A Spirited Perfect Ten

Lee

Lee

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Funmeister

Funmeister

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Cosmic Commando said:
Yes. My memory is a little hazy on the specifics of the ride, but it seems like the switches would be the major bottleneck.

After looking up the layout... Yeesh! I forgot how short the ride was!
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Yeah, I think the bigger problem in that area is not only the switches but the lift hill and drop integrated with the two switches. The way the flume is designed I do not think they would be able to convert the switches into a "curve."
 
Bairstow

Bairstow

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BernardandBianca said:
As someone pointed out previously, why stick with the flume-type ride, and instead install an omnimover? That should increase capacity, even if using the same track. You don't have to be concerned with the direction change either.
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That wouldn't be an effective use of existing resources, nor would it be cost-effective. At that point, what's the purpose of even using the existing show building?
 
AEfx

AEfx

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ford91exploder said:
True but we were pressing for something on par with the cultural impact of the movie, Personally I'm meh on frozen but I think it is a new Disney classic because lets face it people LOVE IT, I was in a drive through for coffee and 'Let it Go' started up on Sirius and the girl at the window immediately started beaming she was so happy to hear the song. That says cultural resonance to me. Tokyo is giving Frozen the attraction it SHOULD have in WDW.
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Agreed on all counts.

I just thought before we went down the road of "low-brow spectacle crap" with Frozen it was time for a bit of a reality check; we often forget because of how highly we revere Disney classics, but in general the term "Disney-fied" is a huge pejorative and pretty much the worst thing you can say about something artistically in "high brow" circles. It stands for precisely what Frozen was being accused of - watered down, pandering, crass commercialization, no "nutritional" value.

Now, I may not agree with that, because the snottier you get about culture the less you truly understand it, but if we are going to talk about artistic value, it must be mentioned if we are going to go there.
 
Sonconato

Sonconato

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wishiwere@wdw said:
Spot on and couldn't agree more. Up until a year ago, I was in the area on business travel multiple times a year for 6 years and witnessed this change first hand while using the crap out of my AP. In 2010 I could show up certain times of the year after we wrap at 6pm and almost have a private park all to myself. Through 2012-2013 I noticed a massive change. Even my family noticed this happening and we bailed on going as a family entirely in 2014.
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Is this maybe when the monthly payment plan started really taking hold? I live in the Orlando area and am an annual passholder, and I noticed that a little time after the implementation of the payment plan, the park really increased on occupancy, especially when seasonal passholders could go.
 
PhotoDave219

PhotoDave219

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Sonconato said:
Is this maybe when the monthly payment plan started really taking hold? I live in the Orlando area and am an annual passholder, and I noticed that a little time after the implementation of the payment plan, the park really increased on occupancy, especially when seasonal passholders could go.
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Passholders are a very slim percentage of the audience makeup at WDW.
 

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