Last week we super fortunate to have a fastpass to ride Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway. I will say even without the fastpass, by day 2 of it being open I didn’t see the wait get over 95 minites, which doesn’t seem too bad for a brand new ride. I will admit I had some apprehension going into this ride. For starters I was a HUGE fan of Great Movie Ride, so its closure was definitely a hard pill for me to swallow. On top of that this new ride is animated in the same style as the show on Disney Channel. I don’t let my kids watch it just because the Mickey on the show I would describe as a meaner Mickey. We stick to Roadster Racers, Clubhouse, and Mixed-Up Adventures. So yes, I was nervous about this ride.
I want to write this in a way that doesn’t give away too many spoilers while also giving you an idea what the ride is, so if I seem like I am not giving too much away, it’s because I know lots of people want to simply experience the ride but have an idea of what it will be. The first thing I will say is that if you love to find hidden Mickeys like we do, they are EVERYWHERE. Honestly I lost count and a lot of them are so well done, so keep your eyes peeled. The inside line is still similar to that of Great Movie Ride, but instead of everyone going into one big theater you go into several smaller ones. In that theater you watch a little cartoon and at the end there is a very nice nod to the Great Movie Ride, that I very much appreciated.
The ride holds a lot of people and boards quickly, something that I believe will help keep this line from getting too crazy. The actual ride I would say is as immersive as Rise of the Resistance, but in a family-friendly cartoon way. The colors absolutely blew me away and both of my kids were in awe. This ride is very family oriented. My kids were able to lap sit and there is no height requirement, something that was definitely needed at Hollywood Studios.
The only warning I want to give is at one seen towards the end it gets kind of dark and tense and Grayson started to get scared, but as soon as he started getting scared the ride was right back to bright happy color and he was asking to go on “Mickey Choo Choo” again, so it was not even a big deal.
The imagineers did a beautiful job on this ride and if anyone deserves their own ride, I think we can all agree that it’s Mickey Mouse. Any videos you find online simply cannot do the ride justice and it truly needs to be experienced in person. Did you guys like the new ride? Let me know your thoughts!!
Marvelous Mrs. Morin 