just got back from wdw. a quick review of the new stuff.
Pandora outside/daylight: A+ everywhere I looked were photo ops.
the mountains are epic, the flora was cool, the fauna was... strangely missing. needs an animal or 2. maybe some banshees waaaaay up on the mountain tops?
pandora outside/nighttime: B was certainly as cool as any other disney park area at night, but it was kinda dark (nothing like the movie). also, needs animals or at least animal sounds. admittedly, both times night trips it was crowded and rainy.
FoP: A++ very awesome!
enough that we went back on another day and fought crowds to do it again (fp the first time).
NRJ: B could be an A if it was longer and there was more, but we were plenty happy to wait in the 30 minute line the second time (FP the first). it is certainly better than peter pan and that line is
always over an hour. the Shaman is absolutely mesmerizing. A+++ for her.
rivers of light: B clearly not a match for the MK show, but we really liked it.
I think it fits the park and was a nice way to end the day.
happily ever after: A+ holy cow that show was more spectacular and visceral than I would have thought! saw it twice.
bravo disney!
Disney Quest: for something that hasn't changed (in what, 20 years?) we still had a ton of fun.
sure wish they could figure out how to keep it around. I'd stop by every single trip if it was more along the lines of $20 for 2-3 hours (and it wouldn't hurt to update some of the graphics from 1998
). with magic band technology that should be possible. met a cast member (who was apparently filling in during breaks) on the top floor and then 20 minutes later on the bottom floor. he said he was the evil twin
rainbow over the castle: A++ disney really knows how to put on a show