Sj's mini-trip report

[Matterhorn Fan]

Originally Posted by sleepyjeff

BIG THUNDER: Again, the queue was wanting compared to Disneylands but the ride seemed to be a tad better; I don't know why but I really liked it.

I believe it's the same, just reversed. Being used to Disneyland's, WDW's feels wilder, but I don't think it is.

IT'S A "PRETTY" SMALL WORLD: Best surprise of my entire trip......Saw that there was no wait for It's a Small World and convinced my son(11 years old and too cool for school) to go on it with me. I was blown away. Disneylands version is charming but the MK's version is downright Beautiful! With the lights reflecting off the water of the fully flooded showbuilding and all of the dolls freshly painted(seemingly at least) it was like drifting into a dream world. I've never been a huge fan of Small World...but I am now.

It recently went through a major (it was like a year long) rehab. That's when they added the Disneylandish facade in the queue area. I heard it was supposed to be a smaller, flatter version of the DL facade, but when I saw that for the first time, I wasn't prepared for how beautiful it would be. The whole ride is gorgeous.

I'm glad you had a good vacation!

[Gemini Cricket]

I liked WDW's Splash a lot. It was brighter and happier on the inside. DL's is kinda dreary...

I kick myself for not riding IASW at WDW. I saw the facade and just rolled my eyes and didn't ride.

[Matterhorn Fan]

Did you see the outside facade or the inside facade? And before or after the mega-rehab?

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

Did you see the outside facade or the inside facade? And before or after the mega-rehab?

I saw the inside facade that was like a mini version of the DL facade...
I went in 2000.

I need to go back.

[Matterhorn Fan]

Come back! You know you want to. We have speedramps and a Peoplemover!

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

Come back! You know you want to. We have speedramps and a Peoplemover!

And a giant Yeti. I totally want to come back.

I think there's a lot of detail that I missed during my first visit, too. I'd love to spend a leisurely amount of time there.

Sj's report made me miss it.

[innerSpaceman]

I'm glad small world is much improved. It used to be such a pathetic stepchild.

Oh, Big Thunder is NOT a reversed track layout of the original. It's competely different and, yes, longer and, 'natch, in a much more open area.


I'd like to go back to WDW, too ... but you can't bring Epcot back from the dead, and I have no other way of justifying the expense.

[Gemini Cricket]

innerSpaceman swears that WDW's Space Mountain isn't exactly like the Matterhorn but methinks he lies. **








**I like to say that because he gets all fired up about that one.

[flippyshark]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

innerSpaceman swears that WDW's Space Mountain isn't exactly like the Matterhorn but methinks he lies. **

**I like to say that because he gets all fired up about that one.

Well, clearly they aren't EXACTLY alike. (I wish our Space Mountain had ice caves and an abominable snowman.) But, I assume this refers to the idea that the Florida Space Mountain has the exact same track layout as The Matterhorn. To which I say, nope.

My chief reason for saying so? The two Space Mountain tracks are exact mirror images of one another. They each take up their own discreet half of the show buiding and neither track ever enters the other half of the building.

On the other hand, on The Matterhorn, you sometimes find yourself sort of "racing" direclty alongside the bobsleds from the other track. Both tracks circle the mountain along its perimeter, often side by side. This just plain doesn't happen on FL Space Mountain.

Q.E.D. - Matterhorn and FL Space Mountain don't share the same track layouts.

[Gemini Cricket]

flippy,
I know. I was just getting iSm all riled up.