Looking Around Crush's Coaster

One of the newest areas of the Walt Disney Studios in Paris is the area including a couple of attractions based on films of Disney/Pixar. The area, part of Toon Studio, is one that we have focused a few times on this blog. Possibly because I think it has been very well done and highlights what the possible future of the Studios could become!Anyway, I thought that after this small break here at DF'82, it would be nice to have a look at a great new attraction: Crush's Coaster.

This attraction was opened in June 2007, and has since become one of the favourites of the Walt Disney Studios Park. There is no fastpass for Crush's Coaster, so the queues can last upwards of 60 minutes. A DF'82 tip would be to aim to get to this ride first thing in the morning (they open the main park 10-15 minutes before official park opening, and also start the queue for the main rides at this time), or aim to wait about 30-45 minutes last thing at night.

The coaster is fun for the whole family, although the seats can be a little bit of a squash. The attraction has the guest sitting on a turtle shell, going through a rollercoaster frame and spinning at the same time! It is described as a "turbulent" rollercoaster ride in the park, and it definitely is. It is advised for children aged 7 years and older, as a couple of parts can give you a real fright.

The ride lasts about 2 minutes and each turtle shell holds 4 riders. There are only 12 turtle shells in total, which is possibly why the wait time can be as long as it is. The coaster is almost entirely indoors (or undersea!) but there is one small area where you can wait and see the turtle shells swimming by.

Join us tomorrow when we will have a look at some of the detailing of the queue area of this fun attraction!