We walked in the front gate to Adventureland. As we rounded the corner of the Bengal BBQ and the Tarzan tree, I saw the line was a roped off maze. Okay, no big deal. I was expecting that. What I wasn't expecting was the line overflow to wrap around the River Belle Terrace, snake past the Golden Horseshoe, out the Frontierland facade and end back on Main St. Eddie waited in line (reading a text book for work) and I took the kids on Buzz Lightyear. After that, I relieved Eddie in that muggy, suffocating humidity. The "cast members" added more rope, and for some reason, the line really started moving.
When we get inside, we are greeted with this portrait.
As we embark on our journey, the first part of the ride has not changed. Same swamp, same view of the Blue Bayou Restaurant, same old guy rocking out to "Ol' Suzanna."
Watery falls are the same. The skeletal tour is the same. Jarod is getting anxious. "This ride isn't different, Mommy!"
Finally, we see some change. There he is, Captain Jack Sparrow is hiding behind a seamstress dummy, just left of the pirates trying to drown the fat guy in the well. "Jack" is leaning out and peering for the bandits looking for him.
"WE WANT THE REDHEAD!" Still the same.
Under a bridge and around the corner, we come to the pirates stealing food. (the original "script" of this portion of the ride is for another rant) Instead of the pirates chasing the women with arm loads of food, the women, armed with rakes and the lot, are chasing the pirates that stole the food. Oooh! I almost missed Jack. He is peeking out of a barrel and popping back inside. Shoot, now I have to go back on the ride to see that again.
Okay, ship to shore cannon fight, village on fire, jailbirds trying to entice doggy with key, pirates shooting at each other. Same. Hey, wait a minute. Where are the herniated, grunting pirates trying to drag/push the pilfered loot up the hill? They have been replaced with this:
He is toasting his fallen commrades in this chamber of loot, ranting in a drunken rant. And that was it. Pretty fricken lame.
Eddie was soooooooo disappointed. "I thought it was going to be enhanced!" he moaned.
I though it was cool how the imagineers cleaned up everything. All shiny and new. And Disney has come a looooooooooong way with animatronics. It really looks like Johnny Depp is lurking around the scenery. "Lame" as it may be, I am looking forward to going on it again.
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