The second round is officially over!! After the conclusion of voting in the Disney World regions, the Sweet Sixteen is now set. The last round of voting saw a lot of close matchups with four results determined by one vote. But at the end of the day, there was only one real upset. Spaceship Earth upset Test Track. And, unfortunately, my sentimental favorite, the Tomorrowland People Mover, came up one vote short against the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. It was a valiant effort and all People Mover fans should be proud.
But now it is time to look ahead as we are down to the top 16 rides! On the Disneyland side, the Space Mountain region is the only one to see all top four seeds advance to this round. Top seed Space Mountain faces off against 4-seed Big Thunder Mountain. So far Space Mountain has rolled through the competition and I expect nothing less in this matchup. The 2-3 matchup features Radiator Springs Racers and Toy Story Midway Mania. I think this will be a very close race as both rides are extremely popular. The Matterhorn region features two cinderellas in Soarin' and Pirates of the Caribbean. Can either of them keep their magical run going? I think they both have a chance.
On the Disney World side, Space Mountain might have a little bit of a fight against Toy Story Midway Mania. In the bottom half of that region, we have an all roller coaster matchup featuring Seven Dwarfs Mine Train against Rock 'n' Roller Coaster. This might be the closest matchup. And in the Splash Mountain region, the top seed faces off against Star Tours. I could see Star Tours fans making this close. And, finally, we have Spaceship Earth, which looks to continue its own cinderella run against Expedition Everest.
A few things I've noticed about the Sweet Sixteen teams is that they are comprised mostly of the bigger thrill rides. This isn't too much of a surprise as these are usually the most popular rides. Some smaller fan favorite rides pulled off upsets in the first round, but most of them couldn't sustain their success in the second round. Also notable is the absence of Tower of Terror and Haunted Mansion on both sides of the bracket. It really surprises me that neither of those rides made it through considering how popular they are. I guess that goes to show how tough this bracket really is. But enough of my yammering, let's get to the voting!
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