Helvetica
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 24, 2018
I keep seeing people say "off the rack rides" - but are any of the rides in Toy Story Land really "off the rack"? I know the Alien Swirling Saucer ride is a clone of Mater's at DCA, but I thought it was a new concept then so still a Disney specific ride ... and the Slinky Dog Dash was designed for that space and has two launches and an animatronic Wheezy at the end, etc. - doesn't feel "off the rack" to me
I get it for Dinoland as those are rides that are in other (non-Disney) parks quite often, just themed. But heck, Rock N Rollercoaster is literally a copy of a ride in a different themepark, just put inside a building and people seem fine with that
Slinky Dog Dash is a Mack Launch Coaster. It's pretty scaled back in terms of what the model is actually capable of, but it is a model that's in a lot of other parks overseas and two launches for this model is pretty standard. Personally, I'm a big fan of the theming of Slinky Dog Dash. You won't see this kind of configuration anywhere else or the other elements, so I personally wouldn't classify it as off the rack like I would the Wild Mouse Coaster at Animal Kingdom.