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urbancadence · Post by **urbancadence** » Jul Fri 22, 2005 1:55 pm

I know exactly what you mean. I've been bugging my best friend to go to DCA just to ride it. He's absolutely TERRIFIED of roller coasters and other thrill rides (like Tower of Terror), and he refuses to spend so much money to go there just for 1 ride. I know he has a valid point, but still... it's SOARIN'!!!

The last time I bugged him about it (the day after I went last Sunday), he yelled, "What, you're working for Disney now??". Guess I was getting on his nerves. But I *only* did it 'cos I'm being a good friend. As all you fellow Soarin' lovers out there will understand.

lovesdisney44 · Post by **lovesdisney44** » Jul Thu 28, 2005 9:41 pm

wdw1090 wrote:Has anyone tried it? i have and it is the most amazing thing ever! went about 8 times!!!

We rode it for the first time two weeks ago. It was AWESOME! Anyone who plans on riding this, my suggestion is GET A FASTPASS!!!! We had to wait 1-3 hours to even be able to use our fast pass - the standby line was 70 minutes all the time

G2-4T · Post by **G2-4T** » Jul Thu 28, 2005 9:48 pm

lovesdisney44 wrote: We rode it for the first time two weeks ago. It was AWESOME! Anyone who plans on riding this, my suggestion is GET A FASTPASS!!!! We had to wait 1-3 hours to even be able to use our fast pass - the standby line was 70 minutes all the time

So how did those lines compare to TT and Space? Just to get an idea of the crowds you had to deal with...

lovesdisney44 · Post by **lovesdisney44** » Jul Thu 28, 2005 10:22 pm

G2-4T wrote:
lovesdisney44 wrote: We rode it for the first time two weeks ago. It was AWESOME! Anyone who plans on riding this, my suggestion is GET A FASTPASS!!!! We had to wait 1-3 hours to even be able to use our fast pass - the standby line was 70 minutes all the time
So how did those lines compare to TT and Space? Just to get an idea of the crowds you had to deal with...

Mission Space we still got a fast pass for, but the standby lines were about 30 minutes long. At some points, there was only a short wait. (There was always a long wait at Soarin, though).

As far as Test Track, there was always a 50 minute standby time. We coudn't even get a fast pass for TT until like day 3 because the return window was always when we'd be back at the resort for a break.

Sounds like you have a trip in the works - right?

Club33Hopeful · Post by **Club33Hopeful** » Jul Fri 29, 2005 12:08 pm

lovesdisney44 wrote:We coudn't even get a fast pass for TT until like day 3 because the return window was always when we'd be back at the resort for a break.

You do know that you do not have to return during the time window, onlt after the start, right? For example, it could say to come back between 1:15 and 2:15, and you can come back at 4:30. They only enforce the start time, not the end time. There are many times in the park when you can get stuck on another ride or cannot make it back for your window. Disney has decided that the right thing to do customer service wise is just enforce the start time.

lovesdisney44 · Post by **lovesdisney44** » Jul Fri 29, 2005 12:24 pm

Club33Hopeful wrote:
lovesdisney44 wrote:We coudn't even get a fast pass for TT until like day 3 because the return window was always when we'd be back at the resort for a break.
You do know that you do not have to return during the time window, onlt after the start, right? For example, it could say to come back between 1:15 and 2:15, and you can come back at 4:30. They only enforce the start time, not the end time. There are many times in the park when you can get stuck on another ride or cannot make it back for your window. Disney has decided that the right thing to do customer service wise is just enforce the start time.

Yea, we did know that, (aren't these boards great for all kinds of info?!) but on this trip we happened to be going to a different park then Epcot later in the afternoon, so we always gave away our fast passes. It always made for a nice surprise for another family of 4!

Club33Hopeful · Post by **Club33Hopeful** » Jul Fri 29, 2005 12:38 pm

lovesdisney44 wrote:so we always gave away our fast passes. It always made for a nice surprise for another family of 4!

Thats cool. I have done that a few times. Always nice to bring more magic to others.

maliboomer · Post by **maliboomer** » Aug Thu 11, 2005 12:37 am

If this dosen't any seating questions...

Post by **js3901** » Aug Thu 11, 2005 1:53 am

you know, the whole concept for the ride (seating and such) was developed using an old Erector set...

lovesdisney44 · Post by **lovesdisney44** » Aug Thu 11, 2005 9:15 am

js3901 wrote:you know, the whole concet for the ride (seating and such) was developed using an old Erector set...

That's why they call them "Imagineers"

The only thing I or my brother ever came up with erector sets were simple car type thingy's.

Blackie Pueblo · Post by **Blackie Pueblo** » Aug Thu 11, 2005 10:04 pm

This has got to be one of the best rides the Imagineers have come up with in quite some time! I tip my glass to you!

Blackie Pueblo

rapsucks247 · Post by **rapsucks247** » Aug Sun 14, 2005 9:34 am

I love sorin!!

Jwc247 · Post by **Jwc247** » Aug Sat 20, 2005 8:46 am

I loved the soft opening because you didn't have to wait in a 110 min. line!

aquarian_256 · Post by **aquarian_256** » Sep Sat 24, 2005 11:17 pm

I love soarin! It has to be one of the best things to do in Epcot. I actually got to go into the soarin area about a month before the soft previews started

That was great!! The group of use got to talk to the creator of the ride, and we got to see them testing it and also got to go onto the maintence cat walk and look around from on top. All this was guided by the creator. We were not able to ride it that day because they didnt have the certificate to allow it, but if they had we would have been able to. The reason I was able to do this was because I was a cast member at the time, and was apart of a engineering class that Disney offered to use. but it was fun!!

Fantasrick · Post by **Fantasrick** » Sep Sun 25, 2005 2:30 pm

Soarin' is really cool. It is really clever and fun and combines many elements that fool the senses into making you really feel like you are flying.

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