After escaping the pirates it was time for our FastPass ride on Indiana
Jones and the Temple of Peril.
From the outside the ride looks tremendous fun, riding around an
ancient temple in runaway mine cars. There's even a hidden loop
- Disney's first ever inversion.
The reality is rather different. It is intolerably
rough. With the potential for headbanging I'm surprised more
people don't come off concussed. Looking at the
RCDB entry gives some clues as to why: It's an Intamin, a
company not well known for the smoothness of their coasters.
Secondly, it was a copy of a Pinfari design. Copied designs and
Intamin track do not a good coaster make.
Something more gentle to aid recovery was needed. Struggling
through the mass of people that had accumulated in Frontierland, we
went to Phantom Manor, the old Victorian mansion on the hillside in
Thunder Mesa.
The Manor may look abandoned, but 999 spirits lie
within
Another Disney triumph! Creating a haunted house that isn't
too scary for the kids yet is engaging enough for the adults sounds
impossible, but Disney have managed it.
What they didn't manage was to keep the ride running all the way
around, meaning we again had a wait mid-ride after it broke
down. Second breakdown of the day, and second very welcome
extended sit down. If only Disney rides were less reliable and
this could happen a bit more frequently...
Big Thunder Mountain, a riverboat and the Castle
Time for a break, we returned to Main Street for a
tea/coffee
That damn mouse gets everywhere ;)
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