I agree! Not every attraction has to be a big budget, high tech "E-ticket" to be charming and memorable!
Sometimes it's the "little things" in the parks that can make a big difference!
Not only is Dumbo my favorite Disney Animated Classic film, he's also my favorite Disney character. I enjoy the charm, whimsy, and cuteness of the ride, as well as the lively circus music loop! *
Also, the ride is right in the middle of my favorite section in my favorite park, Fantasyland - surrounded by other iconic rides based on these timeless, classic, stories and films. All of these FL rides, including Dumbo, appeal very much to my young-at-heart inner child!
So on these strengths, Dumbo is in my Magic Kingdom Top 12!
Others mentioned the long slow-moving lines, which I thankfully have seldom experienced since I usually hit Fantasyland first thing in the morning and/or late at night.
Perhaps most importantly, Dumbo is one of my favorite places to watch the Magic Kingdom fireworks - from on the ride itself! I'll never forget the New Year's Eve when there were thousands of people waiting on the ground for the show to start, and Dumbo was a walk-on! I got to ride over and over during the show with only a few other guests on the ride, who had the same idea. When the clock was about to hit 12, there was literally NO ONE in line, and we were about to land. With all the Dumbos at the topmost position, the operator gave us all a "magical moment" and stopped the ride at the top for the Grand Finale until the show was over. Mickey and the gang counted backwards from 10, and at the New Year, I had a perfect, symetrical, birds-eye view of the shells going off all around me!
Being up there for the Grand Finale is very hard to time on even a normal night. Even if the ride is a walk on, if the park closes with the show, there might not be enough people in line to cycle the ride until the finale. And when the park closes after the show, the line is usually long enough that to ride during the finale would mean standing in the queue during the majority of the show and not being able to see the show or hear the soundtrack as good as you could from outside the queue.
So, to be perched up there with that kind of view during the New Year's finale, without having to miss any of the show before that, was literally one of those storybook, Dreams Come True moments! The 3 New Year's Eves after that, the queue was packed right before the fireworks, so I watched the show from the ground, which made me realize how truly amazing and unlikely my experience was.
I will dearly miss having Dumbo in that perfect position right between the Castle shells and the main shells during the fireworks after he moves to his new location.
* All of the tracks from the WDW Dumbo music loop can be found on this CD here - they are tracks 2, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, and 14 -
http://www.amazon.com/Screamers-Circus- ... 323&sr=1-1