wonderful
08-05-2001, 07:27 PM
I visited USH the other day for my first time since it was ONLY a tram ride and a few shows, and I just had to do this:
For all the flack that DCA gets for lack of rides, I must admit USH had only Jurrasic Park, ET, and Back to the Future (not counting the tram tour... I'll get to that) and let's compare:
JP is cool, but there are only a couple of animatrons that look half way beliavable and the ride is short... Grizzly River Run is more ride for the wait and I say no aniatrons is better than ones that have to lean their heads in wierd positions...
ET is also "cute" but, man, the human figures are HORRIBLE, manequins look better! Dare I say... might as well... Superstar Limo gives that one a run for its money... I do like the ride system (Peter Pan rip off)
These two attractions were in the "Lower Level" which is horribly themed (a small neon bike indicates ET... one of their 5 or 6 rides!)
Back to the Future is a nice ride, doesn't really show its age... very similar to Soarin' Over CA's screen affect, but comparing those two is just plain mean!
As far as shows, USH has a bunch.... funny, so does DCA! DCA's Bug's has no rival at USH, Muppets might compare to the entertainment value of ET, and Golden Dreams is much more interesting than the Lucy Tribute (which was one of the things I actually liked... but it has a very specific audience)... on the other hand, I'd love to see a Waterworld type show at DCA...
DCA gets bad press about kid friendliness... USH is not only largely about concepts kids don't get or care about (it's whole lore of the place is it's a historicaly significant backlot)The Splash Zone is very nice for kids but more hellish for adults than Toontown... the kids seemed to be either crying because they had to leave this kiddie haven (to the pretty scary rest of the park) or laughing away as their parents watched on in drunkenness/exaustion...DCA has Redwood Creek, the Sun Wheel, Muppets, Bugs (which is a cake walk for kids seeing as I saw toddlers being happily shuffled into Terminator and Backdraft), Jellyfish, Soarin', etc, etc... The Rugrats show was very nice and the cast was great, I would suggest watching where you sit since the stadium was pretty messy
Backdraft was, in my opinion, the best show and I'd love to see DCA pick up something comparable. Terminator was somewhat like Muppets where you get a better pre-show and side action than the actual show itself which is mostly like watching the movie...
Let me round off the comparison by saying the tram tour is the heart of USH and has no rival at DCA, but then again DCA has the Animation building and Screamin' which have no USH rivals...
The CMs (and I am NOT being biased here, even the people around me agreed) of DCA are 100times more guest oriented than USH's "technicians and assistants" in general (there were some gems), the food at DCA is MUCH, MUCH, MUCH better than the stuff I had at USH, and the prices are very comparable, the overall look and cleanliness of DCA is miles above USH...
This all said, I had a good time. I spent 43 bucks on my ticket and I didn't run to their guest relations and bitch that I didn't get my money's worth... I was there from 10am to 10pm and found plenty to do... in a park that is:
NOT as child friendly as DCA
NOT filled with as many attractions as DCA
NOT as clean or beautiful as DCA
and didn't have one darn parade (we have TWO)!
And there were throngs of folks there, too, enjoying it all for their 43 bucks, too! So, I like what USH has become over the years, I'd encourage anyone to go see it... then I'd encourage them to come back to DCA and tell us they didn't get their money's worth!
For all the flack that DCA gets for lack of rides, I must admit USH had only Jurrasic Park, ET, and Back to the Future (not counting the tram tour... I'll get to that) and let's compare:
JP is cool, but there are only a couple of animatrons that look half way beliavable and the ride is short... Grizzly River Run is more ride for the wait and I say no aniatrons is better than ones that have to lean their heads in wierd positions...
ET is also "cute" but, man, the human figures are HORRIBLE, manequins look better! Dare I say... might as well... Superstar Limo gives that one a run for its money... I do like the ride system (Peter Pan rip off)
These two attractions were in the "Lower Level" which is horribly themed (a small neon bike indicates ET... one of their 5 or 6 rides!)
Back to the Future is a nice ride, doesn't really show its age... very similar to Soarin' Over CA's screen affect, but comparing those two is just plain mean!
As far as shows, USH has a bunch.... funny, so does DCA! DCA's Bug's has no rival at USH, Muppets might compare to the entertainment value of ET, and Golden Dreams is much more interesting than the Lucy Tribute (which was one of the things I actually liked... but it has a very specific audience)... on the other hand, I'd love to see a Waterworld type show at DCA...
DCA gets bad press about kid friendliness... USH is not only largely about concepts kids don't get or care about (it's whole lore of the place is it's a historicaly significant backlot)The Splash Zone is very nice for kids but more hellish for adults than Toontown... the kids seemed to be either crying because they had to leave this kiddie haven (to the pretty scary rest of the park) or laughing away as their parents watched on in drunkenness/exaustion...DCA has Redwood Creek, the Sun Wheel, Muppets, Bugs (which is a cake walk for kids seeing as I saw toddlers being happily shuffled into Terminator and Backdraft), Jellyfish, Soarin', etc, etc... The Rugrats show was very nice and the cast was great, I would suggest watching where you sit since the stadium was pretty messy
Backdraft was, in my opinion, the best show and I'd love to see DCA pick up something comparable. Terminator was somewhat like Muppets where you get a better pre-show and side action than the actual show itself which is mostly like watching the movie...
Let me round off the comparison by saying the tram tour is the heart of USH and has no rival at DCA, but then again DCA has the Animation building and Screamin' which have no USH rivals...
The CMs (and I am NOT being biased here, even the people around me agreed) of DCA are 100times more guest oriented than USH's "technicians and assistants" in general (there were some gems), the food at DCA is MUCH, MUCH, MUCH better than the stuff I had at USH, and the prices are very comparable, the overall look and cleanliness of DCA is miles above USH...
This all said, I had a good time. I spent 43 bucks on my ticket and I didn't run to their guest relations and bitch that I didn't get my money's worth... I was there from 10am to 10pm and found plenty to do... in a park that is:
NOT as child friendly as DCA
NOT filled with as many attractions as DCA
NOT as clean or beautiful as DCA
and didn't have one darn parade (we have TWO)!
And there were throngs of folks there, too, enjoying it all for their 43 bucks, too! So, I like what USH has become over the years, I'd encourage anyone to go see it... then I'd encourage them to come back to DCA and tell us they didn't get their money's worth!