News Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance to begin Standby September 23rd

[Rasstuss]

Sorry I haven't read the whole thread to see if this has been discussed. Does anyone think they will analyze how this goes and possibly open up Ratatouille in the same manner and scrap the virtual queue for stand by and IAS only?

 

[mikejs78]

Yep, feeling like we may have lucked out with our 9/24-9/30 dates. Last chance to do wdw without Genie, standby for RotR so we could do that first day and get it out of the way. Hopefully get out of there before 50th crowds ramp up. Feeling pretty, pretty good (read that in Larry David’s voice)

Well that’s unfortunate. A few of us are quite looking forward to it.

4-6 hours… Has anyone here waited 6 hours for an attraction ever? At any point at any park in the DIS portfolio? I’m not saying it hasn’t happened ever, but I’ve never heard such anecdotes. Ml

Methinks Bob may have been inflating the numbers a hair to make investors think getting waits under 3 hours is a huge success.

Flight of Passage once hit 6.5 hours....

 

[wdwmagic]

Sorry I haven't read the whole thread to see if this has been discussed. Does anyone think they will analyze how this goes and possibly open up Ratatouille in the same manner and scrap the virtual queue for stand by and IAS only?

Rat is definitely opening with the VQ, and is then moving to Standby and IAS when Genie comes online.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Honestly, I think Genie + and IAS will end up being a big win for Disney.

Just this ride alone has soooo much hype about it, anyone who doesn't go very often (like us) is going to want to pay for it if we can't get to ride otherwise. It's not like we can try again next month, or even the next year.
And I'm sure there are many, many people who will feel the same.

Initially, for brand new rides, I think you're right. But I don't think it's sustainable.

I've ridden Rise twice. I'll never pay a dime to ride it again. I might pay once to ride TRON, then I'll never pay a dime to ride it again. I might pay once to ride Guardians, then I'll never pay a dime to ride it again.

"I must get on this brand new thing to experience it for the first time" is a different level of demand than "this thing is still pretty new and I liked it a lot but I've checked the box already."

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Of the eight expected IAS attractions (Mine Train, Space, Rat, Test Track, Rise, Slinky, FoP, and Safari), I think only Rise and Rat will see meaningful uptake (at meaningful price points) to generate significant numbers for Disney. I just don't see anyone saying "yep, I'll pay $15 per person to skip a 45 minute wait at Space Mountain, which I've been riding since 1975," especially when Splash, Thunder, Pirates, Mansion, and Peter Pan are included in their $15 Genie+ purchase.

IAS feels like an afterthought. Genie+ will be the cash cow, because the uptake will be huge.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Yep, feeling like we may have lucked out with our 9/24-9/30 dates. Last chance to do wdw without Genie, standby for RotR so we could do that first day and get it out of the way. Hopefully get out of there before 50th crowds ramp up. Feeling pretty, pretty good (read that in Larry David’s voice)

Well that’s unfortunate. A few of us are quite looking forward to it.

4-6 hours… Has anyone here waited 6 hours for an attraction ever? At any point at any park in the DIS portfolio? I’m not saying it hasn’t happened ever, but I’ve never heard such anecdotes. Ml

Methinks Bob may have been inflating the numbers a hair to make investors think getting waits under 3 hours is a huge success.

Ohhhh…sorry about that.

I try not to talk too much about it. It’s technically a well built ride…I just have some IP/creative/operational issues with it.

ive ridden it twice and I liked it a little better the second time.

you’ll probably like it more than me

 

[disneygeek90]

4-6 hours… Has anyone here waited 6 hours for an attraction ever? At any point at any park in the DIS portfolio? I’m not saying it hasn’t happened ever, but I’ve never heard such anecdotes. Ml

February 2019 (2 years after open)

 

[Missing20K]

Flight of Passage once hit 6.5 hours....

I simply will never understand the “queueing for 6 hours” level of fandom for anything.

ETA: ok so apparently 6 hours is not unheard of. My feet hurt just thinking about it.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

February 2019 (2+ years after open)
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…might be a capacity issue because no one named “Bob” gets it.

that line loses money…as even the paid ones might

 

[disneygeek90]

…might be a capacity issue because no one named “Bob” gets it.

that line loses money…as even the paid ones might

You mean 105 minutes for a slow moving boat ride is not acceptable??

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

You mean 105 minutes for a slow moving boat ride is not acceptable??

A 5 minute one?

that’s only 13 minutes per……I think?

 

[mikejs78]

Rat is definitely opening with the VQ, and is then moving to Standby and IAS when Genie comes online.

Have you heard rumblings of the final attraction list for IAS?

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Have you heard rumblings of the final attraction list for IAS?

I believe @marni1971 indicated that it would be two per park.

Mine Train
Space Mountain (presumably swapping out with TRON when it opens)

Ratatouille
Test Track (presumably swapping out with Guardians when it opens)

Rise of the Resistance
Slinky Dog Dash (possibly swapping with Runaway Railway)

Flight of Passage
Kilimanjaro Safaris

 

[DisneyCane]

Of the eight expected IAS attractions (Mine Train, Space, Rat, Test Track, Rise, Slinky, FoP, and Safari), I think only Rise and Rat will see meaningful uptake (at meaningful price points) to generate significant numbers for Disney. I just don't see anyone saying "yep, I'll pay $15 per person to skip a 45 minute wait at Space Mountain, which I've been riding since 1975," especially when Splash, Thunder, Pirates, Mansion, and Peter Pan are included in their $15 Genie+ purchase.

IAS feels like an afterthought. Genie+ will be the cash cow, because the uptake will be huge.

I would personally only pay for FoP once in a while, maybe. I'd never pay for a new ride before I know if it is worth it. RotR is a fun ride but if there was an option for a 15 minute wait to just go through the pre-shows and exit after the storm trooper area I'd do that vs. wait 3 hours or pay for the ride itself.

 

[mikejs78]

I believe @marni1971 indicated that it would be two per park.

Mine Train
Space Mountain (presumably swapping out with TRON when it opens)

Ratatouille
Test Track (presumably swapping out with Guardians when it opens)

Rise of the Resistance
Slinky Dog Dash (possibly swapping with Runaway Railway)

Flight of Passage
Kilimanjaro Safaris

Yesterday @Magic Feather indicated that they may only start with 6 or 7 total.. so things may have changed since the announcement.

 

[Ayla]

How lovely, we arrive on the 24th for our next vacation and staying on-site we'll have a 30-minute start on the daily admission guests. I guess I'll be able to enjoy my breakfast on HS days.

The 30 minute early entry doesn't start until October 1st.

 

[mikejs78]

I would personally only pay for FoP once in a while, maybe. I'd never pay for a new ride before I know if it is worth it. RotR is a fun ride but if there was an option for a 15 minute wait to just go through the pre-shows and exit after the storm trooper area I'd do that vs. wait 3 hours or pay for the ride itself.

If you are willing to pay somewhat for Rise and you are staying on site, the smart thing to do would be to rope drop rise, and then pay for whatever the other attraction is - assuming you want to go on it without waiting. It will cost less than rise, have less demand, and I'd write that off as my discounted paying for rise... Or rope drop rise and then go wait for a longer, but still early in the day, wait for slinky or MMRR, and then don't pay anything.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Yesterday @Magic Feather indicated that they may only start with 6 or 7 total.. so things may have changed since the announcement.

I think that would be wise.

Kilimanjaro Safaris sticks out as not belonging on that list. It has monster capacity and is very long. It absolutely chews through guests. No need to bog it down. Let it eat.

 

[Rasstuss]

Rat is definitely opening with the VQ, and is then moving to Standby and IAS when Genie comes online.

But won't opening and Genie coming online be just a matter of days apart? We are at Epcot on Oct 8th, just trying to figure out what the strategy will be then.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Yesterday @Magic Feather indicated that they may only start with 6 or 7 total.. so things may have changed since the announcement.

It really makes no sense to try on space mountain or safaris…

slinky, test track and mine train aren’t worth it…but some will pay it.

and rise nor rat will warrant pay to go. They’re just modern omnimover rides…

So what was the point of this again?

…oh right…letting capacity fail as crowds increase for 20 years…right