The Little Mermaid: The Ride That Almost.. Was?

[AmandaChan]

Has there ever been any hearsay about the Little Mermaid ride featured on the DVD. 'The ride that almost was' made me want to start a petition to get them to build it. Anyone know what I'm talking about?

[JenniferS.]

I know what you are talking about. It looks like a cute ride. I'd sign a petition for them to build it!!

[BrerSchultzy]

I still haven't seen the ride on the DVD, but they are building a LM dark ride in DCA in Anaheim. maybe WDW will get it in a few years. The concept art is in the Intercot West forum.

[DisneyFanaticDargon]

Right now, it's looking like the version at DCA is going to use elements from the showcased ride on the DVD, albeit with a ride system identical to the one found on 'The Seas with Nemo and Friends' at Epcot: clammobiles that always face one direction versus the psuedo-Peter Pan's Flight vehicles shown on the DVD. However, that doesn't mean the version we saw on the DVD won't necessarily wind up at Magic Kingdom if they decide to add the Little Mermaid ride there based on the success of the one at DCA.

On a side note, the building they claim to be building the ride into at DCA is fairly dinky right now. Are they planning to demolish the building and start from scratch? I just can't imagine a very large ride fitting into that tight space.

[Vito]

Right now, it's looking like the version at DCA is going to use elements from the showcased ride on the DVD, albeit with a ride system identical to the one found on 'The Seas with Nemo and Friends' at Epcot: clammobiles that always face one direction versus the psuedo-Peter Pan's Flight vehicles shown on the DVD. However, that doesn't mean the version we saw on the DVD won't necessarily wind up at Magic Kingdom if they decide to add the Little Mermaid ride there based on the success of the one at DCA.

I'm not so sure that the Little Mermaid "clams" are going to be identical to the Nemo clams. The concept art appears to show very similar looking vehicles, but they may turn out to be omnimovers like HM or "always facing sideways" clams.

On a side note, the building they claim to be building the ride into at DCA is fairly dinky right now. Are they planning to demolish the building and start from scratch? I just can't imagine a very large ride fitting into that tight space.

They are expanding the building. They are expanding into the restrooms that are attached to the theater (in the San Francisco area) and moving the current restrooms across the "street". I'm not sure if they will also be expanding the building any further in back, although there is some unused space back there.

[Toad]

From what I've seen on a number of blog sites and forums, a clone of DCA's Little Mermaid ride will be coming to Fantasyland in 2011 or 2012.

[KentB3]

I still haven't seen the ride on the DVD, but they are building a LM dark ride in DCA in Anaheim. maybe WDW will get it in a few years. The concept art is in the Intercot West forum.

Could you please post a link to this?