Indiana Jones Adventure

[Datameister]

I'll preface this by saying that I've only been on the Anaheim version, so my view is biased. That being said, I think the fire motif works better than the crystal/cool-colors motif. On a visceral level, most people react more violently to the warm colors.

I've heard that the tornado and ring effects are extremely cool, and I don't doubt it. It'd be nice if one or both of them made it to Anaheim in some way, shape, or form.

I've also seen many photos of the queue, and to be honest, I think I prefer the Forbidden Eye queue. The Tokyo version seems much more open--the mild sense of claustrophobia in the Anaheim cue enhances the feel of the ride.

I've heard that the Tokyo ride vehicles feel a little more electronic in their rocking movements because of the different mechanisms used for the motion simulation. Anaheim's vehicles supposedly feel more like actual troop transports on bumpy terrain.

[TDLFAN]

The skull makes sounds? That's weird...I never heard about this.

And the head flashes as it makes the sounds..

Do you exit through the mouth like the Indy at Disneyland?

After all of the times I have ridden DL's version, I don't recall exiting thru the mouth of anything..

Does the Crystal Skull have fire in its eyes and shoot lasers at the bridge?

No fire effects or lasers in this Indy ride anywhere. But you seem to confuse the big stone face in the main area of the temple with the crystal skull which is a different and much smaller prop in the ride. You still get atacked the same way you do at DL from the big stone face as you cross the suspension bridge... that is no different than DL's.

Another thing I've heard is that their queue isn't as good or interactive as the one in Disneyland. Is this true because I've seen pictures of their queue and it actually looks better than ours.

No interactive elements inthe queue, but IMO, this queue has a better theme to it. But I like DL's as well...and have no preference of one over the other.

Once more thing I've heard is that the Crystal Skull isn't as impressive as Mara, especially in the first room. Do you know where I can find pictures of the Crystal Skull because all I've seen are the pictures in concept art. Thanks for the help.

I personally do not prefer the Skull over Mara's face, they are just as nice and these are two different storylines.. I appreciate the differences in show and technical elements..
Go here and click on the movie marker atthe bottom of the page... you will be able to view a video clip of the ride that shows the skull lighting up in the first scene of the ride... It takes about 20 secs for the video to download and play automatically so be patient. Video last about 25 secs..
http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/t...c_indiana.html

[TDR_Fan]

And the head flashes as it makes the sounds..



After all of the times I have ridden DL's version, I don't recall exiting thru the mouth of anything..



No fire effects or lasers in this Indy ride anywhere. But you seem to confuse the big stone face in the main area of the temple with the crystal skull which is a different and much smaller prop in the ride. You still get atacked the same way you do at DL from the big stone face as you cross the suspension bridge... that is no different than DL's.



No interactive elements inthe queue, but IMO, this queue has a better theme to it. But I like DL's as well...and have no preference of one over the other.



I personally do not prefer the Skull over Mara's face, they are just as nice and these are two different storylines.. I appreciate the differences in show and technical elements..
Go here and click on the movie marker atthe bottom of the page... you will be able to view a video clip of the ride that shows the skull lighting up in the first scene of the ride... It takes about 20 secs for the video to download and play automatically so be patient. Video last about 25 secs..
http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/t...c_indiana.html

What's the green beam thing that shoots out of the Crystal Skull's eye? And if they replaced the lava, what's at the bottom of the pit? The mouth I was talking about is after you've seen the huge Crystal Skull and go around back to exit through its mouth.

[DisneySeaFan]

Though the building, queue and smoke effects ('tornado' and smoke ring) are pretty incredibly, I never felt the attraction had the same sense of danger as the DL version.

For me, using fire effects gives a real sense of danger and suspense -- will it go off? (That and the possibility of a neck injury.) Maybe something about feeling the heat of a burst of fire. That said, they weren't always working in DL, or was that part of the randomization of the ride?

Thinking about it, I also really the temple, small and tucked away in a corner, in the DL version. It really feels like this ruin, hidden away, which you begin to explore. Admittedly, the attraction is at the end of a themed hallway in downtown LA, but that's by the by. The bamboo room is good too [by which I mean the room in the queue with the lowering ceiling].

Which is a shame, because I think TDS is the best park in the world, ever. And in any case, TDS' version isn't necessarily worse, just different. The ride is still a jaw-dropping marriage of technology and craftmanship, and a riot too.

Yes the fire and hot colors give more of a sense of peril, but I still think that the cool colors give this eerie feeling and it does feel very dangerous as well. I do like that the temple is tucked away in the corner in Anaheim, you know a "hidden" temple, but it's hard not to prefer DisneySea's massive breathtaking temple. I think it kind of fits, an Asian temple would be hidden and a South American one is majestic, it's fitting I think. I still prefer DisneySea's temple, it's a site to behold. I also would probably put DisneySea's version of the ride BARELY ahead of Anaheim's. The combined efforts of more detail and better effects just make it better. The darts are being shot at you by actual statues instead of paintings on the wall. The smoke ring is also leaps and bounds better than the rats that are a lot of the time, so blurry you can't tell what they are. I don't mean to take away anything from the Anaheim version, it is a glorious ride, one of the best ever built, the DisneySea version is just a slightly enhanced version.

[TDR_Fan]

I'll preface this by saying that I've only been on the Anaheim version, so my view is biased. That being said, I think the fire motif works better than the crystal/cool-colors motif. On a visceral level, most people react more violently to the warm colors.

I've heard that the tornado and ring effects are extremely cool, and I don't doubt it. It'd be nice if one or both of them made it to Anaheim in some way, shape, or form.

I've also seen many photos of the queue, and to be honest, I think I prefer the Forbidden Eye queue. The Tokyo version seems much more open--the mild sense of claustrophobia in the Anaheim cue enhances the feel of the ride.

I've heard that the Tokyo ride vehicles feel a little more electronic in their rocking movements because of the different mechanisms used for the motion simulation. Anaheim's vehicles supposedly feel more like actual troop transports on bumpy terrain.

I also felt warm colors to be nice and peaceful like love while cool colors remind me of death and danger. I was told by someone that the electronic vehicles are actually more rough than the hydraulic ones in Disneyland.

[DisneySeaFan]

I've also seen many photos of the queue, and to be honest, I think I prefer the Forbidden Eye queue. The Tokyo version seems much more open--the mild sense of claustrophobia in the Anaheim cue enhances the feel of the ride.

I've heard that the Tokyo ride vehicles feel a little more electronic in their rocking movements because of the different mechanisms used for the motion simulation. Anaheim's vehicles supposedly feel more like actual troop transports on bumpy terrain.

Oh I think that this queue is very enhancing. It is just huge and the walls of the first room are covered with paintings, some of them eroding away. It's just massive and a little more detailed, Indy's office is really cool, I have waited a long time in the standby line and there's lot's of stuff in Indy's office you'll want to check out. The one thing I don't like is that the video is more brief and not as entertaining. I'm referring to the safety video before the ride, both versions have it. But dispite the video, the detail and sheer size of this queue is just mind blowing. I prefer this one, but I do love the Anaheim queue.

[TDR_Fan]

Oh I think that this queue is very enhancing. It is just huge and the walls of the first room are covered with paintings, some of them eroding away. It's just massive and a little more detailed, Indy's office is really cool, I have waited a long time in the standby line and there's lot's of stuff in Indy's office you'll want to check out. The one thing I don't like is that the video is more brief and not as entertaining. I'm referring to the safety video before the ride, both versions have it. But dispite the video, the detail and sheer size of this queue is just mind blowing. I prefer this one, but I do love the Anaheim queue.

So to sum up, these things are better in the TDS version( I did a search for the differences)?

- Lost River Delta area adds to the immersion level compared to Adventureland
-temple(huge and more detailed)
-queue(more detailed)
-ride vehicles(easier to maintain because they don't spill oil)
-Chamber of Purity(more detailed)
-Crystal Skull idol (scarier than Mara)
-Blue vortex(better than the overused lava effects)
-bug room(more realistic)
-fire blowing statue(way better than rat room)
-dart room(3D statues of skeletons instead of paintings)

And these are what's better in the Disneyland version

-more interactive elements in queue
-better preshow video
-3 rooms instead of 1 room in first chamber(is this good or bad?)
-more narration from Indy (e.g during the snake room)
-fire effects add to sense of danger

After comparing, I have a few more questions to those who've ridden the TDS version.

1. How are you attacked in the "Chamber of Bubbling Death"(main chamber)? Does the Crystal Skull shoot something at you, and does the bridge shake, what's used under the bridge instead of lava, etc...

2. How does the snake animatronic compare to the one at Disneyland after the rehab(the one that has longer fangs and strikes at you)?

3. What happens in the mummy room and the room where Mara's spirit is projected? Did they change this completely?

4. Did anyone understand the narration? If you did, can you please tell me what Indy is saying becuase I have no clue.

5. To anybody who's ridden Indy at Disneyland after the rehab..."Which effects are still better at the TDS version?"

6. Did they take out all the randomization effects from this ride? At Disneyland, Indy has like 150,000 different ride combinations. How about TDS's version or is it always the same ride?

[TDLFAN]

Forget asking all those questions TDR.... If your budget allows, JUST GO! You won't be disappointed.

[TDR_Fan]

Forget asking all those questions TDR.... If your budget allows, JUST GO! You won't be disappointed.

Can you please answer them? I like to know everything about a ride before I go, and I need to know if it's worth spending so much money. I know the entire resort is breathtaking, but right now I'm only concentrated on the rides. After you answer them, I promise I'll go.

[TDLFAN]

I can't answer your questions because I feel you should make your decision based on seeing the resort and not just some rides.. I can tell you all of these attractions are great and worth spending the money to visit TDR, but I do not want you to go all the way there, then be disappointed and come back thinking TDLFAN was wrong and made these rides appear better than what they are. Sorry. You need to go and make up your own mind about what you see. Obviously NotAffraid had a great time and she already offered some good advise. Me? I just don't want to be resposible for filling your head with ideas of what you may experience, then come home disappointed.

[TDR_Fan]

I can't answer your questions because I feel you should make your decision based on seeing the resort and not just some rides.. I can tell you all of these attractions are great and worth spending the money to visit TDR, but I do not want you to go all the way there, then be disappointed and come back thinking TDLFAN was wrong and made these rides appear better than what they are. Sorry. You need to go and make up your own mind about what you see. Obviously NotAffraid had a great time and she already offered some good advise. Me? I just don't want to be resposible for filling your head with ideas of what you may experience, then come home disappointed.

All I want to know about is Indy, and I don't think you can make it out to be any better than I already think it to be since I've seen the video on Barry Bedford, so how about it? Just those 6 questions, and I'll figure out the rest about the beauty of TDR when I go there. Please? I'm begging you!!

[TDLFAN]

1. How are you attacked in the "Chamber of Bubbling Death"(main chamber)? Does the Crystal Skull shoot something at you, and does the bridge shake, what's used under the bridge instead of lava, etc...

Same as DL. The bridge shakes, a ray of light appears to hit the bridge from the stone face, there is the twister-like fog effect...

2. How does the snake animatronic compare to the one at Disneyland after the rehab(the one that has longer fangs and strikes at you)?

The DL one appears to be a cobra, while this more like a skinny snake that vaguely resembles a dragon with fangs..

3. What happens in the mummy room and the room where Mara's spirit is projected? Did they change this completely?

I have not been on DL's version enough to remember this particular scene. But at TDS the ride is basically the same as DL's except for the face that shoot the ring of smoke at you before the dart scene.

4. Did anyone understand the narration? If you did, can you please tell me what Indy is saying becuase I have no clue.

Iunderstand is a translation of the english version, but I do not know japanese. Just what I have been told.

5. To anybody who's ridden Indy at Disneyland after the rehab..."Which effects are still better at the TDS version?"

Last time I rode DL's was back in July 05 and didn't see anything different or superior to TDS', but I do like the lighting and special effects at TDS a lot.

6. Did they take out all the randomization effects from this ride? At Disneyland, Indy has like 150,000 different ride combinations. How about TDS's version or is it always the same ride?

As far as I know, the ride has never felt the same way in terms of vehicle motion, but I do not know the answer to that for sure.

[TDR_Fan]

Thanks for your help. One scene that I thought was impressive in the Disneyland version is the narration from Mara.

Mara: You seek the future...etc
Mara: INFIDEL..you looked into my eyes..your path now leads to the Gates of Doom!

[TDR_Fan]

and a couple things are more detailed. In the first room, real statues are used instead of painted flats.

Doesn't the first room of the Disneyland version have giant golden snake statues lining the room with a large golden Mara statue at the front? I don't remember seeing other statues in the video beside the Crystal Skull in the TDS version so how is it more detailed?

P.S- I'm not sure about this but in the main chamber, I heard instead of lava they used some kind of mist/electricity under the bridge.

[DisneySeaFan]

Doesn't the first room of the Disneyland version have giant golden snake statues lining the room with a large golden Mara statue at the front? I don't remember seeing other statues in the video beside the Crystal Skull in the TDS version so how is it more detailed?

P.S- I'm not sure about this but in the main chamber, I heard instead of lava they used some kind of mist/electricity under the bridge.

Um there are gold snake statues a little farther up, but there are painted flats that illustrate, the three paths, depending on the room (fortune, knowledge, youth). In this version, there is one room and there are real statues pouring water from the fountain of youth instead of the painted flats. Instead of the golden mara, it's the crystal skull, you are trying to sneak past it, it doesn't matter if you look into it's eyes. Also, there is no narration replacing Mara's, however before you go into the room, on both sides there are snaking corridors filled with mist, very cool.