Diagon Alley reviews thread

[SJN1279]

I'm not trusting apps. I'm trusting my eyes. I was in the park just today. 60 min wait for FJ, Spidey, Hulk, 70 min wait for JP, hour+ for Despicable Me, Transformers was 45+, Gringotts was at 180...

Parks have been the opposite of "dead."

An hour for Despicable Me is actually pretty light.

 

[TubaGeek]

could you possible be referring to Dumbo-ie Magic Carpets of Aladdin, Astro Orbiter, Triceratops Spin?

That actually brings up another good point. Disney's 4 unique spinners are all painfully light on the ride aspect. Universal actually innovates to some degree, and makes their two spinners into pseudo-games.

 

[seahawk7]

When I finally got to ride Spiderman, I was so impressed with the effects. I don't like roller coasters but I can stomach this kind of ride. I can't wait to ride Transformers.

 

[Texas84]

Note to self: New lemonade and beer at Universal.

 

[Tom Morrow]

An hour for Despicable Me is actually pretty light.

but everything else having hour long waits means the park is pretty packed.

 

[SJN1279]

but everything else having hour long waits means the park is pretty packed.

No busier than a regular summer day outside of Diagon.

 

[Tom Morrow]

No busier than a regular summer day outside of Diagon.

...which is pretty busy. The argument was that the park was "dead", but it is/was clearly not.

 

[GLaDOS]

No busier than a regular summer day outside of Diagon.

You have the numbers to back that up? No?

Okay.

 

[TubaGeek]

No busier than a regular summer day outside of Diagon.

...which is pretty busy. The argument was that the park was "dead", but it is/was clearly not.

You have the numbers to back that up? No?

Okay.

Either way, if they're able to maintain their regular numbers, PLUS have a solid crowd at a high-capacity expansion (with a three hour line for one ride), that's pretty impressive. I was expecting this Summer to be crowded Potter, ghost town everything else. Clearly that's not the case.

 

[sonoma15]

You have the numbers to back that up? No?

Okay.

OoooooOooooo

 

[Captain Chaos]

People, please, start reporting the trolls and their posts and stop responding to them. It makes things much easier to read. Thank you.

 

[SJN1279]

If Universal can't pass any Disney park attendance with Diagon Alley, they aren't going to do it with Kong, Star Trek, Willie Wonka, or a Jurassic Park merry go round.

It looks like Frozen was the Potter neutralizer this summer for Disney.

 

[Disneyhead'71]

If Universal can't pass any Disney park attendance with Diagon Alley, they aren't going to do it with Kong, Star Trek, Willie Wonka, or a Jurassic Park merry go round.

It looks like Frozen was the Potter neutralizer this summer for Disney.

You're just makin' **** up, aren't you.

 

[SJN1279]

You're just makin' **** up, aren't you.

What am I making up?

 

[TalkingHead]

An hour for Despicable Me is actually pretty light.

It was an hour+. Over an hour. But you're just being a contrarian again, so carry on.

 

[Mike S]

Report trolls, don't feed them.

 

[Tony Perkis]

What am I making up?

That's a loaded question.

 

[Disneyhead'71]

What am I making up?

Frozen is Disney's Potter neutralizer? And I am absolutely positive that you have no inside source to Universal's numbers. Yep. You are pretty much making it all up as you go.

My insiders are telling me that the numbers were up before DA opened and their profits for the quarter support that claim. Since DA opened the place has been very busy.

I suspect that 2015 is the year that one of the UOR parks will surpass at least one of WDW's.

 

[Tony Perkis]

Frozen is Disney's Potter neutralizer? And I am absolutely positive that you have no inside source to Universal's numbers. Yep. You are pretty much making it all up as you go.

My insiders are telling me that the numbers were up before DA opened and their profits for the quarter support that claim. Since DA opened the place has been very busy.

I suspect that 2015 is the year that one of the UOR parks will surpass at least one of WDW's.

How anyone can fathom that a cheap, hastily out together Frozen show and meet-and-greet would be an international draw like DA is beyond me.

 

[JT3000]

If Universal can't pass any Disney park attendance with Diagon Alley, they aren't going to do it with Kong, Star Trek, Willie Wonka, or a Jurassic Park merry go round.

It looks like Frozen was the Potter neutralizer this summer for Disney.