Avatar construction aerial updates

HauntedMansionFLA

HauntedMansionFLA

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GoofGoof said:
It would be real good. That's roughly 26,000 riders in a 12 hour park day. I believe that's around the average daily attendance if you believe TEA attendance numbers. It would be the highest capacity ride at AK next to Dinosaur. That number assumes optimal load/unload times so I would expect the actual number to be lower.

Here's a sight which lists ride capacity. It's not my sight so I can't vouch for accuracy, but it seems pretty good to me:

https://crooksinwdw.wordpress.com/2013/12/14/theoreticaloperational-hourly-ride-capacity-at-wdw/
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Interesting look at the numbers per park. Thanks for the information
 
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doctornick

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RSoxNo1 said:
I have reason to believe the capacity will be lower.
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Are you basing that on the idea that it will not have the same config as a typical Vekoma setup? I am under the impression that this might have fewer seats per theater which would obviously negatively impact capacity.

Also, capacity would be highly dependent on the length of the ride and how long it takes to unload/load. the 10 minutes used in the estimate is just a wild guess since we have no idea how long the ride is expected to be.
 
RSoxNo1

RSoxNo1

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danlb_2000 said:
How much lower?
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doctornick said:
Are you basing that on the idea that it will not have the same config as a typical Vekoma setup? I am under the impression that this might have fewer seats per theater which would obviously negatively impact capacity.

Also, capacity would be highly dependent on the length of the ride and how long it takes to unload/load. the 10 minutes used in the estimate is just a wild guess since we have no idea how long the ride is expected to be.
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It's hard to tell, but basically what we've seen indicates fewer seats than the typical Vekoma setup. It's entirely possible that those are visual representations to show that we're looking at seats, while the count of actual seats is incorrect. I've said in the past that any E-ticket attraction in WDW cannot operate effectively with a capacity below 1400. I would hope that the capacity of this is closer to 1800-2000, but the info that has leaked put it in the 1300-1500 range.
 
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twebber55

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RSoxNo1 said:
It's hard to tell, but basically what we've seen indicates fewer seats than the typical Vekoma setup. It's entirely possible that those are visual representations to show that we're looking at seats, while the count of actual seats is incorrect. I've said in the past that any E-ticket attraction in WDW cannot operate effectively with a capacity below 1400. I would hope that the capacity of this is closer to 1800-2000, but the info that has leaked put it in the 1300-1500 range.
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there is zero chance of really knowing exactly what the capacity will be for no other reason that we don't know the length of the ride let alone seat capacity.....pure guesses although educated are just guesses
 
GoofGoof

GoofGoof

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twebber55 said:
there is zero chance of really knowing exactly what the capacity will be for no other reason that we don't know the length of the ride let alone seat capacity.....pure guesses although educated are just guesses
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Based on what's happening now with Soarin and TSMM I think it's safe to assume they would be smart enough to build this with adequate capacity. I think as @RSoxNo1 said the 1,400 number needs to be the minimum. Anything less will be problematic. I would assume they might even consider shortening the ride to ensure the capacity is enough. It's all about FP+ these days.
 
DoTheImpossible

DoTheImpossible

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It seems like the two rides in Avatar Land will be in fairly close proximity to one another (unless I'm viewing the aerials incorrectly) which makes me think they'd almost have to open it all at once. I suppose if they complete the exteriors they could always finish work inside, so they indeed could open in phases though. You'd hope that they'd just finish this thing in the amount of time they're taking but I could easily see them phasing to drag out the "grand opening." Especially since it's all but confirmed that Star Wars in DHS and the re-do won't be complete until 2020/21. Meh.
 
danlb_2000

danlb_2000

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DoTheImpossible said:
It seems like the two rides in Avatar Land will be in fairly close proximity to one another (unless I'm viewing the aerials incorrectly) which makes me think they'd almost have to open it all at once. I suppose if they complete the exteriors they could always finish work inside, so they indeed could open in phases though. You'd hope that they'd just finish this thing in the amount of time they're taking but I could easily see them phasing to drag out the "grand opening." Especially since it's all but confirmed that Star Wars in DHS and the re-do won't be complete until 2020/21. Meh.
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The ride buildings will be physically connected to each other.
 
flyerjab

flyerjab

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One thing that I will say regarding the photos that went along with the overhead video, I don't see how the boat ride can be as big as people were depicting it. That one section appears to be completely walled off now from the large, flat concrete space in front of the simulator building. There does not seem to be any openings that would connect them. That tells me that the boat ride is only the front area of concrete that is not yet enclosed. Maybe someone can correct me on this point. I am definitely not a construction expert.
 

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