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PostPosted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:30 pm    Post subject: Best rides at Disneyland / California Adventures

SPACE MOUNTAIN!
California Screamin'
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:55 am    Post subject:

Soarin' Over California and Tower of Terror
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 2:35 pm    Post subject:

tower of terror
california screamin
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 2:39 pm    Post subject:

Tea Cups

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It's a Small World!
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 6:35 pm    Post subject:

i also really like the new Toy Story Mania 3D game/ride at Calli Adventures!
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:45 pm    Post subject:

Pirates of the Caribbean
Haunted Mansion
Space Mountain
Soarin' Over California
Hollywood Tower of Terror
Toy Story Mania
Casey Jr.
Thunder Railroad
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:48 am    Post subject:

Hmmm...okay -- first D-land:

Autopia & Mad Tea Party

Still classics.

Big Thunder and Space Mountain

Best thrill rides the park has to offer.

Splash Mountain

A theme ride based on a movie nobody who rides the ride has ever seen (and likely never will -- Disney won't release it because it's too racially insensitive).

Buzz Lightyear

Because I'm ultra competitive, that's why.

Pirates of the Caribbean

This may be the quintessential ride. The right combination of theme, animatronics, thrill, cool effects, and a line that moves fast.


California Adventure:

California Screamin'

Best 'coaster at either park.

Soarin' Over California

Just try to be in the "top" row, otherwise the dangling feet above you are a distraction. Bonus: a view of Staples Center.

Tower of Terror

Another one with a great combination of theme, thrills and effects.

Toy Story Mania

Because I'm ultra competitive, that's why.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 11:06 am    Post subject:

Pirates of the Carribean
Toy Story Mania
Autopia
Adventureland shooting gallery (not really a ride, but I'd do it twice each visit0
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (RIP)


Mr. Toad's Wild Ride I believe has been torn down, which is a shame. It was one of the original rides when Walt opened for business. It was a very charming but chilling ride, as it placed you in the middle of a chaotic Disney cartoon. The ride was unintentionally a celebration of the Disney Animation Studios' Golden Age, when cartoons were painstakingly drawn in detail, and the characters themselves had depth. By the 1950s, Disney retreated into a formula of fuzzy, furry animals and creative stagnation.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:27 pm    Post subject:

angrypuppy wrote:
Pirates of the Carribean
Toy Story Mania
Autopia
Adventureland shooting gallery (not really a ride, but I'd do it twice each visit0
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (RIP)


Mr. Toad's Wild Ride I believe has been torn down, which is a shame. It was one of the original rides when Walt opened for business. It was a very charming but chilling ride, as it placed you in the middle of a chaotic Disney cartoon. The ride was unintentionally a celebration of the Disney Animation Studios' Golden Age, when cartoons were painstakingly drawn in detail, and the characters themselves had depth. By the 1950s, Disney retreated into a formula of fuzzy, furry animals and creative stagnation.


Unless you're speaking of Orlando's version, the ride in Anaheim,CA is STILL alive and kicking ass. I'd say that ride and peter pan are the one's w/ the longest lines in Fantasyland.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 5:58 am    Post subject:

frijolero01 wrote:
angrypuppy wrote:
Pirates of the Carribean
Toy Story Mania
Autopia
Adventureland shooting gallery (not really a ride, but I'd do it twice each visit0
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (RIP)


Mr. Toad's Wild Ride I believe has been torn down, which is a shame. It was one of the original rides when Walt opened for business. It was a very charming but chilling ride, as it placed you in the middle of a chaotic Disney cartoon. The ride was unintentionally a celebration of the Disney Animation Studios' Golden Age, when cartoons were painstakingly drawn in detail, and the characters themselves had depth. By the 1950s, Disney retreated into a formula of fuzzy, furry animals and creative stagnation.


Unless you're speaking of Orlando's version, the ride in Anaheim,CA is STILL alive and kicking ass. I'd say that ride and peter pan are the one's w/ the longest lines in Fantasyland.




They did shut the one down in Orlando, and I was told by a Disney World Magic Kingdom employee that they shuttered the one in Disneyland as well. I stand corrected. Next I'll find out that the Long Beach Pike and Pacific Ocean Park are still operating.

I hope they keep the core of Fantasyland intact.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 6:40 pm    Post subject:

The tram.

And speaking of Fantasyland, Richelle the Laker Girl works (worked?) as a dancer in the parade, and that would be a pretty good ride, IMO.
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:00 pm    Post subject:

Haven't been in ages... i'm looking forward to going on my birthday
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:50 am    Post subject:

JerryMagicKobe wrote:
The tram.

And speaking of Fantasyland, Richelle the Laker Girl works (worked?) as a dancer in the parade, and that would be a pretty good ride, IMO.


pic, or it didnt happen. sorry. but seriously whats her character/costume? i'd like to try to find her. thats a cool tidbit to know. you know it's awesome when i go to disney cuz i see everybody reppin laker jerseys or tees!

oh and another question. why is peter pan so freaking long. whats that ride like. i don't think i've ever been on it.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:31 pm    Post subject:

frack24 wrote:
oh and another question. why is peter pan so freaking long.

It's just a slow-moving ride. Only one "car" loads at a time (3 people max), and it moves pretty slowly.

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whats that ride like. i don't think i've ever been on it.


It's a "storybook" ride. If you've been on the Alice in Wonderland ride, it's similar -- you move through scenes in the story. Alice is all on the ground, Peter Pan does some flying (corresponding to the flying in the story).

It was one of my daughter's favorite rides until she was seven or so.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 5:08 am    Post subject:

Small World is always cool but for the best rides, you gotta roll to Magic Mountain; dodge the bullets
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:31 am    Post subject:

EVERYTHING

No matter what age I am, from 5-24. They are all still fun....

There was a time from like 17-20 that I didnt really go or care too.

But then I discovered marijuana and theme parks. Wow.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 1:25 pm    Post subject:

All the roller coasters at Disneyland suck hard, except for Space Mountain which only sucks a little bit...
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:49 pm    Post subject:

i still haven't been to california adventure, but my favorite ride at disneyland is pirates of the carribean
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:27 am    Post subject:

this is a trick question. it's like winning the special olympics.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 10:13 am    Post subject:

Space mountain.
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