Joolish1313
Registered: August 2007
Posts: 322
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Review Date: Sat February 13, 2010
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Scary, fun
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Wicked fun! I t can be a little scary (even for me) but we always go on it. Roooaaarrr!
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baloosballs
Registered: January 2008
Posts: 36
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Review Date: Thu December 3, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Thrilling ride
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Cons:
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Can be jerky
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This is an awesome ride. It's very much like the Indiana Jones ride in Disneyland. The vehicles are the same. The story is pretty neat. There are twists and turns around every corner. Very fun!
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skidisney
Registered: July 2009
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Sat August 8, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 6
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Exciting For 1st Timers
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Cons:
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Very Predictable and Jerky
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Dinosaur, while listed as a thrill ride, falls flat in some aspect. The 1st time you ride, I will admit, it is very intense in a lot of respects. But stepping back and taking a look at the whole package, you feel there was something missing. That being said, I still ride it every time but I would not wait more than 15 minutes to experience it.
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asdfghjkl13
Registered: May 2009
Posts: 38
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Review Date: Wed July 29, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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one of AK's best
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Cons:
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scary, bit rough
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This is my second favorite ride in Animal Kingdom (after Everest). When I went last Friday, there was no line (I went on at like 11:30). The dinosaurs are so realistic looking that it's a very scary attraction. My older sister (18) almost cried and my little brothers (7 and 9) were terrified. I was scared, not as much as them. But overall, this ride is so fun and I want to ride it again!
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klam_chowder
Registered: November 2007
Posts: 1223
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Review Date: Sun July 26, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 6
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Signature theming and animatronics
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Cons:
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Herky jerky motion
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Fab theming starting at the queue right to the end, and wow animatronics.
The ride is pretty jerky tho...a bit too much as it detracts from the experience.
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disney_lily
Registered: July 2009
Posts: 11
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Review Date: Sat July 25, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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truly frightening and exciting
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Cons:
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young children should NOT ride
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i love this attraction!
the ride provides you with a different kind of scary to the usual rollercoaster, this is more of a bumpy, dark journey.
its great fun and truly terrifying!
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Hewolf
Registered: December 2008
Posts: 29
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Review Date: Thu June 25, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Provides a great scare
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Cons:
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A litle jerky
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I was not expecting anything when my wife wanted to ride this attraction. This ride was amazingly good fun. I was legitmatly scared a couple times on the ride. While the ride is not for little children I think its a good thing to have a couple of rides that are for older visitors of Disney.
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BlueFairy
Registered: August 1999
Posts: 1233
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Review Date: Tue June 9, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 7
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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thrill factor, well done animatronics, Indiana Jones car
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Cons:
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scary, jerky
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Well, I didn't LOVE this ride when it was Countdown to Extinction. Then it was rethemed to Dinosaur (remember that movie?) and I love it less. It was over-the-top scary and loud. Now it's much less so, but the watering-down has not really made it a better ride. If you are a thrill-seeking teenager or roller coaster lover then this is probably for you, but there are better rides at WDW. And it is NOT for the faint of heart, those with back problems, pregnant, or small kids. We leave this for the grownups who have time to kill in AK.
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bsusanmb
Registered: July 2004
Posts: 1818
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Review Date: Sun June 7, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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imaginitive
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Cons:
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too intense for sensitive kids
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DH and I love this ride. I never tire of it. My grandson who is 5 couldn't wait to get tall enough to ride...and he buried his face in me the whole ride. He said he will never go on it again...too scarey and too dark. I am not a thrill seeker, so I love this.
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kramer222
Registered: November 2007
Posts: 219
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Review Date: Sun June 7, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 4
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Well, people love dinosaurs.
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Cons:
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Tosses you around; hardly Indy
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I'm sorry - but if you've been on the Indiana Jones ride in Disneyland then you should be appalled by this attraction. The same ride vehicle, the same ride system, and this is what's produced? Indiana Jones has an incredibly detailed and believable environment while Dinosaur is dark and boring. It also seems to whip you around to the point of pain.
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charlottebetty
Registered: September 2002
Posts: 129
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Review Date: Sat June 6, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 2
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Cons:
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Very loud and scary!
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I will not be going on this ride again I found it very loud and scary! Other members of my family loved it thought. Not good for young children.
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tydas
Registered: October 2008
Posts: 15
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Review Date: Thu June 4, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Scary
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Cons:
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Bumpy
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I enjoy this ride, I think its very well done with good production values.
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Disney Dork in DFW
Registered: May 2009
Posts: 33
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Review Date: Thu May 21, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Excellent AA Technology
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Cons:
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Loses its Luster after first ride
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My wife and I rode Dinosaur during our first visit to Animal Kingdom in January 2008. Fortunately, we had no preconceived notion as to what the attraction would be like, which meant that everything that happened caught us by surprise.
During the final scene in which the riders confront a rather ornery, carnivorous dinosaur, there is a flash as the riders' photo is taken. Luckily for me, the photo is taken when the dinosaur lunges the first time. Had it been taken during his second lunge, I readily admit that it would have caught me screaming like a small girl. In fact, there are probably small girls out there who would have held up better.
Regardless, the ride was very intense, and overall, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Having said that, if you are the type who does not enjoy being scared, like my lovely wife, then you will hate this ride.
The biggest drawback would be that once you have ridden it once, Dinosaur really loses a lot of its luster. Knowing when and where the dinosaurs will pop out kind of defeats the purpose. Then it's just a loud and bumpy ride.
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DLBDS
Registered: June 2005
Posts: 4675
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Review Date: Tue May 19, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Great theming and story
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Cons:
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Extremely LOUD
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This is a really fun attraction. I would enjoy it a lot more though (and would have given it a 10) if it wasn't so gosh darn LOUD. If you want to avoid the harshest of rides, ask the CM if you can ride in the front row. It's the rear of the ride cars that buck and jump.
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SheenaXena21
Registered: February 2005
Posts: 1061
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Review Date: Tue May 19, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Dinosaurs
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Cons:
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Jerky ride
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This is a fun ride. It's very jerky though.
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Love2663
Registered: May 2009
Posts: 109
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Review Date: Mon May 18, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 7
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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amazing audio-animatronics
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Cons:
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very jerky ride rather than fast
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The ride has frequent sudden starts and stops. I could see that someone with back pain would be adversely affected. It supposedly uses the same ride technology as Indy in DL, but the latter is much more enjoyable.
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msc_idiot
Registered: January 2009
Posts: 89
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Review Date: Tue May 12, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 2
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Atmosphere, if anything.
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Cons:
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The ride.
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A very rough ride and absolutely terrifying to me. I don't know if I'll ever go back on it. Way too loud and way too bumpy. The best part of the ride is the Dino-fied McDonald's posters on the way out of the building to the gift shop.
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RevBob
Registered: April 2005
Posts: 353
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Review Date: Thu May 7, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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well themed, action packed
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Cons:
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some very LOUD roars near the end.
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Like the theme of this attraction. Love the dinosaurs. Don't like the very load roar near the end, is toointense for my ears. Ride vehicle is very inovative.
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PE_TCR
Registered: April 2008
Posts: 139
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Review Date: Thu May 7, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 7
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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fun ride
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Cons:
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bumpy, maybe a little scray for young ones
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This is a good ride. The highlight is the "scare" toward the end but once you have ridden it the scare isn't as scarry. The ride is bumpy and jerky but it is still a good ride and since there are only a few rides at DAK this is one you may have to wait in line to ride.
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shmedly123
Registered: August 2007
Posts: 472
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Review Date: Wed May 6, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 7
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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great queue, thrilling special effects
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Cons:
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scary for children, jerky
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pros:
The queue in this ride was done well.
Thrilling effects.
very immersive.
Cons:
Jerky
scary for little ones
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erock
Registered: September 2004
Posts: 104
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Review Date: Tue May 5, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Fun ride for the big kids
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Cons:
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can be intense for the little ones
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Dinosaur is a "great" attraction stuck in a "good" theme park. It is a fun and intense dark ride that might surprise some with how rough it can be. But if you like it rough (in regards to theme park rides, people!) give it a whirl. It is definitely worth it!
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cyberbox2
Registered: March 2005
Posts: 789
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Review Date: Tue May 5, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Inside Queue
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Cons:
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Over to soon
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This ride is so fun (for us) that we will sometimes ride it get off and get back in line. Before Everest was built, this was about the most thrilling ride at A.K. Don't miss it.
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flyingcat2003
Registered: August 2006
Posts: 451
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Review Date: Sun May 3, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 7
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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good thrill
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Cons:
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too loud
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This is a thrilling ride but can be scarey for younger kids. They have the sound way to loud and your ears will be ringing.
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oakmanner
Registered: October 2006
Posts: 1407
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Review Date: Sun May 3, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Exciting ride through a land of Dinos
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Cons:
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Ride is a bit jerky
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A thrilling adventure through a prehistoric landscape. Big scary dinos. Some seem so life like. We go on this attraction each time we visit AK.
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DRAngleb
Registered: January 2007
Posts: 34
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Review Date: Sun May 3, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Story and theming
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Cons:
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Some effects problematic
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This is normally one of my favorite attractions. I'm marking it down slightly because the last time I was there some of the main effects where not working. Once the lighting effects were off and the maintenance lighting was on. This really spoiled the last scene, as you could see the dinosaur from a mile a way.
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DISNEYNV
Registered: August 2008
Posts: 883
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Review Date: Sat May 2, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 4
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Great ride for adults and teens
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Cons:
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Not a great ride for small children!
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We have only been on this rid twice but it's NO way a rode for small kids as we found out the hard way! It's dark, loud and sort of scary for the little ones to say the least. It's not a ride worth waitng an hour to get on, but it's fun and a bit different from the other attractions. Our poor daughter was four when she wanted to ride this and half way through almost had a heart attack! We got the photo to prove it:) There were also some other kids coming off the ride that were just as petrified or were crying. It dies depend on your child, but it's not the POTC scary... It's dark and bumpy and loud kind of scary.... With dinos trying to eat you!
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PK Disney Dork
Registered: December 2008
Posts: 421
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Review Date: Sat May 2, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 7
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Decent thrill ride, well themed.
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Cons:
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Appears to have been watered down over the years.
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We loved "Countdown to Extinction" when it first opened. It was intense and the animatronics at the time were top notch and functioning. However since converting to "Dinosaur" the attraction seems to have been cut back. It has been plagued with techinical issues and the intensity of the ride was toned down a great deal.
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GreenCacher
Registered: May 2009
Posts: 31
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Review Date: Fri May 1, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Edgy and Cool
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Cons:
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scary for small children
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I probably like Dinosaur even more than Expedition Everest. It is a completely immersive experience from the moment you step into the Dino Institute. One problem it has is similar to that of the original version of Alien Encounter--the preshow does not accuarately represent how the actual ride is, which can be scary for small children, and even some adults.
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lady danger
Registered: June 2006
Posts: 175
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Review Date: Fri May 1, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 7
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Great theming, sets, storyline & animatronics
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Cons:
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really rough ride
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I really enjoyed the story and setting of the ride. The effects are top notch and the plot is fun, but the ride is needlessly rough IMO. I'm not a wimp in terms of thrill rides, but the motion for this ride felt less exciting and more needlessly jarring. I felt a little green toward the end.
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Gaskorvan
Registered: April 2009
Posts: 71
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Review Date: Fri May 1, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Good Effects
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Cons:
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Jerky
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Hectic ride back in time with good pre and post show details.
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