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2021 has been quite an eventful year for
the disney theme parks since many
projects were delayed in 2020 due to the
pandemic the park saw a lot of change
this year after a 13-month closure
disneyland finally reopened its gates at
the end of april october 1st marked the
50th anniversary of walt disney world
and slowly more and more entertainment
has been brought back on instagram i
asked you all to weigh in on the best
and worst changes at the disney theme
parks this year so thanks to your
suggestions let's explore the top 10
best and worst additions at walt disney
world and disneyland in 2021
number 10
we're gonna start the list off with the
best and work our way to number one for
the worst so with an overwhelming
response remy's ratatouille adventure at
epcot was mentioned as the best and i
have to agree the ride has been a hit
not only did the footprint of the france
pavilion grow in size but a really fun
trackless dark ride was added to the
ride lineup at epcot in a park that's
needed a high-capacity family-friendly
dark ride for some time remy's
ratatouille adventure has filled that
void i really love how the ride shrinks
us down to the size of a rat beginning
right in the hybrid pre-show q space
it's so grand and detailed in here then
once you're on the physical ride i
thought remy's ratatouille adventure
combined the 3d and physical sets really
well along with smells wind and water
it's a full 4d attraction that's a
really enjoyable experience considering
average ride times of today's disney
rides it's also a decent length too just
over 5 minutes the only downfall is that
the ride currently uses a virtual cue
system but hopefully in the coming
months disney switches it to a standby
queue
number nine
another change with an overwhelming
response as the best was the addition of
the beacons of magic for the 50th
anniversary at all four walt disney
world theme parks at night the park
icons come to life as the beacons of
magic each are beautiful in their own
right and contain little details that
bring the disney magic to life
cinderella castle is outfitted in her
gold trimmings the hollywood tower hotel
sparkles while swing dancers twist and
spaceship earth lights up with 2 000
newly installed led bulbs the new
lighting on spaceship earth is one of
the most beautiful editions of 2021 it
really gives off this ethereal vibe
they're absolutely stunning and the best
part is that after the anniversary
celebration is complete the lights are
staying as a permanent addition to
spaceship earth and the epcot overhaul
number eight
after years of delays space 220 in the
mission space pavilion finally opened in
september of 2021
it's been quite some time since disney
delivered a highly themed immersive
restaurant the entire experience feels
like an attraction and this new
restaurant did not disappoint when your
table is ready you'll head into the
loading station to receive your space
elevator boarding pass then once you're
inside the space elevator prepare to
travel 220 miles above epcot to the
centauri space station the ride takes
just over a minute and it really feels
like you're traveling off the ground and
into space you'll see centauri space
station coming into view
i gotta say one of the coolest moments
was walking towards the dining room then
getting the grand reveal of this
panoramic view of earth i was really
surprised at how close it looked to the
concept art since artists like to take
liberties in what they show i loved
watching the astronauts flow past the
windows and seeing what they are up to
now in terms of the main event which is
the food and drinks everything was
pretty delicious with the way the
cocktails and food were presented it
really felt like you were dining in
space the whole experience was one of a
kind and these themed restaurants are
what disney is all about
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number seven
in january of 2020 snow white's scary
adventures at disneyland closed to
undergo an extensive refurbishment and
when the park reopened in april of 2021
they debuted the newly transformed snow
white's enchanted wish i gotta say this
is one of the best ride transformations
disney has done everything sparkles and
shines these original disneyland dark
rides have a very simple charm about
them and although new technology was
used in the reimagining it still
retained this charm they stuck with
primarily static show figures which i
think was a great idea with this style
of ride full-on animatronics would have
felt out of place the ride also used to
end so abruptly and now we finally get
the happily ever after ending we've
always wanted there is much more
cohesiveness to the story with so many
enhanced story elements and brand new
scenes the snow white ride was given a
brand new life in the best way possible
number six
the jungle cruise updates were another
thing that you all said was the best to
come out of 2021 disney revealed the
fully complete jungle cruise
transformation at disneyland in july
then by the end of august the
transformation at magic kingdom was
complete now both versions of the ride
got some brand new scenes like the
chimps overtaking the front half of a
sunken boat other original scenes were
updated like the newly reimagined trap
safari and the finale now featuring
trader sam's gift shop now sometimes
change for some people might be hard to
get used to but i gotta say everything
that was changed really plus this
attraction the ride is just that much
better now again this is a
transformation that stayed true to the
original ride all the scenes follow the
humorous designs of harper goff's
concepts and blend right in plus all
that funny skipper humor that we all
know and love is still there there's
actually even more of it
number five
now i was surprised at how harmonious
wasn't mentioned as much as the other
items but nonetheless you all said it
was one of the best now harmonious
debuted at epcot on october 1st the show
has some very impressive moments but the
soundtrack is the real winner here all
the orchestrations in the show
incorporate sounds and music from the
original countries each song's film is
set in and that's super unique there are
over 200 recording sessions in multiple
countries for the show now one thing
harmonious could have used was an
original theme song to tie the entire
show together overall though it is a
good show but don't expect many warm and
fuzzy feelings what you can expect is to
be wowed by the visuals and hear many
classic disney songs in ways we've never
heard them before if you go in with the
expectations of seeing a disney concert
that features breathtaking firework and
fountain displays then you'll really
enjoy harmonious
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number four
now avengers campus was one edition that
had a very positive response for the
best but also a good number of you voted
it for the worst first up the good
avengers campus officially opened in
june of 2021 and i think imagineers did
a really nice job with the land it's
small in size but there's something to
discover around every corner like who
doesn't love it when their food is mixed
with pin particles i spent way too much
time watching these pretzels i think a
highlight of avengers campus is the
entertainment though from character
sightings to numerous shows including
stunt shows the land gets an a plus for
the entertainment lineup there are
always characters around which really
adds to the atmosphere and kinetics of
the land one of my favorites was doctor
strange mysteries of the mystic arts and
of course the amazing spider-man the new
attraction in the land is web slinger's
a spider-man adventure
and i want to take a guess and say that
a lot of you who voted avengers campus
as the worst maybe felt a little let
down by the ride now yes webslingers is
not an elaborate e-ticket thrill ride
but it was never meant to fill that role
it was designed as a new family-friendly
ride with no height restrictions that
complements mission breakout the current
throw ride of the land i think it's a
fun ride for what it's worth but when
you compare it to midway mania which is
very similar it does fall a bit short i
do like midway mania over webslingers
now the original plans for avengers
campus called for a major e-ticket ride
themed to the avengers it was supposed
to be added in a later phase two but no
word has been announced on the status of
that project for now we just gotta wait
and see
number three
also on the list of the worst was disney
kite tails at animal kingdom when you're
looking at big editions for the 50th
anniversary kite tales may feel a little
cheap but i think it was designed and
intended for a younger audience not
everything is designed for adults with
two different versions of the show which
feature the lion king and the jungle
book it does add some much needed
kinetic energy into this area of the
park when the show first debuted it
gained a lot of attention online from
the planned crash landings of the giant
kites ooh hits the ground hard now yes
the characters can look deformed at
times as they glide through the air but
it's all just light-hearted
entertainment that you can't take too
seriously there were times when the
water looked kind of bare no pun
intended and could have used a few more
kites but how can you not find this
entertaining
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number two
happily ever after at magic kingdom was
a fan favorite but on october 1st the
firework show was replaced by a new show
called disney enchantment now cutting
right to the chase i think happily ever
after was a superior show disney
enchantment on the other hand has an
original theme song which has actually
been growing on me now it has some
impressive fireworks and for the first
time at magic kingdom the buildings on
main street are brought to life with
projections this adds a nice layer to
the show but my major issue is that it
lacks emotion especially when you
compare it to happily ever after the
story of disney enchantment is supposed
to inspire us to believe in magic but it
just doesn't tug on your heartstrings is
disney enchantment a bad show no but
it's only natural to compare it to what
was there before when there's a
replacement it should either be on the
same level as the original or better
they should have just kept happily ever
after and had a 50th anniversary tag at
the end of the show i think a lot of
fans and guests would have preferred
that over the new
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show number one
the worst thing you all said to happen
in 2021 was the addition of disney genie
plus and lightning lane which replaced
fastpass now fastpass was a free service
disney offered to help you skip the
lines on some of the most popular rides
now the same free service costs you 15 a
day at walt disney world and 20 a day at
disneyland and the kicker is that this
just gives you access to use lightning
lane on just some of the rides that used
to be included in the original fastpass
lineup then all these rides listed here
which includes rise of the resistance
runaway railway and radiator springs
racers costs an additional fee to ride
from seven dollars upwards of twenty
dollars it's one thing to charge for the
service now but to essentially double
charge is practically nickel and diming
guests when you purchase genie plus you
should get access to all the rides also
i gotta say visiting the parks when
there was no fast pass or a lightning
lane made every single line just that
much more bearable to wait and stand by
with standby only the lines were so much
shorter than before the pandemic even
one capacity got up to near pre-covered
crowds it was a really enjoyable park
experience without it now what are your
thoughts on disney genie plus and
lightning lane and in your opinion what
were the best and worst editions of 2021
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