March 26, 2025 • 61 mins
Zach and Brittany dive into the ultimate debate about Epcot attractions—deciding which ones are underrated, overrated, or properly rated based on their experiences and changing opinions over the years.
• Spaceship Earth sparks disagreement with Zach calling it underrated while Brittany says it's properly rated
• Both hosts agree Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind lives up to the hype as properly rated
• Mission Space gets a surprising "overrated" from Brittany while Zach defends it as underrated for its authentic simulation
• Living with the Land causes the biggest disagreement with Zach jokingly claiming it's "overrated" despite it being his favorite attraction
• Remy's Ratatouille Adventure and Soarin' Around the World both receive "properly rated" status
• Journey into Imagination with Figment needs more ridership to justify updates according to both hosts
• The Walt statue photo opportunity and Behind the Seeds tour are considered severely underrated experiences
• Instagram polls reveal audience opinions sometimes differ dramatically from the hosts, especially regarding Journey of Water
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Speaker 1 (00:21):
Hello and welcome to Circle of Parks podcast episode
number 196.
Today we are talking about ifattractions in Epcot are under,
over or properly rated.
There is far too much to seeand do.
We are here to help guide youthrough, but before we do that,
(00:43):
we must talk Disney merch.
So this week Disney merch.
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(01:08):
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evoking Tinkerbell's iconicoutfit.
There's golden foil, waltDisney World logo and pixie dust
on the side.
So been on a little bit sinceI've picked out a tumbler and
this one just really caught myattention.
I'm not like a huge, hugeTinkerbell fan, but this one is
(01:28):
super cute.
So go check that out.
And that is this week's Disneymerch.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
Thank you everybody for joining us.
Episode number 196.
We are going back to episode.
We did this episode back onepisode number 22.
Long time ago, and that wasJanuary 14th 2022.
So over three years ago.
(01:53):
Things have changed.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Yes, things have changed, some new things, some
changes Even maybe our opinionson some things, our opinions on
some things have changed.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
Things have opened up .
We've done more things.
So we're not just going to bedoing attractions, we're going
to be doing experiences.
That we've done as well, andhopefully you, the listener,
have done it as well.
Sorry, allergies are stillbothering us.
We are doing better.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
We are.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
I think we are progressing.
Yes, we're getting better.
Yes, I think we are progressing.
Yes.
We're getting better.
Yes, so if you're new here,thank you for joining us.
My name is Zach.
I'm Brittany and we do this showevery single week and we hope
to one.
Just break your week up, takeyou to Disney World with us or
Disneyland for about 45 minutesto an hour.
Helps us, we hope it helps youand we hope to help you have a
(02:41):
better Walt Disney Worldvacation.
Just by talking about stuff youmay not have thought of, this
episode may help you, may not.
You may be yelling at us duringthis episode.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
Who knows?
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Who knows, and that's okay.
That's what makes Disney sogreat is everybody has the same
opinion and everybody agrees oneverything.
Yeah, no, that's the exact.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
Not at all.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
Not at all, but you know, it's okay.
We all have different opinionsand that's what makes us so
great and keeps theconversations going in
discussions.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
Yes.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
All right, so let's get right into it.
We're going to start with thebig golf ball Space, spaceship
Earth, brittany.
Yes, do you think spaceshipEarth, everything about it, is
underrated, overrated orproperly rated?
Speaker 1 (03:30):
I think, properly rated.
Okay, because it is an iconicclassic ride.
I think the opinions out therea lot would agree Like some
portions of it should be updated.
Uh, however, I think a lot ofpeople appreciate it not being
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touched as well, you know.
So, like it's 50 kind of 50, 50a little bit.
I it's one of those, though,that I feel like you're not at
epcot, you haven't experiencedepcot unless you ride this ride
yeah, I would.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
I'm going to say it's underrated.
Okay, this is a must-do.
It's the icon of the park.
It is Spaceship Earth.
It's a geodesic dome.
It's for any height, all ages.
It's a slow, dark ride throughthe journey of communication.
If you know, I'm big oncommunication and how it started
(04:25):
and began.
There's a lot of little Eastereggs in here that I really like,
and it needs some leaven,though.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
It does yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
I do like the retro-ness of it.
But the audio animatronics, wehave the technology.
You know the guy making thepapyrus paper.
He can.
You know it can be a littlebetter.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Right, papyrus paper, he can.
You know it can be a littlebetter right?
Yes, some updating to theanimatronics, you know, maybe
even add another scene that'smore current, because yeah
communication is still evolvingand changing.
Some you know, because it takesyou through from the stone age
to the computer age.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
But again I mean things in communication have
have been updated you know, I'dlike to see the paper boy saying
read all about it, talking tous and not the wall yeah you
know, come on, can we move himaround a little bit, right,
right?
But you know him around just alittle bit.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
I think he deserves to see the people yeah, yeah,
just saying, the only reason whyI did properly right is because
I I always hear a mix of thingson this ride, you know, and I
feel like more people are ridingit.
To be honest, I feel like thereare longer lines for it lately.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
Yeah, yeah, I'm still going to go underrated.
Okay.
I know we're not doing Disneytrivia anymore, but here's a
Disney trivia question for you.
In the little scene wherethey're watching the moon
landing in the apartment, whatboard game is behind the couch?
It's set up scrabble.
(05:55):
No, it's a classic like 70sboard game clue mousetrap oh,
I'm like I don't know, okay.
Speaker 1 (06:05):
Okay, yep, check that out next time you're.
So I pay attention to thoselittle, those little details,
and we're going through the thescenes yeah, yeah, yeah, I mean
idt, I just haven't that.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
One hasn't particularly got my attention, I
guess all right, we're movingon to, I've said, it'm saying it
again, the best coaster onproperty.
Guardians of the Galaxy, cosmicRewind, brittany, tell us about
it.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
All right.
So here you are, taking off onan intergalactic chase through
space and time with theGuardians of the Galaxy.
You must be 42 inches or tallerfor this particular ride and it
is a dark thrill ride.
You know you're rocking,rocking out, you get different
songs.
I think it's on a six loop, sixsong loop, five songs.
(06:53):
So you don't know which oneyou're going to get until the
ride gets started.
And you know it's a thrill.
You have a reverse launch andit's a uh, you know, fully
enclosed coaster, the coasteritself.
It can rotate all the wayaround, so like 360 degrees.
So you're meant to focus onwhat's in front of you, what the
action is.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
And yeah, it's uh, definitely an extraterrestrial
experience it is the largestindoor coaster in the world yes
in the world?
Yes, so what do you think?
Speaker 1 (07:25):
So, even though I didn't feel too great after this
ride, I think it is properlyrated.
I think the hype around it itdeserves it.
You know we've talked aboutthis before.
The queue for the ride, youknow, is full of details.
It helps with the experience.
The pre-show is great and theride itself.
(07:49):
If I had focused more where Iwas supposed to focus, according
to my ride vehicle, I think Iwould have enjoyed it even more.
Speaker 2 (07:55):
I would agree, properly rated.
The hype around it is warranted.
The wait times 85 minutes to 90minutes.
It is worth it.
So I would agree, agree,properly rated.
Um, this is one of theattractions we put up on our
instagram stories.
Yes, we'll get to that at theend, but there are some
interesting responses to thisone.
Yeah, I was not expecting theresponses to this one that we
(08:17):
got, but I agree, properly rated.
It is a great attraction.
It is.
I'm gonna wait to 90 minutes.
I think it's worth it.
Um, and it is the hype aroundit is it is properly the the
hype around it.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
It is properly ready yeah, because people are super
excited about it, you know when.
Now you know they have theregular line for for it where
before you had to.
You know, get.
What is it called?
Speaker 2 (08:46):
Virtual queue, yeah, the virtual queue.
Or the lightning lane singlepass, which you can still do,
the single pass.
Speaker 1 (08:51):
Yes, but those were the only two options before.
You know, and a lot of peopledidn't always realize that you
know.
So now you know, everyone thatwas so hyped about it but didn't
do those options can now waitin line and do it, and I think
you you know that's going tokeep it hyped up.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
Taking the motion sickness stuff away from it.
I don't think I've heardanybody say one bad thing about
the ride, right Aside from themotion sickness.
Speaker 1 (09:14):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (09:15):
So just the ride itself.
I don't think I've heard oneperson say one bad thing about
it.
Not one.
No, have you Like?
Speaker 1 (09:22):
I'm talking youtubers yeah, I think everybody's
social media, people are friends.
Speaker 2 (09:27):
No one has anything negative to say about this
attraction yeah, they nailed it.
Speaker 1 (09:30):
They nailed it.
They did an awesome job allright, moving on.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
We're staying in that same part of epcot.
Where are we going, britney?
Speaker 1 (09:37):
we are going to mission space now.
You're blasting off on athrilling simulated NASA-style
mission to Mars, or you orbitthe Earth on a more gentle ride
through space, because there'stwo experiences you can go on.
What is it green?
Speaker 2 (09:54):
Green and orange.
Speaker 1 (09:56):
Yes.
So green is going to be a lesswhat am I trying to say?
More family-friendly adventure.
It offers a gentler experience.
You must be 40 inches or taller.
It uses a motion simulator thatoffers light movement and
doesn't spin, so it's lesslikely to cause motion sickness.
(10:17):
The experience is optimal forthose prone to motion sickness
or uncertain about which levelto choose.
Now, the Orange Mission you arehurtling through space on an
out-of-this-world experience.
Thrill seekers will love thisone.
The Orange Mission uses acentrifuge that spins and tilts
to simulate the speed andg-forces of a spacecraft launch
(10:41):
in re-entry, so that one.
You need to be 44 inches andtaller, so keep that in mind.
Orange 44 inches, green 40.
So that is important, and thedifference is what I was just
saying about how it's simulatingdifferent things.
So the orange you're gettingthe g-force and the speed and
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it's spinning.
So if you are prone to motionsickness or maybe have some back
or neck problems, that onemight not be for you.
Speaker 2 (11:12):
Yeah, this one I can do the orange side, but I feel
for about an hour I'm a littleoff.
Yeah.
It does get you.
It doesn't make me sick on it.
It doesn't make me sickafterwards, but afterwards my
equilibrium's off just a littlebit little bit, yes, so what do
you think this is?
Rated britney overly rated,overrated.
You think it's overrated?
(11:33):
Why do you think it's overrated?
Speaker 1 (11:34):
and maybe it's because I did the green one I
don't know, but I and I'm.
Maybe it's because I need towrite it one more time too.
I've only done it once.
I did the green.
I did did it when our youngestwas a lot younger and I was once
again being mom and being moreaware of what's going on with
him, and not so much theexperience itself.
But if you are claustrophobicas well, this may get to you.
(11:58):
This will get you yeah, I don'tknow how the orange is exactly,
but the green mission.
Like I didn't realize howenclosed you were and how close
it came towards your face andstuff.
So I don't know like theexperience itself for me wasn't
really thrilling at all.
Speaker 2 (12:16):
It's the same, it's the same vehicle, okay, so yeah,
it gives justice.
Speaker 1 (12:20):
Yours just spins.
It spins, the centrifuge spinsyeah.
Okay, but yeah, I just, I don'tknow the ride vehicle itself
and stuff I think they couldmaybe update.
Speaker 2 (12:31):
Okay, yeah, I said underrated, oh interesting, and
here's the reason.
Speaker 1 (12:36):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (12:36):
Not that I particularly like this
attraction yeah, because youhaven't done it the last few
times.
No, and Ryan wants to do itagain, and if he doesn't mention
it when we go in June, I'm notgoing to mention it either.
But the reason I said it'sunderrated is because this is an
experience Unlike anything elseyou're going to do at any other
, at any other park, not justWalt Disney world.
This is the closest thing youcan get to space training
(13:00):
anywhere.
Yeah.
They've had astronauts ride thisand said that is the closest,
closest thing you will ever getto really feeling what it's like
to be an astronaut with theg-forces, because you are
spinning the same g-forces theyexperience in space.
Excuse me, you're experiencingon this attraction.
That's why I say it'sunderrated, because it is so
(13:21):
realistic.
That's why, okay, and there'ssome cool little Easter eggs in
there and then you know, if youdon't get motion sickness, do
the orange one.
It's actually pretty good andpretty realistic.
Okay.
So that's why I'm goingunderrated, just because it is a
real attraction, Like it's notsomething that they're just
(13:43):
making up.
This is what it's like to go tospace Per the astronauts that
have done.
Speaker 1 (13:49):
Yeah, and again, maybe because you were on the
orange and I was on the green,but for the green one I wouldn't
wait longer than 25 minutes.
Oh, I'm not waiting for this.
Don't trust me, I'm not saying.
Speaker 2 (14:01):
I want to do this.
I'm just saying it's underratedbecause of the realism of the
experience.
If that's your thing.
A lot of people don't likedoing it, which I get.
I'm one of them I'll do it.
I don't want to, but for thekid, for Ryan, I will do it.
Speaker 1 (14:16):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (14:19):
But if he doesn't bring it up, you're not going to
past it.
It was like a 40-minute wait.
He's like I don't want to wait40 minutes for it and we moved
on and I didn't bring it up therest of the day.
Speaker 1 (14:28):
Yeah Well, and y'all had ridden it before.
Speaker 2 (14:29):
so yeah, and that was enough for me.
All right, moving on.
Where are we going?
Speaker 1 (14:40):
So next is Test Track .
It should open later this year.
Now this is supposed to bestill a little similar.
They're just making someupdates and stuff to it, so it's
still going to be like avirtual concept type of car.
And you're in the past it was.
You know you're putting it tothe test on this thrilling high
(15:01):
octane attraction.
You had to be 40 inches ortaller, which I'm sure will
still be the requirements, andit was like an ultimate test
drive.
Cruise over to the gleamingChevrolet Design Center to
create your own virtual conceptcar and, when you're done,
buckle up in a six-passenger simcar and take it for an
exhilarating spin on the testtrack.
And you were going throughterrain and obstacles along this
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winding circuit andaccelerating through
straightways, maneuveringthrough switchbacks, inclement
weather, hugging curves bankedat 50 degree angles and scale
hills up to three stories high,and you were reaching speeds of
up to 65 miles per hour as youput your car through its paces
and after each test, there's ascoreboard that would show you
(15:44):
how your vehicle that you haddesigned performed.
So, based on how this waspreviously, I think for me it
was starting to become overlyrated, and I enjoy the ride whoa
, whoa.
Speaker 2 (15:59):
Wow.
Yes, I knew that would be asurprise, because I do like to
ride it wow but, I am lookingforward to what is going to be
updated.
Wow, hot take.
Yeah, Excuse me, hot take.
Speaker 1 (16:12):
Yeah, like I think probably on my when we did this.
What episode 22 you said?
Speaker 2 (16:17):
Episode number 22.
Speaker 1 (16:18):
I probably did not say that and probably said
properly.
I should go back and see, butI'm looking forward to the
update.
I think it was time for somekind of update.
Speaker 2 (16:33):
And so, based on what it was before it closed, I was
feeling like it was overly rated.
I need to go back today whileI'm at work, walking around on
my breaks, and listen to episode22 to see what we said.
Speaker 1 (16:39):
Yes, we should have done that before.
Yes.
Speaker 2 (16:41):
Because Should have done that before.
We should have done that beforebecause when we did this show
on episode 22, Remy's andGuardians of the Galaxy was not
open.
Mm, hmm, so yeah, all right,wow, overrated Wow.
Speaker 1 (16:56):
It's getting too big for its britches.
Huh Well, just again, I don'tknow Like.
I have a feeling I will love itonce it reopens, Right, but
let's hope that they do itproperly, Well it's still going
to be the same ride, just a kindof reimagined story.
Yes.
Speaker 2 (17:10):
Do you know these cars?
Sorry, this is one of the didyou knows.
Did you know?
Yeah, these cars wereoriginally supposed to go 90
plus miles per hour.
Speaker 1 (17:19):
I mean, yeah, I could see that.
Speaker 2 (17:21):
And then the lawyers are like whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, let's dial that down justa little bit.
Still, the fastest ride onproperty.
Speaker 1 (17:27):
Right, and it is.
I mean it's fun it is fun, butI just I want to see what the
change is.
Speaker 2 (17:33):
Yeah, all right.
Well, I went properly rated.
I think this is what I saidback on episode 22.
Properly rated Solo grade, so agreat attraction.
Still had a 90 plus minute waitall the time and I think it was
worth it.
It was the hype around, it wasfun.
It's a good thrillingattraction which, now that
Guardians is open, now there's acouple thrilling attractions in
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Epcot.
Before there was only this andI think it was properly rated
the single rider line here.
That's the way to go Is the mostunderrated thing, probably in
Epcot.
There's a single rider linehere.
The way to go is the mostunderrated thing, probably in
epcot is the single rider linefor this, because all our boys
were not big enough to go on thesingle rider line.
Now they are and you were likewe're not going to do it.
(18:17):
It's not that short of a wait,literally.
You're right on.
Yeah, 90 minute wait outside.
Probably a 30 minute wait forthe lightning lane.
Speaker 1 (18:26):
Single single rider right on right on yeah, yeah so
wow, yeah, wow, hot, take thereand no, and what he was saying
about the single rider, likedefinitely you know, once, once
the kids are older, you know,and they don't have to be
literally right next to you, butlike just one vehicle in front
of you or the seat in front ofyou or behind you, whatever,
(18:48):
yeah, so all right move.
Speaker 2 (18:50):
Wow, that was a hot take again.
Speaker 1 (18:53):
I like, I love the ride.
I'm just surprised, but I thinkyeah, but I just I'm looking
forward for the update all right.
Speaker 2 (19:00):
Okay, let's head to the other side of the non-world
showcase side all right.
Speaker 1 (19:04):
So now we're headed to the seas with Nemo and
friends.
So you're going under the seawithout getting wet on this
gentle ride based on Disney andPixar's Finding Nemo, which
finds Nemo lost once again Anyheight requirement.
You are boarding a clam-a-billand decent.
Speaker 2 (19:24):
A what?
Speaker 1 (19:24):
It's called a clam like a clam, A clam-a-bill and
descending A what it's called aclam like a clam, a clam-a-bill,
clam-a-bill.
Speaker 2 (19:28):
I like that.
Speaker 1 (19:29):
And descend slowly below the waves where Nemo's
friends are trying to go throughall the coral reefs and all of
this stuff trying to find himbecause he is lost again.
You're dodging stingray orstinging jellyfish, you're
underwater mines, the anglerfish.
Bruce the shark makes anappearance and, yeah, I think
(19:52):
that the line cue for this wasdone very well, but you don't
get to spend enough time in it,and we've said that before too
but it really does a good job ofgetting you into.
Okay, we're going underwater,we're going in the ocean, just
all of those vibes.
If you do have time to kind ofwalk slowly through there.
Speaker 2 (20:11):
Which I advise doing.
Speaker 1 (20:12):
There's a lot of details.
There's like projections of thelike the school of fish making
different shapes, and thingslike that.
Now, when you get off the ride,you can encounter an ocean of
fun in the seas with Nemo andFriends Pavilion.
So this is like a big aquarium.
It's 5.7 million gallonsaltwater aquarium that a lot of
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clownfish, sharks, dolphins,sea turtles and more call their
home, and for me, this is thehighlight of the ride.
So the ride, the ride, okay.
So the ride itself.
If we're talking about the rideitself, not the line queue, not
the aquarium, the ride itself,I think, is overly rated.
Speaker 2 (20:58):
Whoa, wow, yes, okay.
Speaker 1 (21:03):
I think they could have done a little bit better of
a job.
Instead of like all theseprojections and things like that
, I think they could have putmaybe a couple more animatronics
, not saying as elaborate aslike the Little Mermaid ride in
Magic Kingdom, but maybe alittle bit of both, you know See
.
Speaker 2 (21:23):
I went underrated.
Speaker 1 (21:25):
But you've on the ride itself, you're still like
I'll skip the ride and just goin the aquarium.
Speaker 2 (21:31):
Yeah, opinions change .
Okay, this is a nice relaxingride.
Sometimes you need this, yeah.
Speaker 1 (21:36):
Now the aquarium area in the line queue.
Oh man, that's underrated,because the line queue has so
much.
And then the aquarium.
I could be in there half a dayjust relaxing and chilling and
watching all the animals.
Speaker 2 (21:48):
I think this attraction is very relaxing and
I love the part where you'regoing through the aquarium and
they do the projections on it.
I think that's really well done.
I just think sometimes you justneed a chill relaxing
attraction, and that's what thisis to me.
Speaker 1 (22:02):
Yeah.
So for that reason I'm goingunderrated okay, well, I think
in the one from a few years agoyou were like probably all right
yes, but the aquarium I meanlike I love watching like the
sea turtles and in the dolphinsand yeah there's a lot of
different viewing areas whereyou can see different uh sea but
(22:24):
then the same ones like thedolphins.
You know there's a fewdifferent viewing areas that you
can see them from and even ondifferent levels.
Speaker 2 (22:32):
All right, yeah, let's move on to the land
pavilion.
Where are we going.
Speaker 1 (22:36):
So next we are going to Living with the Land, and so
it's like a greenhouseexperience.
On a gentle boat tour, youdiscover the surprising history
of farming.
This is another any height youcan be on this ride, and so
you're seeing firsthand how WaltDisney World's horticulturists
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are using innovative growingtechniques and cross breeding
high yield crops to help feed agrowing planet.
Discover a cornucopia of fruitsand veggies from around the
world, some modified to jawdropping effects.
Feast your eyes on edible foodcrops from around the world.
A glimpse of a hybrid stripedbass, tilapia, catfish and
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freshwater shrimp in the fishfarm.
Striped bass, tilapia, catfishand freshwater shrimp in the
fish farm.
And yeah, it is a veryinteresting ride.
It is low-key, laid-back,relaxing, but I think like
seeing different ways of howthey can grow some of these
things is very interesting,right From how they may hang
(23:47):
from higher up to different liketower type things that are
helping water them.
I can't think of the actualname of that hydroponics.
Thank you, uh, and yeah, Ithink vertical growth, vertical
growing yes so I think you knowall of that is very interesting.
you are learning a lot ofinformation, which is what Epcot
was about, or supposed to beabout, and so I don't know how
(24:11):
people really are viewing thisone right now.
Speaker 2 (24:15):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (24:17):
Like in general.
Speaker 2 (24:18):
People.
How are you viewing this?
Speaker 1 (24:21):
Because I know like some people are like, nah, that
ride's boring, and then othersjust absolutely love it, you
know, uh, for so I don't knowlike well, what did you think
though?
I think it's properly ratedproperly rated.
Okay, all right I think I'msure you're gonna say under I
don't know I think it's properly.
(24:43):
I think it is something that youneed to experience at least
once, if not multiple times,when you're here.
I feel like I've noticedsomething each time that I've
ridden it and you know the cropsdo change at different points
in the year, so depending onwhen you're on the ride, you
know that can be a change aswell.
I can understand why somepeople, you know, might find it
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boring.
I can understand why somepeople might find it boring,
because if you're one that iswanting just some thrill, thrill
, thrill, you might not care forthis, but you're being educated
and it's a chance to slow down,unwind a little bit, cool off
if you're there in the summer,and yeah, so properly, for me
(25:25):
I'm going overrated.
Oh, this is like your favoriteride overrated.
Speaker 2 (25:28):
You can skip this ride.
Speaker 1 (25:31):
Oh, I know why you're saying this because you don't
want the line to get long.
No, it's overrated.
Speaker 2 (25:34):
Don't ride this ride.
Speaker 1 (25:35):
No, don't ride this ride.
It's overrated.
No, this goes againsteverything you have said in any
other show.
It is overrated.
Speaker 2 (25:40):
No, you don't need to do this attraction.
Skip it.
It is boring.
It will make you fall asleep.
Speaker 1 (25:59):
He is saying this, so don't ride this skip it.
Speaker 2 (26:01):
It's a skip.
Speaker 1 (26:02):
You've been listening long enough, you know this is
not the truth look okay, allright, here's the truth.
Speaker 2 (26:07):
Here's the truth.
I love this attraction.
This is my favorite, mostunderrated attraction in all of
walt disney world.
All right, but when I see aline for 20 minutes, a 20 minute
wait for this attraction, Ihave mixed feelings.
One I don't want to wait 20minutes for this.
I just want to walk on and getthe front row by myself and
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chill.
Right, I'm being selfish, butat the same time I'm glad people
are appreciating thisattraction for what it is,
because this is part of Walt'soriginal vision of Epcot.
Walt's original vision forEpcot was experimental,
prototype community of tomorrowdoing this, finding new ways to
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do things.
Speaker 1 (26:53):
Yes.
Speaker 2 (26:53):
And this is that.
This is exactly that, and Ihope they never, ever, ever,
ever, ever, ever take this away.
But when I see a 20 minute waitand I don't want to wait for
this, don't ride this.
It's overrated.
No.
Speaker 1 (27:11):
As far as how long I would wait for this ride, like
less than 30 minutes, yeah,because even though it's a good
ride and a way to unwind and allof that stuff, I don't want to
be waiting that long.
Speaker 2 (27:23):
We've gotten spoiled, we just want to walk right on.
Speaker 1 (27:26):
Yeah, because we're used to walk on or like five,
maybe 10 minutes.
Speaker 2 (27:30):
So that's why I'm saying overrated, okay, all
right, staying in the landpavilion.
Speaker 1 (27:35):
We knew something was up with that.
Yes, still in the land pavilion, however, not necessarily
staying on land is-.
Speaker 2 (27:44):
I see what you did there.
Speaker 1 (27:45):
Soaring around the world.
So take a flight on a breezyairborne adventure.
As you hang, glide above thebreathtaking wonders of the
world.
You must be 40 inches or taller.
It's a slower ride, small drops, and it's an exhilarating
aerial expedition.
You feel the thrill as you'reraised high in the air and swept
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from one scenic location toanother.
You see the world's wonders,natural and man-made, like you
have never seen them before.
No mountain is too high, nolandscape is too far.
Your journey begins as theclouds part above the majestic
Swiss Alps, and then you visitpolar bears and icy greenland.
Swoop past sailboats onAustralia's iconic Sydney Harbor
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.
Weave between elephantsmarching toward Mount
Kilimanjaro.
Glide above marvels like theGreat Wall of China, the Great
Pyramids of Egypt and the TajMahal of India.
Cruise over Monument Valley.
Fiji's is it Laos Island?
Speaker 2 (28:42):
Sure.
Speaker 1 (28:43):
And thundering Iguazu Falls in South America.
Look down on the Eiffel Toweras it sparkles like a jewel in
the night, surrounded by thelights of Paris.
Speaker 2 (28:54):
You mean the bit like a jewel in the night,
surrounded by the lights ofParis.
Speaker 1 (28:56):
So, um, it's a bit, yeah, depending on where you sit
, that's.
That's one scene that can be alittle different.
Uh, what is the key?
Speaker 2 (29:04):
You want to sit in the middle?
Speaker 1 (29:05):
Yeah, but do you remember if it's a, b or C?
Oh uh, why don't you look thatup?
Speaker 2 (29:12):
A Well, I was going to keep talking.
Speaker 1 (29:21):
It's the talking because it goes up, yes, so I'll
double check that here shortly.
But depending on where you sit,sometimes the eiffel tower can
kind of be leaning a little bit.
Speaker 2 (29:26):
But um, it's a 180 degree leaning tower of eiffel.
Speaker 1 (29:28):
Yeah it's a 180 degree 80 foot imax digital
projection dome, spectacularaerial footage, and you're
getting like sense and motionand like the breeze in your hair
.
All of this stuff soaringaround the world is definitely
an experience.
So I guess you can tell how I'mtalking and everything.
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I think it is properly rated.
Okay, I think a lot of peoplewant to experience this.
They want to see these you knowscenes from all these places
and get the smells and, um, it'snicknamed.
What is the nickname for themoms?
oh, this is every mom's favoriteride yeah, we're like living
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with the land is every dadliving with the land is every
dad.
Speaker 2 (30:13):
Living with the land is every dad.
Speaker 1 (30:14):
Yes, and so I really love it.
I love the smells.
I love seeing like theelephants and the polar bears,
you know, and the Fiji Islands,all of that, like the smells and
everything that's pumped intothis space when you're flying
over those landmarks.
It's just, yeah, I love it.
Speaker 2 (30:30):
I'm going underrated.
Speaker 1 (30:32):
Okay, I think, because these lines are getting
long.
Speaker 2 (30:35):
I've noticed the lines going down for this.
Okay, I think with the otherattractions going on now, I
think it's taken now thatGuardians is open and that test
track will be opening up thisyear.
I think in Remy's it's takenaway from this a little bit.
Okay, and I do miss Zoran.
We haven't done it in a bit.
(30:56):
We did it in DCA yeah.
I don't think we did it when wewent to Epcot this summer.
Speaker 1 (31:01):
I don't think we did, because we did it in DCA.
Speaker 2 (31:04):
So I do miss it.
I do miss his name is PatrickWarburton putty.
Yes, um, it's a greatattraction and I do do miss
doing it.
It's very peaceful, and did youknow the Imagineer who designed
the ride concept for this didit over the weekend on an
erector set?
Speaker 1 (31:23):
I did not know that.
Speaker 2 (31:24):
Yeah, so I think that's pretty cool.
Speaker 1 (31:26):
Yeah, so I'm trying to find the best seat.
So I'm reading row one, centerof concourse okay, yeah, row one
yeah, yeah, because I was likea didn't sound right, so yeah
row one, yes, row one, ideallyin the middle yeah, we've had it
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a couple times.
Speaker 2 (31:51):
Yeah, because you don't want to feet dangling in
your view.
Right you want to be the frontrow.
Speaker 1 (31:56):
Yes, yes.
Now again, I mean, you're goingto experience everything you
know, no matter where you'resitting.
It's just where everything islike, centered and without feet
dangling and all of that.
That is known to be where youwant to sit.
Speaker 2 (32:10):
All right, moving on.
Speaker 1 (32:12):
Yes, moving on to journey into Imagination with
Figment.
And so Figment, he's theplayful dragon, he's your guide
on this delightful ride throughthe sensory labs of Imagination
Institute.
This is another.
Any Height, you can be anyheight for this ride.
And just imagine, you know youhave.
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Dr Nigel Channing, played byEric Idle, sets out to prove how
the five senses capture theimagination, but he's upstaged
by the mischievous figment.
Prepare for surprises galore asyou travel through a series of
vivid, whimsical sensory labs.
Learn about all five senses, asfigment turns the lab upside
down and causes quite a stink inthe smell lab.
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Let your imagination run wild,and it's kind of like a musical
adventure as well.
Speaker 2 (33:01):
All right, so what do you think?
Speaker 1 (33:03):
I think it's overrated.
Speaker 2 (33:04):
Whoa, wow Got some hot takes on this episode.
Speaker 1 (33:09):
So I love figment.
I'm saying it's overratedbecause it just needs to be
updated.
It needs some love.
I love that it's overratedbecause it just it needs to be
updated.
It needs some love.
I love that it's about yourimagination.
I love all that.
I still find myself laughing onthis ride, but it needs some
love I would agree and that'swhy I'm going underrated.
Speaker 2 (33:29):
Okay, people ride this attraction.
More people need to ride this.
No, because if the ridershipgoes up, disney will put more
money into it oh, they're notgoing to put money into an
attraction that doesn't have alot of ridership.
So here's the problem with thisright everybody loves figment.
I don't think there's anybodythat will say they don't like
figment it is the figment, isthe mascot of Epcot, as it
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should be, and it's everythingwe have because of imagination.
Right, right.
But they have neglected theattraction.
Therefore people don't write it.
But people love Figment, sopeople don't write it.
They're not going to put moremoney into the attraction.
Speaker 1 (34:09):
But I'm almost afraid that if people stop writing it,
then they'll just do away withit completely Exactly so more
people need to write it.
Right will stop riding it, thenthey'll just do away with it
exactly.
Speaker 2 (34:16):
So people, more people need to ride it right?
Speaker 1 (34:17):
yeah, so you see the cycle.
Speaker 2 (34:18):
We're in right, right people.
The people love figment.
They've neglected theattraction.
People aren't riding theattraction, therefore they're
not putting money into it makessense, yeah more people ride the
attraction, they'll put moneyinto it I would hope so and and
bob eiger said on the earningcall last week that they maybe
do like a short story animatedthing.
Okay, don't, I don't care aboutthat right, fix the attraction.
Speaker 1 (34:38):
Yeah, yeah, we don't want, with all the thing on
disney plus with all thetechnology.
Speaker 2 (34:43):
We have come on right .
You can make this an amazingattraction, yeah for sure make
it better people ride thisattraction.
It's underrated, go ride it andmaybe they will and maybe they
will put more time into it yesbut yeah yeah, all right, all
right.
Speaker 1 (34:59):
Now moving on to world showcase and going more
into the france pavilion so didyou see, there was a fire there
yesterday yes, I saw, I thinkit's.
It was from that bakery maybe.
Speaker 2 (35:12):
Yeah, but they put it out pretty quickly.
Yeah, but, but it was a lot ofsmoke it was, it was.
Speaker 1 (35:16):
So they did have to evacuate the France Pavilion
yesterday, but I think within Ithink I read somewhere like
within two hours it was back upand running.
Speaker 2 (35:21):
Yeah, Disney's usually pretty good about.
Speaker 1 (35:24):
Yeah, and no one was hurt or anything like that.
Speaker 2 (35:26):
No one was hurt.
Speaker 1 (35:26):
It was good yeah to the France Pavilion Remy's
Ratatouille Adventure.
Feel like you've shrunk down toChef Remy's size for a 4D
culinary adventure based on theDisney and Pixar film
Ratatouille.
When your small life is a bigadventure, you can be any height
for this ride and it's a recipefor excitement.
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4d ride experience.
You're joining Chef Remy on adaring culinary caper that will
captivate all your senses as youzip, dash and scurry through
the bustling kitchen, diningroom and walls of Gusteau's
famous Paris restaurant.
So they did an awesome job withthis.
We recently watched the movieagain.
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It was on TV like a week or twoago and I forgot just how well
they match some of the scenes.
Yeah, and it is definitely a 4dexperience.
You might get a little littlesplash while you're on it and um
, yeah, I think they did great.
It is a super fun ride.
(36:29):
It's one of my must do's now.
I think all the hype around itand everything it is properly
rated.
Speaker 2 (36:37):
So is it Ratatouille or Ratatouille?
I don't know, you don't knoweither.
Speaker 1 (36:42):
I'm not positive because I've heard it said both
ways.
Speaker 2 (36:44):
I've heard it both ways too.
Speaker 1 (36:46):
And I catch myself saying it both ways, but I think
it's properly rated.
Again, it's fun.
I love the France area anyway.
And leading up to thisattraction, it's great, the
music playing.
Once you're in it, you know theoutside line queue.
(37:06):
Eh, you know.
Speaker 2 (37:08):
They're just switchbacks.
Speaker 1 (37:09):
Yeah, but once you're inside and a little further in,
it makes it look like you'reoutside seeing the rooftops in
the town and um.
And then once you're on thevehicle, it's just it's.
It's a fun experience.
Speaker 2 (37:23):
So I think all the hype around it and everything,
it is properly so if you hadasked me this a year or two ago,
I probably would have said it'soverrated, but now that we've
written it a few more times, I'mgoing to go properly rated.
Excuse me, I agree with you.
Um, this attraction is growingon me.
It is a very nice attraction.
(37:43):
Is it a must do for me?
I don't know if it's a must dofor me, if we go or when we go,
but I do really enjoy thisattraction.
I love the music around it.
I I do love the France Pavilion, the walk up to the attraction
with the music and the ambiance.
Excuse me, yeah, I agree, it'sproperly rated.
(38:04):
It's usually a long wait, andit's a long wait for a reason.
Kids love this attraction aswell.
Do adults too.
Yes, yes, and yeah, I havechanged my mind.
A year ago I probably wouldhave said overrated, but now I'm
gonna say properly rated,because I do enjoy this
attraction.
Speaker 1 (38:19):
Yeah, yeah well, good , yeah, good, good, all right,
we're still on the worldshowcase side, going over to
norway pavilion and frozen everafter.
So voyage to Arendelle aboardan ancient Nordic vessel as you
take a musical tour of thewintry world of Frozen Any
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height, on this one, let it goall over again.
Find a seat aboard your boatand let the lapping waters take
you through a frozen willowforest.
Soon you'll be rubbingshoulders with some boulders,
aka Kristoff's family from TrollValley, before bracing for the
cold.
High up in the icy blue world ofthe North Mountain, elsa's
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enchanting ice palace awaits.
And behold the wanderer andkeep an eye out for Anna, olaf
and a few more frozen friends.
This enchanting summer snow daycelebration, complete with many
of your favorite frozen tunes,is sure to melt even the coldest
of hearts.
So it's a song filled journey.
Slow moving boat ride.
(39:24):
There are a little bit ofbackward and forward plunges
down short waterfalls, you mayget a little wet and so, yes,
it's frozen.
Uh, we know the love out therefor frozen definitely the
outside uh line q.
Speaker 2 (39:42):
You're just in the pavilion area you know which I
do love the norway pavilion yesbut there's nothing like
specific to the ride to reallylike look at it.
It doesn't have the ambiance ofthe France Pavilion Right.
Speaker 1 (39:55):
Now, once you are inside, they did an amazing job
of making it look like you arein Arendelle.
Speaker 2 (40:02):
Yes, I think this is one of the best queues, probably
one of the best queues in WaltDisney World.
Speaker 1 (40:08):
Yeah, I mean, it's like you're in the town, the
music, just everything in frontof you, beside you, below you,
you above you, uh, then, asyou're getting closer to hopping
on the ride, you're in.
What's his name?
Okins okins, yes, okins cabinyeah, like his little shop and
yes, he's like it's a steamywindow and you hear him and he
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does a lot of yeah, it's so goodand I love it.
I absolutely love it, yeah, likeif you're stuck there for five
minutes, it's entertainingyou're gonna you know, yep, uh,
so yeah.
And then the ride itself.
I mean, you know so, but I, ifI'm incorporating the ride,
obviously with With it.
Speaker 2 (40:52):
You have to think, not just you.
Speaker 1 (40:54):
I know.
Speaker 2 (40:55):
Other people.
Speaker 1 (41:01):
I know Overly.
Speaker 2 (41:02):
Wow, brittany with the hot takes on this episode,
yeah, wow.
Speaker 1 (41:07):
Partially because they could do a little better
with the animatronics.
Speaker 2 (41:12):
Yeah, so they're the older style animatronics where
they're projected.
The faces are projected.
Speaker 1 (41:18):
And you can, so it looks like they have really
weird facial looks.
Speaker 2 (41:21):
Yeah, yeah, it is yeah.
Speaker 1 (41:23):
So I think that is what I am basing it on, because
they've done this in other parksaround the world with more
updated animatronics, and itmakes the world of difference.
The ride itself is almostidentical, yeah, but the
animatronics make a difference.
Speaker 2 (41:41):
I mean you know when you can, but for the
five-year-old girl who lostFrozen, you think she cares
about the projected face on it.
If I were a, little girl.
Speaker 1 (41:50):
I would say properly rated, you know, because I mean
the queue.
I absolutely love the queuewhen y'all are like I don't want
to wait for 35 minutes.
Speaker 2 (41:59):
No, the queue's awesome.
Speaker 1 (42:00):
I'm like I'm waiting the 35, 40 minutes for this.
Am I going to wait two hours?
No, but I'm waiting maybe 45minutes Because I love once you
are in the building, yeah, butthe ride itself.
If they could do a better jobwith the animatronics, then I
would say properly.
Speaker 2 (42:21):
Okay, well, I'm going properly rated.
I guess I'm a five-year-oldgirl, then huh.
Speaker 1 (42:25):
Now see, I think the last episode you probably said
over.
Speaker 2 (42:27):
I probably did, but I'm trying to think of not just
me.
I'm being unselfish here for aminute.
Right.
If Just me.
I'm being unselfish here for aminute.
Right, If you have anybody inyour family that loves Frozen,
you're going to be doing thisattraction.
Yeah.
And it's a long wait time.
It's 90 minutes plus everysingle day, years after it has
opened.
Right, for a reason, rightPeople will love this attraction
(42:51):
.
So I'm saying, do I care to doit?
No, I don't care to do it.
No, I, I don't care to do itand we've done it a few times,
but it's not a must do everytrip for us.
If we could just go, do thequeue be like hey, I just want
to go hang out with oaken for 15minutes and then I can get out,
I'm good.
Yeah, can we do that?
Yeah, can we go?
Can we go to the cast memberlike hey, this is just where I
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want to stand I just want tohang out, chill with oaken for a
bit and then go.
That would be cool.
But I'm saying, is it the hypearound it worth it?
Yes, I think it is.
Speaker 1 (43:23):
It's still a great attraction and it's going to
continue to have long waitsbecause the frozen franchise is
so beloved yeah, no, and I agree, I just, I really wish that
they would update theanimatronics, you know, I mean,
maybe they don't have to do thewhole animatronic, just the face
well, they would have to redo.
Speaker 2 (43:42):
I know, I know, I know but um, but yeah.
Speaker 1 (43:45):
But, like I said, the the line cue, like the whole
cue, I love, and the scenes onthe ride, yes, but just yeah,
animat, yeah, animatronics Like,come on, disney, you've done it
elsewhere, do it here in Epcot.
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Now let's go to one of herfavorite attractions and
(45:21):
pavilions in Epcot andcharacters she loves.
Speaker 1 (45:26):
Yes, so in World Showcase going to the Mexico
Pavilion, the Grand Fiesta Tourstarring the three.
Is it Caballeros or Caballeros?
Speaker 2 (45:37):
I think it's Caballeros.
Me too, I think you don't.
Speaker 1 (45:40):
When it's two L's, you don't pronounce it like L's.
Speaker 2 (45:43):
Erica, let us know.
Speaker 1 (45:44):
Take in the sights of Mexico and the antics of three
feathered amigos on this gentleboat ride through the Mexico
Pavilion.
This is another.
Any height you can ride Dondeesta, donald Duck.
So where is Donald Donald's?
Disappeared south of the border.
And it's up to the other twocaballeros from the musical trio
, panchito and the Mexican,charo Rooster and Josue Carioca,
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the Brazilian parrot, to findhim.
Cruise down the Rio Grande on adark boat ride past some of the
most famous sites in cities inMexico.
And is that the missing Mallardclimbing a Mayan pyramid in
Chichen Itza?
So anyway, it's a very animatedexperience inspired by the 1944
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Disney film the ThreeCaballeros.
Your adventure comes to lifeagainst a backdrop of live
action footage, hand-drawnanimation and the jaunty musical
score from the movie.
So the Mexico Pavilion itself,I think, is done very, very well
, very, very well.
You're inside.
It's like nighttime marketshops, restaurants, you know.
(46:59):
The pavilion leading up to thisride done very well.
So I always love going into theMexico Pavilion.
And as far as the ride itselflike we we don't ride it every
time, but we've ridden itseveral times um, I think it's
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properly rated okay, I'm goingunderrated.
Speaker 2 (47:23):
Okay, yeah, I mean there's not usually that long of
a wait for it and yeah, it'sjust, it's a boat ride through
and I think it's a goodattraction.
They did really so the uh.
It was closed for a bit forrefurbishment.
It was recently reopened andnow the videos are digital.
Ok so it's a little bit clearerand the audio is a little bit
better now too.
Speaker 1 (47:44):
So it did need a little love.
A little love.
It got a little love.
Speaker 2 (47:47):
Come on, let's show some figment love, right yeah?
I think it's underrated, it's agood attraction.
Usually not that long of a waitusually.
Speaker 1 (47:57):
Right Now.
If it's raining, it'll bepacked.
Yes, yes.
So yeah, I agree.
Speaker 2 (48:03):
Yeah, all right, moving on to the Journey of
Water inspired by Moana.
Speaker 1 (48:13):
Now this just opened last year, two years ago, um,
like was it in the fall of 2023?
Maybe?
Speaker 2 (48:21):
maybe anyway, yeah, uh, tell us about it yes, so
journey of water.
Speaker 1 (48:25):
Inspired by by moana, it's on the world nature side.
Explore the wanders of wateralong a lush trail.
That's fun for all ages, basedon the Disney animated film
Moana.
So this is an attraction.
Like you're walking through it,it's not a ride.
You can be any age, any heightand it's an outdoor exploration
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trail where water comes to lifeand you're going with the flow.
When you are doing yourself-guided tour on these trails
, you can play with the water asit travels from the sky to the
oceans and back again.
So there's encounters whereyou're, you know, like playing
with it, doing things with yourhands, like you're interacting
with the water to either, youknow, make this water cycle,
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jump up and down or make waves,all these different things, and
it's a very well done,interactive experience.
You know there's a path that ifyou're afraid you're going to
get wet and you want to makesure you stay dry, you can take
that as well.
Or you can go through the wetpath and see if the water stops
(49:32):
while you're below it.
Speaker 2 (49:33):
You're not going to get that wet.
Speaker 1 (49:34):
No, you're not, and so it's, I don't know.
It's a great experience.
I think in the daytime it isbeautiful, but at night it takes
on a whole other level.
I think it's properly rated.
Speaker 2 (49:52):
I'm going to go underrated.
Okay, Because for a few reasons.
One, some people have said thisdoes not belong in Epcot.
This should be an animalkingdom which I understand where
they're coming from.
If you have not gone throughand done all this stuff and you
did not know that this is someedutainment which there needs to
(50:12):
be more edutainment, put backin Epcot.
Speaker 1 (50:15):
Right, so that's why we think it fits here.
Speaker 2 (50:17):
It fits here very well.
Yes, is it more Disney, ip andEpcot?
Yes it is, I don't mind, I'mcoming to Disney for Disney
stuff, right?
Speaker 1 (50:24):
Right, and I mean you've got to think like kids
and everything too, like they'relearning, but it helps because
they can tie it in with a movieor a character.
It is a lot.
Speaker 2 (50:38):
It is breathtaking, the Heart of Nefidi.
Speaker 1 (50:42):
Te.
Speaker 2 (50:42):
Fiti, the Te Fiti, mm-hmm.
In the foreground withSpaceship Earth.
Mm-hmm.
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful.
I think it's underrated.
Go check it out.
Adults love this as well askids.
I think you will not bedisappointed, right?
Yeah, I thoroughly, as kids, Ithink you will not be
disappointed, right?
Speaker 1 (51:00):
Yeah, I, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I felt like I was a kid againreally.
I mean, uh, when we first didit, it was the trip um, a little
over a year ago with just meand Zach, and you know there's
pictures and videos and stuff ofme and like I look like I'm
having fun, you know, uh.
(51:20):
So I did properly rated because, even though there are some
that don't feel like it belongshere, you know the hype around
it and when you're there and yousee how people are, like I
think it's proper yeah, yeah,all right.
Speaker 2 (51:28):
Moving on getting your picture taken with the walt
statue, britney, what do youthink?
Speaker 1 (51:36):
I think it's underrated.
Speaker 2 (51:37):
I completely agree.
Speaker 1 (51:39):
I think you know you have.
Your have those that are trueDisney fans, walt fans, the
appreciation of all his ideasand everything.
I think you know those are theones that are really like, oh
yeah, let's go get our pictureand sit next to the statue, but
there's never a long line,there's never a line yeah,
that's that's.
Speaker 2 (51:58):
I'm two, two things.
I'm glad there's never a line.
Yeah, two things.
I'm glad there's never a line,because I always want to get my
picture taken with Walt.
Even when I go on my day trips,I still get my picture taken
with Walt.
Two, why are people notappreciating Walt and getting
their picture taken with Walt?
That's how I feel about it,right.
Right, you have to go meet Walt.
Speaker 1 (52:16):
You have to.
All of this wouldn't be here.
Speaker 2 (52:19):
None of it would be here if it wasn't for Walt, and
I just think it's awesome.
If you have an opportunity toget a picture taken with, you
know, the Walt statue, then youhave to do it.
So I think it's underrated,yeah, all right.
Moving on to some experiencesand shows, so last year we did
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the behind the seeds tour at theliving with the land and they
take you, you know, backstageand take you behind the seeds
literally and talk about the.
They expand further on what theride talks about and it's a
guided tour and I think it wasgreat.
I loved every minute of it.
You get to eat a cucumber.
Speaker 1 (52:59):
Yes, and it does taste different in a good way.
Speaker 2 (53:06):
And it's just a great experience and I think really
expands on the attractionBrittany.
What do you think?
Speaker 1 (53:11):
Yeah, I mean you know it's an hour and the price
isn't bad it ranges from $39 to$45 a person and in that hour I
mean it is you're learning a lotthe whole time and experiencing
things.
So, yes, you get to sample acucumber and it does have a
different taste, but it isbetter.
You get to feed some of thefish on the fish farm and just
(53:36):
learning about how they go aboutdoing these.
You know these greenhouses andthe farms and everything.
It was a lot better than Ithought it would be.
Speaker 2 (53:46):
Yeah, so is it underrated, overrated or
properly rated?
Speaker 1 (53:51):
I think it's under Underrated.
Completely agree.
It's just great.
Speaker 2 (53:55):
Yeah, all right.
Moving on to a show, we did notdo this on episode 22, or maybe
we did, I can't remember.
But we're going to go back tothe aquarium.
Yes To a show Turtle Talk withCrush.
Any heights, any age, all ages,it's a show.
And this, I think, is we'vedone it a few times here and in
(54:17):
Disney's California Adventure.
And you know, even if you don'thave kids, go and just watch.
Yeah, the cast members herethat are playing Crush awesome.
They do such a great job ofresponding to these little kids
in such a funny way.
Speaker 1 (54:35):
They do because the conversation is happening in
real time.
It's not like, though, they hada heads up on what the
questions were or anything.
Speaker 2 (54:42):
It's like on the spot yeah, I think this is really
underrated.
It's very entertaining even ifyou don't have kids, because our
kids haven't interacted withthem.
But it's just the cast membersthat do this, are so funny, so
witty and then he still, youknow, calls everybody dudes and
(55:02):
do debts.
Speaker 1 (55:03):
So good yeah so good, yeah, I mean, and you don't,
you know, you don't know whatkids are going to say you know
and sometimes you know they theypause crush pauses for a minute
Like uh they're thinking aboutlike, okay, how can I, you know?
And then it's just, but it's soentertaining, you know, or a
lot of times kids will saysomething that calls out their
(55:23):
parents yeah and then crush,kind of does a good job about
embarrassing mom or dad you know, and yeah, I think it's
underrated yeah I, I would agreeand you're.
Speaker 2 (55:32):
It always says a 15 minute wait.
You're just waiting for thenext show, right?
Speaker 1 (55:35):
exactly so it's so good yeah, it is, and each time
is going to be different, so youmight be, you might see it once
and there maybe it's not quiteas funny, depending on what's
being asked and stuff.
But then the next one you couldbe.
You know, laughing so hardyou're crying you know, so yeah
all right.
Speaker 2 (55:53):
Moving back to world showcase, we're gonna.
This is the only show that I'vedone, and that's something we
need to do a better job of isgoing to these, the shows in
epcot, don't you agree?
Speaker 1 (56:04):
uh, yes and no so sometimes working in education.
You want to break from itthat's fair.
Speaker 2 (56:13):
Okay, that's fair.
So I have done the americanadventure this.
This is at the AmericanAdventure Showcase.
Speaker 1 (56:20):
I would hope so.
Speaker 2 (56:21):
In World Showcase and it's the American Pavilion and
you feel the spirit thatpropelled America to greatness
in an inspiring retelling of ournation's history.
Again, this is for all ages,any height, and I think this is
an underrated show.
It's a great telling ofAmerican history history.
They did a great job with theaudio animatronics and I was
(56:45):
really surprised at how well theshow was.
Speaker 1 (56:49):
You're just gonna take my word for it yeah, I mean
and I think it's one maybe youknow, had our um adult trip not
been canceled, then we would doit I don't know for sure with
the boys, just because they'relearning so much of this in
school.
I think it's great and theyshould experience it at some
(57:09):
point.
But I just know our upcomingtrip it's right after school's
out and that's going to be thelast thing that they want to do.
Kids being kids right now,again, nothing against what.
Right now, I get it, yeah.
So, again, nothing against whatit is.
I think it.
From what I've heard from Zachand what I've seen on videos and
stuff, I think it's.
They did a good job.
I just you know the timing andknowing when your boys are just
(57:31):
absolutely done taking in anymore information stuff.
You got to think about that.
Yeah, yeah all right last oneand I, and I'm not rating it
because I haven't done it sorry,last one is watching the
jammeters perform on thenon-world showcase side, britney
.
Speaker 2 (57:44):
What do you think?
Speaker 1 (57:46):
so I mean it's always very entertaining, uh, you know
, I mean it's, it's a uniquepercussion experience for sure,
uh, but they look like they'rehaving fun.
When you're watching it, youknow you can't help but smile.
Um, I, I could see it beingproperly or underrated.
(58:06):
I don't maybe underratedbecause you don't get to.
You don't hear a lot of peopletalk about it as much as they
should get credit for I guessyeah, I'm going properly rated,
okay.
Speaker 2 (58:16):
Um, I couldn't imagine walking through the
non-world showcase side and nothearing them, because you do.
Maybe you're not alwayswatching them, but you do always
hear them when you're walkingaround, yeah, you know, and it
just adds to the ambience ofepcot, I think and they've been
around forever too yeah so, andI think there's usually some
people standing and watching andI'll if if I'm walking past
(58:39):
them, I will stop and watch forabout five or ten minutes.
It is a fun, entertaining show.
So I'm saying properly rated,okay.
So yeah, all right, all right.
So we asked y'all on Instagramwhat y'all thought of some of
the attractions, and the firstone is Cosmic Rewind Guardians
of the Galaxy.
Cosmic Rewind Is it over, underor properly rated?
(59:00):
And 67% of y'all saidunderrated.
Nobody said over and 33% ofy'all said properly rated, so
I'm surprised people saidunderrated on it.
Speaker 1 (59:12):
Yeah, I was T when I saw that, yeah.
Speaker 2 (59:15):
All right.
Next attraction is the Moanawalkthrough.
67% of y'all said overrated.
Wow yeah.
Speaker 1 (59:25):
Well, like have you experienced it at night?
Speaker 2 (59:27):
Nobody said underrated Right, and 33% of
y'all said properly rated.
Wow yeah.
Speaker 1 (59:36):
That's a little surprising.
Speaker 2 (59:37):
Did Erica just vote over and over and over?
No?
Speaker 1 (59:41):
no, no, I don't, I don't even know.
Erica, we love you, we love you.
Speaker 2 (59:45):
Erica.
Next attraction was Remy'sRatatouille Adventure.
33% of y'all said overrated.
Speaker 1 (59:52):
But 67% said properly yes, that is correct.
Speaker 2 (59:58):
All right.
And the next one was livingwith the land.
Nobody said overrated Thank you, except for me.
75% of y'all said underratedNice.
25% of y'all said properlyrated.
Speaker 1 (01:00:11):
All right, so we got some good responses there.
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Thank you Bye.
Hello and welcome to Circle of Parks podcast episode
number 196.
Today we are talking about ifattractions in Epcot are under,
over or properly rated.
There is far too much to seeand do.
We are here to help guide youthrough, but before we do that,
(00:43):
we must talk Disney merch.
So this week Disney merch.
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evoking Tinkerbell's iconicoutfit.
There's golden foil, waltDisney World logo and pixie dust
on the side.
So been on a little bit sinceI've picked out a tumbler and
this one just really caught myattention.
I'm not like a huge, hugeTinkerbell fan, but this one is
(01:28):
super cute.
So go check that out.
And that is this week's Disneymerch.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
Thank you everybody for joining us.
Episode number 196.
We are going back to episode.
We did this episode back onepisode number 22.
Long time ago, and that wasJanuary 14th 2022.
So over three years ago.
(01:53):
Things have changed.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Yes, things have changed, some new things, some
changes Even maybe our opinionson some things, our opinions on
some things have changed.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
Things have opened up .
We've done more things.
So we're not just going to bedoing attractions, we're going
to be doing experiences.
That we've done as well, andhopefully you, the listener,
have done it as well.
Sorry, allergies are stillbothering us.
We are doing better.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
We are.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
I think we are progressing.
Yes, we're getting better.
Yes, I think we are progressing.
Yes.
We're getting better.
Yes, so if you're new here,thank you for joining us.
My name is Zach.
I'm Brittany and we do this showevery single week and we hope
to one.
Just break your week up, takeyou to Disney World with us or
Disneyland for about 45 minutesto an hour.
Helps us, we hope it helps youand we hope to help you have a
(02:41):
better Walt Disney Worldvacation.
Just by talking about stuff youmay not have thought of, this
episode may help you, may not.
You may be yelling at us duringthis episode.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
Who knows?
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Who knows, and that's okay.
That's what makes Disney sogreat is everybody has the same
opinion and everybody agrees oneverything.
Yeah, no, that's the exact.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
Not at all.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
Not at all, but you know, it's okay.
We all have different opinionsand that's what makes us so
great and keeps theconversations going in
discussions.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
Yes.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
All right, so let's get right into it.
We're going to start with thebig golf ball Space, spaceship
Earth, brittany.
Yes, do you think spaceshipEarth, everything about it, is
underrated, overrated orproperly rated?
Speaker 1 (03:30):
I think, properly rated.
Okay, because it is an iconicclassic ride.
I think the opinions out therea lot would agree Like some
portions of it should be updated.
Uh, however, I think a lot ofpeople appreciate it not being
(03:51):
touched as well, you know.
So, like it's 50 kind of 50, 50a little bit.
I it's one of those, though,that I feel like you're not at
epcot, you haven't experiencedepcot unless you ride this ride
yeah, I would.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
I'm going to say it's underrated.
Okay, this is a must-do.
It's the icon of the park.
It is Spaceship Earth.
It's a geodesic dome.
It's for any height, all ages.
It's a slow, dark ride throughthe journey of communication.
If you know, I'm big oncommunication and how it started
(04:25):
and began.
There's a lot of little Eastereggs in here that I really like,
and it needs some leaven,though.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
It does yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
I do like the retro-ness of it.
But the audio animatronics, wehave the technology.
You know the guy making thepapyrus paper.
He can.
You know it can be a littlebetter.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Right, papyrus paper, he can.
You know it can be a littlebetter right?
Yes, some updating to theanimatronics, you know, maybe
even add another scene that'smore current, because yeah
communication is still evolvingand changing.
Some you know, because it takesyou through from the stone age
to the computer age.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
But again I mean things in communication have
have been updated you know, I'dlike to see the paper boy saying
read all about it, talking tous and not the wall yeah you
know, come on, can we move himaround a little bit, right,
right?
But you know him around just alittle bit.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
I think he deserves to see the people yeah, yeah,
just saying, the only reason whyI did properly right is because
I I always hear a mix of thingson this ride, you know, and I
feel like more people are ridingit.
To be honest, I feel like thereare longer lines for it lately.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
Yeah, yeah, I'm still going to go underrated.
Okay.
I know we're not doing Disneytrivia anymore, but here's a
Disney trivia question for you.
In the little scene wherethey're watching the moon
landing in the apartment, whatboard game is behind the couch?
It's set up scrabble.
(05:55):
No, it's a classic like 70sboard game clue mousetrap oh,
I'm like I don't know, okay.
Speaker 1 (06:05):
Okay, yep, check that out next time you're.
So I pay attention to thoselittle, those little details,
and we're going through the thescenes yeah, yeah, yeah, I mean
idt, I just haven't that.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
One hasn't particularly got my attention, I
guess all right, we're movingon to, I've said, it'm saying it
again, the best coaster onproperty.
Guardians of the Galaxy, cosmicRewind, brittany, tell us about
it.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
All right.
So here you are, taking off onan intergalactic chase through
space and time with theGuardians of the Galaxy.
You must be 42 inches or tallerfor this particular ride and it
is a dark thrill ride.
You know you're rocking,rocking out, you get different
songs.
I think it's on a six loop, sixsong loop, five songs.
(06:53):
So you don't know which oneyou're going to get until the
ride gets started.
And you know it's a thrill.
You have a reverse launch andit's a uh, you know, fully
enclosed coaster, the coasteritself.
It can rotate all the wayaround, so like 360 degrees.
So you're meant to focus onwhat's in front of you, what the
action is.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
And yeah, it's uh, definitely an extraterrestrial
experience it is the largestindoor coaster in the world yes
in the world?
Yes, so what do you think?
Speaker 1 (07:25):
So, even though I didn't feel too great after this
ride, I think it is properlyrated.
I think the hype around it itdeserves it.
You know we've talked aboutthis before.
The queue for the ride, youknow, is full of details.
It helps with the experience.
The pre-show is great and theride itself.
(07:49):
If I had focused more where Iwas supposed to focus, according
to my ride vehicle, I think Iwould have enjoyed it even more.
Speaker 2 (07:55):
I would agree, properly rated.
The hype around it is warranted.
The wait times 85 minutes to 90minutes.
It is worth it.
So I would agree, agree,properly rated.
Um, this is one of theattractions we put up on our
instagram stories.
Yes, we'll get to that at theend, but there are some
interesting responses to thisone.
Yeah, I was not expecting theresponses to this one that we
(08:17):
got, but I agree, properly rated.
It is a great attraction.
It is.
I'm gonna wait to 90 minutes.
I think it's worth it.
Um, and it is the hype aroundit is it is properly the the
hype around it.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
It is properly ready yeah, because people are super
excited about it, you know when.
Now you know they have theregular line for for it where
before you had to.
You know, get.
What is it called?
Speaker 2 (08:46):
Virtual queue, yeah, the virtual queue.
Or the lightning lane singlepass, which you can still do,
the single pass.
Speaker 1 (08:51):
Yes, but those were the only two options before.
You know, and a lot of peopledidn't always realize that you
know.
So now you know, everyone thatwas so hyped about it but didn't
do those options can now waitin line and do it, and I think
you you know that's going tokeep it hyped up.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
Taking the motion sickness stuff away from it.
I don't think I've heardanybody say one bad thing about
the ride, right Aside from themotion sickness.
Speaker 1 (09:14):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (09:15):
So just the ride itself.
I don't think I've heard oneperson say one bad thing about
it.
Not one.
No, have you Like?
Speaker 1 (09:22):
I'm talking youtubers yeah, I think everybody's
social media, people are friends.
Speaker 2 (09:27):
No one has anything negative to say about this
attraction yeah, they nailed it.
Speaker 1 (09:30):
They nailed it.
They did an awesome job allright, moving on.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
We're staying in that same part of epcot.
Where are we going, britney?
Speaker 1 (09:37):
we are going to mission space now.
You're blasting off on athrilling simulated NASA-style
mission to Mars, or you orbitthe Earth on a more gentle ride
through space, because there'stwo experiences you can go on.
What is it green?
Speaker 2 (09:54):
Green and orange.
Speaker 1 (09:56):
Yes.
So green is going to be a lesswhat am I trying to say?
More family-friendly adventure.
It offers a gentler experience.
You must be 40 inches or taller.
It uses a motion simulator thatoffers light movement and
doesn't spin, so it's lesslikely to cause motion sickness.
(10:17):
The experience is optimal forthose prone to motion sickness
or uncertain about which levelto choose.
Now, the Orange Mission you arehurtling through space on an
out-of-this-world experience.
Thrill seekers will love thisone.
The Orange Mission uses acentrifuge that spins and tilts
to simulate the speed andg-forces of a spacecraft launch
(10:41):
in re-entry, so that one.
You need to be 44 inches andtaller, so keep that in mind.
Orange 44 inches, green 40.
So that is important, and thedifference is what I was just
saying about how it's simulatingdifferent things.
So the orange you're gettingthe g-force and the speed and
(11:01):
it's spinning.
So if you are prone to motionsickness or maybe have some back
or neck problems, that onemight not be for you.
Speaker 2 (11:12):
Yeah, this one I can do the orange side, but I feel
for about an hour I'm a littleoff.
Yeah.
It does get you.
It doesn't make me sick on it.
It doesn't make me sickafterwards, but afterwards my
equilibrium's off just a littlebit little bit, yes, so what do
you think this is?
Rated britney overly rated,overrated.
You think it's overrated?
(11:33):
Why do you think it's overrated?
Speaker 1 (11:34):
and maybe it's because I did the green one I
don't know, but I and I'm.
Maybe it's because I need towrite it one more time too.
I've only done it once.
I did the green.
I did did it when our youngestwas a lot younger and I was once
again being mom and being moreaware of what's going on with
him, and not so much theexperience itself.
But if you are claustrophobicas well, this may get to you.
(11:58):
This will get you yeah, I don'tknow how the orange is exactly,
but the green mission.
Like I didn't realize howenclosed you were and how close
it came towards your face andstuff.
So I don't know like theexperience itself for me wasn't
really thrilling at all.
Speaker 2 (12:16):
It's the same, it's the same vehicle, okay, so yeah,
it gives justice.
Speaker 1 (12:20):
Yours just spins.
It spins, the centrifuge spinsyeah.
Okay, but yeah, I just, I don'tknow the ride vehicle itself
and stuff I think they couldmaybe update.
Speaker 2 (12:31):
Okay, yeah, I said underrated, oh interesting, and
here's the reason.
Speaker 1 (12:36):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (12:36):
Not that I particularly like this
attraction yeah, because youhaven't done it the last few
times.
No, and Ryan wants to do itagain, and if he doesn't mention
it when we go in June, I'm notgoing to mention it either.
But the reason I said it'sunderrated is because this is an
experience Unlike anything elseyou're going to do at any other
, at any other park, not justWalt Disney world.
This is the closest thing youcan get to space training
(13:00):
anywhere.
Yeah.
They've had astronauts ride thisand said that is the closest,
closest thing you will ever getto really feeling what it's like
to be an astronaut with theg-forces, because you are
spinning the same g-forces theyexperience in space.
Excuse me, you're experiencingon this attraction.
That's why I say it'sunderrated, because it is so
(13:21):
realistic.
That's why, okay, and there'ssome cool little Easter eggs in
there and then you know, if youdon't get motion sickness, do
the orange one.
It's actually pretty good andpretty realistic.
Okay.
So that's why I'm goingunderrated, just because it is a
real attraction, Like it's notsomething that they're just
(13:43):
making up.
This is what it's like to go tospace Per the astronauts that
have done.
Speaker 1 (13:49):
Yeah, and again, maybe because you were on the
orange and I was on the green,but for the green one I wouldn't
wait longer than 25 minutes.
Oh, I'm not waiting for this.
Don't trust me, I'm not saying.
Speaker 2 (14:01):
I want to do this.
I'm just saying it's underratedbecause of the realism of the
experience.
If that's your thing.
A lot of people don't likedoing it, which I get.
I'm one of them I'll do it.
I don't want to, but for thekid, for Ryan, I will do it.
Speaker 1 (14:16):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (14:19):
But if he doesn't bring it up, you're not going to
past it.
It was like a 40-minute wait.
He's like I don't want to wait40 minutes for it and we moved
on and I didn't bring it up therest of the day.
Speaker 1 (14:28):
Yeah Well, and y'all had ridden it before.
Speaker 2 (14:29):
so yeah, and that was enough for me.
All right, moving on.
Where are we going?
Speaker 1 (14:40):
So next is Test Track .
It should open later this year.
Now this is supposed to bestill a little similar.
They're just making someupdates and stuff to it, so it's
still going to be like avirtual concept type of car.
And you're in the past it was.
You know you're putting it tothe test on this thrilling high
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octane attraction.
You had to be 40 inches ortaller, which I'm sure will
still be the requirements, andit was like an ultimate test
drive.
Cruise over to the gleamingChevrolet Design Center to
create your own virtual conceptcar and, when you're done,
buckle up in a six-passenger simcar and take it for an
exhilarating spin on the testtrack.
And you were going throughterrain and obstacles along this
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winding circuit andaccelerating through
straightways, maneuveringthrough switchbacks, inclement
weather, hugging curves bankedat 50 degree angles and scale
hills up to three stories high,and you were reaching speeds of
up to 65 miles per hour as youput your car through its paces
and after each test, there's ascoreboard that would show you
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how your vehicle that you haddesigned performed.
So, based on how this waspreviously, I think for me it
was starting to become overlyrated, and I enjoy the ride whoa
, whoa.
Speaker 2 (15:59):
Wow.
Yes, I knew that would be asurprise, because I do like to
ride it wow but, I am lookingforward to what is going to be
updated.
Wow, hot take.
Yeah, Excuse me, hot take.
Speaker 1 (16:12):
Yeah, like I think probably on my when we did this.
What episode 22 you said?
Speaker 2 (16:17):
Episode number 22.
Speaker 1 (16:18):
I probably did not say that and probably said
properly.
I should go back and see, butI'm looking forward to the
update.
I think it was time for somekind of update.
Speaker 2 (16:33):
And so, based on what it was before it closed, I was
feeling like it was overly rated.
I need to go back today whileI'm at work, walking around on
my breaks, and listen to episode22 to see what we said.
Speaker 1 (16:39):
Yes, we should have done that before.
Yes.
Speaker 2 (16:41):
Because Should have done that before.
We should have done that beforebecause when we did this show
on episode 22, Remy's andGuardians of the Galaxy was not
open.
Mm, hmm, so yeah, all right,wow, overrated Wow.
Speaker 1 (16:56):
It's getting too big for its britches.
Huh Well, just again, I don'tknow Like.
I have a feeling I will love itonce it reopens, Right, but
let's hope that they do itproperly, Well it's still going
to be the same ride, just a kindof reimagined story.
Yes.
Speaker 2 (17:10):
Do you know these cars?
Sorry, this is one of the didyou knows.
Did you know?
Yeah, these cars wereoriginally supposed to go 90
plus miles per hour.
Speaker 1 (17:19):
I mean, yeah, I could see that.
Speaker 2 (17:21):
And then the lawyers are like whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, let's dial that down justa little bit.
Still, the fastest ride onproperty.
Speaker 1 (17:27):
Right, and it is.
I mean it's fun it is fun, butI just I want to see what the
change is.
Speaker 2 (17:33):
Yeah, all right.
Well, I went properly rated.
I think this is what I saidback on episode 22.
Properly rated Solo grade, so agreat attraction.
Still had a 90 plus minute waitall the time and I think it was
worth it.
It was the hype around, it wasfun.
It's a good thrillingattraction which, now that
Guardians is open, now there's acouple thrilling attractions in
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Epcot.
Before there was only this andI think it was properly rated
the single rider line here.
That's the way to go Is the mostunderrated thing, probably in
Epcot.
There's a single rider linehere.
The way to go is the mostunderrated thing, probably in
epcot is the single rider linefor this, because all our boys
were not big enough to go on thesingle rider line.
Now they are and you were likewe're not going to do it.
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It's not that short of a wait,literally.
You're right on.
Yeah, 90 minute wait outside.
Probably a 30 minute wait forthe lightning lane.
Speaker 1 (18:26):
Single single rider right on right on yeah, yeah so
wow, yeah, wow, hot, take thereand no, and what he was saying
about the single rider, likedefinitely you know, once, once
the kids are older, you know,and they don't have to be
literally right next to you, butlike just one vehicle in front
of you or the seat in front ofyou or behind you, whatever,
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yeah, so all right move.
Speaker 2 (18:50):
Wow, that was a hot take again.
Speaker 1 (18:53):
I like, I love the ride.
I'm just surprised, but I thinkyeah, but I just I'm looking
forward for the update all right.
Speaker 2 (19:00):
Okay, let's head to the other side of the non-world
showcase side all right.
Speaker 1 (19:04):
So now we're headed to the seas with Nemo and
friends.
So you're going under the seawithout getting wet on this
gentle ride based on Disney andPixar's Finding Nemo, which
finds Nemo lost once again Anyheight requirement.
You are boarding a clam-a-billand decent.
Speaker 2 (19:24):
A what?
Speaker 1 (19:24):
It's called a clam like a clam, A clam-a-bill and
descending A what it's called aclam like a clam, a clam-a-bill,
clam-a-bill.
Speaker 2 (19:28):
I like that.
Speaker 1 (19:29):
And descend slowly below the waves where Nemo's
friends are trying to go throughall the coral reefs and all of
this stuff trying to find himbecause he is lost again.
You're dodging stingray orstinging jellyfish, you're
underwater mines, the anglerfish.
Bruce the shark makes anappearance and, yeah, I think
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that the line cue for this wasdone very well, but you don't
get to spend enough time in it,and we've said that before too
but it really does a good job ofgetting you into.
Okay, we're going underwater,we're going in the ocean, just
all of those vibes.
If you do have time to kind ofwalk slowly through there.
Speaker 2 (20:11):
Which I advise doing.
Speaker 1 (20:12):
There's a lot of details.
There's like projections of thelike the school of fish making
different shapes, and thingslike that.
Now, when you get off the ride,you can encounter an ocean of
fun in the seas with Nemo andFriends Pavilion.
So this is like a big aquarium.
It's 5.7 million gallonsaltwater aquarium that a lot of
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clownfish, sharks, dolphins,sea turtles and more call their
home, and for me, this is thehighlight of the ride.
So the ride, the ride, okay.
So the ride itself.
If we're talking about the rideitself, not the line queue, not
the aquarium, the ride itself,I think, is overly rated.
Speaker 2 (20:58):
Whoa, wow, yes, okay.
Speaker 1 (21:03):
I think they could have done a little bit better of
a job.
Instead of like all theseprojections and things like that
, I think they could have putmaybe a couple more animatronics
, not saying as elaborate aslike the Little Mermaid ride in
Magic Kingdom, but maybe alittle bit of both, you know See
.
Speaker 2 (21:23):
I went underrated.
Speaker 1 (21:25):
But you've on the ride itself, you're still like
I'll skip the ride and just goin the aquarium.
Speaker 2 (21:31):
Yeah, opinions change .
Okay, this is a nice relaxingride.
Sometimes you need this, yeah.
Speaker 1 (21:36):
Now the aquarium area in the line queue.
Oh man, that's underrated,because the line queue has so
much.
And then the aquarium.
I could be in there half a dayjust relaxing and chilling and
watching all the animals.
Speaker 2 (21:48):
I think this attraction is very relaxing and
I love the part where you'regoing through the aquarium and
they do the projections on it.
I think that's really well done.
I just think sometimes you justneed a chill relaxing
attraction, and that's what thisis to me.
Speaker 1 (22:02):
Yeah.
So for that reason I'm goingunderrated okay, well, I think
in the one from a few years agoyou were like probably all right
yes, but the aquarium I meanlike I love watching like the
sea turtles and in the dolphinsand yeah there's a lot of
different viewing areas whereyou can see different uh sea but
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then the same ones like thedolphins.
You know there's a fewdifferent viewing areas that you
can see them from and even ondifferent levels.
Speaker 2 (22:32):
All right, yeah, let's move on to the land
pavilion.
Where are we going.
Speaker 1 (22:36):
So next we are going to Living with the Land, and so
it's like a greenhouseexperience.
On a gentle boat tour, youdiscover the surprising history
of farming.
This is another any height youcan be on this ride, and so
you're seeing firsthand how WaltDisney World's horticulturists
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are using innovative growingtechniques and cross breeding
high yield crops to help feed agrowing planet.
Discover a cornucopia of fruitsand veggies from around the
world, some modified to jawdropping effects.
Feast your eyes on edible foodcrops from around the world.
A glimpse of a hybrid stripedbass, tilapia, catfish and
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freshwater shrimp in the fishfarm.
Striped bass, tilapia, catfishand freshwater shrimp in the
fish farm.
And yeah, it is a veryinteresting ride.
It is low-key, laid-back,relaxing, but I think like
seeing different ways of howthey can grow some of these
things is very interesting,right From how they may hang
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from higher up to different liketower type things that are
helping water them.
I can't think of the actualname of that hydroponics.
Thank you, uh, and yeah, Ithink vertical growth, vertical
growing yes so I think you knowall of that is very interesting.
you are learning a lot ofinformation, which is what Epcot
was about, or supposed to beabout, and so I don't know how
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people really are viewing thisone right now.
Speaker 2 (24:15):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (24:17):
Like in general.
Speaker 2 (24:18):
People.
How are you viewing this?
Speaker 1 (24:21):
Because I know like some people are like, nah, that
ride's boring, and then othersjust absolutely love it, you
know, uh, for so I don't knowlike well, what did you think
though?
I think it's properly ratedproperly rated.
Okay, all right I think I'msure you're gonna say under I
don't know I think it's properly.
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I think it is something that youneed to experience at least
once, if not multiple times,when you're here.
I feel like I've noticedsomething each time that I've
ridden it and you know the cropsdo change at different points
in the year, so depending onwhen you're on the ride, you
know that can be a change aswell.
I can understand why somepeople, you know, might find it
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boring.
I can understand why somepeople might find it boring,
because if you're one that iswanting just some thrill, thrill
, thrill, you might not care forthis, but you're being educated
and it's a chance to slow down,unwind a little bit, cool off
if you're there in the summer,and yeah, so properly, for me
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I'm going overrated.
Oh, this is like your favoriteride overrated.
Speaker 2 (25:28):
You can skip this ride.
Speaker 1 (25:31):
Oh, I know why you're saying this because you don't
want the line to get long.
No, it's overrated.
Speaker 2 (25:34):
Don't ride this ride.
Speaker 1 (25:35):
No, don't ride this ride.
It's overrated.
No, this goes againsteverything you have said in any
other show.
It is overrated.
Speaker 2 (25:40):
No, you don't need to do this attraction.
Skip it.
It is boring.
It will make you fall asleep.
Speaker 1 (25:59):
He is saying this, so don't ride this skip it.
Speaker 2 (26:01):
It's a skip.
Speaker 1 (26:02):
You've been listening long enough, you know this is
not the truth look okay, allright, here's the truth.
Speaker 2 (26:07):
Here's the truth.
I love this attraction.
This is my favorite, mostunderrated attraction in all of
walt disney world.
All right, but when I see aline for 20 minutes, a 20 minute
wait for this attraction, Ihave mixed feelings.
One I don't want to wait 20minutes for this.
I just want to walk on and getthe front row by myself and
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chill.
Right, I'm being selfish, butat the same time I'm glad people
are appreciating thisattraction for what it is,
because this is part of Walt'soriginal vision of Epcot.
Walt's original vision forEpcot was experimental,
prototype community of tomorrowdoing this, finding new ways to
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do things.
Speaker 1 (26:53):
Yes.
Speaker 2 (26:53):
And this is that.
This is exactly that, and Ihope they never, ever, ever,
ever, ever, ever take this away.
But when I see a 20 minute waitand I don't want to wait for
this, don't ride this.
It's overrated.
No.
Speaker 1 (27:11):
As far as how long I would wait for this ride, like
less than 30 minutes, yeah,because even though it's a good
ride and a way to unwind and allof that stuff, I don't want to
be waiting that long.
Speaker 2 (27:23):
We've gotten spoiled, we just want to walk right on.
Speaker 1 (27:26):
Yeah, because we're used to walk on or like five,
maybe 10 minutes.
Speaker 2 (27:30):
So that's why I'm saying overrated, okay, all
right, staying in the landpavilion.
Speaker 1 (27:35):
We knew something was up with that.
Yes, still in the land pavilion, however, not necessarily
staying on land is-.
Speaker 2 (27:44):
I see what you did there.
Speaker 1 (27:45):
Soaring around the world.
So take a flight on a breezyairborne adventure.
As you hang, glide above thebreathtaking wonders of the
world.
You must be 40 inches or taller.
It's a slower ride, small drops, and it's an exhilarating
aerial expedition.
You feel the thrill as you'reraised high in the air and swept
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from one scenic location toanother.
You see the world's wonders,natural and man-made, like you
have never seen them before.
No mountain is too high, nolandscape is too far.
Your journey begins as theclouds part above the majestic
Swiss Alps, and then you visitpolar bears and icy greenland.
Swoop past sailboats onAustralia's iconic Sydney Harbor
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.
Weave between elephantsmarching toward Mount
Kilimanjaro.
Glide above marvels like theGreat Wall of China, the Great
Pyramids of Egypt and the TajMahal of India.
Cruise over Monument Valley.
Fiji's is it Laos Island?
Speaker 2 (28:42):
Sure.
Speaker 1 (28:43):
And thundering Iguazu Falls in South America.
Look down on the Eiffel Toweras it sparkles like a jewel in
the night, surrounded by thelights of Paris.
Speaker 2 (28:54):
You mean the bit like a jewel in the night,
surrounded by the lights ofParis.
Speaker 1 (28:56):
So, um, it's a bit, yeah, depending on where you sit
, that's.
That's one scene that can be alittle different.
Uh, what is the key?
Speaker 2 (29:04):
You want to sit in the middle?
Speaker 1 (29:05):
Yeah, but do you remember if it's a, b or C?
Oh uh, why don't you look thatup?
Speaker 2 (29:12):
A Well, I was going to keep talking.
Speaker 1 (29:21):
It's the talking because it goes up, yes, so I'll
double check that here shortly.
But depending on where you sit,sometimes the eiffel tower can
kind of be leaning a little bit.
Speaker 2 (29:26):
But um, it's a 180 degree leaning tower of eiffel.
Speaker 1 (29:28):
Yeah it's a 180 degree 80 foot imax digital
projection dome, spectacularaerial footage, and you're
getting like sense and motionand like the breeze in your hair
.
All of this stuff soaringaround the world is definitely
an experience.
So I guess you can tell how I'mtalking and everything.
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I think it is properly rated.
Okay, I think a lot of peoplewant to experience this.
They want to see these you knowscenes from all these places
and get the smells and, um, it'snicknamed.
What is the nickname for themoms?
oh, this is every mom's favoriteride yeah, we're like living
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with the land is every dadliving with the land is every
dad.
Speaker 2 (30:13):
Living with the land is every dad.
Speaker 1 (30:14):
Yes, and so I really love it.
I love the smells.
I love seeing like theelephants and the polar bears,
you know, and the Fiji Islands,all of that, like the smells and
everything that's pumped intothis space when you're flying
over those landmarks.
It's just, yeah, I love it.
Speaker 2 (30:30):
I'm going underrated.
Speaker 1 (30:32):
Okay, I think, because these lines are getting
long.
Speaker 2 (30:35):
I've noticed the lines going down for this.
Okay, I think with the otherattractions going on now, I
think it's taken now thatGuardians is open and that test
track will be opening up thisyear.
I think in Remy's it's takenaway from this a little bit.
Okay, and I do miss Zoran.
We haven't done it in a bit.
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We did it in DCA yeah.
I don't think we did it when wewent to Epcot this summer.
Speaker 1 (31:01):
I don't think we did, because we did it in DCA.
Speaker 2 (31:04):
So I do miss it.
I do miss his name is PatrickWarburton putty.
Yes, um, it's a greatattraction and I do do miss
doing it.
It's very peaceful, and did youknow the Imagineer who designed
the ride concept for this didit over the weekend on an
erector set?
Speaker 1 (31:23):
I did not know that.
Speaker 2 (31:24):
Yeah, so I think that's pretty cool.
Speaker 1 (31:26):
Yeah, so I'm trying to find the best seat.
So I'm reading row one, centerof concourse okay, yeah, row one
yeah, yeah, because I was likea didn't sound right, so yeah
row one, yes, row one, ideallyin the middle yeah, we've had it
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a couple times.
Speaker 2 (31:51):
Yeah, because you don't want to feet dangling in
your view.
Right you want to be the frontrow.
Speaker 1 (31:56):
Yes, yes.
Now again, I mean, you're goingto experience everything you
know, no matter where you'resitting.
It's just where everything islike, centered and without feet
dangling and all of that.
That is known to be where youwant to sit.
Speaker 2 (32:10):
All right, moving on.
Speaker 1 (32:12):
Yes, moving on to journey into Imagination with
Figment.
And so Figment, he's theplayful dragon, he's your guide
on this delightful ride throughthe sensory labs of Imagination
Institute.
This is another.
Any Height, you can be anyheight for this ride.
And just imagine, you know youhave.
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Dr Nigel Channing, played byEric Idle, sets out to prove how
the five senses capture theimagination, but he's upstaged
by the mischievous figment.
Prepare for surprises galore asyou travel through a series of
vivid, whimsical sensory labs.
Learn about all five senses, asfigment turns the lab upside
down and causes quite a stink inthe smell lab.
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Let your imagination run wild,and it's kind of like a musical
adventure as well.
Speaker 2 (33:01):
All right, so what do you think?
Speaker 1 (33:03):
I think it's overrated.
Speaker 2 (33:04):
Whoa, wow Got some hot takes on this episode.
Speaker 1 (33:09):
So I love figment.
I'm saying it's overratedbecause it just needs to be
updated.
It needs some love.
I love that it's overratedbecause it just it needs to be
updated.
It needs some love.
I love that it's about yourimagination.
I love all that.
I still find myself laughing onthis ride, but it needs some
love I would agree and that'swhy I'm going underrated.
Speaker 2 (33:29):
Okay, people ride this attraction.
More people need to ride this.
No, because if the ridershipgoes up, disney will put more
money into it oh, they're notgoing to put money into an
attraction that doesn't have alot of ridership.
So here's the problem with thisright everybody loves figment.
I don't think there's anybodythat will say they don't like
figment it is the figment, isthe mascot of Epcot, as it
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should be, and it's everythingwe have because of imagination.
Right, right.
But they have neglected theattraction.
Therefore people don't write it.
But people love Figment, sopeople don't write it.
They're not going to put moremoney into the attraction.
Speaker 1 (34:09):
But I'm almost afraid that if people stop writing it,
then they'll just do away withit completely Exactly so more
people need to write it.
Right will stop riding it, thenthey'll just do away with it
exactly.
Speaker 2 (34:16):
So people, more people need to ride it right?
Speaker 1 (34:17):
yeah, so you see the cycle.
Speaker 2 (34:18):
We're in right, right people.
The people love figment.
They've neglected theattraction.
People aren't riding theattraction, therefore they're
not putting money into it makessense, yeah more people ride the
attraction, they'll put moneyinto it I would hope so and and
bob eiger said on the earningcall last week that they maybe
do like a short story animatedthing.
Okay, don't, I don't care aboutthat right, fix the attraction.
Speaker 1 (34:38):
Yeah, yeah, we don't want, with all the thing on
disney plus with all thetechnology.
Speaker 2 (34:43):
We have come on right .
You can make this an amazingattraction, yeah for sure make
it better people ride thisattraction.
It's underrated, go ride it andmaybe they will and maybe they
will put more time into it yesbut yeah yeah, all right, all
right.
Speaker 1 (34:59):
Now moving on to world showcase and going more
into the france pavilion so didyou see, there was a fire there
yesterday yes, I saw, I thinkit's.
It was from that bakery maybe.
Speaker 2 (35:12):
Yeah, but they put it out pretty quickly.
Yeah, but, but it was a lot ofsmoke it was, it was.
Speaker 1 (35:16):
So they did have to evacuate the France Pavilion
yesterday, but I think within Ithink I read somewhere like
within two hours it was back upand running.
Speaker 2 (35:21):
Yeah, Disney's usually pretty good about.
Speaker 1 (35:24):
Yeah, and no one was hurt or anything like that.
Speaker 2 (35:26):
No one was hurt.
Speaker 1 (35:26):
It was good yeah to the France Pavilion Remy's
Ratatouille Adventure.
Feel like you've shrunk down toChef Remy's size for a 4D
culinary adventure based on theDisney and Pixar film
Ratatouille.
When your small life is a bigadventure, you can be any height
for this ride and it's a recipefor excitement.
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4d ride experience.
You're joining Chef Remy on adaring culinary caper that will
captivate all your senses as youzip, dash and scurry through
the bustling kitchen, diningroom and walls of Gusteau's
famous Paris restaurant.
So they did an awesome job withthis.
We recently watched the movieagain.
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It was on TV like a week or twoago and I forgot just how well
they match some of the scenes.
Yeah, and it is definitely a 4dexperience.
You might get a little littlesplash while you're on it and um
, yeah, I think they did great.
It is a super fun ride.
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It's one of my must do's now.
I think all the hype around itand everything it is properly
rated.
Speaker 2 (36:37):
So is it Ratatouille or Ratatouille?
I don't know, you don't knoweither.
Speaker 1 (36:42):
I'm not positive because I've heard it said both
ways.
Speaker 2 (36:44):
I've heard it both ways too.
Speaker 1 (36:46):
And I catch myself saying it both ways, but I think
it's properly rated.
Again, it's fun.
I love the France area anyway.
And leading up to thisattraction, it's great, the
music playing.
Once you're in it, you know theoutside line queue.
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Eh, you know.
Speaker 2 (37:08):
They're just switchbacks.
Speaker 1 (37:09):
Yeah, but once you're inside and a little further in,
it makes it look like you'reoutside seeing the rooftops in
the town and um.
And then once you're on thevehicle, it's just it's.
It's a fun experience.
Speaker 2 (37:23):
So I think all the hype around it and everything,
it is properly so if you hadasked me this a year or two ago,
I probably would have said it'soverrated, but now that we've
written it a few more times, I'mgoing to go properly rated.
Excuse me, I agree with you.
Um, this attraction is growingon me.
It is a very nice attraction.
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Is it a must do for me?
I don't know if it's a must dofor me, if we go or when we go,
but I do really enjoy thisattraction.
I love the music around it.
I I do love the France Pavilion, the walk up to the attraction
with the music and the ambiance.
Excuse me, yeah, I agree, it'sproperly rated.
(38:04):
It's usually a long wait, andit's a long wait for a reason.
Kids love this attraction aswell.
Do adults too.
Yes, yes, and yeah, I havechanged my mind.
A year ago I probably wouldhave said overrated, but now I'm
gonna say properly rated,because I do enjoy this
attraction.
Speaker 1 (38:19):
Yeah, yeah well, good , yeah, good, good, all right,
we're still on the worldshowcase side, going over to
norway pavilion and frozen everafter.
So voyage to Arendelle aboardan ancient Nordic vessel as you
take a musical tour of thewintry world of Frozen Any
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height, on this one, let it goall over again.
Find a seat aboard your boatand let the lapping waters take
you through a frozen willowforest.
Soon you'll be rubbingshoulders with some boulders,
aka Kristoff's family from TrollValley, before bracing for the
cold.
High up in the icy blue world ofthe North Mountain, elsa's
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enchanting ice palace awaits.
And behold the wanderer andkeep an eye out for Anna, olaf
and a few more frozen friends.
This enchanting summer snow daycelebration, complete with many
of your favorite frozen tunes,is sure to melt even the coldest
of hearts.
So it's a song filled journey.
Slow moving boat ride.
(39:24):
There are a little bit ofbackward and forward plunges
down short waterfalls, you mayget a little wet and so, yes,
it's frozen.
Uh, we know the love out therefor frozen definitely the
outside uh line q.
Speaker 2 (39:42):
You're just in the pavilion area you know which I
do love the norway pavilion yesbut there's nothing like
specific to the ride to reallylike look at it.
It doesn't have the ambiance ofthe France Pavilion Right.
Speaker 1 (39:55):
Now, once you are inside, they did an amazing job
of making it look like you arein Arendelle.
Speaker 2 (40:02):
Yes, I think this is one of the best queues, probably
one of the best queues in WaltDisney World.
Speaker 1 (40:08):
Yeah, I mean, it's like you're in the town, the
music, just everything in frontof you, beside you, below you,
you above you, uh, then, asyou're getting closer to hopping
on the ride, you're in.
What's his name?
Okins okins, yes, okins cabinyeah, like his little shop and
yes, he's like it's a steamywindow and you hear him and he
(40:32):
does a lot of yeah, it's so goodand I love it.
I absolutely love it, yeah, likeif you're stuck there for five
minutes, it's entertainingyou're gonna you know, yep, uh,
so yeah.
And then the ride itself.
I mean, you know so, but I, ifI'm incorporating the ride,
obviously with With it.
Speaker 2 (40:52):
You have to think, not just you.
Speaker 1 (40:54):
I know.
Speaker 2 (40:55):
Other people.
Speaker 1 (41:01):
I know Overly.
Speaker 2 (41:02):
Wow, brittany with the hot takes on this episode,
yeah, wow.
Speaker 1 (41:07):
Partially because they could do a little better
with the animatronics.
Speaker 2 (41:12):
Yeah, so they're the older style animatronics where
they're projected.
The faces are projected.
Speaker 1 (41:18):
And you can, so it looks like they have really
weird facial looks.
Speaker 2 (41:21):
Yeah, yeah, it is yeah.
Speaker 1 (41:23):
So I think that is what I am basing it on, because
they've done this in other parksaround the world with more
updated animatronics, and itmakes the world of difference.
The ride itself is almostidentical, yeah, but the
animatronics make a difference.
Speaker 2 (41:41):
I mean you know when you can, but for the
five-year-old girl who lostFrozen, you think she cares
about the projected face on it.
If I were a, little girl.
Speaker 1 (41:50):
I would say properly rated, you know, because I mean
the queue.
I absolutely love the queuewhen y'all are like I don't want
to wait for 35 minutes.
Speaker 2 (41:59):
No, the queue's awesome.
Speaker 1 (42:00):
I'm like I'm waiting the 35, 40 minutes for this.
Am I going to wait two hours?
No, but I'm waiting maybe 45minutes Because I love once you
are in the building, yeah, butthe ride itself.
If they could do a better jobwith the animatronics, then I
would say properly.
Speaker 2 (42:21):
Okay, well, I'm going properly rated.
I guess I'm a five-year-oldgirl, then huh.
Speaker 1 (42:25):
Now see, I think the last episode you probably said
over.
Speaker 2 (42:27):
I probably did, but I'm trying to think of not just
me.
I'm being unselfish here for aminute.
Right.
If Just me.
I'm being unselfish here for aminute.
Right, If you have anybody inyour family that loves Frozen,
you're going to be doing thisattraction.
Yeah.
And it's a long wait time.
It's 90 minutes plus everysingle day, years after it has
opened.
Right, for a reason, rightPeople will love this attraction
(42:51):
.
So I'm saying, do I care to doit?
No, I don't care to do it.
No, I, I don't care to do itand we've done it a few times,
but it's not a must do everytrip for us.
If we could just go, do thequeue be like hey, I just want
to go hang out with oaken for 15minutes and then I can get out,
I'm good.
Yeah, can we do that?
Yeah, can we go?
Can we go to the cast memberlike hey, this is just where I
(43:12):
want to stand I just want tohang out, chill with oaken for a
bit and then go.
That would be cool.
But I'm saying, is it the hypearound it worth it?
Yes, I think it is.
Speaker 1 (43:23):
It's still a great attraction and it's going to
continue to have long waitsbecause the frozen franchise is
so beloved yeah, no, and I agree, I just, I really wish that
they would update theanimatronics, you know, I mean,
maybe they don't have to do thewhole animatronic, just the face
well, they would have to redo.
Speaker 2 (43:42):
I know, I know, I know but um, but yeah.
Speaker 1 (43:45):
But, like I said, the the line cue, like the whole
cue, I love, and the scenes onthe ride, yes, but just yeah,
animat, yeah, animatronics Like,come on, disney, you've done it
elsewhere, do it here in Epcot.
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Now let's go to one of herfavorite attractions and
(45:21):
pavilions in Epcot andcharacters she loves.
Speaker 1 (45:26):
Yes, so in World Showcase going to the Mexico
Pavilion, the Grand Fiesta Tourstarring the three.
Is it Caballeros or Caballeros?
Speaker 2 (45:37):
I think it's Caballeros.
Me too, I think you don't.
Speaker 1 (45:40):
When it's two L's, you don't pronounce it like L's.
Speaker 2 (45:43):
Erica, let us know.
Speaker 1 (45:44):
Take in the sights of Mexico and the antics of three
feathered amigos on this gentleboat ride through the Mexico
Pavilion.
This is another.
Any height you can ride Dondeesta, donald Duck.
So where is Donald Donald's?
Disappeared south of the border.
And it's up to the other twocaballeros from the musical trio
, panchito and the Mexican,charo Rooster and Josue Carioca,
(46:11):
the Brazilian parrot, to findhim.
Cruise down the Rio Grande on adark boat ride past some of the
most famous sites in cities inMexico.
And is that the missing Mallardclimbing a Mayan pyramid in
Chichen Itza?
So anyway, it's a very animatedexperience inspired by the 1944
(46:32):
Disney film the ThreeCaballeros.
Your adventure comes to lifeagainst a backdrop of live
action footage, hand-drawnanimation and the jaunty musical
score from the movie.
So the Mexico Pavilion itself,I think, is done very, very well
, very, very well.
You're inside.
It's like nighttime marketshops, restaurants, you know.
(46:59):
The pavilion leading up to thisride done very well.
So I always love going into theMexico Pavilion.
And as far as the ride itselflike we we don't ride it every
time, but we've ridden itseveral times um, I think it's
(47:20):
properly rated okay, I'm goingunderrated.
Speaker 2 (47:23):
Okay, yeah, I mean there's not usually that long of
a wait for it and yeah, it'sjust, it's a boat ride through
and I think it's a goodattraction.
They did really so the uh.
It was closed for a bit forrefurbishment.
It was recently reopened andnow the videos are digital.
Ok so it's a little bit clearerand the audio is a little bit
better now too.
Speaker 1 (47:44):
So it did need a little love.
A little love.
It got a little love.
Speaker 2 (47:47):
Come on, let's show some figment love, right yeah?
I think it's underrated, it's agood attraction.
Usually not that long of a waitusually.
Speaker 1 (47:57):
Right Now.
If it's raining, it'll bepacked.
Yes, yes.
So yeah, I agree.
Speaker 2 (48:03):
Yeah, all right, moving on to the Journey of
Water inspired by Moana.
Speaker 1 (48:13):
Now this just opened last year, two years ago, um,
like was it in the fall of 2023?
Maybe?
Speaker 2 (48:21):
maybe anyway, yeah, uh, tell us about it yes, so
journey of water.
Speaker 1 (48:25):
Inspired by by moana, it's on the world nature side.
Explore the wanders of wateralong a lush trail.
That's fun for all ages, basedon the Disney animated film
Moana.
So this is an attraction.
Like you're walking through it,it's not a ride.
You can be any age, any heightand it's an outdoor exploration
(48:46):
trail where water comes to lifeand you're going with the flow.
When you are doing yourself-guided tour on these trails
, you can play with the water asit travels from the sky to the
oceans and back again.
So there's encounters whereyou're, you know, like playing
with it, doing things with yourhands, like you're interacting
with the water to either, youknow, make this water cycle,
(49:10):
jump up and down or make waves,all these different things, and
it's a very well done,interactive experience.
You know there's a path that ifyou're afraid you're going to
get wet and you want to makesure you stay dry, you can take
that as well.
Or you can go through the wetpath and see if the water stops
(49:32):
while you're below it.
Speaker 2 (49:33):
You're not going to get that wet.
Speaker 1 (49:34):
No, you're not, and so it's, I don't know.
It's a great experience.
I think in the daytime it isbeautiful, but at night it takes
on a whole other level.
I think it's properly rated.
Speaker 2 (49:52):
I'm going to go underrated.
Okay, Because for a few reasons.
One, some people have said thisdoes not belong in Epcot.
This should be an animalkingdom which I understand where
they're coming from.
If you have not gone throughand done all this stuff and you
did not know that this is someedutainment which there needs to
(50:12):
be more edutainment, put backin Epcot.
Speaker 1 (50:15):
Right, so that's why we think it fits here.
Speaker 2 (50:17):
It fits here very well.
Yes, is it more Disney, ip andEpcot?
Yes it is, I don't mind, I'mcoming to Disney for Disney
stuff, right?
Speaker 1 (50:24):
Right, and I mean you've got to think like kids
and everything too, like they'relearning, but it helps because
they can tie it in with a movieor a character.
It is a lot.
Speaker 2 (50:38):
It is breathtaking, the Heart of Nefidi.
Speaker 1 (50:42):
Te.
Speaker 2 (50:42):
Fiti, the Te Fiti, mm-hmm.
In the foreground withSpaceship Earth.
Mm-hmm.
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful.
I think it's underrated.
Go check it out.
Adults love this as well askids.
I think you will not bedisappointed, right?
Yeah, I thoroughly, as kids, Ithink you will not be
disappointed, right?
Speaker 1 (51:00):
Yeah, I, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I felt like I was a kid againreally.
I mean, uh, when we first didit, it was the trip um, a little
over a year ago with just meand Zach, and you know there's
pictures and videos and stuff ofme and like I look like I'm
having fun, you know, uh.
(51:20):
So I did properly rated because, even though there are some
that don't feel like it belongshere, you know the hype around
it and when you're there and yousee how people are, like I
think it's proper yeah, yeah,all right.
Speaker 2 (51:28):
Moving on getting your picture taken with the walt
statue, britney, what do youthink?
Speaker 1 (51:36):
I think it's underrated.
Speaker 2 (51:37):
I completely agree.
Speaker 1 (51:39):
I think you know you have.
Your have those that are trueDisney fans, walt fans, the
appreciation of all his ideasand everything.
I think you know those are theones that are really like, oh
yeah, let's go get our pictureand sit next to the statue, but
there's never a long line,there's never a line yeah,
that's that's.
Speaker 2 (51:58):
I'm two, two things.
I'm glad there's never a line.
Yeah, two things.
I'm glad there's never a line,because I always want to get my
picture taken with Walt.
Even when I go on my day trips,I still get my picture taken
with Walt.
Two, why are people notappreciating Walt and getting
their picture taken with Walt?
That's how I feel about it,right.
Right, you have to go meet Walt.
Speaker 1 (52:16):
You have to.
All of this wouldn't be here.
Speaker 2 (52:19):
None of it would be here if it wasn't for Walt, and
I just think it's awesome.
If you have an opportunity toget a picture taken with, you
know, the Walt statue, then youhave to do it.
So I think it's underrated,yeah, all right.
Moving on to some experiencesand shows, so last year we did
(52:42):
the behind the seeds tour at theliving with the land and they
take you, you know, backstageand take you behind the seeds
literally and talk about the.
They expand further on what theride talks about and it's a
guided tour and I think it wasgreat.
I loved every minute of it.
You get to eat a cucumber.
Speaker 1 (52:59):
Yes, and it does taste different in a good way.
Speaker 2 (53:06):
And it's just a great experience and I think really
expands on the attractionBrittany.
What do you think?
Speaker 1 (53:11):
Yeah, I mean you know it's an hour and the price
isn't bad it ranges from $39 to$45 a person and in that hour I
mean it is you're learning a lotthe whole time and experiencing
things.
So, yes, you get to sample acucumber and it does have a
different taste, but it isbetter.
You get to feed some of thefish on the fish farm and just
(53:36):
learning about how they go aboutdoing these.
You know these greenhouses andthe farms and everything.
It was a lot better than Ithought it would be.
Speaker 2 (53:46):
Yeah, so is it underrated, overrated or
properly rated?
Speaker 1 (53:51):
I think it's under Underrated.
Completely agree.
It's just great.
Speaker 2 (53:55):
Yeah, all right.
Moving on to a show, we did notdo this on episode 22, or maybe
we did, I can't remember.
But we're going to go back tothe aquarium.
Yes To a show Turtle Talk withCrush.
Any heights, any age, all ages,it's a show.
And this, I think, is we'vedone it a few times here and in
(54:17):
Disney's California Adventure.
And you know, even if you don'thave kids, go and just watch.
Yeah, the cast members herethat are playing Crush awesome.
They do such a great job ofresponding to these little kids
in such a funny way.
Speaker 1 (54:35):
They do because the conversation is happening in
real time.
It's not like, though, they hada heads up on what the
questions were or anything.
Speaker 2 (54:42):
It's like on the spot yeah, I think this is really
underrated.
It's very entertaining even ifyou don't have kids, because our
kids haven't interacted withthem.
But it's just the cast membersthat do this, are so funny, so
witty and then he still, youknow, calls everybody dudes and
(55:02):
do debts.
Speaker 1 (55:03):
So good yeah so good, yeah, I mean, and you don't,
you know, you don't know whatkids are going to say you know
and sometimes you know they theypause crush pauses for a minute
Like uh they're thinking aboutlike, okay, how can I, you know?
And then it's just, but it's soentertaining, you know, or a
lot of times kids will saysomething that calls out their
(55:23):
parents yeah and then crush,kind of does a good job about
embarrassing mom or dad you know, and yeah, I think it's
underrated yeah I, I would agreeand you're.
Speaker 2 (55:32):
It always says a 15 minute wait.
You're just waiting for thenext show, right?
Speaker 1 (55:35):
exactly so it's so good yeah, it is, and each time
is going to be different, so youmight be, you might see it once
and there maybe it's not quiteas funny, depending on what's
being asked and stuff.
But then the next one you couldbe.
You know, laughing so hardyou're crying you know, so yeah
all right.
Speaker 2 (55:53):
Moving back to world showcase, we're gonna.
This is the only show that I'vedone, and that's something we
need to do a better job of isgoing to these, the shows in
epcot, don't you agree?
Speaker 1 (56:04):
uh, yes and no so sometimes working in education.
You want to break from itthat's fair.
Speaker 2 (56:13):
Okay, that's fair.
So I have done the americanadventure this.
This is at the AmericanAdventure Showcase.
Speaker 1 (56:20):
I would hope so.
Speaker 2 (56:21):
In World Showcase and it's the American Pavilion and
you feel the spirit thatpropelled America to greatness
in an inspiring retelling of ournation's history.
Again, this is for all ages,any height, and I think this is
an underrated show.
It's a great telling ofAmerican history history.
They did a great job with theaudio animatronics and I was
(56:45):
really surprised at how well theshow was.
Speaker 1 (56:49):
You're just gonna take my word for it yeah, I mean
and I think it's one maybe youknow, had our um adult trip not
been canceled, then we would doit I don't know for sure with
the boys, just because they'relearning so much of this in
school.
I think it's great and theyshould experience it at some
(57:09):
point.
But I just know our upcomingtrip it's right after school's
out and that's going to be thelast thing that they want to do.
Kids being kids right now,again, nothing against what.
Right now, I get it, yeah.
So, again, nothing against whatit is.
I think it.
From what I've heard from Zachand what I've seen on videos and
stuff, I think it's.
They did a good job.
I just you know the timing andknowing when your boys are just
(57:31):
absolutely done taking in anymore information stuff.
You got to think about that.
Yeah, yeah all right last oneand I, and I'm not rating it
because I haven't done it sorry,last one is watching the
jammeters perform on thenon-world showcase side, britney
.
Speaker 2 (57:44):
What do you think?
Speaker 1 (57:46):
so I mean it's always very entertaining, uh, you know
, I mean it's, it's a uniquepercussion experience for sure,
uh, but they look like they'rehaving fun.
When you're watching it, youknow you can't help but smile.
Um, I, I could see it beingproperly or underrated.
(58:06):
I don't maybe underratedbecause you don't get to.
You don't hear a lot of peopletalk about it as much as they
should get credit for I guessyeah, I'm going properly rated,
okay.
Speaker 2 (58:16):
Um, I couldn't imagine walking through the
non-world showcase side and nothearing them, because you do.
Maybe you're not alwayswatching them, but you do always
hear them when you're walkingaround, yeah, you know, and it
just adds to the ambience ofepcot, I think and they've been
around forever too yeah so, andI think there's usually some
people standing and watching andI'll if if I'm walking past
(58:39):
them, I will stop and watch forabout five or ten minutes.
It is a fun, entertaining show.
So I'm saying properly rated,okay.
So yeah, all right, all right.
So we asked y'all on Instagramwhat y'all thought of some of
the attractions, and the firstone is Cosmic Rewind Guardians
of the Galaxy.
Cosmic Rewind Is it over, underor properly rated?
(59:00):
And 67% of y'all saidunderrated.
Nobody said over and 33% ofy'all said properly rated, so
I'm surprised people saidunderrated on it.
Speaker 1 (59:12):
Yeah, I was T when I saw that, yeah.
Speaker 2 (59:15):
All right.
Next attraction is the Moanawalkthrough.
67% of y'all said overrated.
Wow yeah.
Speaker 1 (59:25):
Well, like have you experienced it at night?
Speaker 2 (59:27):
Nobody said underrated Right, and 33% of
y'all said properly rated.
Wow yeah.
Speaker 1 (59:36):
That's a little surprising.
Speaker 2 (59:37):
Did Erica just vote over and over and over?
No?
Speaker 1 (59:41):
no, no, I don't, I don't even know.
Erica, we love you, we love you.
Speaker 2 (59:45):
Erica.
Next attraction was Remy'sRatatouille Adventure.
33% of y'all said overrated.
Speaker 1 (59:52):
But 67% said properly yes, that is correct.
Speaker 2 (59:58):
All right.
And the next one was livingwith the land.
Nobody said overrated Thank you, except for me.
75% of y'all said underratedNice.
25% of y'all said properlyrated.
Speaker 1 (01:00:11):
All right, so we got some good responses there.
Speaker 2 (01:00:14):
Yeah got some good responses there, all right, so
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I think next week will be Hollywood Studios.
Hollywood Studios.
All right, we'll talk to younext week.
Talk to you soon.
Thank you Bye.
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