Curtains Missing and No One Seems to Care?

[WDW1974]

I care. I think curtains are very important. They can be mysterious. They can be welcoming. I'm just glad we live in a world with them.

But I see this thread is yet another WDW vs. UNI thread and that school is out for summer judging by who is posting, so I'll retreat.

President Kalogridis FIX THE DAMN CURTAINS!!!

 

[StageFrenzy]

I care. I think curtains are very important. They can be mysterious. They can be welcoming. I'm just glad we live in a world with them.

But I see this thread is yet another WDW vs. UNI thread and that school is out for summer judging by who is posting, so I'll retreat.

President Kalogridis FIX THE DAMN CURTAINS!!!

and make the carpets match.

 

[RSoxNo1]

That's subjective though. I love Universal but don't personally rate Dudley, Popeye or Dr. Doom that highly. And a trolley?

But I agree, they have more attractions to spread the crowds out and have a variety of things to do, for everyone, so in a sense, it is more impressive than the three WDW parks you listed, and can appeal to a wide range of guests, unlike, IMO, the Disney parks now. You have a BIG selection of the guests who could visit calling MK a "kiddie park" (which is the first mistake right there; it shouldn't be). The parks have great attractions, but they need a heck of a lot more. They need to wake up and get with it. Personally, Uni has nothing to do with me saying that and they need to invest in their parks. They seem to forget "if you build it, they will come".

It really just doesn't help WDW that they haven't invested anything in DHS and Epcot for the last 8 years, minus a couple of things they more or less had to do. DHS needs more flat rides for the family (and a water ride would help immensely), Epcot needs major refurbishing for a majority of their attractions (but at least they have a couple of boat rides for everyone), and AK needs a couple of dark rides plus, IMO, about two or three more e-tickets. The lack of investment has never been more glaring.

I totally get Dudley and Dr. Doom not being rated highly, but Popeye's is the best raft ride I've ever experienced. The problem with it is that it absolutely soaks guests. For many people, that's more than enough reason to skip it.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

I care.

Do they even bother with going through the attractions with a checklist to make sure everything's working anymore? If so, why even bother?

 

[Tom]

I care.

Do they even bother with going through the attractions with a checklist to make sure everything's working anymore? If so, why even bother?

Well, they go through the required safety and maintenance checklists required by law and their underwriters. If they have time to do a pre-opening show check, it's a bonus.

 

[wdrive]

Well, they go through the required safety and maintenance checklists required by law and their underwriters. If they have time to do a pre-opening show check, it's a bonus.

And if something doesn't work they'll just open the ride anyway.

 

[RTeker]

I totally get Dudley and Dr. Doom not being rated highly, but Popeye's is the best raft ride I've ever experienced. The problem with it is that it absolutely soaks guests. For many people, that's more than enough reason to skip it.

that brings up a damn good question that has been bugging me for DECADES!! You know your gonna get soaked on the water rides, hell they even have the signs stating this fact before you even board the ride but WHY bother going on if you hate to get wet? and then you have these people who get the parks poncho's JUST so they wont get wet on the water rides and thats the only time they will most likely where them unless they call for rain, but then again when it rains and its over 85 degree's I laugh at these people cause thats some of the best rain to walk in so you can get cooled off

 

[RSoxNo1]

that brings up a damn good question that has been bugging me for DECADES!! You know your gonna get soaked on the water rides, hell they even have the signs stating this fact before you even board the ride but WHY bother going on if you hate to get wet? and then you have these people who get the parks poncho's JUST so they wont get wet on the water rides and thats the only time they will most likely where them unless they call for rain, but then again when it rains and its over 85 degree's I laugh at these people cause thats some of the best rain to walk in so you can get cooled off

I'm curious if a ride like Popeye's and Bluto's would be better off at a water park.

 

[RTeker]

I'm curious if a ride like Popeye's and Bluto's would be better off at a water park.

then what would the point of the ride then, these rides give people a chance to cool off at these parks

 

[StageFrenzy]

then what would the point of the ride then, these rides give people a chance to cool off at these parks

It also gives you a chance to walk around sopping wet, and in the hot humid Florida summer that is sometimes not pleasant. Plus chafeage.

 

[rob0519]

And if something doesn't work they'll just open the ride anyway.

Well if something cosmetic does not work, sure the ride will open. If a safety feature doesn't work, the ride won't open.

 

[unkadug]

Well if something cosmetic does not work, sure the ride will open. If a safety feature doesn't work, the ride won't open.

• Safety
• Courtesy
• Show
• Efficiency

Show trumps Efficiency...the attraction should be repaired ...not opened.

 

[Tom Morrow]

then what would the point of the ride then, these rides give people a chance to cool off at these parks

Well, there are other raft rides that don't get you quite so drenched. An example would be Grizzly River Run at DCA, though I've only ridden it twice, I only got slightly more wet than I would have on Splash Mountain or Jurassic Park. With Popeye, its equal to jumping in a pool with your clothes on. Ripsaw Falls isn't much dryer. It's a shame because for that reason I will almost never ride Popeye, but its unquestionably the best rapids ride in the world.

• Safety
• Courtesy
• Show
• Efficiency

Show trumps Efficiency...the attraction should be repaired ...not opened.

an argument that some will throw around is "well, keeping the attraction open is a courtesy to our guests."

But I say, no! Courtesy is providing them the quality that they paid premium prices for, even if it means briefly shutting down the ride to fix it.

 

[rob0519]

• Safety
• Courtesy
• Show
• Efficiency

Show trumps Efficiency...the attraction should be repaired ...not opened.

An attraction is not going to get shut down because it's not in premium show condition, see most monorail cabins for example. A few animatronics not working in IASW or most other attractions are not going to shut the ride down so they can be repaired. Disney was just better at taking care of that routine maintenance in the past and doing it at night so the guests would not be inconvenienced. I'm afraid, like it or not, those days are gone. Safety, getting as many people through the attractions as possible on a daily basis and profit seem to be TDOs main drivers.

 

[marni1971]

Given they've had several years to fix it.....

 

[Tom Morrow]

Yeah. It wouldn't be that big of a deal if broken effects or other bad show instances were fixed overnight, or even within a week... it's that they often remain broken for months or years, and sometimes never return.