Hopefully EPCOT gets these non-face projection animatronics sometime in the future. Projected eyes I am pretty fine with but with humanoid faces these physical animatronics just look so much nicer overall.

@MiceChat

7 ай бұрын

The maintenance on the projected faces at Epcot are a lot more difficult than on these animatronic figures. Eventually, I am sure the update will make its way to Epcot.

@Akileese

7 ай бұрын

I had heard from someone that they recently (as in the last few months) done an update to the facial mapping to make them look better, which to me they did, but that has also led to a ton of problems with the animatronics which has been causing the increase in downtime lately.@@MiceChat

@popcrash1974

6 ай бұрын

I think i heard that these versions will be used in Paris too.I think its just a matter of time before they copy and paste this over to Epcot too now that the initial costs have been spent elsewhere to create them.

@faithblack7921

5 ай бұрын

I hope so. The Eastern parks do better with animatronics

Oh wow! These animatronics are SO much better than the scary ones at EPCOT!!

@Mike__B

6 ай бұрын

No kidding, actual 3d faces that cast shadows and look real instead of creepy AF face projections aka. US Disney being cheap

@arianemedeiros9001

29 күн бұрын

​@@Mike__B❤k8knn

Did not expect it to be basically the same as EPCOT's.

@zarajenkins6948

6 ай бұрын

It's so much longer and better than epcots, of course it will be similar but that's it just similar...not exactly the same

I was surprised by how much empty space there was. It looks like a strange ride honestly. Elements of Pirates of the Caribbean, It's A Small World, and the Fantasyland dark rides.

@zarajenkins6948

6 ай бұрын

Which makes it totally Disney combining all these elements

Thanks for the quick upload!!! The animatronics are simply incredible and not just Elsa. However I am really surprised that they basical!y used the same track layout and scenes from the Epcot ride. In Norway they had to transform TBE existing layout from the ride before. Here they could have built anything. If not for the animatronics I would have been disappointed.

@MiceChat

7 ай бұрын

It’s about a minute and a half longer than the EPCOT version, and uses boats with a much higher capacity. It’s a much more efficient ride in Hong Kong.

Absolutely beautiful ride. The set pieces and animatronics look incredible. My only nitpick is that it seems a bit empty at times with only one or two animatronics in each scene.

@SherbetAlex

7 ай бұрын

The kids eat it up as is. No changes.

@zarajenkins6948

6 ай бұрын

I do understand what you mean, unfortunately some people hate you having an opinion lol 😂

This is so much better than Epcot's version of it's attraction.

@CaptNeeda1

7 ай бұрын

It's just slightly better... it's pretty much the same exact ride except the animatronics don't have projection faces.

@zarajenkins6948

6 ай бұрын

​@@CaptNeeda1you need to watch epcots again this is longer and so much better

@ChunkychunHealy

28 күн бұрын

@@CaptNeeda1 Don't shame on Florida! It's not right!

This is how you do a modern classic. For as much flag Disney has gotten recently (and trust me, some of it’s deserved) they every now and then make something like this or Runaway Railway.

The Count Olaf puppet looks so real. I loved the troll puppets too.

Weird adaptation of the Epcot ride. For one, why did they do the finale castle scene when... the castle is physically built right outside the ride lol. Pacing is off and awkward too many times, esp at the scene transitions. They should've just created an entirely new ride tbh. But those animatronics are incredible.

@modelworksajt1301

7 ай бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking. They had to shove the ride into the existing space at Epcot and did a fine job but they had an opportunity to create a more immersive version in Hong Kong but just took what they had make off the shelf from Epcot. I guess it was cheaper and already to go for them.

Love the real faces instead of projection 💖💖

Seems like they did a good job on this ride, Looks very nice!

@MiceChat

7 ай бұрын

It’s a nice upgrade from the Epcot version

Those animatronics! They look amazing!

The animatronics are amazing can’t fault them. Can’t wait to see this in Disneyland Paris when it’s finished

This is so much more cleaner than Epcot's! The animatronics!!!

wow, this looks amazing, they really have the animatronics down, hopefully those digital faces are a thing of the past.

Oh the faces are so much better on this version than Epcots 👍

We definitely need the new animatronic faces at Epcot. The projected faces are very creepy. The seven dwarfs mine train has the same projected faces and one time while riding one of the dwarfs faces was turned off and it was disturbing.

@melodyabcdefghijklmnopqrst1663

5 ай бұрын

Very disturbing because it is more for the youngest audience.

I have beenthere i loved it❤

Excellent footage of Frozen ride!!👍 I like how it goes a little slower than the U.S. version. You can see more that way.

The animatronics are so much better in Hong Kong and more realistic without projected faces

The shoulder sitter snowgie is ADORABLE. I don't even like frozen.

very well executed Disney wish california got one of these types of adventures

Wow the model on Elsa and Anna and Olaf is much better than walt Disney world 🌍 wow 😯.

@ChunkychunHealy

28 күн бұрын

Stop shaming Disney World! Theirs were built when Disney was good! Nothing is better than! They're just the same!

@lukeroberts3464

28 күн бұрын

@@ChunkychunHealy not really even though they are the same ride but different model.

@lukeroberts3464

28 күн бұрын

@@ChunkychunHealy I perfer Hong Kong model of frozen forever after than Disney world 🌍.

At least they spent the extra bucks to avoid the schitty projected faces on the animatronics!! 😂😂😂

Stunning!

Thank you!

You always know a Disney dark ride is over when the fireworks go off.

Will be a welcome addition to Walt Disney Studios when it eventually opens.

Beautiful ❤

Looking forward to riding this!

@MiceChat

7 ай бұрын

It’s delightful and has a very surprising drop

Quite impressive!

okay so can someone explain to me why the USA parks give us only LED face anomatrionics?? casue this is the second frozen ride that proves they can do it!

@MiceChat

6 ай бұрын

I spoke with the Imagineers about this. At the time the EPCOT ride was built, the projected faces were a new technology and everyone was excited to be able to animate full expressions. But over time they found it was difficult to maintain and didn't always look great to guests. Meanwhile, newer electronic animatronic face technology allows for an even more realistic experience. Eventually, Epcot will likely get the new character heads.

Very cool

Will this be the version we get in Paris, do you think…? Looks good!

@MiceChat

7 ай бұрын

Very similar

What a pleasant surprise! They changed some film lines out. And the backwards boats effect, still didn't quite figure out how it works...?

Nice love it

Is the drop higher than Epcot?

@MiceChat

7 ай бұрын

Yes, the drop is higher and steeper, and has a little dip in it that gives you a bit of airtime. It was surprising.

@MsDisneylandlover

7 ай бұрын

​@@MiceChatis it scary drop

@StretchyPowerz

6 ай бұрын

Is it a scary drop? I'm scared of high drops

@pabloblocc

6 ай бұрын

Nah, I rode this like a month ago for the platinum card access preview and it isn’t really scary, I think it’s just a little more steeper than the Epcot version although I’ve never rode it before. But if you’re sitting at the back row, then the drop might feel a bit more steep. Maybe I’m just not scared of high drops but it isn’t scary.

Wow

People keep slamming Epcots version of this ride for some silly reasons. Just a few points to remember. Epcot’s came first. Nearly 10 years ago. Not only that, but it was adapted from another attraction, so they were limited in some ways as the ride space was already in existence. The one in Hong Kong was built. The fact that the HK version is nearly identical to the one at Epcot speaks volumes to the ingenuity of Epcot’s redo of Maelstrom. Some of y’all are just too critical. Disney use to be fun, anymore it’s like a cult.

Imctedible!

5:35

Wow so much better than the one in Orlando at Disney world. And totally forgot that there was going to be a drop off.

@MiceChat

4 ай бұрын

The drop is much more thrilling than the one in Orlando. Overall, the ride feels about the same. But it benefits from a much better queue and being in a land themed to Frozen.

@phyllisgarber7997

4 ай бұрын

@@MiceChat don't know if you are a Peter Pan ride fan but I am and the one in Paris is so so much better than the one in Orlando. Unfortunately I haven't been able to go up there in quite a few years because of a disability and losing my spouse whom did most of the driving because we live in Miami

Is this the same exact ride as epcotts? I couldn't really see anything different from the epcott version

@MiceChat

7 ай бұрын

It’s mostly the same but with some additions and enhancements. About a minute and a half longer than Epcot’s

4:19

Maelstrom discount

Although people it is longer than Epcot's version, it seems like the boats are mainly just slower. Also, there are more points of "filler" space than Epcot. Especially the Let It Go segment, which at Epcot seems to take less time Edit: This version takes longer during the "let it go" segment than Epcot

Oh wow it is so much better than Epcot even though it same ride animatronics are so awesome than having there face movie screen it lame it like Beauty and Beast ride at Tokyo Disneyland and the little Mermaid at DCA

As shown on 3:28-4:12. We need this in wdw.

@solidworkstudios3819

6 ай бұрын

It is in wdw

@Cowboy_Bunny

6 ай бұрын

@@solidworkstudios3819they’re talking about the faces of the animatronic, in WDW it’s just a projection while in the Hong Kong version it has actual faces on the animatronic

I'm surprised they kept the same ride vehicles as presumably Hong Kong did not have a Norway ride.

How steep is that drop compared to Epcot?

@enoch1087

6 ай бұрын

Everyone screamed during the drop😂. A lot of children cried after the big drop. To me, that drop is too intense for children. Surely a lot taller and steeper than epcot’s one.

This is similar to one on Florida.

What Olaf say in the first scene ? I don’t understand the Chinese

#DisneyDiva ❤

Surprise there's not that many people riding this attraction :(

@MsDisneylandlover

7 ай бұрын

Lol 😂

@MiceChat

7 ай бұрын

It was a very small press event

@nihilisticprophet6985

6 ай бұрын

It hasn’t opened yet

Disneys being so cheap. Almost identical to epcots and then the coaster is ten seconds long

@conner7875

6 ай бұрын

The world view is so pretty tho

def better than epcot, but i think it uses a few too many screens. Its not bad at all, i just hope this isnt how tiana will be

Frozen3

Fantastic, love the fact they used the original voices. Hope they will do this in Paris. Can’t stand all the terrible sounding French voices.

Sorry but this seems to be mostly empty space. Repetitive structure with a bunch of wall projections and only a scattering of animatronics. Doesn't really tell a story. The village is nice but it's just an oversized diorama. I did like the mist. I expect much more wow from Disney. Take it to the next level....then level up again...that's where they should be at the very least.

😢😢😢01/10000000000000000000000000

its kind of boring just like the epcot version.

Hong Kong really deserve this amazing jew attractions