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12/17/06- 1:15pm. AK at Capacity - Entrance Closed
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jmvd20
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While I have never read the RCID codes I did check generic national codes and there seems to be a gray area on public occupancy records for facilities with indoor and outdoor areas, such as a zoo, theme park etc... The main part of requiring posted capacities is for evacuation procedures, however they are geared towards evacuating a single structure not the entire area. While there are still set numbers for such places which are set by building codes there is nothing that says they must be made public.
jmvd20
Well-Known Member
:lol: Should have known.
Could you tell me what the reasons are for keeping the reasons of the reasons a secret then?
juan
Well-Known Member
I was referring to CP's not working that were in the park but had come in through the back
RonAnnArbor
Well-Known Member
I was at AK on the 17th -- in fact, I got my blue cupcake for being the first in line at Pizzafari for lunch!
The park was certainly not as crowded as any other time I have seen it -- and many many attrractions were running at half-capacity (i.e. only one side of Premevil whirl was open, only one loading dock was being used on Dinosaur).
WDW will close a parks admission for a period of time for many reasons OTHER than the park being at capacity -- usually it is because there are not enough employees assigned to the park for the day (i.e. not enough cast members to run the rides).
You hold the gate for awhile until the park visitors disperse, and by 1:00 many guests are leaving the park already so an hour or so later you can reopen the gates again.
This thread took a wrong turn right out of the gate in assuming that AK gates were closed because they had reached capacity. They had not.
The park was certainly not as crowded as any other time I have seen it -- and many many attrractions were running at half-capacity (i.e. only one side of Premevil whirl was open, only one loading dock was being used on Dinosaur).
WDW will close a parks admission for a period of time for many reasons OTHER than the park being at capacity -- usually it is because there are not enough employees assigned to the park for the day (i.e. not enough cast members to run the rides).
You hold the gate for awhile until the park visitors disperse, and by 1:00 many guests are leaving the park already so an hour or so later you can reopen the gates again.
This thread took a wrong turn right out of the gate in assuming that AK gates were closed because they had reached capacity. They had not.
jmvd20
Well-Known Member
However the capacity of the park depends upon the number of CM's as you yourself stated. Therefore the park was closed due to reaching it's capacity for that day, thus this thread did not take a wrong turn out of the gate.
RonAnnArbor
Well-Known Member
Exactly....no matter how much we argue in this forum about what "capacity" is for Animal Kingdom - it was NOT at "total capacity" for the day -- they may have planned for a capcity of 15,000 for the day -- and that is the "capacity" they reached on Sunday -- not the total capacity the park is capable of holding when it is fully staffed during summer or holiday peak.
CommandoDisney
Member
i just got back from wdw not more than an hour ago, and i was at DAK on that day! in fact, thats around the time we left! weird, it didnt seem that crowded, buts it a good thing we got everest taken care of, first thing! full trip report coming soon
cpt.jacksluv
New Member
Go AK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are now a man..as someone said!
You are now a man..as someone said!
Jarboe
New Member
Capacities: Parking
Here's my tidbit:
Although it seems exact capacities are not known for the parks for full staffed days (to us at least)...I think the best clue we have is the size of the parking lots. If you look at them on Google Earth, EPCOT's is the biggest, with MK as a close second. AK seems just slightly bigger than MGM, but both these lots seem to be about half as large as their predecessors. I think this is the best way for us to gage the levels...and the EPCOT - 100, MK - 85, AK - 45, and MGM - 40 are probably in the ballpark. Whew!
Here's my tidbit:
Although it seems exact capacities are not known for the parks for full staffed days (to us at least)...I think the best clue we have is the size of the parking lots. If you look at them on Google Earth, EPCOT's is the biggest, with MK as a close second. AK seems just slightly bigger than MGM, but both these lots seem to be about half as large as their predecessors. I think this is the best way for us to gage the levels...and the EPCOT - 100, MK - 85, AK - 45, and MGM - 40 are probably in the ballpark. Whew!
PhotoDave219
Well-Known Member
Proving that park capacity is Dynamic, rather than a hard and fast rule.
And total guests in one day is different from number of guests in the park at one time.
For example, Lets say the Fifth Gate has a "capacity" of 65k people at any one time, including rides, attractions, shows, and general areas.. They could have 200k total visitors for the day but never hit "capacity" because they never exceeded 65k at any one time.
PhotoDave219
Well-Known Member
Universal's attendance is lower than last years. Lord knows why because HHN had a lot of people. People actually coming to Florida for Vacation and specifically Orlando has oddly enough dropped. Yet more people keep coming to the mouse.... which is good in the short run for the company.
Perhaps the price of gas is catching up with everyone.
wdwmagic said:
Steve, did they ever say how many people were in Epcot or the MK for NYE2000? Based on the stories I've been told about Epcot, they has an insane number of people.
mkt said:I just posted what I was texted by the front entrance manager
Sure, blame it on a manager....they're the ones who said "Quick, put this on the internet!"
mousermerf
Account Suspended
High gas prices are actually a myth lately - they look high, but if you adjust for inflation, they're really not bad at all. It's just something the media grabbed onto and stuck with lately.
That's why my broke college student self can still afford gas.
Sure, blame it on a manager....they're the ones who said "Quick, put this on the internet!"
exactly! :lol:
Thurp
Member
My guess is because Universal has really not unveiled anything new recently other than the trolley ride at IOA.