WDW during a Recession / Economic Downturn

[Jrb1979]

I honestly don't feel like it's very appealing at all to wait for 5 hours for a ride at Universal, but that's just my take:

Blockbuster new theme park is already seeing 5-hour wait times

Thursday marks the official opening of Universal Orlando Resort's Epic Universe, the first major new theme park in the United States in over a decade.

www.sfgate.com

I have no issues waiting long for rides. I was just at Cedar Point for my yearly trip and I waited in 90-120 minute waits all day. People are so spoiled with Disney and Fast Pass systems that they are allergic to waiting in any line.

 

[Chi84]

I have no issues waiting long for rides. I was just at Cedar Point for my yearly trip and I waited in 90-120 minute waits all day. People are so spoiled with Disney and Fast Pass systems that they are allergic to waiting in any line.

I don’t think they’re spoiled or allergic. Maybe they would prefer spending their time enjoying the parks instead of waiting in line.

 

[Jrb1979]

I don’t think they’re spoiled or allergic. Maybe they would prefer spending their time enjoying the parks instead of waiting in line.

While everyone would love that, outside of Disney, waiting in long lines is part of going to any park. Unless you pay high prices to have short waits. Just this past week at Cedar Point it was $200 a person to skip the line.

 

[lazyboy97o]

While everyone would love that, outside of Disney, waiting in long lines is part of going to any park. Unless you pay high prices to have short waits. Just this past week at Cedar Point it was $200 a person to skip the line.

Long waits are not good nor should they be accepted as a standard. It means a park has insufficient attraction capacity.

 

[Eric Graham]

well, epic is brand new..it'll take its course..

 

[Chi84]

While everyone would love that, outside of Disney, waiting in long lines is part of going to any park. Unless you pay high prices to have short waits. Just this past week at Cedar Point it was $200 a person to skip the line.

To me that crosses Cedar Point off the list. There's no way I would waste that much vacation time standing in lines.

 

[Jrb1979]

Long waits are not good nor should they be accepted as a standard. It means a park has insufficient attraction capacity.

Cedar Point has 71 rides and attractions. It's just that everyone wants to ride the big 4 coasters more than everything else. They had an average of 120 minutes will everything else was 60.

 

[Jrb1979]

To me that crosses Cedar Point off the list. There's no way I would waste that much vacation time standing in lines.

That's normal for most regional parks. Dollywood is no different.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I have no issues waiting long for rides. I was just at Cedar Point for my yearly trip and I waited in 90-120 minute waits all day. People are so spoiled with Disney and Fast Pass systems that they are allergic to waiting in any line.

…I remember the 90’s too

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Long waits are not good nor should they be accepted as a standard. It means a park has insufficient attraction capacity.

Ironic considering the tactics employed in the Parks we talk about here almost exclusively

 

[Chi84]

That's normal for most regional parks. Dollywood is no different.

All regional parks require you to wait 90 to 120 minutes for rides? You’d have to spend most of your day standing in lines.

 

[Jrb1979]

All regional parks require you to wait 90 to 120 minutes for rides? You’d have to spend most of your day standing in lines.

Not all rides are 90 to 120. Most major rides are that way. Especially for most parks I've been too. Family rides and kiddie rides never reach that point but if you're going to ride most top coasters you are going to wait 90 to 120 minutes on average.

 

[Lilofan]

I honestly don't feel like it's very appealing at all to wait for 5 hours for a ride at Universal, but that's just my take:

Blockbuster new theme park is already seeing 5-hour wait times

Thursday marks the official opening of Universal Orlando Resort's Epic Universe, the first major new theme park in the United States in over a decade.

www.sfgate.com

When the Frozen ride opened a number of years ago at Epcot the wait was over 4 hours on the first day and the cast gave free ice cream to guests in line. What’s Uni guests getting for their wait?

 

[Jrb1979]

When the Frozen ride opened a number of years ago at Epcot the wait was over 4 hours on the first day and the cast gave free ice cream to guests in line. What’s Uni guests getting for their wait?

The joy of getting to ride a new attraction.

 

[Andrew C]

When the Frozen ride opened a number of years ago at Epcot the wait was over 4 hours on the first day and the cast gave free ice cream to guests in line. What’s Uni guests getting for their wait?

A far better attraction?

 

[Lilofan]

A far better attraction?

Eye of the beholder , no more no less. Like Josh had stated the ones that visit Orlando will experience Epic and also other places ( ie Disney ). The Mouse always comes out on top ( ie annual attendance compared to Uni ).

 

[JenniferS]

These Epic-deniers are epic deniers.

 

[Lilofan]

These Epic-deniers are epic deniers.

Epic opening will just drive more traffic to Disney. Not if but when.

 

[Eric Graham]

When the Frozen ride opened a number of years ago at Epcot the wait was over 4 hours on the first day and the cast gave free ice cream to guests in line. What’s Uni guests getting for their wait?

That was oh so very nice of Disney to do that!

 

[Mr. Sullivan]

When the Frozen ride opened a number of years ago at Epcot the wait was over 4 hours on the first day and the cast gave free ice cream to guests in line. What’s Uni guests getting for their wait?

A lot of them got Express Passes if their prolonged wait was due to issues with the ride.

Mind you this wait time was for one singular attraction which was Harry Potter. The rest of the park's rides did not have wait times anywhere near that.