Tokyo DisneySea's Hidden Gem: Sindbad’s Storybook Voyage

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10 ай бұрын

Sindbad’s Storybook Voyage is the feature attraction of the park’s Arabian Coast, but despite the almost immediate success of Tokyo DisneySea, Sindbad has experienced a rather complicated journey and at one stage was considered the ‘black sheep’ of the park’s attraction lineup.
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@HockeyNinja13 8 ай бұрын

One of the most impressive elements of this ride is the audio. The song loops from scene to scene, but blends seamlessly. This is genius songwriting married to brilliant engineering. Also, there are cleverly hidden speakers in the proximity of the characters that have isolated vocal tracks so it sounds like each animatronic is singing their part. It's not just a bunch of speakers blaring "it's a small world..." on repeat. If you watch closely in the scene where Sinbad is picking the lock of the dungeon door with a feather, the magic feather sparkles in time with the chimes in the music. It's the subtlest detail, but someone made a decision to do that and put effort and care into making sure that it synced up. It's the attention to details like that which separate the Tokyo Disney parks from the rest of the world. This is a totally underrated gem of a ride. There is rarely ever a long line and my family and I rode this continuously for almost an hour. I can't wait to go back.

@petemanhorseman3158 10 ай бұрын

It is so interesting to see how the elements of the older version of the ride stay the same but the meaning of those elements where redefined into a more friendly way for example as mentioned in the video where the crew of Sinbad who where stealing the eggs of the giant bird where turned into thieves.

@LokiMartin 3 ай бұрын

Chandu is my favorite cute Disney animatronic. He steals the show of every scene he's in. Whether he's tying up a pirate with a string of pearls, bouncing on the drum when they are gifted the instruments, playing on the whale's spout, hiding from the monkeys (same here, Chandu!) or sleeping on the rope where he's all tuckered out after all those adventures.

@averyeml 10 ай бұрын

My trip to TDR was a game changer across the board, with every unique ride standing out and every remake rising above their American counterparts. But without a doubt this ride is the most memorable one in my mind. I find myself humming the song (and OF COURSE it’s an Alan Menken piece) at random times. The animatronics are somehow simple looking but more fluid and natural feeling than ones meant to be more realistic. It’s like my favorite parts of Small World mixed with my favorite parts of something like Pirates. I didn’t even really get a good look at the queue because it was a walk on for me, but that just meant I could’ve ridden it 6 times in a row if I’d had time.

@Undrave 10 ай бұрын

Did you know there's an English version of the song? If you look it up on KZfaq there's an amazing live performance by singer CJ Roche. I've yet to go on the ride and I already love the song!

@mike3889 10 ай бұрын

*waves*

@jscdragon 7 ай бұрын

This is a hidden gem. We were just exploring this area of the park and found this ride, it was a 5 min walk on and it became my favorite ride of both the parks. Rode it three times, and it was the last ride I rode on our last day at Disney Sea.

@user-vw5zz4eg9y 10 ай бұрын

For those who are planning to visit TDS to ride this impressive attraction in the near future, the ride will be temporary closed from February 13th to September 24th, probably to fix the giant animatronics that has been seen leaking oil recently. This ride has been a fan favorite for a long time. Fans especially love the theme song written by Alan Menken, which he usually plays when having a performance in Japan. Although the attraction used to have literally no lines at all, a few years ago, a Japanese actor, who is famously known for his deep love and knowledge of Disney, introduced the attraction as his favorite in a TV show, making the attraction grow in popularity. Now, the attraction usually has about a 5 minute wait time, which isn't a lot but it's great to see such an underated ride earning more attention. By the way, the actor's name is Shunsuke Kazama. Some people may have heard his voice since he was the voice actor of Yugi from Yu-Gi-Oh!

@MrStGeorgeIllawarra 10 ай бұрын

Closed for that long? Not good. Wouldn't be surprised if they replace it.

@user-vw5zz4eg9y 10 ай бұрын

@@MrStGeorgeIllawarra I'm pretty sure they won't replace anything. We had a same kind of situation with the refurbishment of Pirates of the Caribbean ride at TDL. It closed on September 5th last year and reopened on April 7th. Although there were rumors about updating some scenes such as the bride auction, nothing really changed. It turned out that they were just doing a lot of repaints and replacing old parts of the building.

@MrStGeorgeIllawarra 10 ай бұрын

@@user-vw5zz4eg9y Oh, that's good then.

@noodlebanana7512 10 ай бұрын

I need to go to Tokyo for everything, but especially their amusement parks!

@barrybillionaire 10 ай бұрын

I’ve been lucky enough to have ridden both versions. I wasn’t a big fan of the original but did like the dark side. However the old Sindbad was an evil shithead!! And don’t get me started on those monkeys!! 😂 The current iteration is just gorgeous. Amazing that so much of the old setup is still there, but being able to reprogram all the animatronics makes all the positive difference. Love love love the new song and soundtrack by the genius Alan Menken. Fab video as always Dom! Greetings from Ireland.

@onehorseopensleigh 10 ай бұрын

On my last two trips to TDS, this ride had long queues that extended outside. I think the secret is out! It’s popular now!

@Undrave 10 ай бұрын

I watch the queue times on the app from time to time and I've never seen it above 15-20 min :p even in summer.

@Undrave 10 ай бұрын

I like that Sinbad is using the roc's feather to free the giant, the scenes seem to flow to one another better. I'm pretty sure the banans wre gifts from the monkey, not the other way around. He's collecting rewards as he goes on. Also, the map at the end of the ride includes Mysterious Island! First (and only) time I was at DisneySea it was under refurbishment :( so I'm looking forward to trying it later this year.

@venusxaino 10 ай бұрын

This ride really reminds me of the Fata Morgana ride in the Efteling mixed with the Bird Roc rollercoaster!

@ROAMitRALPH 10 ай бұрын

I made a solo trip to TDS last December and there was no line for this ride. They even gave me a boat all to myself lol

@Edmundyu1995 10 ай бұрын

Love this song! Probably one of the best soundtrack in a ride , right after splash mountain

@samuraistretch3986 10 ай бұрын

I loved this ride, even better is the fact that I was not entirely sure what to expect beyond a boat ride. It was so detailed, the song as mentioned is a banger, and it was so much longer than I thought. Must do if you visit.

@raksjaja 8 ай бұрын

ive been to disney sea twice and both times sinbad is still the best attraction. i even went twice during my revisit. journey to the center of the earth could have been first, but it should have been twice as long compared to the waiting time (>1hr)

@Ponoche 10 ай бұрын

Went to Disney Sea knowing nothing about this ride. Walked out with it being my unapologetic favorite dark ride

@mathieuvanvlijmen1876 9 ай бұрын

Loved the ride! Those animatronics, the story and the whole atmosphere are amazing!

@mikiela1952 9 ай бұрын

I loved this ride! It was a pleasant surprise, thinking we were walking into a low-class simple boat ride, we were in awe the entire time!

@brandonpiazza6210 9 ай бұрын

Great topic and video! I’ve only been on the first version but thank God they changed it. It was a nightmare! Tokyo Disney Seas is jaw dropping in beauty and scope, but this was the one ride that felt off to me. It was too fanciful and charming and animated to be so dark in tone. And the tone got scarier and scarier. The sets are so large and the music so loud that combined with the yelling , evil laughing of the giant and those damned shrieking 🙊 I wanted a cocktail and a cigarette for my nerves when we got off. The pacing just didn’t allow the rider to catch a breath. And clearly this ride’s strength is in it’s lavish show. The new version is so much kinder and approachable and joyous which is apropos for this attraction. Disney Sea has plenty of thrilling “scary” rides. Now with the music and the Tiger and taming of the not realistic but still evil a** looking monkeys screaming in your face, the kids won’t be crying in their parents lap. I was there alone and I have to tell you I was looking for a lap to cry in myself!!

@alishanightshade3270 10 ай бұрын

I rode this last month and it’s amazing. The sets are beautiful especially the whale scene. Every animatronics are moving even though they don’t need to. I love how they use some illusions to make the scene work

@wee-senchoo7025 9 ай бұрын

I've ridden and loved both versions. My friend who was with me begged me to return with him to do the OG version again on a stormy day at the park.

@paengjones8081 4 ай бұрын

Rode this twice. What a fun ride!

@ryanleeuwis1602 10 ай бұрын

8:40 i think fata morgana at efteling has an even more impresive giant

@dimamarandos9309 9 ай бұрын

It is the greatest and wierdest ride ever! Can’t wait to do it again

@midnightrain987 10 ай бұрын

This is the ride I'm looking forward to the most for my upcoming trip to Tokyo disney

@carminecdinoproductions 10 ай бұрын

Interesting. I’d love to see an awesome Sinbad-themed water-based dark thrill ride called “The Seven Voyages of Sinbad” that combines a dark ride and a flume ride with thrilling ride elements and interesting story for guests to follow along with some awesome animatronic characters that’ll be an Arabian version of Pirates of the Caribbean with characters from the Arabian Nights tale!

@nikdavies6829 10 ай бұрын

It was a walk on every day when on my trip in 2019. Really enjoyed it.

@sakuranokunoichi 10 ай бұрын

funny coincidence - i just finished listening to an older Podcast the Ride episode about this ride. great work!

@ChuubyTheBird 7 ай бұрын

I love this ride. It is underrated

@cg8770 10 ай бұрын

I experienced this ride a couple weeks ago. I didn't know it was so underrated!! It was beautiful and the room of monkeys did smell like bananas. I didn't see a lot of merchandise of the ride though, only two versions of Chandu plushies. Thanks for showing us the first version of this ride :)

@alexandravalentina4854 10 ай бұрын

This ride looks gorgeous!! It kind of reminds me of Fata Morgana at Efteling

@scoutart1508 9 ай бұрын

FUN FACT, this is MY PASSION PROJECT INSPIRATION for DISNEY ANIMATION WITH HAND DRAWN ANIMATION ;)

@nzjonty 10 ай бұрын

“It slaps” - love your work lads

@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY 10 ай бұрын

i never knew the original version of this ride was different

@Yukendoit 10 ай бұрын

I'm glad they toned it down, I've always thought of this as the next gen small world. It's a good ride and usually, USUALLY, a walk on.

@JustinCoasters 10 ай бұрын

I rode the Storybook Version in 2018 and told a bunch of people on my trip to ride it.

@tedsowards 9 ай бұрын

I just rode this two days ago. It was delightful and charming. My whole party agreed that it was probably the most satisfying ride we had rode. (Tower of terror and Journey to the Center of the Earth were great an amazing spectacle but should’ve been twice as long in duration so it was a little disappointing)

@Blandalorian 10 ай бұрын

My favourite attraction in the entire world!

@OriginalGamez_525 10 ай бұрын

I missed the first 10 minutes of the night belive sea of dreams show just for the ride

@TheMattedz 10 ай бұрын

Greetings from México 🇲🇽

@JustinCoasters 10 ай бұрын

11:21 Cool. Solar Panels

@lukeroberts3464 9 ай бұрын

True.

@itsmekmz 10 ай бұрын

these animatronics look awesome! i’d love to see a video on the new seaworld park on yas island, abu dhabi. it’s also home to ferrari and warner bros world! 😊

@paddingtonvg 10 ай бұрын

I just have the biggest soft spot for this ride. Its just the best. Having been to TDR a couple of times during the height of summer, it always gives some welcome respite. I also could be misremembering, but i think there are some really nice toilets/ bathrooms near this ride?

@omrouk 9 ай бұрын

So weird. Larry Nikolai looks like Tony Baxter!

@JustinCoasters 10 ай бұрын

I always show people a photo of Chandu in Bananas

@frikitiki 9 ай бұрын

My absolutely most favorite Disney ride in any of their parks. The hint that as he goes along, he picks up tools to help people in the next scene is rather ingenious. The sound track is a must have the song is all in Japanese, but there is a video with Alan Menken at Tokyo D23 where he does it in English. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eL9lfbepq9qWoIE.html

@jeffreygross5706 10 ай бұрын

What is this hidden Mickey you speak of sir? I'm not aware and googling didn't give me much

@ReviewTyme 10 ай бұрын

Look closely on the scales of the whales skin :)

@jeffreygross5706 10 ай бұрын

I must be blind - I still don't see it lol

@kalzium8857 8 ай бұрын

@@jeffreygross5706 pause the video at 4:01 and look at the whale closely

@jeffreygross5706 8 ай бұрын

Yep definitely blind cause I still don't see it

@kalzium8857 8 ай бұрын

@@jeffreygross5706 the largest scale is the "mickey head". There are two smaller scales. One upper left and one upper right. These two smaller scales are the "mickey ears".

@Ihartwalrusguy 9 ай бұрын

Sadly you won’t see this in the American parks because it’s not based on an original IP.

@ran196 9 ай бұрын

I understand its just the nature of the industry to have rides be updated and whatnot, but man it really must suck to be told that people knows the story of sinbad before you started to design then finding out it was all a lie and nobody really knows the story and you get let go from your position.

@JustinCoasters 10 ай бұрын

This channel isn't Sind-Bad but instead Sind-Good

@kazuthesamurai7346 10 ай бұрын

It's easily the most forgettable ride at Disney Sea despite the fact how stunning Arabian Coast is especially at night. I would deeply appreciate the Oriental Land if they could replace the ride with a Aladdin themed roller coaster or trackless ride

@carminecdinoproductions 10 ай бұрын

Oh yeah! They could build an Aladdin themed coaster to accompany the other attractions in the Arabian coast section like the Sinbad ride!

@Undrave 10 ай бұрын

They should replace the Magic Lamp Theatre instead...