Marketplace | West Side | Disney Quest | Cirque du Soleil
Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for Buccaneer Gold
 This
virtual reality attraction recreates and enhances the
Pirates of the Caribbean experience, allowing you to be
a pirate in search of treasure on the high seas. You enter
into a room that has the front portion of a Pirate ship
with six cannons, three on each side. One person in the
group is the Captain and he or she does not have a cannon
available.
As the show begins, a ghost gives you instructions on
how to be successful in sinking the other ships to get
their treasure. The ghost tells you to get close to the
ships to have a better chance of sinking them. The
advice is good, but it is best to try to get to a ship
side to side not head to head-your cannons don't fire
straight when aiming at center screen. Shoot for the sails
of the boats as well the hulls. When a boat is sunk you
will see it go under and it's treasure will appear on
your bow.
The ghost reappears towards the end and informs that you
have to fight him to keep your treasure. A ghost ship
then appears and flying skeletons zealously move towards
your bow to get your treasure. You must shoot them; it
is the only way to get to protect your booty. At the end
of your battle, your score is tallied and your ranking
is revealed.
All in all, the Pirates of The Caribbean Search for Buccaneer
Gold is a wonderful addition to DisneyQuest-get there
early though; the line gets long really quick.
Aladdin's Magic Carpet Ride:
 When
you wait years for something, and it still exceeds your
expectations, you know it's a great attraction...Aladdin's
Magic Carpet ride is a great attraction. For a few
years, Epcot guests could experience a virtual reality
magic carpet ride through Agrabah (from Aladdin) as part
of an animation attraction. That was in preparation for
this attraction. Now, guests can experience this for themselves.
You are divided into 3 groups of 4 people each. You are
seated on what appears to be a weird motorcycle with a
control wheel in front of you (this allows you to go up,
down and side to side). You fit the virtual reality helmet
onto your head, and your ready for action. True to VR
technology, you can look up and down, and side to side,
to see your fellow teammates (all of whom appear as Abu
the Monkey, each in a different colored vest). Your job
is to explore through Agrabah to release the Genie, who
is trapped in the cave of wonders. The entire experience
lasts 4 1/2 minutes, and is worth ANY wait to experience.
Note: There are only 2 groups of 4 stations in the
Chicago attraction, and there will only be 2 groups in
Philadelphia when it opens
Virtual Jungle Cruise:
 The
Explore Zone boasts the Virtual Jungle Cruise. Guests
get into rafts that are positioned in front of large projection
screens. The raft actually sits on an air mattress that
moves to the motion of waves, to give you the real feeling
of being on a rafting expedition. Each guest is also handed
a paddle. As the ride begins, the air mattress under your
raft inflates, which does a good job of simulating water
motion. Guests must use their paddles to control the raft.
For example, if the guests on the right side of the boat
paddle, your view on the screen will go to the left, and
vice versa. You're mission is to see how far down the
river you can get before the end. Your mission begins
in a virtual DisneyLand (complete with castle in the background).
As you proceed, you go back in time to the land of the
dinosaurs. You experience some pretty heavy rapids, going
over some waterfalls, through caves, and much more. The
raft will respond to everything you see on the screen
(including spurts of water where appropriate). All in
all...it's great fun. NOTE: This attraction
is not in Chicago or Philadelphia
Treasure of the Incas:
 Here
again, Disney proves that they can do ANYTHING.
To the right of the Virtual Jungle Cruise, you will notice
a bank of monitors with steering wheels. If you look down
as you walk over to them, you will see the floor is glass
enclosed, and covers a maze with small, remote controlled
vehicles moving about. There are small cameras positioned
inside those trucks, and the monitors and steering wheels
against the wall control them. You maneuver your truck
around the maze in an effort to find Inca treasure.
When you find treasure, you simply pull up to it to collect
it. This attraction also issues tickets which can
be redeemed for prizes.
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