TigerlilyAJ
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 19, 2011
Yes, I'm here to help those of you still waiting to visit Batuu (not people who get to go and go, at least once a year--I'm talking to people who go no more than once every three years) realize that you and your kids might share the infidel opinion that Smuggler's is more fun than Rise. Now, Rise is a marvel. Full of next-gen tech. It's an *experience* with different sections.
But.
One and done. Yes, you could ride again and catch details you missed, wiggle in anticipation of the Big Moment you know is coming. But think of all you have to do currently to experience it at all, let alone do it again. Sorry, the whole get up in the dark, enter a lottery, and hope that the ride operates long enough and smoothly enough to get to your boarding group, is No Fun. Especially if you're like us, and have the first time you try it result in a FAIL with no ride. Trust me, if your first attempt is a fail, you will just shake your head at all the people who think the whole process is no big deal because they either haven't done it or got through their first time, so any fails are just fails for a second helping, not in getting any chance at all to experience the premiere ride that got you to spend more than $10,000 to get your family of six to travel more than 1000 miles to enjoy. Stress, anxiety, and physical exhaustion. With kids. Fun.
You're there on vacation. And even though I was willing and did get up half a dozen days at 5am to go for a Rise BG, once we had ridden it, after our second try and after we had been up for 15 hours that day and had to blow off a FP, no one, no one at all, was willing to get up again and go with me for BGs. I really expected at least one kid would come with me one day, but it never happened.
Meanwhile, we rode Smuggler's three times on three different days, and had tons of fun each time, even with waits of 45-80 minutes. Now, I feel like we might have more fun than others because we are a party of six. So, we are our own Falcon crew, never dealing with strangers, and getting to decide assignments all on our own, done while waiting in line. We changed positions, so everyone got to try everything. The ride is interactive, where Rise is passive, and there were some differences each time we rode. I actually enjoyed Engineer the most, because their part is more my type of video game play. And the ride is like a video game in a super simulator. So if you have family members who are all about TSM and Buzz, then this ride should excite them. We laughed, screamed, cheered, and had an uninhibited good time with just the six of us.
So, just remember, you don't experience the rides in isolation like a vlogger Disney invites to a media event. There is the whole hassle of getting on them, crowds, weather, and all of it impacts your overall experience. You might be surprised by how it plays out for your family.
But.
One and done. Yes, you could ride again and catch details you missed, wiggle in anticipation of the Big Moment you know is coming. But think of all you have to do currently to experience it at all, let alone do it again. Sorry, the whole get up in the dark, enter a lottery, and hope that the ride operates long enough and smoothly enough to get to your boarding group, is No Fun. Especially if you're like us, and have the first time you try it result in a FAIL with no ride. Trust me, if your first attempt is a fail, you will just shake your head at all the people who think the whole process is no big deal because they either haven't done it or got through their first time, so any fails are just fails for a second helping, not in getting any chance at all to experience the premiere ride that got you to spend more than $10,000 to get your family of six to travel more than 1000 miles to enjoy. Stress, anxiety, and physical exhaustion. With kids. Fun.
You're there on vacation. And even though I was willing and did get up half a dozen days at 5am to go for a Rise BG, once we had ridden it, after our second try and after we had been up for 15 hours that day and had to blow off a FP, no one, no one at all, was willing to get up again and go with me for BGs. I really expected at least one kid would come with me one day, but it never happened.
Meanwhile, we rode Smuggler's three times on three different days, and had tons of fun each time, even with waits of 45-80 minutes. Now, I feel like we might have more fun than others because we are a party of six. So, we are our own Falcon crew, never dealing with strangers, and getting to decide assignments all on our own, done while waiting in line. We changed positions, so everyone got to try everything. The ride is interactive, where Rise is passive, and there were some differences each time we rode. I actually enjoyed Engineer the most, because their part is more my type of video game play. And the ride is like a video game in a super simulator. So if you have family members who are all about TSM and Buzz, then this ride should excite them. We laughed, screamed, cheered, and had an uninhibited good time with just the six of us.
So, just remember, you don't experience the rides in isolation like a vlogger Disney invites to a media event. There is the whole hassle of getting on them, crowds, weather, and all of it impacts your overall experience. You might be surprised by how it plays out for your family.