Some of the older rides at Disneyland are starting to show their age. In particular, Splash Mountain's Song of the South references are lost on the several generations who haven't seen (and likely won't see) the unreleasable 1946 film. Also the Tiki Room (much as I love the clicking Tiki logs) makes numerous references to stars and situations of the early 20th century which modern audiences are unlikely to understand.

The Tower of Terror disappointed, because it now is more of a cocktail shaker than a terrifying drop: it drops, then rises, then drops, then rises etc. ad nauseum. It makes no sense relative to the story of a damaged/cursed elevator. I really loved the first Tower of Terror, where the car would drop a bit, then provide this agonizing anticipation of the inevitable 14-floor drop. You really felt as if you were on an elevator that had lost its safety stops.

The newer rides are a kick. Ariel's Undersea Adventure is a really nice example of modern robotics, used to great effect. I particularly liked Toy Story Midway Madness in California Adventure: the 3d effects are used to create midway shooting galleries where you throw pies, darts, balls, hoops, etc. P.S., to British-English speakers: you may get a snicker at the title "Buzz Lightyear's Flying Tossers". The submarine ride recreated as Finding Nemo is a lot of fun. Loved Astro Blasters, perhaps more than Midway Mania because it uses real robotic targets rather than video ones.

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