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Also unhappy with the changes on 'Pirates'. Not only was I soaked in the new slowed down drop, but I found the scene where the boat is firing cannonballs at the island horrific. Something has changed here and the force you feel when the 'cannonballs' whizz past your head, is almost painful. Reluctant to go back on this classic.
I went on Pirates 12/7/15 and have been on it many times, but first time with recent updates. I went with my 6 and 8 yr old girls who felt exactly as you did about the canons. I was wondering why the experience was different with them...now I know. Thanks for your post. Seems Disney misses the boat on "little kids 6-9" for multiple rides.
Strongly agree that whatever they did to the drop in Pirates is most unwelcome. Not only were my daughter and I put in the front row and were soaked, they allowed another two large adults to sit in the row with us so we were wet and cramped for the rest of the ride. The boat was overloaded, tilting to one side and scraping along the bottom track. Which was very unfortunate since it has always been one of our favorite rides. Pirates should be a "water" ride, not a "WATER! ride".
The Pirates drop isn't just some soggy socks, I sat on the front row and got as soaked as I would've been if I did Splash Mountain, and this was a ride we did at the end of the night so I spent the rest of my time cold and soggy and just wanting to go home. It was miserable enough to make me not want to ride Pirates again.
The Sorcerer's Hat was the best change, it was badly placed and only good to hide from the rain.
I haven't experienced anything awkward this year at Disney. I rang in the new year, 2015,
In the magic kingdom with family. My wife and I went back in October and made incredible memories. Yes, it's strange that the sorcerer's hat went down, and the dumb selfie stick thing. And, I didn't get to ride pirates in October because it was shortly after the refurbishments and they kept closing it for some reason. Overall, I'd say it's been an amazing year for Disney and fantastic evolutions and changes are just around the corner! I'm personally thrilled to see what the future brings at Disney World.