Reviews of Gran Fiesta Tour
Reviewed by Ohioteacher Review Date: 01/05/2020
Rating: (8) Recommended
It's a nice, relaxing boat ride inside the Mexico pavilion.
Pros:
Relaxing and out of the heat.Cons:
Can be hard to find.Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 01/06/2020
Rating: (6) Recommended
Not a must do for most people but it’s a must do for me, it’s just cute and relaxing and I love the Mexican pavilion
Pros:
It’s cute and relaxingCons:
Not thrillingReviewed by CaptainSlow Review Date: 01/06/2020
Rating: (9) Recommended
I doubt anyone will honestly say that this is their favorite ride, but it's a fun way to kill a bit of time while you wait for a dining reservation or fast pass. Lots of vibrant colors, fun story, and Donald. Everyone who grew up singing along to the Three Caballeros Disney Sing-a-Long tape should ride this at least once.
Pros:
Fun, feel good ride.Cons:
Not really exciting - it's kind of a mental screensaver of a ride.Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 01/29/2020
Rating: (8) Recommended
This is a really great ride for kids because Donald
Duck. The new animatronics are awesome and cool. Adults might find it boring since it almost all screens but air conditioning.
Pros:
Kids find it fun. Air conditioning and COOL animatronicsCons:
Boring. Looking at screensReviewed by EdnaMode Review Date: 01/30/2020
Rating: (7) Recommended
Its a cute relaxing boat ride, nothing more
Pros:
Enjoyable, low wait timesCons:
No wow factor, nothing specialReviewed by jessica345 Review Date: 01/31/2020
Rating: (8) Recommended
I adore this ride! It's definitely not as exciting as more popular rides in WDW, but it's a nice, relaxing boat ride in air conditioning. It's not very educational, but shows a cute story. If you want something for a nice break, this is the ride for you. I wouldn't go out of my way to ride this or call it a must-do, but I enjoy it!
Pros:
Air conditioning, relaxing, cool, short linesCons:
Not exciting or thrilling, shortReviewed by AdventurelandFan Review Date: 02/16/2020
Rating: (5) Recommended
This is a weird hybrid of a show — really just an overlay of the Caballeros stuff on top of the Opening Day "tour of Mexico" ride.
The "Disney historian" side of me likes the they've found a modern use for The Three Caballeros. But, of course, this is Mexico, so it worries me a bit that Panchito, the only Mexican of the trio, is sidelined. Also, I don't think the story makes a lot of sense for the characters involved. It's merely about José and Panchito trying to find Donald as he runs around Mexico. To me, that doesn't fit with the depictions given in either of the older films featuring the Caballeros or the modern DuckTales revival. This would be much more fun and appropriate if it were about these guys on a Mexican tour, trying to get to their favorite gig destination in Acapulco, but having difficulty because Panchito keeps trying to get his career back on track by playing at familial celebrations all over the Mexico, while the other two get increasingly frustrated with the mundanity of these "gigs". Or maybe it could be about them more properly touring, with Uncle Scrooge, their financial backer, hounding them because Panchito's generosity is ruining the band's finances. But Donald getting lost? That's just lazy writing, kinda lame, not-Mexican, and vaguely evocative of the stereotype of the ugly American tourist.
Also, the ride was always deliberately slow, so that you could take in the information you were getting about Mexico. Now that most of the information has been covered up, you've only got more time to think of how odd this Frankenstein of a ride now is.
Still, purely as a ride, it has the virtue of being pleasant, indoors, cool, and something everyone can do without waiting very long at all. It's definitely not a thing you have to do, but it's a pleasant enough thing you can do, especially if you've availed yourself of La Cava del Tequila and you've managed to stop your mind from objecting.
Overall, though, I hope they one day strip out the ride entirely and replace it with something else that makes more sense — like a Coco ride. More to the point, I hope Mexico gets "the French treatment": a ride that's actually worth a FastPass.
I'm recommending only because there's no wait and you're probably already in Mexico for other reasons. And no matter which entrance to EPCOT you've taken, Mexico is pretty far away, so by the time you get to it, you actually need to sit down for a while someplace cool. So I can recommend this ride purely on that basis alone.
As of early 2020, though, the Coco exhibit in this pavilion is actually more interesting and more evocative of Mexican culture.
Pros:
Everyone can ride and it's the only place in North America featuring these characters — who might be known to your kids if they watch DuckTales. So far away from either EPCOT interest that a pro is simply that it's a cool place to sit down for a while.Cons:
The "everyone can ride" thing cuts both ways. It also means the ride is boring and utterly missable. Worse, it's a truly nonsensical ride if you like and know these characters, and if you care about Mexico as a country. If you're going to use The Three Caballeros, use the characters of The Three Caballeros — not just their likenesses.Reviewed by samjaeger1 Review Date: 03/15/2020
Rating: (4) Not Recommended
slow and mostly screens
Pros:
DonaldCons:
boring, mostly screensReviewed by TammyRalff Review Date: 03/16/2020
Rating: (7) Recommended
Love the nostalgia of this ride!
Pros:
The three caballaros!Cons:
This song will be stuck in your head for weeks.Reviewed by SarahA Review Date: 03/18/2020
Rating: (9) Recommended
We love this ride! Catchy music and the three caballeros are the best! I wouldn't say no to a Coco themed attraction here instead though.
