NEW! Treasure Hunt: The Ride | Awesome Elevator Preshow & Dark Ride | Monterey, CA

[@ratbones620]

At this rate I’m going to be more impressed at a dark ride that actually doesn’t involve shooting at targets for once. The elevator pre-show was really cool though.

[@EricMontreal22]

I often wonder if I'm the only one who doesn't like shooting dark rides...

[@detroitdiezel7856]

Yeah, I was never a big fan of the shoot 'em up dark rides. Especially the cheap ones like these, where you're just shooting at a video screen!

[@gissneric]

When the preshow is better than the actual ride.

[@jonathanwallis3300]

Like Shrek 4-D.

[@Drebe73]

Actually doesn’t look all that bad. Lots of great animated physical set pieces. Creative use of displays. Sure, could have been a little longer but it looks like a decent attraction.

[@gissneric]

@@Drebe73 for $25 per ride its a one and done ride for me.. nothing that would make me come back. Too many rides similar especially when you have been to Universal or Disney parks.

[@terasuul2860]

@@gissneric I have to agree with Drebe on the same points, most other shooting rides would only have the shooting part and nothing else. Better than Disney's Webslingers just by effort alone despite the obvious money differences. It's decent at best, not bad. The only flaw is the $25 price like you said, but its obvious they need to recoup prices. But I'm not well-versed in economics to touch that bit. I do feel that its a bit pricey too.

[@treehousekid73]

@@gissnericactually, for $25 it’s unlimited rides all day… not bad in place where the cinnamon roll next door costs $15…

[@wherethetatosat]

That dance at the end was one of the wonkiest things I've seen. I love it.

[@dlweiss]

I really hope that theme parks start figuring out that most people who visit aren't looking to play videos games. A little bit of interactivity is fine, but 5 minutes of shooting at screen after screen while a slow-moving car scoots forward 50 feet isn't my idea of immersive adventurous fun.

[@nancyfarkas3592]

Don’t speak for everyone

[@dlweiss]

@@nancyfarkas3592 Note the part where I said "most people" not "all people." I'm sure there are some folks who like this sort of attraction, but I'm simply saying that this usually isn't the sort of attraction that people come to theme parks looking for.

[@treehousekid73]

Hmmm… just curious: what studies you did or relied on in order to know what “most people” want?

[@addisoncavanaugh3405]

​@@treehousekid73 Unless you're on Midway Mania, where the objective is actually a carnival game, metrics show that interactive shooting rides do not rank as high as just a general dark ride

[@maskedsonja5722]

Preshow was cool, ride was alright, but a shoutout to that ghostly effect of the mist going from one room to another, that's probably one of the best effects Ive seen in a darkride-probably laser projection well done!

[@Silentmedic12]

I thought it was fun. Was there this past Saturday! The aquarium and everything made the trip a blast. My nephews had fun

[@AfrodityJones]

I love this! 😊

[@nerdgurl402]

The elevator pre show reminds me of Escape from Gringott’s at Universal Orlando

[@FantogemeStudios]

This was much more elaborate than I was expecting

[@flyingfish7787]

The Preshow and 7:08 is pretty good. I hope the imagineer keep up their good work❤❤❤

[@Jayrod-qb3zb]

I love the donkey, he’s so cute 🙏🏾❤!!

[@wildcraftone]

Insane that such a well themed attraction is just chilling on Cannery Row and not inside of a theme park. Incredibly well executed.

[@kiliangeirnaert9387]

I love that our Belgium Manneken Pis is included in this attraction. 😂🇧🇪

[@Spankydoodle]

This does look pretty cool.

[@dr.winstonsmith]

Actually looks pretty good and fun. Love the elevator effect. Could have done with less screens for shooting.

[@letitgrow1846]

I love the solid theming throughout. The ride actually looks like a lot fun to me too. It reminds of the Men in Black ride at Universal.

[@queenmedesa]

That pirate at the beginning look like my beloved Barbossa

[@AuthorCertifiedGoof]

I’m not generally a fan of shooter attractions, but this one is pretty solid!!

[@joshuaoh761]

Toy Story Mania is my favorite shooter attraction

[@treehousekid73]

This is a great ride that offers roughly a 20 minute adventure based on real, local pirate history. The queue line theming, backstory video, elevator pre-show, ride, and final bonus scene in the exit stairs tell a very fun story. Those complaining about a shooting game, just put down the blaster and enjoy the set. BTW… it’s the only California ride north of Los Angeles that has a preshow! And prices start at $17.99 for rides, and $12 rerides. The powerup token is a fun $5 upgrade for the competitive type!

[@anthonyvo1963]

This ride looks fun

[@procrastinatingvaledictorian]

Thanks for showing the pre-show! I've been hearing about it being $25 a ride (apparently only at certain times) & after seeing 1 ride-through, I thought it was a rip-off. It's a good ride, but very few dark rides are worth that much. But after seeing this pre-show, it's somewhat more reasonable. Besides the price though, this is an awesome experience.

[@treehousekid73]

Prices start at $17.99. Rerides start at $12. The total experience with queue line entertainment, backstory video, elevator preshow, ride, and bonus scene at the exit lasts around 20 min depending on how busy it is when you’re there. So this is not “$25 for 4 minutes”

[@ArtBellJr]

I believe the ride is 20$ and there is a 5$ add on for unlimited ammo or something. That’s what I saw on the website. I’m sure they have discounted days there is no way it stays busy and has a continuous line.

[@zydration3538]

Maybe you could find out what the actual information is and then comment on that rather than "I heard something somewhere I think"?

[@joannemcniff4210]

I liked the animatronic donkey.

[@tjwelsh2071]

That ride is very confused. Is it a lost mine or buried treasure? Yes!

[@claireminor]

It’s not just the ride, I am very confused 😂

[@thehapagirl92]

I’ll be up in Santa Barbara on Saturday but I may need to go now to this place! I’ve only been to Cannery Row once. John Steinbeck would be proud

[@tomsautocadstudio6446]

a lot more theming than a lot of universal rides of late.

[@robertcorrea6067]

Exciting! Can't wait to go check it out!

[@gamze6265]

Whoa those are some good animatronics!

[@Wang_Der-0919]

good fun!

[@pjwallace1006]

Ya gotta admit, though, that some of these “boardwalk” attractions at these seaside amusement parks ARE pretty cool 😎 💚💛💙.

[@felixcortes1685]

i want that pre show for something at knotts berry farm. its perfect.

[@johnchambers8528]

Many people say they do not like this ride however I actually think it is better than many dark rides I have been on. The pre show is a little long and as mentioned you either like or dislike the shooting feature. The thing I liked most was unlike most dark rides there was enough light from the screens that you could actually see and enjoy some of the other features. On most dark rides you are in total darkness and only see the scenes presented for a short time. Again you do loose the surprise factor you get on some other true dark rides but I feel with this format you do not miss any of the many features presented during the ride. One last comment, if they are trying to get $25.00 for this ride that is way too much. Most people would not pay that price even for a major thrilling roller coaster. Most likely it would do best at a $5.00 to $10.00 per ride.

[@skycreeper0173]

That was pretty awesome! I really liked it.

[@tonigolding5908]

They replaced the wax museum for this? At least the wax museum was scary.

[@chompytoylandmaxthepoohfri6349]

I Love The Ride is so Cool

[@Kalel_The_Protogen]

that preshow is too good

[@giuseppemarchi3226]

Nice very good

[@jjperceval]

3 things, 1-sally still havnt figured out realistic moving animatronics 2- this should be 3d 3- they really need to fix that blindingly obvious stitch on the first tenticle fight screen

[@bassmaster3nj]

Better than anything Disney is doing right now

[@benwinegarner4797]

I really like what Sally Rides is doing. I've ridden their Volkanu Quest for the Golden Idol at Lost Islands theme park and it was really good.

[@treehousekid73]

Don’t forget Daniels Wood Land- the scenic fabricators and designers and storytellers on this ride. This is a collaboration between DWL and SDR on every level.

[@stickmtn209]

The person heading the pre show & heading the ride had to be two different people 😂

[@kentslocum]

The reason why Toy Story Midway Mania is such a good attraction is that it is literally themed as a series of carnival midway games, which involve shooting or catapulting or throwing or spraying or tossing something ot a target. Every other screen-based shooting dark ride fails because the game mechanics don't properly match the theme, and quickly get repetitive.

[@Blorkus]

Okay, I've been to the building this ride is in... WHERE is it? does the elevator actually go up or down? Bravo for fitting it all in there.

[@michelelyons9410]

It looks like a great ride, It seems pretty pricey, and that is usually unwise for most show operators. This ride, otherwise, seems pretty interesting. I liked how the ride had really detailed theming, even on the ride vehicles. And I especially liked how they did not limit the show to the screens, but had really terrific set pieces and anamatronics throughout the show ride. I did not like the "shooting" part of it, and I thought there were too many screens for the sake of shooting. . Not everyone who comes to a park want to play shooting video games. That's for little kids. And the shooting only takes your attention from the show and set pieces. The set pieces and animatronics looked really good, and were very entertaining. I love the pirate, wrecked ship and treasure theme, and they did a good job with the set pieces. I applaud them for making such an elaborate ride, and while there are too many screens, I loved the set pieces and theming. I thought it was just as good as any Disney ride. But if they are actually charging $25 per ride, (is that per group or per person?) that seems foolish. You want a lot of people going on your ride, to bring back others, and to go more than once. The crowd is where the real money is. But at $25 per ride, you are going to put a lot of people off. I realize they need to recoup their outlay for the new ride, but they need to be smart about it and keep the prices under control. At $5 or even $10 you would bring people in, but $25 is just expensive enough to turn people away.

[@Boschmacases]

the animatronics are great

[@jonsnow3300]

One of the best rides i've ever seen, pirates Shanghai eat your heart out

[@cali2929]

Sally dark rides also made it they told me.

[@treehousekid73]

Daniels Wood Land is the primary owner, scenic designer/fabricator and general contractor. Sally Dark Rides is a partner and lead on the ride system, gaming, CG and hero animatronics. So DWL and SDR are “co-designers, co-creators, and co-owners”

[@CA-tk8yn]

You can tell a lot of money was put into this. It's a big production value, but you have no clear ideas where to be shooting and too many things going on at the same time to be meaningful. The acting is not good and connecting to the characters is near impossible. All I'm saying is you could ride this once, but once is enough. There was a touch of cheesiness that I enjoyed, but I still have no idea what the point really was. Is it a shooter ride, an effects ride? Are you going for the gold or shooting the animatronics, or on screen threats? Thanks for taking the hit for us. Great video

[@GTNover]

Compare this to Disney California Adventure's Webslingers. This pre show is better. This actually has physical sets. The physical set pieces move, and were possibly interactive (I couldn't tell). This has animatronics. Its just a better ride overall, even though the budget was surely a fraction. And yes, Disney's screen quality is probably better, and these animatronics were lacking a bit of movement...but it still beats Disney+Spider-Man...

[@LosAngelesGT]

This ride cost less than 10 million dollars. Since the physical sets are an extension of the screen; nearly all physical set pieces are interactive and award different point values. Also, you'll find more than a dozen high-value targets that are cleverly hidden throughout the ride, holding "bonus treasure".

[@mmcchl]

Yeah this looks fun. If you’re 5.

[@theta2170]

Those projections are really sloppy. Either 3D align them, or back project them!

[@jamesgallagher100]

I wish to go someday

[@stupidstopmotion4265]

Isn’t a dark ride supposed to be dark?

[@jamesgallagher100]

Nice

[@claireminor]

I’m confused. How did it go from a mine to a donkey cave and then a skeleton pirate ship and back to the donkey? Did I miss something?

[@TayWoode]

That music at the start sounded familiar... 😂

[@AveSinistra]

ok but why was the guy on the elevator vid caked up tho

[@felixcortes1685]

All I could think at the bottem of the pre show is that should be Whittles and Brutus

[@danielramsey1959]

As good as any Disney ride, with no long waits.

[@TheInuyasha90]

its definitely better than toy story mania in my opinion!!!

[@KnottsBear-yTalesPreserved]

@@TheInuyasha90This and Bear-y Tales.

[@thetravellingsteampunkkitt5710]

Jim Cummins voice the prospector?!

[@DoctorQ9]

I believe that this replaced a very bad wax museum!

[@DjerenaTorres]

wow

[@hididdleydee]

Disneyland totally ripped them off! I hope they sue them!

[@joshpetersen385]

🤔What theme park is this new dark ride at and what company made this new dark ride?

[@powerpup97]

Where is this? At the Monterey Bay Aquarium?

[@treehousekid73]

Next to Bubba Gumps on Cannery Row- about 5 min walk from the aquarium.

[@dorkultra]

Does anyone know what those glowing machines were before boarding the ride? looks like they accepted quarters

[@noobcraft6225]

I believe power ups. I think if you put a quarter in it would make your gun have some special ability

[@FrontRowCoaster]

They are for "Power Up Tokens" They will run riders an extra $5 💀🍻

[@KnottsBear-yTalesPreserved]

Power Up Tokens. The DLC of this ride

[@GirthQuake416]

The pre show better than the ride is crazy 🤣😂😂😂 this should of been a dark ride not a arcade shooter

[@KnottsBear-yTalesPreserved]

I rode it. The video doesn't do it justice. My only complaint is the ride needs more time inside. Other than that, it was fun.

[@treehousekid73]

For sure! No video or picture does it justice.

[@Eternyl_bliss-nj9se]

The physical effects were nice - the screens took away from it - at least make them 3D - random shooting at stuff - needed to be darker and more submersive - I couldn't understand anything they were saying. Do all rides like this require video screens? they should be replaced with more animatronics.

[@UncleLance67]

Looks like fun, but the question I have is, is it worth getting the unlimited ride option? It doesn't seem to cost much more, but I don't want to be bored shitless after a few ride-throughs.

[@treehousekid73]

100% worth riding 2 or 3 times minimum to see it all. There’s a lot going on, but that makes it worth riding several times. Everyone who gets that upgrade is glad they did. There was a rider this week that rode it 12 times in a row! One tip: ask for BOGO deal on the upgrades (unlimited rerides and powerup tokens)

[@koostory1776]

Will we ever know WHAT camera he uses?! 😮😮😮

[@Elfmaiden2004]

I always wonder too

[@Gunboatjingoist]

A ride around a bunch of TV screens......how dull!

[@spinlok3943]

Ugh I know. Its like every dark ride nowadays. I don't care how much cheaper they are, they're dull!

[@KarlSturmgewher]

I wouldn't recommend the elevator for weak hearts.

[@ackman3981]

That "elevator" would be totally different, and nothing, if you had your eyes closed.

[@treehousekid73]

You are mistaken. There is a lot sound, moving floor, and scent machine.

[@aceandsonic9384]

I can walk there in half an hour.

[@JasonSandate]

I'm big fan of pirates arrrh every one pirates life for me arrrh

[@andynava5144]

Now the ride doesn't look half bad, but I'm tired of this modern trend of most dark rides using video game elements as a substitution for actual engaging scenes and theming 🙄

[@genesismendieta3197]

😮

[@fifthrider]

Overall kind of impressive. I didn't think I'd be onboard for this once I saw/heard how much it was trying to emulate music and visuals *similar to* a certain Disney ride. The more I watched, the more interesting it got. The pre-show speech was a little long and in today's SJW society how long until protestors complain about some racist stereotype and ruin it for everyone? I'd better go soon before that happens. Well done for an indoor, rails shooter.

[@treehousekid73]

Assume you’re referring to the Hispanic accent on Molina… Not sure what anyone would say is racist… about a Hispanic accent on a character that was based on a real Hispanic man that lived in Monterey during Spanish colonial times… I’d think we could call that “Authentic” rather than racist…

[@devin5657]

1:13 1:58

[@KaoretheHalfDemon]

The skeleton organ in the thumbnail looks like its from Goonies.

[@neonxfirefly]

Why are you alone? That's weird. The pirate song is a total rip of Disney

[@jmc224]

These dark rides with shooting features are overrated. It takes away from being able to view what ride itself.

[@treehousekid73]

That’s a fair statement… the interactivity is cool on the one hand, but the scenic of this ride is over the top. Leaving the treasure collector holstered and listening to the story while checking out all the scenic is my favorite way to ride this ride!

[@brainysmurf74]

Whats with the fake pirates of the carrib song?

[@sylvier9548]

💜💜💜💥🐐🌺🌺🌺💐

[@TurdFergurson]

**Willem Dafoe looking up gif**

[@zoenecrosis]

This replaced the Spirit of Monterey Wax Museum? Another ride that’s just a bunch of screens? Sad. I know the musty old museum was janky and ridiculous - that was part of its charm.

[@25wins1]

Screens. I HATE screens

[@treehousekid73]

Screens bring a lot to THTR… the original space was very small for a dark ride… the screens help the space feel a lot larger than it really is…

[@TheSMCCOLE]

I bet Disney Lawyers smell blood in the water. There's some reeeeaaaaaly close IP copyright infringement going on here.

[@thetravellingsteampunkkitt5710]

I hope the little mouse don’t ruin this fun house

[@Elfmaiden2004]

The song! In the beginning was close

[@TheSMCCOLE]

also the skeleton organ is VERRRRY goonies

[@JRHatJRH]

Omg the actual ride is awful. Comically.

[@MrStGeorgeIllawarra]

Meh. I'd still rather ride this than Webslingers...

[@Raffa-os8jb]

Pin?

[@lugenehaynes7584]

Totally unimpressed. That session with the donkey was way too long., and the story was noisy and confusing.

[@detroitdiezel7856]

That looked pretty uneventful.

[@cali2929]

Pre show was good when I went on it but the actual ride and shooting mechanics suck

[@MasDouc]

Looks terrible

[@HorrorBorealis]

WOW this is lame

[@ghostdude5767]

Lame. The original attraction was much cooler- one of those classic kitsch things you did when you went to Cannery Row. Now it's just a pay toilet. Smh.

[@treehousekid73]

The broke down, never maintained, dirty, moldy smelling, rodent infested 45 year old wax museum was not better. You’re not allowed to come unless you apologize! Lol.

[@ElricSowrd]

Man, the game in the ride is lame. 😒

[@PolytronikDigital]

total failure.