How many times was I there? Disneyland: 12 Disney's California Adventure: 3
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Disney Babe People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Inland Empire, Southern California Posts: 1,272	Fastpass (although I hated it to begin with because the FP line often bypasses theming) Single Rider Passes (what's left of that) Indy Ride Better parades (especially POD) Better fireworks (especially RDCT) More attentive castmembers The Disneyana Store moving to a bigger space and expanding. The improvements made to the Mexican Restaurant as well as the mural and fountain nearby. The Disney website and the availability of park info there. (Remember, no internet in 1988) Not DL's doing, but the fan websites and the availability of information being passed between us and sharing memories and thoughts has really improved my visits to DL! So, thanks VF (and others)! __________________ "There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island." - Walt Disney Celebrate Each Day!
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elizabethsparrow We wants the redhead. People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Alhambra, CA Posts: 581 Images: 28	- IJA - Space Mountain refurbish - Haunted Mansion attic - New monorails (even though they still have some flaws) - Fastpass __________________ My Flickr
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PeoplemoverMatt An Objective Perspective People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Valencia, CA Posts: 4,839 Images: 18	Fantasmic!. Evening theme park entertainment was never the same after that. -- PMM __________________ "I don't believe in taking foolish chances, but nothing can be accomplished without taking any chance at all." -- Charles Augustus Lindberg "Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children." -- Walter Elias Disney "So are we to continue in sin that grace might increase? May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it? Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? Therefore we have been buried with Him...so we too might walk in the newness of life." -- Romans 6:1-4
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#1DisneyFreak People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Orem, UT Posts: 1,465 Images: 5	Gosh my list would be so long... I have to say of everything though, right now it would have to be RDCT! I freaking LOVE that show! I can see it dozens of times and it still makes me get teary eyed. However, I love IJA, Splash, Fantasmic, and especially fastpasses :) __________________ " is the star, everything else is in the supporting role." - Walt Disney Trivia: In the movie "Cars", the tow truck introduces himself as "Mater, like Ta-Mater without the Ta". However, in French, the joke did not translate so he introduced himself as "Martin, like Aston Martin without the Aston" Come join us! (You must be 18 years of age or older) My Countdown Counting down to: VF's 4th annual scavenger hunt (and the D23 convention!) Ask me how we did!
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CoryTheRaven People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 591 Images: 65	Well, maybe I can't speak for the best, but the things I really like are: - Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye. Probably the best ride ever made for the park. - Fantasmic. - The restoration of the Lilly Belle car on the DLRR. - The continual additions and plusses to the Haunted Mansion. - The concept of Tomorrowland '98. As I've said before and elsewhere, I'm one of the few people who actually liked the idea... I loved the brass and copper look and retro-futurist aesthetic, I loved having an actual NASA exhibit there, I loved that it became nostalgic and self-referential... The whole thing was just undone by being nickled and dimed to a literal death. I'm sure people would be more fine with it if, y'know, the rides worked. - Restoration of the Enchanted Tiki Room. - Ongoing changes and plusses to the Jungle Cruise. __________________
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Wedbliss People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 786	I think the expansion into the Disneyland Resort with two parks, three hotels and DTD was a great idea. DCA didn't exactly wow the masses, but the basic idea of expansion was excellent, IMO. Now if Disney can pull off the DCA make-over..... It sure would have been easier and cheaper to do it right the first time. __________________ My Countdown Counting down to: Holiday Trip to Walt Disney World 37 days 22 hours 32 minutes
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Executioner The name says it all People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Between this world and the next. Posts: 2,174 Images: 70	OOOOO getting rid of Cynthia Harriss and Paul Pressler! LOL I do agree that Fantsamic! Was a great addition to the park's entertainment and I think the refurbishment on Space Mountain was (no pun intended) stellar! __________________ A Different Kind Of Company A Different Kind Of Executioner
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Sesshomaru-sama VF's local demon People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 1,393 Images: 5	The pirahnas in The Jungle Cruise. I also liked the idea of Tomorrowland '98. I'm just tired of how it looks now. Sincerely, a brother of a half-demon, Sesshomaru-sama __________________ How many times was I there? Disneyland: 12 Disney's California Adventure: 3
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