MK Cars-Themed Attractions at Magic Kingdom

[TrainsOfDisney]

I wonder what percentage of guests ride:
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
Mad Tea Party
The Magin Carpets of Aladdin
Astro Orbiter
at Magic Kingdom?

Most operate at or close to capacity the majority of the day.

Tea Party would be around 7,700.
If MK had 30k guests that would be about 25%. (Assuming 10 hours of full operation).

If MK had more guests it would also likely have longer operation hours so the percentage would probably be similar.

Just back of napkin math - certainly not precise.

 

[Smooth]

Most operate at or close to capacity the majority of the day.

Tea Party would be around 7,700.
If MK had 30k guests that would be about 25%. (Assuming 10 hours of full operation).

If MK had more guests it would also likely have longer operation hours so the percentage would probably be similar.

Just back of napkin math - certainly not precise.

Interesting. I really was asking a legitimate question. I have never experienced the spinning cups or the flying carpets and I have only been on the carrousel and spinnin rockets once.
My first visited to WDW was in 1977. With many, many trips since.
BTW I'm heading out right now to the Magic Kingdom for the day. It's been several years since we have been.

 

[Smooth]

Of course the attractions I mentioned are very small in their 'footprint'. But if any of these attractions were removed the visual impact would not be so great.

 

[Brer Panther]

I wonder what percentage of guests ride:
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
Mad Tea Party
The Magin Carpets of Aladdin
Astro Orbiter
at Magic Kingdom?

Sssssssssh, Iger will hear you.

 

[James Alucobond]

Of course the attractions I mentioned are very small in their 'footprint'. But if any of these attractions were removed the visual impact would not be so great.

The magic carpets weren't there for years, and the area actually looked much better without them.

 

[JD80]

We need a new stat: People per Hour per square feet!!

That's pretty easy. Someone get on google maps and get me the square footage. I'll do a few:

Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
1400 pph, 6000 sqft = 0.23 pph/sqft

Mad Tea Party
850 pph, 12000 sqft = 0.07 pph/sqft

The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
960 pph, 8000 sqft = 0.12 pph/sqft

Astro Orbiter
420 pph, 6900 sqft = 0.06 pph/sqft

Liberty Bell + TSI
1350 pph + 500 pph, 392,000 sqft = 0.005 pph/sqft

Pirates (I counted the ride building, shop, bathrooms etc.)
3200 pph, 95000 sqft = 0.03 pph/sqft

 

[ChewbaccaYourMum]

I don;t think I have ever thought about this before some how but is there any dining/food locations in this expansion (obv for villains there is, but talking cars area)

I think with the popularity of the Cozy Cone - Mac and Cheese in a cone at Cars Land in DCA, we can expect that to come to this area in some way.

Especially that they do this same type of food at How to Train your Dragon in Epic and it's a massive hit there as well.

I'm not sure how they make it work since our Cars area is not themed to Route 66 and no Cozy Cone, but I feel like it would be a missed opportunity to bring that food over to WDW, as I can't think of any place it is currently in WDW? That snack feels synonymous with Cars in the Disney Parks, for me at least.

 

[Bocabear]

The magic carpets weren't there for years, and the area actually looked much better without them.

I agree... it would be nice to have that open space again... maybe add some more set-dressing to that space... More Immersive...

 

[JD80]

I'm down for removing Magic Carpets, but you are still removing capacity from the park which stinks. Adventureland is my favorite park of the park so I wouldn't mind.

 

[plutofan15]

By my math once not zero.

My family did it several times so we made up for it

My kid even found the paint brush... If you know, you know.

The point being, one visit was enough and there was no interest over a subsequent dozen and a half trips to visit TSI again for kids in the target demographic. Of course, others may feel otherwise.

 

[n2hifi]

I have an odd take on this. I have never ridden the riverboat and have only been to TSI once. I was good with that and have had no desire to do either since, yet I still hated to see them go for nostalgia reasons. In fact, I kind of wanted to go and see them one last time after I heard they were closing for some reason. That said, I do look forward to Piston Peak. As a side note, we always ride carpets, and the rest of my family does the carousel and teacups every trip. Astro is a bit of a mixed bag for us, not a priority.

 

[marni1971]

If you look at Yesterland's "Two Myths of WS" article, you'll see there's a little space behind the pavilion as it is, plus an "unused" plot to the east reserved for a future nation. But both France and Norway recently annexed spans previously reserved for other nations, so there's still some hypothetical possibility here.

Behind Morocco? Was for a phase two expanded dinner show rear projection set up.

Anyway, a year ago. Lest we forget.

 

[Andrew C]

Behind Morocco? Was for a phase two expanded dinner show rear projection set up.

Anyway, a year ago. Lest we forget.

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[Fox&Hound]

I think with the popularity of the Cozy Cone - Mac and Cheese in a cone at Cars Land in DCA, we can expect that to come to this area in some way.

Especially that they do this same type of food at How to Train your Dragon in Epic and it's a massive hit there as well.

I'm not sure how they make it work since our Cars area is not themed to Route 66 and no Cozy Cone, but I feel like it would be a missed opportunity to bring that food over to WDW, as I can't think of any place it is currently in WDW? That snack feels synonymous with Cars in the Disney Parks, for me at least.

I would hope we would get some snack stands or smaller dining around cars- even if not themed to the Cozy Cone itself. I agree it is a real miss if we do not.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

On a more serious note, those photos illustrate something about RoA that I don't want people to forget

For all the comments insisting that the area was boring, or that they didn't care, no one has ever called the river and especially not the riverboat itself, ugly

It's a word that's often used to describe other things in Disney parks, but never this space

And having nice looking things just for the sake of having them, is a large part of what makes Disney theme parks Disney

 

[LittleBuford]

Look at all that WASTED, UNDERULTIZED space!

Can't believe the clowns in charge waited 50 years to do something about it!

Soon I'll be able to buy a $40 mixed drink from Cruella's Cabaret, get on a roller coaster and throw up after!

It's gonna be sick...just like me!

I’m also angry at the river’s loss, but Villains Land isn’t what’s replacing it.

 

[lazyboy97o]

I’m also angry at the river’s loss, but Villains Land isn’t what’s replacing it.

It’s a good chunk of what is replacing it. Cars is only going into the southern portion of the river space.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

It’s a good chunk of what is replacing it. Cars is only going into the southern portion of the river space.

And the entirety of the river is important too, not just the most visible portions along guest pathways

That you can't see it all from those locations helps to sell the illusion of the space extending far beyond the park and with sightlines from the North end of the river.

Like how the Jungle Cruise would be less interesting if you could see it all from the loading dock.

 

[LittleBuford]

It’s a good chunk of what is replacing it. Cars is only going into the southern portion of the river space.

Given that the poster I was responding to framed his (perfectly legitimate) complaint in terms of the area's beauty, I thought we were talking about the sections visible from Frontierland and Liberty Square, not the parts that relatively few guests ever saw.

 

[mattpeto]

It’s a good chunk of what is replacing it. Cars is only going into the southern portion of the river space.

Beyond Big Thunder Mountain was always just really adjacent.