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Sadly they let it sit outside in the elements and the floats have already rusted. Such a shame.

Florida is so bicycle-friendly in July and August. Let me ask you a question? Why if you arrived on a bicycle would you even stop at the "automobile" toll booth? I would never stop, but for your information bicycles are $25 and those who walk through the toll booth are charged $20.

I remember this and the idea died very quickly. There is nothing to really discuss. What I will never forget is how wonderfully uncrowded the parks were immediately after 9/11.

I don't recall them ever running Toy Story Midway Mania as FastPass only. When was this? I'd like an example of when it was policy to close a line early?

If you read what I wrote then you would understand that I said they didn't allocate more than 50% of an attraction's throughput in FastPass distribution. I never talked about redemption which would be a higher number because of the various scenarios that I mentioned. 80% in redemption would be...

It's far from a myth, but an actual fact.

Disney has never cut off standby lines when they hit a certain length. Indiana Jones at Disneyland operated on a routine basis for several years after opening with a line that snaked outside the regular queue, through Adventureland, out to the Hub, and sometimes partially down Main Street. Cast...

I expect no more than 20% of the theoretical capacity and possibly even less will be reserved for LL. You have to account for downtime and in the case of a LL upcharge, the expectation from the guest is that they get to ride that attraction. A replacement LL if there is downtime is not going to...

Despite what some online bloggers claim the majority of the attraction capacity was never reserved for FP. In real-world operations sometimes the FP line would eat up more capacity in an hour than stand-by, but that would never be the plan. Those who claim that 60-80 percent of capacity was...

Disney historically has not closed lines early or close them if they reach a certain length. The one exception is single-rider lines. Closing lines early, unless advertised, is generally considered a bad practice. I've waited out the line at closing for Flight of Passage plenty of times and...

Universal is on the right path with the additional park. Universal is seeing growth with each addition in key metrics and the additional park will further increase interest in their brands and parks, increase on-property stays, and increasing length of stay. It's a very strategic move against...

I'll elaborate. With FP+ you would allow guests to make three reservations upfront. Essentially that individual was now waiting in three virtual lines and yet their physical self was still left to do something else- ride a ride, shop, dine, walk around. This exponentially increases how crowded...

I completely disagree. The Yeti in action made this attraction. To this day my first ride was one experience that I have never forgotten. I fortunately got to ride the attractions a lot during my initial visit and more with the Yeti in action during a second visit. Without the A mode experience...

No, I was actually there in May 2006? What is your source? Please explain how you know this to be fact? The layout was designed from the get-go for 5 train operations. The variable speed lift is a different story, but the speed of the lift is not what enables additional trains. There were plenty...

Both of those waterparks when in operation are basically at capacity during the times of the year when waterparks are actually in demand. There is a good reason why they're a separate gate park. They can be included with park hopping for a nominal charge.

The expectation that a new park would be built on average every 9-11 years is totally unrealistic. You're either going to run out of land or more likely demand for new parks will level off and you stop building. This has nothing to do with a lack of creative ideas. It's very well known that...

Everest was always designed to run 5 trains. It was not a modification. It was running 5 trains when I rode it in May 2006 with the Yeti working.

Maybe add Guardians of the Galaxy at California Adventure to your no-ride list since you said you will never ride it. I've yet to try the Guardians ride at California Adventure, but by most accounts, it is apparently better than Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. The California version of ToT fell...

I don't know how to respond to this paragraph since the message is not coherent. Virtual queues make a theme park feel more crowded. It's very well documented, this isn't some far our theory. It has nothing to do with the throughput of rides. It has nothing to do with increasing the number of...

This is what you get when you basically allow Orlando to dictate operations in California. The pricing is insane, especially when you consider they're not including Galaxy's Edge, Toontown, and Critter Country. In Orlando during the After Hours Events and parties, they at least include all of...