Dragons Lair

BackIntoYourSystem · 05-17-2005, 08:03 PM

Theres a dragon under the sleeping beauty castle right? Well what exacty is the attraction what does it involve?

milo_vhw · 05-18-2005, 01:18 AM

It's a walk trough attraction. Not that spectacular. When you take a 'hidden' path next to the castle, you end up in a cave with a lot of smoke. Then you can see an audio-animatronic dragon with smoke coming out of his nose. That's it. I'm sure it's far more complicated then this, but there's so much more to do in the Park that I'm gone pretty quick...

Olivier · 05-18-2005, 01:20 AM

It's not really an attraction, it's a way under the castle, it looks like a grotto, it's very very dark. The masterpiece is the captured dragon, it's a great audio animatronic, it moves head, neck and tail.
It can be scary for kids!

pussnboots · 05-18-2005, 02:03 AM

It's really a great addition to the concept of the castle. And from someone who has a hard time being impressed by the animatronics on Pirates: It's one eerily realistic little critter. I used to be totally afraid of it as a kid, haha. Then I also thought it reacted to camera flashes... I wasn't a very bright child.

Gemini Cricket · 05-18-2005, 08:54 AM

The best part about La Tanière du Dragon is that it's not publicized a great deal. It's on the map, but often people just stumble onto the lair for a wonderful surprise. The animatronic dragon is huge and moves quite a bit for something that size. It resembles Malificent's dragon form, but it's not clear if that is supposed to be her. The audio is a little loud at times, but it makes for a cool experience. The cave is themed well and comes with its very own gift shop which is pretty neat inside.

When Evil Minion, innerSpaceman, Ralphie and I experienced it, one of the panels on the side of the dragon's body was open. You could see into the metal innards of the beast. A Disney geek's dream!

What makes a Disney park special is the detail of the park like this. DLP excels at that.

PeaJay18 · 05-18-2005, 09:20 AM

Check out my pictures here
And you might want to look at this thread

The dragon is an excellent AA - a very nice touch that has no purpose other than to amaze you with that "Disney" magic.
If you ignore attractions, it's things like this that make DLP the best MK-style park there is.

BackIntoYourSystem · 05-18-2005, 04:52 PM

Thanks everyone!

aimster · 06-14-2005, 10:21 AM

I wanna go to Paris!!!!!

innerSpaceman · 06-15-2005, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeaJay18

If you ignore attractions, it's things like this that make DLP the best MK-style park there is.

Haha, such truth.

DLP is very short on attractions, but reeeeally long on beautiful and detailed environments.

TDLFAN · 06-15-2005, 07:51 PM

Short on attractions?? Hardly. Short on guests..? Yes.

figment1986 · 06-15-2005, 08:11 PM

amazing.. and to think Animal Kingdom almost for the front half to promote the comming Beastly Kingdom.. but then budget cut back to a rock sculpture and a flame thower....

I would have loved for that to spit fire instead....

oh well.... it is what helps DLP be unique...

05-17-2005, 08:03 PM	#1
BackIntoYourSystem Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 213	Dragons Lair Theres a dragon under the sleeping beauty castle right? Well what exacty is the attraction what does it involve?

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PeaJay18 Diamond In The Rough Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Peterborough, UK Posts: 611	Check out my pictures here And you might want to look at this thread The dragon is an excellent AA - a very nice touch that has no purpose other than to amaze you with that "Disney" magic. If you ignore attractions, it's things like this that make DLP the best MK-style park there is. __________________ My Oct 09 Trip Report "I'm gettin' kind of fond of you, kid. Not that I want to pick out curtains or anything." Last edited by PeaJay18; 06-15-2005 at 09:26 AM. Reason: Noticed aspelling mistakes weeks later...

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05-18-2005, 01:18 AM	#2
milo_vhw Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 277	It's a walk trough attraction. Not that spectacular. When you take a 'hidden' path next to the castle, you end up in a cave with a lot of smoke. Then you can see an audio-animatronic dragon with smoke coming out of his nose. That's it. I'm sure it's far more complicated then this, but there's so much more to do in the Park that I'm gone pretty quick...

05-18-2005, 01:20 AM	#3
Olivier Membre Join Date: May 2005 Location: France Posts: 812	It's not really an attraction, it's a way under the castle, it looks like a grotto, it's very very dark. The masterpiece is the captured dragon, it's a great audio animatronic, it moves head, neck and tail. It can be scary for kids!

05-18-2005, 02:03 AM	#4
pussnboots is satisfactual. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Uncanny Valley Posts: 2,124	It's really a great addition to the concept of the castle. And from someone who has a hard time being impressed by the animatronics on Pirates: It's one eerily realistic little critter. I used to be totally afraid of it as a kid, haha. Then I also thought it reacted to camera flashes... I wasn't a very bright child.

05-18-2005, 08:54 AM	#5
Gemini Cricket aroooogah!! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,771	The best part about La Tanière du Dragon is that it's not publicized a great deal. It's on the map, but often people just stumble onto the lair for a wonderful surprise. The animatronic dragon is huge and moves quite a bit for something that size. It resembles Malificent's dragon form, but it's not clear if that is supposed to be her. The audio is a little loud at times, but it makes for a cool experience. The cave is themed well and comes with its very own gift shop which is pretty neat inside. When Evil Minion, innerSpaceman, Ralphie and I experienced it, one of the panels on the side of the dragon's body was open. You could see into the metal innards of the beast. A Disney geek's dream! What makes a Disney park special is the detail of the park like this. DLP excels at that.

05-18-2005, 04:52 PM	#7
BackIntoYourSystem Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 213	Thanks everyone!

06-15-2005, 08:11 PM	#11
figment1986 Banned User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Within 78 miles of WDW... Posts: 8,948	amazing.. and to think Animal Kingdom almost for the front half to promote the comming Beastly Kingdom.. but then budget cut back to a rock sculpture and a flame thower.... I would have loved for that to spit fire instead.... oh well.... it is what helps DLP be unique...