POTC Johnny Refurb

Not Afraid · 06-30-2006, 11:06 AM

We got to ride twice last night. Awe were at HOB for Nina Hagen and decided to hit the park at 11:27 pm. Pirates was nearly a walk on the first time and, at 11:56, was definately a walk on. We took advantage.

My thoughts? Eh. Some good, some bad. ISM's going to hate it.

The first Sparrow animatronic is simply amazing. I'd do him. The others, not so much, and I actually HATE the Barbosa. Plus, the whole set- up there doesn't make sense to me. He's attacking the mainland to find Sparrow and the islanders are protecting him? Maybe I'm missing something.

The sound is great but the new soundtrack bugs me. It's so clean and clear some of the mystery and atomsphere is taken away. The new Davy Jones effect is pretty darned cool though.

Maybe I just miss my old familiar Pirates, but the new ride sort of made me sad. I wasn't expecting to have this reaction at all. I figured I'd be rolling with the changes just fine.

Motorboat Cruiser · 06-30-2006, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Maybe I just miss my old familiar Pirates, but the new ride sort of made me sad. I wasn't expecting to have this reaction at all. I figured I'd be rolling with the changes just fine.

Interesting, my experience was just the opposite. I expected the ride to be butchered and figured I would be depressed afterwards. Instead, I thought it was quite tasteful and didn't feel that the original had been compromised enough to bother me.

I would say that Barbarrosa was the only change that I wasn't pleased with. I thought that the soundtrack, while definitely different, worked well.

But yeah, iSm will probably be livid.

06-30-2006, 11:06 AM	#1
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	We got to ride twice last night. Awe were at HOB for Nina Hagen and decided to hit the park at 11:27 pm. Pirates was nearly a walk on the first time and, at 11:56, was definately a walk on. We took advantage. My thoughts? Eh. Some good, some bad. ISM's going to hate it. The first Sparrow animatronic is simply amazing. I'd do him. The others, not so much, and I actually HATE the Barbosa. Plus, the whole set- up there doesn't make sense to me. He's attacking the mainland to find Sparrow and the islanders are protecting him? Maybe I'm missing something. The sound is great but the new soundtrack bugs me. It's so clean and clear some of the mystery and atomsphere is taken away. The new Davy Jones effect is pretty darned cool though. Maybe I just miss my old familiar Pirates, but the new ride sort of made me sad. I wasn't expecting to have this reaction at all. I figured I'd be rolling with the changes just fine.
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