Tiana's Riverboat Party with Festival of Fantasy Parade viewing coming soon

[wdwmagic]

http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions...val-of-fantasy-parade-viewing-coming-soon.htm

 

[PREMiERdrum]

Closing an *attraction* for 3 hours daily for an upcharge event?

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[Animaniac93-98]

Closing an *attraction* for 3 hours daily for an upcharge event?

:Face: :Wall: :Face: Wall: :Face: :Wall:

They could always extend operating hours to compensate for the closure...but that's unlikely.

 

[xdan0920]

This is embarrassing. What is going on down there?

 

[PREMiERdrum]

Unreasonable to wonder if they're trying to backend some of the revenue they had anticipated from RoL dining / dessert packages?

 

[JustInTime]

Okay. So I get why people hate this. I do. But this is the only dessert party that has ever even seemed slighly appealing to me. It's a shame that it will cut down on capacity for the ride tho

 

[DisneyDebRob]

 

[networkpro]

Inevitable, detractors abound if its not free, its not for thee.

 

[Cletus]

Will the District 9 Tent dwellers have to walk all the way over from Tomorrowland or will they be escorted?

 

[Animaniac93-98]

When MK opened the Rivers of America had two riverboats, keelboats and canoes to choose from. Now the only boat left is being closed for three hours a day for most guests. Maybe this is part of longer-term plan to dock the riverboat permanently?

 

[jt04]

How can anybody not like this idea? Seems perfect to me.

 

[MrHappy]

Potential conversation with my wife, walking from BOG to Splash:

Me: You see that at the Riverboat? That's where a family just like ours can spend $160 for dessert and view a parade.
Wife: Do those people know they can get dessert for less EVERYWHERE else.
Me: Dunno
Wife: Do those people know they can view the parade from pretty much ANYWHERE else
Me: Guess not
Wife: Hahahahahahahaha [pause] hahahahahahahahaha. Oh, geez, that's rich. Lets go, our Splash FP+ window is expiring.

 

[Jon81uk]

How can anybody not like this idea? Seems perfect to me.

This is why

When MK opened the Rivers of America had two riverboats, keelboats and canoes to choose from. Now the only boat left is being closed for three hours a day for most guests.

 

[jt04]

This is why

I favor this strategy as it could make expanding the MK more likely. IMO.

 

[danlb_2000]

I favor this strategy as it could make expanding the MK more likely. IMO.

Why expand when you can make more money by simply up-charging things.

 

[MrHappy]

Why expand when you can make more money by simply up-charging things.

I'm not a fan of these things. But can't be mad at Disney. Be mad at the people who allow it, those paying guests.
Personally, I'm not mad at anyone on this though. It doesn't effect my vacation one bit. If a family wants to have dessert in a "VIP" setting and pay for it, then great. Chances are I won't even notice, I got my own vacation going on.

 

[Magic Feather]

Parties similar to this have been considered for years, surprised they didn't pull the trigger then, but of all times, our good ol' Chap is going to love this.

 

[danlb_2000]

I will admit that this does seem like a cool idea for a desert party and it's in a price range I personally would pay for. It's just a shame that it requires shutting down the Riverboat for a couple hours every day.

 

[jt04]

Why expand when you can make more money by simply up-charging things.

Clearly the emphasis is on expanding the other 3 parks to distribute the crowds first for a better guest experience. And I don't mind charging for special adds. Doesn't harm me in the least. The cabanas are clearly a test, for example, and if successful I would guess something more permanent and less intrusive would be built. I love that Disney is always trying new things. Shows they are still innovating. Very Epcot of them.

 

[Notes from Neverland]

You'd think WDW was really, really hurting financially based on some of the decisions being made there.