Pirates open now - Page 7

innerSpaceman · 06-26-2006, 07:06 PM

Yeah, the heat, the crowds ... not for me. Not for a ride that I'm destined to despise. Or even for one that I might like, but know every single detail about except for what my eyes alone can tell me.

Saturday morning is still my plan. I wasn't planning on getting there at 8:00, but if 9am seems like it would add more than an hour to my Pirates wait, I might consider getting there at opening.

I plan to be out of the Park by noon. If the heat and crowds descend before that, I will be leaving before that. I expect a long line for the ride, but I want the experience to be otherwise early-morningish at Disneyland.

Mousey Girl · 06-26-2006, 07:50 PM

Your best bet would be to go on a morning that does not offer early entry. The majority of the line this morning was early entry people.

CoasterMatt · 06-26-2006, 10:22 PM

I'm gonna eat some kind of cheese while aboard Pirates...

scaeagles · 06-27-2006, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

I'm gonna eat some kind of cheese while aboard Pirates...

Take a corndog with you, too.

Not Afraid · 06-26-2006, 10:24 PM

This is the ODDEST derail I've EVER experienced!

Snowflake · 06-27-2006, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

This is the ODDEST derail I've EVER experienced!

It's got me thinking about Wallace & Gromit now

Gemini Cricket · 06-27-2006, 07:26 AM

You call yourselves Disney fans?! Only a couple of people on LoT have been on the ride? I, for one, am shocked.

(Of course, I'm joking.)

Ghoulish Delight · 06-27-2006, 08:29 AM

Okay, we made it on last night.

It really wasn't that insane. I got to the structure at 5:30, parked in Pinnochio. No one on the tram, no one at bag check. A decent entrance queue, but not too bad. By 6:00, I was in line for Pirates. The line extended into Frontierland, I joined it just in front of the Golden Horseshoe. They were breaking the line to let foot traffic pass, letting a chunk of people at at ime move up to the next section (it was routed behind the petrified tree).

And, of course, it moved. As a matter of fact, it moved too fast. I was waiting for CP, who got off work an hour later than I, by the time she was parking, I was already at up to the Pirates entrance tunnel! Took only 25 minutes to get there, and with my iPod and the overcast sky, it was a breeze. So I stepped aside in the line to wait, and when she got there, jumped back in. From that point, it was only another 15-20 minutes. So 40-45 minutes total, not a problem.

Okay, so what did I think of the ride? It comes out a wash for me, which translates to "I'm happy that it wasn't ruined". There are things that I will miss for certain, and there are new additions that didn't particularly impress/excite me. But nothing is absolutely horrible. It remains Pirates, and for that I'm happy. There's a small nod to the one thing I'll miss the most, which softened to blow a bit...but I still don't like it. The new music is a tad heavy-handed in one scene. And the scene the iSm is already pre-grousing about is a mixed bag.

But that first Depp AA that everyone's talking about is amazing. And perfectly done in that it's added to an existing scene without removing or altering that which makes the scene iconic. And for that I applaud them. The same can't really be said for much of the other additions.

The flashiest of the new effects was indeed impressive...but pointless. I like the execution, I just don't think it needs to be there.

Ramble, ramble, ramble. The long and the short of it is...at least it's not a cross-eyed bride with an axe.

Gemini Cricket · 06-27-2006, 08:40 AM

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There's a small nod to the one thing I'll miss the most, which softened to blow a bit...but I still don't like it.

Which is..?

Ghoulish Delight · 06-27-2006, 08:41 AM

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Which is..?

Spoiler:

06-26-2006, 07:06 PM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Yeah, the heat, the crowds ... not for me. Not for a ride that I'm destined to despise. Or even for one that I might like, but know every single detail about except for what my eyes alone can tell me. Saturday morning is still my plan. I wasn't planning on getting there at 8:00, but if 9am seems like it would add more than an hour to my Pirates wait, I might consider getting there at opening. I plan to be out of the Park by noon. If the heat and crowds descend before that, I will be leaving before that. I expect a long line for the ride, but I want the experience to be otherwise early-morningish at Disneyland.
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06-26-2006, 07:50 PM	#2
Mousey Girl Just Me Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In The Flagon With The Dragon Posts: 2,437	Your best bet would be to go on a morning that does not offer early entry. The majority of the line this morning was early entry people.
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06-26-2006, 10:22 PM	#3
CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	I'm gonna eat some kind of cheese while aboard Pirates... __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	This is the ODDEST derail I've EVER experienced!
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06-27-2006, 07:26 AM	#7
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	You call yourselves Disney fans?! Only a couple of people on LoT have been on the ride? I, for one, am shocked. (Of course, I'm joking.)
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06-27-2006, 08:29 AM	#8
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Okay, we made it on last night. It really wasn't that insane. I got to the structure at 5:30, parked in Pinnochio. No one on the tram, no one at bag check. A decent entrance queue, but not too bad. By 6:00, I was in line for Pirates. The line extended into Frontierland, I joined it just in front of the Golden Horseshoe. They were breaking the line to let foot traffic pass, letting a chunk of people at at ime move up to the next section (it was routed behind the petrified tree). And, of course, it moved. As a matter of fact, it moved too fast. I was waiting for CP, who got off work an hour later than I, by the time she was parking, I was already at up to the Pirates entrance tunnel! Took only 25 minutes to get there, and with my iPod and the overcast sky, it was a breeze. So I stepped aside in the line to wait, and when she got there, jumped back in. From that point, it was only another 15-20 minutes. So 40-45 minutes total, not a problem. Okay, so what did I think of the ride? It comes out a wash for me, which translates to "I'm happy that it wasn't ruined". There are things that I will miss for certain, and there are new additions that didn't particularly impress/excite me. But nothing is absolutely horrible. It remains Pirates, and for that I'm happy. There's a small nod to the one thing I'll miss the most, which softened to blow a bit...but I still don't like it. The new music is a tad heavy-handed in one scene. And the scene the iSm is already pre-grousing about is a mixed bag. But that first Depp AA that everyone's talking about is amazing. And perfectly done in that it's added to an existing scene without removing or altering that which makes the scene iconic. And for that I applaud them. The same can't really be said for much of the other additions. The flashiest of the new effects was indeed impressive...but pointless. I like the execution, I just don't think it needs to be there. Ramble, ramble, ramble. The long and the short of it is...at least it's not a cross-eyed bride with an axe. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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