Monday, June 18, 2007

New "Nemo" submarine ride in Disneyland is a HUGE disappointment :(


Just went to LA over the weekend - Disneyland to be exact. Boy, the submarine ride is not what I was expecting. First of all, this USED TO BE also a submarine ride, but with "regular" themes. Now they added "Nemo" to it. So what's so special about this additional "Nemo" part? NOTHING! Prior to adding Nemo, the ride was such a boring ride that, you would have never seen a line-up on it. You see, once you've rode on it once, that would've been enuf for the rest of your life. The ride was slow, and have some sea life stuff (real) like fish, sea weeds, etc. Because of that, there's no Fast Pass (FP) required, or established, for this ride. Now Disney has added Nemo to it, and it suddenly becomes a nightmare. I spent almost 2 hrs waiting in line (thx to no FP as stated b4), 'coz I kinda like Nemo. Then came the the ride. Same subs, except they were painted yellow (vs white, I think, from b4). All the sea lives were gone, and everythg was man-made. Moreover, the Nemo part is just a under water "movie" - you see the movie through the sub's and pool's glasses :( No wonder no one from riding this ride smiled AFTER they exited the subs. 2 hours wait -> DEFINITELY NOT WORTH IT!

OTOH, Pirates of the Caribbean is still cool, and Disney has added more Jack Sparrow's figures along the ride!