Soarin' Expansion and new Soarin' Around the World film

[gmajew]

Down one tier 1 attraction for a long period of time, and people are going to all be choosing test track. Those who don't know any better will choose mission space instead. Epcot just shouldn't have tiers altogether. This shows that Epcot needs more attractions or at least attractions worthy of a FP.

crowd distribution... maybe it will get people to actually like that ride...

 

[rucifee]

It's been reported on the disboards that when Soarin goes down January 4th Mission Space has been moved up to a Tier 1 fastpass.

L. O. L.

 

[RSoxNo1]

Wasn't Maelstrom a Tier 1? They should just make it so you only get 2 Fastpasses at Epcot, DHS, and DAK and 3 at MK before you can get day of FP+.

 

[MadMax11]

Saw on Touring Plans that the scheduled re-open date is June 2. I'll be at WDW from June 3-10. Fingers crossed that it's on schedule! I'd love to get to see the new film then!

 

[JourneysEnd]

Wasn't Maelstrom a Tier 1? They should just make it so you only get 2 Fastpasses at Epcot, DHS, and DAK and 3 at MK before you can get day of FP+.

Nope, Maelstrom was a tier 2.

 

[Next Big Thing]

Nope, Maelstrom was a tier 2.

It had moved up to tier 1 by the time it closed. It was Tier 1 for quite some time, I believe.

 

[JourneysEnd]

It had moved up to tier 1 by the time it closed. It was Tier 1 for quite some time, I believe.

I was there two weeks before it closed and my FP+ for that day were Soarin, Maelstrom, and Figment Would have been Sept 19th, 2014

 

[Next Big Thing]

I was there two weeks before it closed and my FP+ for that day were Soarin, Maelstrom, and Figment

Looks like June 2014 is when Maelstrom changed from Tier 1 to Tier 2: http://blog.touringplans.com/2014/0...stpass-tiers-disneys-hollywood-studios-epcot/

 

[JourneysEnd]

Looks like June 2014 is when Maelstrom changed from Tier 1 to Tier 2: http://blog.touringplans.com/2014/0...stpass-tiers-disneys-hollywood-studios-epcot/

I can only tell you my FP+ for that Sept. So it went down to a 2. Makes sense. Just know if was a tier 2 in Sept because I had Soarin and Maelstrom the same day.
Will go back to a tier 1 for Frozen I would imagine.

 

[Next Big Thing]

I can only tell you my FP+ for that Sept. So it went down to a 2. Makes sense. Just know if was a tier 2 in Sept because I had Soarin and Maelstrom the same day.

I'm not disputing that because the article II linked to you would obviously show that you are correct, and by September it was indeed Tier 2.

 

[JourneysEnd]

I'm not disputing that because the article II linked to you would obviously show that you are correct, and by September it was indeed Tier 2.

Sorry, misread at first.

 

[danlb_2000]

http://orlparkpass.com/2015/11/epcot-helicopter-photo-update/

 

[Jwhee]

Here's another angle

 

[GhostHost1000]

I hope they take this refurb down time to fix the god awful hallways down to the ride that look like your walking through a dark damp basement dungeon - that amazes me everytime I see that

 

[Brad Bishop]

Interesting.. I thought it'd be parallel to the current building, not perpendicular to it.

 

[lifeguard1020]

I apologize if this has already been brought up, but it kinda looks like they're leaving room for a fourth theater in the future...

 

[danlb_2000]

I apologize if this has already been brought up, but it kinda looks like they're leaving room for a fourth theater in the future...

I think if they had this intention, that they would have oriented the new theater just like the old one.

 

[bjm72385]

I apologize if this has already been brought up, but it kinda looks like they're leaving room for a fourth theater in the future...

I don't think so. If they were going to build a fourth they would have built it now. That said, I still don't understand why they didn't just build a second building just like the first and have 4 theaters when finished. By the looks of the new aerial photos, I think there would have been enough room. Probably a very tight squeeze and maybe re-routing that service road a bit, but nothing Disney hasn't done before.

Also to add to the conversation above about FP+, I'm curious to see what they do once Frozen is open and Soarin reopens. I think it's obvious it will get moved to Tier 1, so will they have three options in Tier 1 and you get to choose one or two of them, or do they maybe move Test Track to Tier 2 like they did with ToT and TSMM.

 

[doctornick]

It had moved up to tier 1 by the time it closed. It was Tier 1 for quite some time, I believe.

Opposite: Maelstrom was initially a Tier 1, but got moved to Tier 2 (I believe Living with the Land got moved up to Tier 1 in its place).

Edit: OK, I see that this was already established.

 

[jklakeview]

Well Maelstrom was a tier 1 so I believe I would think Frozen will be too. This will definitely help with the Soarin' line. Anyone with little girls will be using their fp+ tier 1 ticket for Frozen. I have two boys that although they dont mind Frozen, they love soarin. We will hit Frozen really early or really late.

I don't think so. If they were going to build a fourth they would have built it now. That said, I still don't understand why they didn't just build a second building just like the first and have 4 theaters when finished. By the looks of the new aerial photos, I think there would have been enough room. Probably a very tight squeeze and maybe re-routing that service road a bit, but nothing Disney hasn't done before.

Also to add to the conversation above about FP+, I'm curious to see what they do once Frozen is open and Soarin reopens. I think it's obvious it will get moved to Tier 1, so will they have three options in Tier 1 and you get to choose one or two of them, or do they maybe move Test Track to Tier 2 like they did with ToT and TSMM.