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Soaring over California is one of the three must ride rides at DCA, but after a few rides Soarin loses its magic unlike other Disney rides. Soarin Over California is a humungous simulator which simulates hangliding over California.There are nine gliders total which you can board but the best glider is easily front and center the rest of the rows dont give as good as an illusion of flying. The ride starts and your gliders are lifted up 60 feet up to the screen and the journey begins. The glider goes through famous California locales such as The Golden Gate Bridge, MIssion Bay, Los Angeles, The beach, woods, desert, mountains, Napa Valley, and finally you reach Disneyland to see a firework display to end the ride. While traveling through certain sections of the ride you can smell things that are specific to the area for example while flying over orange trees you smell oranges and while flying over pine trees you smell pine trees. Barnsey complained that the smell system need some work but I thought it worked wonderfully. This is a very fun and relaxing ride but it does have some minuses. First of all the transition between locations is poorly done since it just cuts from place to place with out any effect showing that we are traveling to a spot in California. The main problem I have with this ride is that the view greatly differs depending upon where you are sitting If you get anywhere other than the front row the ride isnt nearly as effective. See feet in front of you kinda of distracts from the ride and you dont get as good a view of the screen. Finally a problem with this ride is that most Disney rides are very re-rideable while after three rides on three seperate trips I was bored with the ride and wouldnt mind missing it on my next trip. Overall though this is a fun relaxing ride if you have the time request for front row center seats and you wont regret it. Good job Disney!
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