Guest Review of Disney's California Adventure
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The queue of Muppet*Vision 3D
Jim Hensons Muppet*Vision 3D
Their description: Watch Kermit and his friends in 3-D
My description: This is still my favorite 3-D movie that Ive ever seen. The fun
starts with a clever and cute pre-show area that is detailed with corny jokes and puns.
There are some neat supplemental effects that complement the 3-D footage.
I give Muppet Vision a 10 out of 10.
Superstar Limo
Superstar Limo
Their description: A wild ride through Los Angeles star-studded streets
My description: This is a strange one. The queue area is fairly boring outside, except for
some corny jokes played over the PA system. Inside the jokes continue and you walk past
screens of Joan Rivers reporting from Hollywood. The animation used for Joan Rivers and
the manager later is very strange, and Im not quite sure what process they used.
Once you get on the narration starts with, "Keep your hands, arms and egos inside the
car." The rest of the ride is a very cheesy and almost drug-induced look at different
parts of California. Along the way you see some strange animatronic figures of Hollywood
stars. There are a lot of puns and word play abound on the ride, enough to ride several
trips to catch it all. I really enjoyed Superstar Limo, but Im kinda biased towards
dark rides.
I give it a 7 out of 10.
The Golden Zephyr in Paradise Pier
Paradise Pier Attractions:
Overall these attractions are the same as what you would expect. This is Disneys
version of a seaside amusement park and a very bare-bones version at that. There are a lot
of problems with this area. The queues have no themeing, the rides have bad capacity and
the crowd control can be bad sometimes. I am biased against the carnival atmosphere, as I
do not enjoy it (even Disneys version) at all. I have not been on California
Screamin or Maliboomer, so I do not have a review of them. I dont like Ferris
Wheels so I dont see a need to rate this one. There are a few things I liked about
the area. I enjoyed the King Tritons Carrousel, because of the beauty of the
craftsmanship on the vehicles. Unfortunately, theres a smoking area right next to it
that really decreased my enjoyment. The Orange Stinger is more fun than it looks, and the
cute sound effects of bees is a nice touch. It easily is my favorite attraction in
Paradise Pier.
Here are the ratings of the rides I went on:
Golden Zephyr a 4 out of 10
Jumpin Jellyfish a 4 out of 10
Mullholland Madness a 3 out of 10
Orange Stinger a 4 out of 10
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-- Posted January 30, 2001