Mad Dog
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They don’t have music like this playing... at all?
I think they play a Beach Boys soundtrack.
They don’t have music like this playing... at all?
They don’t have music like this playing... at all?
I think a lot of it also has to do with how much of the world of Avatar you absorbed from the movie. I found the movie so hypnotically beautiful that when I ride FOP I actually had mist in my eyes from how beautiful it was. (I was also not expecting that first drop to be.... that sudden of a drop).There's music in the land, but it's restricted. The left side of the land only has music whenever the drums are being used (it's pretty cool to be walking through when it happens, actually), and there's constant music over by the restaurant, but I'd say a solid third of the land has no music at all. I personally don't mind it; to me, the absence of music on the whole makes its presence stand out more when it appears, but it's a definite, noticeable departure from the rest of the park.
On Flight of Passage, opinions are opinions, but I'll say that for me it's an attraction that captures my attention from start to finish in the best way. It's how I feel riding Big Thunder Mountain, Spider-Man, Revenge of the Mummy, and Tower of Terror (along with others). For those four and a half minutes, I don't care about anything else except that I'm having the time of my life, ride system, budget, and all the other real-world factors be damned. It's the kind of experience that reminds me why I love theme parks.
The droning whirring mechanical noise on the last ramp before preshow puts me to sleep. So boring and hypnotic.The queue areas definitely need music.
I don't necessarily agree, because I've never liked the movie, and I didn't really remember the visuals outside of "there were floating mountains" going in. However, the land and the ride both sold the world to me.I think a lot of it also has to do with how much of the world of Avatar you absorbed from the movie. I found the movie so hypnotically beautiful that when I ride FOP I actually had mist in my eyes from how beautiful it was. (I was also not expecting that first drop to be.... that sudden of a drop).
Went to Animal Kingdom on Saturday. They had extra magic hours from 8-9 am. We got there around 8:30 am and made it into Pandora around 8:45 am. At this point the line for FOP was already 3 hours and the River Journey was an hour. My wife has never seen the movie and didn't know anything about the land so we didn't end up waiting for either ride. The land itself is quite impressive, but it does feel like it's missing something. However, I'm going to wait until I get to experience both rides before I finally judge the land as a whole though. We could not believe how long the wait times were. At one point FOP was at 240 minutes.
You made the right decision not waiting 3 hours. It's not worth it.
I think it would really spoil flight of passage's queue. But there is already music in the River Journey queue. It's very subtle.The queue areas definitely need music.
Nothing could make the FoP queue worseI think it would really spoil flight of passage's queue. But there is already music in the River Journey queue. It's very subtle.
Went to Animal Kingdom on Saturday. They had extra magic hours from 8-9 am. We got there around 8:30 am and made it into Pandora around 8:45 am. At this point the line for FOP was already 3 hours and the River Journey was an hour. My wife has never seen the movie and didn't know anything about the land so we didn't end up waiting for either ride. The land itself is quite impressive, but it does feel like it's missing something. However, I'm going to wait until I get to experience both rides before I finally judge the land as a whole though. We could not believe how long the wait times were. At one point FOP was at 240 minutes.
I can do it if it’s my first time. We waited in a three (?) hour queue for Gringotts, and even though I’m not a huge fan of the ride, there’s just something about new things that extends my patience infinitely.I just can't justify spending 3 hours of my day waiting in a line to ride 1 ride. We had Fastpass reservations for Dinosaur and Everest which we would've missed if we decided to wait. We also walked right onto the Safari after leaving Pandora.
... You probably needed to be there at 7:00am to get a decent spot in line, and then you are really just waiting the extra time "before" the park opens. So what's the difference?...
The FoP queue is a preview for the types of queues to see in SW:GE, so get used to it.Nothing could make the FoP queue worse