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Gran Fiesta Tour reviews

Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Gran Fiesta Tour, a boat ride in World Showcase - Mexico at Epcot.

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Posted: April 21, 2007

Gran Fiesta Tour is a musical boat ride through Old Mexico, featuring Disney's Three Caballeros (Donald Duck, Jose Carioca, and Panchito). The ride, which replaced 'El Rio de Tiempo' in 2007, follows the same course as that original boat ride through Epcot's Mexico pavilion.

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Readers' rating:

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53 votes, so far

Weird ride - Andrew Dougherty

It's lighthearted. I love the way the animation has been set into what was a rather tired ride, making it more fun and lively. It makes me think a visit to Mexico would be a good idea. - Martin Rees

mmmmmmmmmH !! - Tom Cunningham

i enjoy it world's greater than el rio di tempio. Very fun, worth a trip, but not a favorite - travis traymoore

A fitting way to get The Three Caballeros into a Disney ride. The movies look a bit dated but its definatly worth a ride. Makes you want to check out the restuarant afterwards. - Ben Price

I like it to be honest. Nice attraction for air conditioning and you might get a few nice pics for the photo album. 6/10 - D H

I was thrilled to see my favorite Disney characters, Joe Carioca and Panchito, returning to Disney. Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros are really unappreciated gems, and this right does a good job of capturing the fun and silliness of those films. - Mary Rude

Cute, but so boring even our babies fall asleep on it. But it has air conditioning and you can sit for five minutes! Trust me, by the time you make it all the way back there you will LOVE that. - Heather Olson

Such a cute and truly enjoyable ride. - Peter Pettigrew

I have to say, I agree with Larry's review. It's hard to believe this ride isn't a joke. Not only that, but it seems very rude and offensive to Mexican culture. Very, very disappointing. - Miranda Hopkins

Although it deserves a 7, I rate this ride a 6. Why, you ask? Many kids don't know who the Three Caballeros are (at least two of the Caballeros, they probably already know Donald Duck), and haven't even seen the movie. At least I had the Disney Sing-Along video which featured the title song from the movie, "The Three Caballeros", so I know the characters pretty well. - Jorge Arnoldson

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