Moose Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 I would think that TTA is more in the category of transport ride/train, even if you start at exactly the same place. Does one scene make something a dark ride?
cfc Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 (edited) ^I agree. The Peoplemover more of a scenic ride, like a sky ride. Edited June 27, 2012 by cfc
slappybob Posted June 27, 2012 Posted June 27, 2012 Either Forbidden Journey at Islands of Adventure or the Haunted Mansion at the Magic Kingdom
molemaster43 Posted June 27, 2012 Posted June 27, 2012 Pirates of the Caribbean at Magic Kingdom was very fun. My favorite non-Disney dark ride is Kennywood's shooting dark ride: Ghostwood Estate. Excellent theming and cool effects make this an amazing ride.
Bryce Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 Disney: Haunted Mansion, ToT, PotC Universal: Spiderman, RotM Other: Blazing Fury (does this count more as a dark ride or coaster?)
SuperShawn Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 Some of my favorites: Haunted Mansion - DL, TDL, and WDW (love their staircase room) Journey - Disney Sea Winnie the Pooh - Tokyo Disney Spiderman - Universal
caffeine_demon Posted June 29, 2012 Posted June 29, 2012 Some of my faves are: Ghost trains: Knoebels haunted mansion Brighton pier ghost train (cheesy but good) Brean terror castle (some genuine scares) Alton towers haunted house (boo to duel) Blackpools ghost train Bakken's ghost train Others: All the ones ad WDW anbd DLP Darkastle and spiderman Gold mine (Formerly blackpool - hope the wallace and gromit ride is a worthy successor) Brer rabbits burrow - oakwood - disgustingness at it's most childish! boat rides: POTC - paris River caves - Blackpool
timetrial3141592 Posted June 30, 2012 Posted June 30, 2012 Mine of Lost Souls at Canobie Lake Park. Despite the rather random ending, it is an excellent dark ride and Canobie takes very good care of it.
gisco Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 Probably my favorite is Journey at Tokyo Disney Sea. Kind of hard to neat the theming on that one.
jray21 Posted February 16, 2013 Posted February 16, 2013 (edited) I have quite a few favorites, but two absolute best dark rides. 1. Journey to the Center of the Earth - Tokyo Disneyland 2. Hollywood Tour - Phantasialand Honorable Mention: iCorsari - Gardaland All the dark rides in Europa Park, Phantasialand, and Efteling. Disney's Pirates and Haunted Mansions. Defunct Zombie Paradise at LaQua. *I forgot Spaceship Earth and the Great Movie Ride! Edited February 16, 2013 by jray21
Double0Kevin Posted February 16, 2013 Posted February 16, 2013 I also have a number of favorites. Indiana Jones Adventure at DL Pirates at DL Spaceship Earth at Epcot Harry Potter at IOA Transformers at USH Radiator Springs Racers at DCA Tower of Terror at DHS Calico Mine Ride at Knott's In regards to what makes a dark ride, I agree with what was said on the last page, it comes down to controlled environment. Everything from sound and lighting is controlled. Jungle Cruise I would not consider a dark ride. Some rides can be hybrids like Alice in Wonderland where there are dark ride sections along with outdoor sections, these overall I would still call a dark ride. Test Track and Radiator Springs Racers would be another example (Test Track I'm sure would be on this list for me too if I could ever manage to make it on the damn thing).
Moose Posted July 19, 2013 Posted July 19, 2013 Pooh's Honey Hunt It's a great ride system on a fun ride! It doesn't hurt that I love Tigger and his room is awesome!
cfc Posted July 19, 2013 Posted July 19, 2013 Probably my favorite is Journey at Tokyo Disney Sea. Kind of hard to neat the theming on that one. That one is tough to beat. I think I would make Universal's Spider-man rides the runner up here.
ernierocker Posted July 19, 2013 Posted July 19, 2013 I don't really have one favorite but more of a list of dark rides I have to ride every park visit. Test Track Pirates of the Caribbean Curse of DarKastle Men in Black Haunted Mansion
SteveStL Posted July 20, 2013 Posted July 20, 2013 Haunted Mansion (wdw, dl) - what all dark rides aspire to be.
Moose Posted October 3, 2013 Posted October 3, 2013 At the moment it's Pooh's Honey Hunt. I knew what the ride did, but experiencing was still jaw dropping. It was so much fun!
cfc Posted October 3, 2013 Posted October 3, 2013 For me, the top five dark rides are Journey at TDS, Pooh at TDL, Spider-man at Universal Orlando, Haunted Mansion at MK, and Men in Black at Universal Orlando. They're all great for different reasons.
alpengeist04 Posted October 3, 2013 Posted October 3, 2013 My top 5 non-coaster/non-log Flume dark rides. 1. Spider-Man (IOA) 2. TOT (DHS) 3. Transformers 4. Indiana Jones (DLR) 5. MIB My next 5 would be POTC (DLR), Haunted Mansion, Dinosaur, Star Tours, and Forbidden Journey. Honorable mention: The Great Movie Ride, Terminator, DarKastle, and Carousel of Progress.
cfc Posted October 3, 2013 Posted October 3, 2013 Oops! How could I have forgotten Indy? The TDS version is even better than California's.
Nrthwnd Posted October 4, 2013 Posted October 4, 2013 At the moment it's Pooh's Honey Hunt. I knew what the ride did, but experiencing was still jaw dropping. It was so much fun! Having (used to) do musical theatre for a decade or so, I always loved to find out what was "behind the scenes" of anything like theatre, or Disney attractions. And of course I would still enjoy the total experience of the attraction. Easy! That said, my current dark ride fave is still (surprise) that massive faerie one at Efteling? The dioramas are amazing and so subtle and intricate, and then there's that helix-around the forest, in the 'finale' of the attraction. .
cfc Posted October 4, 2013 Posted October 4, 2013 ^I do think the ride system and layout of the Efteling ride is interesting.
Nrthwnd Posted October 4, 2013 Posted October 4, 2013 ^ For myself Chuck, their suspended ride cars literally felt like the old ride vehicles they had for the original Horizons Pavilion at EPCOT. Only more spaced apart, heh heh.
jray21 Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 I do really like the Efteling ride. You can't go wrong with aliens, trolls, and fairies in one screwed up ride!
kidcoaster 2 Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Here is mine. I separated new and old since I don't think it's fair to compare the two. New School 1. Mystic Manor (HKDL) A great use of the trackless technology and a great story line with a amazing ending. 2. Winnie The Pooh (TDL) Another trackless ride with some really fun scenes. 3. Spiderman (IOA) 4. Transformers (USS) 5. Men In Black (USO) Old School 1. Haunted Mansion (Knoebels) 2. Old Mill (Playland Rye) 3. Wacky Shack (Waldameer) 4. Den of Lost Thieves (Indiana Beach) 5. Flooded Mine (SDC)
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