The Little Mermaid Rides

[WonderlandFever]

I really hope DW gets it otherwise this is going to be just like Peter Pan's Flight which always has lines and it constantly moves too, even before the FastPass was added

[dizfan]

Not exactly, either. TLM far exceeds Peter Pan in hourly rider capacity.

And the Peter Pan line in WDW and Tokyo moves at a crawl speed compared to TLM.

[Disney Duster]

But she's not the gay-bashing type of homophobic, is she?

She's not. At least, as far as I know? She's been very nice to me and my boyfriend when we met her. She didn't offer to "pray" for us, like our lesbian friend from Canada. Maybe she just doesn't approve of lesbians *shrug* LOL j/k

Wait...did she actually know he was your boyfriend or that you were gay?

[Poody]

^Not exactly, two grown men always attending events together who are obsessed with The Little Mermaid should be obvious to some, but.....

[Atlantica]

I'll do a bigger post later, but I have to say, I'm in love with the ride ! <3 Its beautiful, touching, colourful, musical, fun ..... everything it should be !

I'm not blind to its faults either, but for what its worth, it exceeded my expectations

Full review later .... (if anyone cares to read it,obviously, lol).

[Disney Duster]

I care to read it! Just like I still want to hear a Little Mermaid Platinum Edition review from you!

[Atlantica]

Duster ! Glad you are still around !
Missed you !

I will certainly post then if you want to hear it; and I emailed you my Platinum review !? Was too embarrassed to post on here, lol.

[Jay]

I was at the event!!!! It was amazing!!!! I got to meet Pat Carroll!!! And Jodi and Alan again! I also rode the ride 4 times with no line.... LOL

Here's a couple pics. I wore my Eric cosplay wig. Though I hadn't shaved, since I'm suppose to be Flynn for an event tomorrow... so I was "Fleric"

OMG I have always wanted to meet Pat Carroll! What was she like/what did she say?? Lol sorry I am a big fan of her and not just because of Ursula but that is a big part of it lol.

[Disney's Divinity]

Umm.... Okay...? Thanks.

But she's not the gay-bashing type of homophobic, is she?

I doubt it. She looks like a big sweetheart. I guess she loves gay people based on her experience with Howard Ashman, but doesn't believe in gay marriage, gay couples etc.

I'm actually not surprised by that. I can imagine Benson felt awkward when it turned out that Mermaid was a huge gay icon. Still, there are a lot of greats who felt that way, so I can't hold it against her. Besides, I separate the person and the character anyway.

And Pat Carroll looks so old. It's nice to see she shows up for these events though.

*Been reading, but don't comment since I won't be able to visit DisneyWorld or anything like that for a year or so at least, so it's irrelevant to me. *

[Jay]

Pat Carroll looks so old. It's nice to see she shows up for these events though.

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I know she does look old but she still seems so full of life in the picture. And she still always voices Ursula when they need her which is awesome.

[Poody]

OMG I have always wanted to meet Pat Carroll! What was she like/what did she say?? Lol sorry I am a big fan of her and not just because of Ursula but that is a big part of it lol.

She was AMAZINGLY nice. After everything was over she walked to her wheel chair (yeah, she CAN still walk...) and waved to people and said "I lost my family!" The people working at Disney were trying to make her leave, but she was willing to take pics and sign autographs. She would let us leave until we got a good picture. She kept holding on to my boyfriend's arm. She was soooo funny!

[disneyprincess11]

OMG I have always wanted to meet Pat Carroll! What was she like/what did she say?? Lol sorry I am a big fan of her and not just because of Ursula but that is a big part of it lol.

She was AMAZINGLY nice. After everything was over she walked to her wheel chair (yeah, she CAN still walk...) and waved to people and said "I lost my family!" The people working at Disney were trying to make her leave, but she was willing to take pics and sign autographs. She would let us leave until we got a good picture. She kept holding on to my boyfriend's arm. She was soooo funny!

Awwww what a cutie!

[Jay]

OMG I have always wanted to meet Pat Carroll! What was she like/what did she say?? Lol sorry I am a big fan of her and not just because of Ursula but that is a big part of it lol.

She was AMAZINGLY nice. After everything was over she walked to her wheel chair (yeah, she CAN still walk...) and waved to people and said "I lost my family!" The people working at Disney were trying to make her leave, but she was willing to take pics and sign autographs. She would let us leave until we got a good picture. She kept holding on to my boyfriend's arm. She was soooo funny!

Awwwww sounds like an awesome experience. Glad to hear she can walk! I hope to meet her one day.

[Linden]

I was just at DCA and DL on Friday, so I got to go on Ariel's Undersea Adventures for the first time. I wasn't really expecting to enjoy it, since I'm not the biggest fan of the movie, but I think with this ride, they actually raised the bar for the dark room ride. They did a pretty awesome job at making the ride immersive and authentic. I loved how they really make you feel like you're under the sea and how all the set pieces looked just like they should. My only gripes were Ariel's animatronics (they didn't look like her at all, to me) and the ending (it wasn't like the movie). But Ursula's animatronic was amazing, and so was the music, and the overall atmosphere. Plus, the lobby was gorgeous, as were the details in the entire buidling. I was very impressed and will definitely go on it whenever I'm there. Here's hoping they continue to keep the high standard of new rides for DCA.

[supertalies]

They recently made some minor changes, including Ariel's hair in the Under the Sea scene!

Before:


After:


It looks so much better!

They also changed the animation and made some scenes darker.

[disneyprincess11]

They recently made some minor changes, including Ariel's hair in the Under the Sea scene!

Before:


After:


It looks so much better!

They also changed the animation and made some scenes darker.

Whoa, Ariel's face is creepier now O_O I honestly like the first one better. It's more true to the movie, plus she's dancing.

[DisneyJedi]

Hair looks better, but I'm not much of a fan for her new face.

[Big Disney Fan]

I kinda thought her face was really strange regardless.

[Disney Duster]

This is hilariously just like what's going on with the Netherlands musical!

I think they just needed to be able to animate her hair better.

Did people complain about her hair?

She could have always had a better face in every single animatronic of her.

They also changed the animation and made some scenes darker.

Did they change the badly done animation of her becoming human?!

[supertalies]

This is hilariously just like what's going on with the Netherlands musical!

Did people complain about her hair?

She could have always had a better face in every single animatronic of her.

They also changed the animation and made some scenes darker.

Did they change the badly done animation of her becoming human?!

Hehe, I was thinking the exact same thing It really reminded me of the pointy wigs.

I think the new hair here looks good from the front, but it looks kind of weird from the side. It's really flat. However, I also didn't mind her old hair.

Appearantly people were indeed complaining about the hair. They said she didn't 'look like Ariel'.

And yes, they changed the animation in the beginning of the ride, with Ariel and Flounder, and the one where she becomes a human. It's 2D animated now. People didn't like the animated bits, because there were three 'versions' of Ariel in the ride (animatronic, CGI and 2D animation). Now there is just two.

They also added more bubbles on the walls and made Under The Sea and Poor Unfortunate Souls darker.