Indiana Jones et le Temple du Peril

Report by Julie Dawe

The ride is a short roller coaster ride that has a 360 degree (upside down) loop in it. The ride seemed amazingly short - about 2 minutes or so (hard to judge time when you're on a roller coaster). The cars are small - 4 seats, or 8 people per car, with big fat secure shoulder harnesses to keep you in (uncomfortable, if you accidentally pull them too tight towards you). I guess I was a little disappointed, I had envisioned riding something more like mining carts, but it was really just a short roller coaster, wilder than Big Thunder. But not very wild, no stomach-lurching drops, just fast.

The ride is themed very nicely, with 1940's style camp settings, jeeps, tents, etc, that looked like they could have come out of the Indiana Jones movie. There is creepy music playing to get you in the mood.

[Additional report by Regan B. Pederson]

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril was a mistake. Like you've probably heard, it's just an off the shelf roller coaster that they built around something that's supposed to look like an excavated ruin. The queue area is only mildly interesting. The temple itself is somewhat impressive (especially as you ascend the snake staircase). It has nothing to do with Peril, though. You never go in it, and nothing ever happens. There is no story, no plot, no cause of action. You just decide to ride a 'mine' car around this temple thing, even though there is no mine. In addition, mine cars do not normally go through loops. However, to Disney's possible credit, the mine cars are extremely jerky and bumpy, just as you'd expect one to be. However, the restraint system is awkward and the jerkiness can make it painful.

John Stafford (stafford@claude.ma30.bull.com) mentioned: My youngest daughter said the ride could be very jerky and not much fun unless you keep your head firmly against the head rest. They have been on similar rides, and found the head rests on this ride to be better than most.

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