Well, we have our first major upset in the tournament. Matterhorn went down to Soarin' by a score of 6-5. I'm utterly shocked by that result. I hold the Matterhorn in such high regard as one of the best rides in the park, but apparently not every one feels the same. I will be interested to see if Soarin' can build off the momentum of this upset in the next round against California Screamin'. That's right, it's an all California Adventure matchup in the next round, one of two such matchups. In the other region, Radiator Springs Racers and Toy Story Midway Mania each took out a classic Disneyland ride, Haunted Mansion and Jungle Cruise, respectively, to advance to the next round. There was one other upset in this round with Pirates of the Caribbean winning easily over Tower of Terror, 8-3. I'm not all that surprised by the result, by rather by the score. The other matchups in this round were all won by the higher seeds with Space Mountain, Thunder Mountain, and Indiana Jones all advancing quite easily. It should be quite an interesting Sweet Sixteen!
But before we get ahead of ourselves, we have to finish Round Two in the Disney World regions. In my opinion, there are quite a few tough choices to make in this round. Starting in the Space Mountain region, the top seed faces off against The Great Movie Ride. This should be an easy win for Space Mountain. The 4-5 matchup, however, features a battle between Mission: Space and Toy Story. I'm a big fan of Mission: Space, but I think Toy Story will win this one. The last two matchups in this region feature a couple potential Cinderellas in the People Mover and Peter Pan. They were each upset winners in Round One, but now they are up against two top seeded roller coasters in Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and Rock 'n' Roller Coaster. Sentimentally, I want to vote for the underdogs, but those are two really good roller coasters. It's a battle between fast and slow!
The Splash Mountain Region is really interesting because each matchup features rides from the same park, with all four parks represented. Splash Mountain versus the Jungle Cruise representing Magic Kingdom, should see Splash Mountain advance. The Hollywood Studios matchup between Tower of Terror and Star Tours should be a close one. Animal Kingdom is represented by Expedition Everest and the Kilimanjaro Safaris, and I predict a win for Everest. And Test Track faces off against Spaceship Earth to represent Epcot in what is one of the tougher choices for me to make. I think Spaceship Earth is absolutely magical, but Test Track was very fun.
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