The first time I was at Disney Land after they replaced the People Mover Tram in Tomorrow Land with that Crash Test Dummy ride. Waited like 2 and half hours for a 6 minute ride that wasn’t even that impressive.
But no. I once got to the DMV an hour before they opened and only just barely got to the counter before they stopped serving people at 5pm.
Rocket Racers! You had the unique opportunity to experience one of the worst rides in theme park history, both in idea, design, and execution! I am more than willing to bet the ride broke down at least once while you were staying in line, as it happened to do that a lot.
Fun fact: since they used the same track layout as the peoplemover they had to slow it down a ton at the turns since they were too sharp. Another reason they closed the ride so quickly (other than it being fucking terrible) is because the supports suffered structural damage that would have required them to be replaced for continued operation. Disney was in a rough spot in the 90s, cutting costs at every corner after their investment in Euro Disneyland completely flopped, so they closed it to save money. The tracks are still there, as they were built into many of the buildings at Tomorrowland, meaning pretty much the entire area would need to be closed to take them out.
The first time I was at Disney Land after they replaced the People Mover Tram in Tomorrow Land with that Crash Test Dummy ride. Waited like 2 and half hours for a 6 minute ride that wasn’t even that impressive.
But no. I once got to the DMV an hour before they opened and only just barely got to the counter before they stopped serving people at 5pm.
Wtf
Rocket Racers! You had the unique opportunity to experience one of the worst rides in theme park history, both in idea, design, and execution! I am more than willing to bet the ride broke down at least once while you were staying in line, as it happened to do that a lot.
Fun fact: since they used the same track layout as the peoplemover they had to slow it down a ton at the turns since they were too sharp. Another reason they closed the ride so quickly (other than it being fucking terrible) is because the supports suffered structural damage that would have required them to be replaced for continued operation. Disney was in a rough spot in the 90s, cutting costs at every corner after their investment in Euro Disneyland completely flopped, so they closed it to save money. The tracks are still there, as they were built into many of the buildings at Tomorrowland, meaning pretty much the entire area would need to be closed to take them out.