Countdown to Extinction at Disney's Animal Kingdom

[bedfordbow]

The only thing I'm thinking about is that at the moment this video was filmed, just a few miles away, Horizons and the original Journey Into Imagination were running.

[KikuroChan]

ITS MRS HUXTABLE!!

[thebreatho]

i saw this in july '98, it was pretty exciting back in the day, i hope i can go back again sometime soon, with my kid

[EpicMuyskens]

@babysinclairfan I think it's becuase it was now related to a movie and more kids would be riding it. Wasn't the Carnotaurus supposed to be a T-Rex until they made the movie.

[babysinclairfan]

Wow the ride was alot faster back then and the carnotaurus scene is totally different!

Originally, Carnotaurus gets right in your face and snaps at you. Then it sounds like he's chasing you.

Now he just lumbers over and you drive away before he notices you.

Also the carnotaurus at the end doesn't light up anymore.

[WDWFanatic55]

Wow! It definitely seems different. I think the only good change was Seeker's dialogue on the ride since this one just didn't fit, but it seemed like the movements were much more intense. I wish they would change it back to Countdown to Extinction since everyone hates Dinosaur now and it would just work better.

[sammmfrg]

does anyone remeber ellen degeneres in the ride? or was that another ride

[MrDeFlitch27]

@sammmfrg thats Universe of Energy at EPCOT, though UOE does include audio-anamatronic dinos, but not as advanced as the ones in this ride

[shadyknightd12]

seeker:computer you worry too much

computer:fuck it meteor impact in 5 4 3 2 1 boom

[shadyknightd12]

lol so calm hold on im getting you outta there

[TheChoujinVirus]

seems to be the same ride, but changed the plot of it

[qiselle]

i hate how they cahnged the name to just plain dinosaur...

[shadyknightd12]

@qiselle its supposed to be for the movie dinosaur ya know

[ctxak98]

although the audio isnt as good i remember riding this version and being way mnore scared....it was darker and the non-intense voice made it scarier in a way because its like you didnt know what was coming....idk it was just more suprising...

[DamianGarcia92]

Hard to believe this opened way back in 1998. Still a very cool ride.

[mrmoss1000]

This ride is totally great, and I'm not afraid of them.

[ztslovebird]

This is the original ride? What exactly is so different about the two versions? They seem pretty much the same to me, except for Dr. Grant Seeker's monologue.

[Leonniket]

the carnotaurus is the only dinosaur that scares the shit out of everyone

[ztslovebird]

@Leonniket The Carnataurus isn't a real dinosaur. There WERE real dinosaurs assigned the name Carnataurus, but the one in this ride isn't an accurate representation of the species, so they gave him a huge fake Latin name.

[Leonniket]

@ztslovebird Carnotaurus is real it lived in the LATE cretaceous period

[ztslovebird]

@Leonniket Yes, Carnotaurus was real. But the Carnotaurus in both the movie Dinosaur and the ride Dinosaur! are an inaccurate representation of the actual species. They even gave that type of Carnotaurus its own fake Latin name, as if it were a real dinosaur; Carnotaurus brutus somthing.

[TheChoujinVirus]

@ztslovebird

wasn't the Real Carnotarus much smaller?

[ztslovebird]

@TheChoujinVirus I think so.

[AdrenalineAddict610]

On the Time rovers, there is still graphics that say "CTX ROVER".

[MikeyWesty666]

Seeker's script is so much better in DINOSAUR. The laid-back not caring tone just doesn't suit it, removes alot of the threat frorom the ride.

[mrmoss1000]

I can't even see in that ride, 'cause it's too dark.

[MrUnbirthday]

@mrmoss1000 well then go on the ride then, if you can that is

[hnnhbub]

i went again last year and it wasnt as scary as it was just loud. it was a lil bit scary when the big whatever it is starts runnin frum the side towards your car. and at the end we went down a hill just as it looked as if the dino was gona eat us. its definetly one of the best rides at disney world

[8DXD8]

You should have used the Night Shot, I could barely see a damn thing.  T_T

[wolfalynn]

1998!!!???? wow i was only a year old lol

[BusterWebkinz]

Wow... so different from what it is today...

[potterfandf]

@BusterWebkinz Competley! I like the newer version compared to this, though...

[mrmoss1000]

I can't believe that ride was different is now called Disney Dinosaur.

[funspot202]

have you seen the movie? it's awesome.

[DisneyFreakToTheMax]

haa, it seems all the scary rides start out in Florida and never make it to the west coast. ive never heard a complaint about a ride over at Disneyland or DCA being to scary.. sadly

the way people used to describe alien encounter and countdown to extinction sounds pretty awesome

[funspot202]

during alien encounter, when i was on it, it had to re-start so they could take 5 crying children out of the ride! XD

[Newguy585]

Give me an "Evolution" of this ride.I want to know how it changed over the years can anyone tell me?Because right now for me i'm 11 years old and this ride is way freakey.

[codzilla12]

They toned it down a lot. I was there in about 1998, and it was scary as fuck. 10 years later I returned and it wasn't nearly as loud, the cars wern't as jerky, the music is different, and the Carnotaurus was "chasing you" (as in you can hear footsteps and roaring behind the car) but now he doesn't "give chase". I like the old version much better.

[jaryak]

The animatronic still chases the car...

The effect goes down sometimes though, as it's extremely complex.

[xxZeroZonexx]

Heeeeeeeeeeeello there! :D

I love that X3

[5207me5207]

When I went on Dinosaur, every time I heard "Carnotaurus," from the computer, I freaked out and ducked. XD

[disneyclint]

I remember buying the Disney Adventures issue covering Animal Kingdom in spring of '98. I bet that would have been a great time to visit Disney World. All the stuff at Animal Kingdom would have been brand new, plus some of the classic Epcot attractions would still be intact...Horizons, Wonders of Life, the original Journey Into Imagination before it was destroyed...not to mention Alien Encounter at Magic Kingdom and Disney Animation at MGM. No Rock'n'Roller Coaster would be weird, though.

[knightrider4567]

I Went there today day it was a little freaky when I went fast!

[emmyvonkaulitz]

Was there any significant difference between this ride and Dinosaur? If so, what was it?

[DisneyMagicMan]

theyre completely the same i think, except for the audio, i think it changed over time because a lot of the audio from this video is different from what is played in the ride today. i dont know if it has anything to do with the name change

[chexmix222]

this is NOT the ride I went on...Countdown to Extinction was bad ass with a storyline that you had to steal a T-rex egg and the T-rex chases you and at the end you see a big ass T-rex face opens his mouth, big bright light then you return this verson is crap

[black562]

This is how the ride was at soft opening, that was a full month from the park's grand opening. Obviously alot has changed over the years, but I wanted everyone to see how it was during the preview. I was on the first bus into the park EVER and this was one of the very first rides we saw.

[dinoman96]

Wait...are you talking about a different ride? There was never T-rexes...and the only thing you needed to bring back was the Igaunodon/Aladar. o_o

[chexmix222]

yes its changed the time I went on it, it was way to scary for kids (hence the change in Alien encounter to stitch) they had kids crying and they had to lighten it up which sucks for adults I loved the scariness of it

[M1CK3Yanimation]

but there was never a t rex

[squrilleyboy]

Yeah I know I loved Alien encounter! I mean I like stitch just as much as the next disney fan but still that really dose suck!

[ThePlatypusAgent]

@dinoman96 You made that comment two years ago so I'm sure your question has been answered already but... This is the original Countdown to Extinction before the movie came out. It was later changed and renamed "Dinosaur" to match the movie. :)

[StormRaider200]

@chexmix222 ok and the part where the T-rex opens its mouth and the bright light happends in the jurassic park ride befor you drop!

[mrdean3]

Everything has changed so tremendously, though it's still an incredible experience.

[xtehsex]

Aww, its so dark, its hard to see! But it still makes me wanna go...

[johnbezon]

glad they changed the name