tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post8757605807158183359..comments2024-03-27T05:56:10.939-07:00Comments on Davelandblog: TPE: Nature's WonderlandDavelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10720475138513029144noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-33270690206775634732012-03-31T18:51:21.900-07:002012-03-31T18:51:21.900-07:00lovely postlovely postTodd J. Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01995892728109322314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-89548603181369644462012-03-28T17:02:27.565-07:002012-03-28T17:02:27.565-07:00I feel very fortunate to have been a CM operator o...I feel very fortunate to have been a CM operator of the Mine Train. I never tired of the experience as each trip provided a unique sensation of light and dark, the sounds of the park, the guests behind me reacting to the narration and so forth. Night or daytime...it didn't matter. The best spots? Rainbow Caverns is a given. But also going by and under the falls on hot days, across the trestle and on top of the vista of the desert. BTW, the operators could time the train with the geyser to get the rear cars wet or wetter. Especially on those windy days as Bob mentions. Thanks for the memories. They don't make 'em like that anymore. Now it's a 90 second thrill ride that matters. The thrill of speed is the same no matter what ride it is. But the experience of an attraction leaves a lasting memory. The Mine Train is one of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-64546080222239667182012-03-28T14:36:13.988-07:002012-03-28T14:36:13.988-07:00Hard to believe it's been gone 35 years. Such...Hard to believe it's been gone 35 years. Such a memorable ride.HBG2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05073387557562504315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-23030297873813784052012-03-28T12:58:41.125-07:002012-03-28T12:58:41.125-07:00Oh Dave, thanks so much for this post. What a hug...Oh Dave, thanks so much for this post. What a huge amount of work and what a wonderful collection of pictures. I feel like a kid again.<br /><br />This was really a wonderful attraction, very much the counterpart to the Jungle Cruise.<br /><br />I really miss it. I enjoy Big Thunder, you would have to be Scrooge not to do so, but I really miss the quiet and reflective train ride.<br /><br />We never thought the bobcat would jump on us, or rocks fall on our heads, no suspense at all, but just so pretty. These were some of the longest vistas in the park across a single themed environment. Most locations are pretty constrained when you think about it. The really long views stretch over multiple themes, leading to odd juxtapositions like the castle and the rocket, but this felt like the real world.<br /><br />I really hate the two-word captcha and not being able to subscribe via email. I now have to use this google reader tool which is cumbersome. I can use it to follow on my new iPad, but it's still not as convenient as email comments.<br /><br />Best regards.<br /><br />JGJGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456196709930408585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-36210009333820918542012-03-28T12:03:44.292-07:002012-03-28T12:03:44.292-07:00I am so glad that I was able to experience this at...I am so glad that I was able to experience this attraction before it closed. I was dismayed to find that it had been replaced with a runaway mine train. Heck, we have the original one of those right up the road from where I live! Now, I count Big Thunder as a favorite, but it can never come close to my memories of Rainbow Caverns....stu29573https://www.blogger.com/profile/01965083590581106701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-35615440944312265822012-03-28T11:13:17.240-07:002012-03-28T11:13:17.240-07:00Thank you so much! I've been loving the recent...Thank you so much! I've been loving the recent "tour" and was hoping you would cover Nature's Wonderland like this. This ride, more than any other former attraction, is the one I wish I could have experienced in person. Cheers!Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023925545470261309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-63257678191136290242012-03-28T04:50:18.058-07:002012-03-28T04:50:18.058-07:00And another testament to the place this attraction...And another testament to the place this attraction has in people's imaginations - Sam Towler's self-made, hand-crafted, ever-under-construction model of Nature's Wonderland:<br />http://nwrr.blogspot.com/<br /><br />I'd say, "the scenery and charms" rather than thrills. :) <br /><br />By now everyone knows how I think the basic premise of a train excursion through nature would be more popular and is more in need today than it was then, that I believe the folks at Disney now could create an updated version that would be well enjoyed and which could work in existing space with Big Thunder. So I'll go back to savoring this post! :)Chiana_Chathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18329208224763179478noreply@blogger.com