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disney theme parks are home to a variety
of popular rides and attractions but one
type of ride that could be considered a
disney staple is the water-based dark
ride it's a classic concept
there's even something about the smell
of these water rides that immediately
reminds you of disney really we're not
crazy if you've been to the disney theme
parks you know the exact smell we're
talking about and fun fact the indoor
water rides smell like that because
disney uses bromine to treat the water
instead of chlorine
now this category of ride didn't
originally debut at a disney theme park
it was at the 1964 new york world's fair
that walt disney and his team debuted
the classic water-based dark ride it's a
small world a timeless score
animatronics a boat and dimmed lighting
all provided the perfect combination for
a successful attraction then other
attractions followed suit after it's a
small world opened at disneyland in 1966
it was followed by pirates of the
caribbean in 1967
where both these dark rides became
disney staples with walt disney world's
magic kingdom opening in 1971
it's a small world was an opening day
attraction but believe it or not pirates
of the caribbean wasn't for sort of an
odd reason we'll talk more about that
later in the video but since 1971 many
other water-based dark rides have been
added to the walt disney world theme
parks magic kingdom epcot and animal
kingdom are all home to some of these
great rides so today we're going to be
discussing some disney history while
ranking and counting down the top seven
best water-based dark rides at walt
disney world
number seven
living with the land we're starting our
list off at the land pavilion in epcot
living with the land formerly called
listen to the land opened with the park
on october 1st 1982 it's probably one of
the most untouched attractions at epcot
that's kept the education aspect of the
original concept of the park
after boarding the boat you'll start
your journey off by exploring a tropical
rainforest then a desert and lastly the
american prairies all these show scenes
are filled with animatronics and
actually the buffalo animatronics were
originally built for the western river
expedition attraction that was supposed
to go in frontierland at magic kingdom
now the second half of the ride is
pretty unique since it takes you out of
the dark and through a sort of backstage
greenhouse tour as you head through the
production and research facility the rye
takes you into living laboratories where
scientists from epcot and the u.s
department of agriculture are exploring
innovative ways to produce bountiful
harvests it's also a good place to keep
an eye out for some not so hidden
mickeys along your way as well
living with the land is one of the
longer attractions still left at walt
disney world so if you're looking for
that bang for your buck in terms of ride
time you'll definitely want to check out
this ride
number 6 the grand fiesta tour
staying at epcot we'll take a trip into
world showcase and head into the mexico
pavilion where it's home to the grand
fiesta tour starring the three
caballeros this version of the ride
opened on april 6 2007 and replaced the
original attraction el rio del tiempo
after boarding your boat you'll glide
past the marketplace and into the main
show building where the entire ride
lasts just over 7 minutes the ride uses
a mixture of physical sets and screens
that are primarily used to show jose and
panchito looking for their band member
donald in addition to the screens
there's a fun little scene that's
similar to it's a small world with
dancing animatronic dolls
but the finale is probably the ride's
best scene it's vibrant fun there's
fireworks physical sets traditional
animatronics and music it's the perfect
balance for a dark ride show scene
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actually the three caballeros
animatronics were only added in 2015
replacing surprise surprise some screens
with a decent length and a kinetic
variety of different show scenes it's an
entertaining and fun ride to take the
number 6 spot
number 5
navi river journey
walt disney world's newest water-based
dark ride opened in pandora at animal
kingdom in may of 2017. this ride was a
great addition to animal kingdom since
the park didn't already have a boat ride
as you board your reed vote your journey
begins through the valley of mewara now
disney used some pretty impressive
screen technology mixed with physical
sets creating a seamless canvas of the
bioluminescent forest
the scenery is beautiful and there's
some really cool details to take a look
at but in terms of ride time it falls
kind of short coming in at just 5
minutes the ride was actually supposed
to be longer but when disney was
building pandora they were severely over
budget so disney scaled back the ride's
length and it was also originally meant
to include a drop as well
now navi river journey is home to
disney's most advanced audio animatronic
created to date the navi shaman of songs
this figure is very impressive and very
lifelike
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it's one of the main reasons why you
should experience this attraction but
after the navi shaman scene the ride
sort of just ends it's a real shame it
only features one animatronic since this
sort of dark ride at disney would
usually feature multiple animatronics to
tell the story
although navi river journey uses newer
technology it falls short in a few areas
when you compare it to the rest of the
rides in its category so if you don't go
in expecting to experience something
like pirates of the caribbean you'll
probably really enjoy it
number four frozen ever after
moving back into world showcase at epcot
we'll head into the norway pavilion
frozen ever after opened in june of 2016
and replaced the original water-based
dark ride maelstrom now there's a lot of
people who don't like this ride just for
the fact that it replaced the maelstrom
it's frozen and it really doesn't belong
in epcot but when you just consider
frozen ever after without all that in
mind the ride's immersive it features
some of the most advanced audio
animatronics and includes a bit of a
thrill to top it all off
when you board your viking ship you're
actually boarding the original maelstrom
boats as you head through your journey
where you're
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the entire ride is filled with songs
from the movie and all the characters
are brought right to life
the elsa animatronic in the let it go
scene is so fluid and lifelike that you
could easily mistake it for animation
the ride does fall a bit on the short
side at only 5 minutes but when
comparing it to na'vi river journey
there's a lot more variety in what's
happening around you to keep you
stimulated for the entire ride as for
the thrill well you do travel backwards
for a small part and the hole you might
get wet thing comes into play with a 28
foot drop after the marshmallow scene
overall expect some really cool
animatronics and a fully immersive dark
ride experience on frozen ever after
number three
it's a small world
let's take a trip to magic kingdom and
head into fantasyland to look at the
classic it's a small world the ride
opened with magic kingdom on october 1st
1971 and it's based off the original
it's a small world that was built for
the 1964 world's fair through the
13-minute ride at walt disney world it's
a small world features over 300
animatronic dolls representing many
different cultures and regions from
around the world through a song for
world peace
according to time magazine
it's a small world is considered to be
the most played song in music history i
mean you definitely do hear it a lot
through those 13 minutes and in many
languages too now in terms of comparing
it's a small world to the technology of
today well you really can't but it still
maintains that classic disney charm the
ride's so simple but there's just
something about it that's distinctly
disney and with a longer ride time it's
why it's taken the number three spot on
the list
number two
pirates of the caribbean
moving over into adventureland at magic
kingdom it's a pirate's life for me at
pirates of the caribbean now although
the ride is a classic and extremely
popular it wasn't an opening day
attraction at magic kingdom see when
building walt disney world the
imagineers decided against building the
ride since florida was so close to the
caribbean they thought people would be
accustomed to pirates and wouldn't be
interested in the story well disney was
wrong and after many guests complained
disney had the florida version of
pirates of the caribbean built by
december of 1973
as you step into your boat you embark on
an eight and a half minute journey into
the world of the pirate's life but
before you see any real pirates you
plunge down a 14 foot drop under the
magic kingdom train tracks so you may
get what now you'll find yourself fully
immersed into the world of these pirates
through multiple show scenes that
feature 123 different pirate villager
and animal audio animatronics the use of
smells like burning wood and a catchy
song to top it all off
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the fact that there's so many life-sized
animatronics on this ride and with
highly detailed large physical sets it
really creates an immersive environment
for the entire journey pirates of the
caribbean is the quintessential
water-based dark ride and sets a really
high bar for future attractions added to
the disney parks
number one
splash mountain
now we'll head just next door to
frontierland where it's a
zippity-doo-dah day at splash mountain
the ride officially opened on october
2nd 1992 and it's the perfect balance of
a water-based dark ride infused with
thrill elements of a classic log flume
ride now although there's a lot of times
when you're outdoors the dark ride show
scenes take up over 5 minutes of the 10
and a half minute ride so at the core
it's really a dark ride splash mountain
features 69 audio animatronics that tell
the story of brer rabbit's adventures to
find his laughing place the sets are
vibrant and each scene features a
different catchy musical number as well
it includes how do you do
everybody's got a laughing place and
lastly zippity-doo-dah during the ride's
iconic finale
splash mountain also provides you with a
sizable thrill on the big drop as well
as a few other smaller drops along the
way so be prepared to possibly get wet
with a longer ride time than most rides
in addition to the detailed show scenes
animatronics and the thrilling water
elements this is the perfect combination
for a hit attraction which is why splash
mountain is the number one water-based
dark ride on the list
so there you have it those are all of
walt disney world's water-based dark
rides now which ride on the list is your
favorite and if you were to make your
own list with these seven rides how
would you rank them leave a comment down
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