We finally rode it on Thursday afternoon.
Thankfully, a CM was standing at the exit and asked for our opinions about it. And, she wrote down everything we said, and even acknowledged that we weren't the first* to point out some of the negative aspects, and she even seems to agree with us. She also said that they are still tweaking things and are really taking the guest feedback seriously while doing so.
In a nutshell, here's our review:
- The new dolls - really cute, seemed to blend in.... *except for Ariel who just doesn't blend at all.
- The "non-human" characters - excellent preservation of the original artist's style, except....
- *Flounder - stood out like a sore thumb. WAY too shiny and doesn't fit in at all.
- *Bedazzled Nemo and Dori
- The music was subtle enough that it blended nicely and wasn't even noticeable unless listening for it... except for Pinocchio's section, which was really loud.
- Everything about the America section, *most notably that it just doesn't seem to fit with the rest of the attraction.