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GiveMeTheMusic
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Fastpass did me no good for this show. I got a Fastpass and still waited 80 minutes to get in, so now people will line up for a show and when it's full they'll cut the line.
SSG
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It's the first step in moving to the new Marvel on Ice show.It looks like it is about to get even harder to get into Frozen- Live at the Hyperion. Fastpass will no longer be offered as of Monday, October 17th, except during very crowded days.
Why on earth are they doing this? This is only going to make the wait times for the show go up substantially.
TP2000
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Glad they are ditching Fastpass for this. Tried to use Fastpass to get the family with kiddies in to see this show back in September, and it was a disaster. They still waited over an hour to get into the show, clutching their rather worthless Fastpasses.
There are things Fastpass just doesn't work for. The massive 2,000 seat Hyperion Theatre is one of them. Aladdin never needed Fastpass.
There are things Fastpass just doesn't work for. The massive 2,000 seat Hyperion Theatre is one of them. Aladdin never needed Fastpass.
yookeroo
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It looks like it is about to get even harder to get into Frozen- Live at the Hyperion. Fastpass will no longer be offered as of Monday, October 17th, except during very crowded days.
Why on earth are they doing this? This is only going to make the wait times for the show go up substantially.
I saw the show on a Friday afternoon without a Fastpass. Walked up about 15 mins. before showtime.
mikenatcity1
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When I was there in mid/late September, there were times I would be passing by at 2pm and Fastpasses were still available for the 3rd show of the day. I did the show twice with Fastpass- both times it ate up HOURS of the day- i'm happy it will be gone...it's an amazing show, but I liked it better when it was first come/first served.
TP2000
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The Hyperion Theatre is a one-of-a-kind offering at Disney theme parks. There is no other theme park that has a facility like this. It's huge, and capable of producing truly world-class Broadway caliber shows. I've paid to see expensive musicals in New York and London that weren't in theaters as nice or as large as the Hyperion. It seats 2,000 people on four levels, and has a massive proscenium and giant backstage area.
There's nothing in Orlando, Tokyo or Paris like the Hyperion Theatre facility...
The other Disney theme parks may have a theater or two, but they are this type of scope and scale...
Cause, you know, Orlando and Tokyo have such perfectly miserable climates 8 or 10 months out of the year why wouldn't you want an outdoor facility for your parks "big theater"?
The 2,000 seat Hyperion Theatre, performing hour-long shows four times per day, does not need Fastpass. Fastpass at that facility just gums up the works and makes the entire process far less efficient. Want to see a Frozen musical at the Hyperion? Just show up 30 minutes before show time and choose which section you want to sit in; Orchestra, Upper Orchestra, Mezzanine or Balcony. Done!
There's nothing in Orlando, Tokyo or Paris like the Hyperion Theatre facility...
The other Disney theme parks may have a theater or two, but they are this type of scope and scale...
Cause, you know, Orlando and Tokyo have such perfectly miserable climates 8 or 10 months out of the year why wouldn't you want an outdoor facility for your parks "big theater"?
The 2,000 seat Hyperion Theatre, performing hour-long shows four times per day, does not need Fastpass. Fastpass at that facility just gums up the works and makes the entire process far less efficient. Want to see a Frozen musical at the Hyperion? Just show up 30 minutes before show time and choose which section you want to sit in; Orchestra, Upper Orchestra, Mezzanine or Balcony. Done!
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GiveMeTheMusic
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The Hyperion Theatre is a one-of-a-kind offering at Disney theme parks. There is no other theme park that has a facility like this. It's huge, and capable of producing truly world-class Broadway caliber shows. I've paid to see expensive musicals in New York and London that weren't in theaters as nice or as large as the Hyperion. It seats 2,000 people on four levels, and has a massive proscenium and giant backstage area.
There's nothing in Orlando, Tokyo or Paris like the Hyperion Theatre facility...
The other Disney theme parks may have a theater or two, but they are this type of scope and scale...
Cause, you know, Orlando and Tokyo have such perfectly miserable climates 8 or 10 months out of the year why wouldn't you want an outdoor facility for your parks "big theater"?
The 2,000 seat Hyperion Theatre, performing hour-long shows four times per day, does not need Fastpass. Fastpass at that facility just gums up the works and makes the entire process far less efficient. Want to see a Frozen musical at the Hyperion? Just show up 30 minutes before show time and choose which section you want to sit in; Orchestra, Upper Orchestra, Mezzanine or Balcony. Done!
To be fair, the Broadway Music Theater at TDS is a nicer, albeit smaller version of the Hyperion, and a similar venue will be built in TDL as part of their expansion.
WDW continues to punish their guests, who pay the highest theme park prices in the world, with aging uncomfortable facilities and aging uncomfortable shows.
Jones14
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The good news is that the Beauty and the Beast theatre is planned to be enclosed and heavily renovated. The key word being "planned", however, and the fact that it hasn't happened already is ridiculous.
Ismael Flores
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I'm glad fastoass is going and I also wish they didn't complicate things so much for these shows.
If people want to see it then have them show up at whatever time they want. Open up the queue an hour or so ahead of time and if people want to wait then fine. Let them go in the main entry way and then head down and pick the level you want. There should be counters as you pass the level entry gates and a cast member should be able to see the count and then just close it off when it's full.
If people want to see it then have them show up at whatever time they want. Open up the queue an hour or so ahead of time and if people want to wait then fine. Let them go in the main entry way and then head down and pick the level you want. There should be counters as you pass the level entry gates and a cast member should be able to see the count and then just close it off when it's full.
Little Green Men
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FOTLK?
Disneysea05
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- In the Parks
- Yes
Even Hong Kong Disneyland has a better venue for it with a stage floor capable of rotating and creating multi level tiers.
Emmanuel
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The shows page on the resorts website now has the fastpass section removed.
Also, they brought back the dining package for the show but its just the lunch at Carthay and reserved seating only. $89 per adult
Also, they brought back the dining package for the show but its just the lunch at Carthay and reserved seating only. $89 per adult
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GiveMeTheMusic
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The new theater, while nice on the outside, was a wasted opportunity. They didn't perform any technical upgrades and the audience still sit on bleachers. The show is a good one, but it's also 18 years old.
TP2000
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They love to put their "guests" on rows of aluminum bleachers out in the sun in Orlando, don't they?
I've seen just one stage show in Tokyo, a jungle themed acrobatic show in a modestly sized indoor theater near Indiana Jones in DisneySea. I generally skip the shows in Tokyo, because their venues are outdoor amphitheaters like the WDW parks have. (I have a habit of visiting in October, just as a typhoon is arriving or leaving.) Surprising it has taken 20 years before the Hyperion gets re-created somewhere. Leave it to Tokyo, though.
As lavish and unique as the Hyperion is, there are some key elements that mark it as firmly from the Paul Pressler era. Bathrooms located down the street and an outdoor lobby are the big ones. When the DCA makeover was announced in '07, WDI showed an upgrade and indoor lobby coming to the Hyperion. It got cut as two of the major things proposed for the Hollywood Backlot area; the flex theater replacing Muppets, and the Hyperion upgrade.
GiveMeTheMusic
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They love to put their "guests" on rows of aluminum bleachers out in the sun in Orlando, don't they?
I've seen just one stage show in Tokyo, a jungle themed acrobatic show in a modestly sized indoor theater near Indiana Jones in DisneySea. I generally skip the shows in Tokyo, because their venues are outdoor amphitheaters like the WDW parks have. (I have a habit of visiting in October, just as a typhoon is arriving or leaving.) Surprising it has taken 20 years before the Hyperion gets re-created somewhere. Leave it to Tokyo, though.
As lavish and unique as the Hyperion is, there are some key elements that mark it as firmly from the Paul Pressler era. Bathrooms located down the street and an outdoor lobby are the big ones. When the DCA makeover was announced in '07, WDI showed an upgrade and indoor lobby coming to the Hyperion. It got cut as two of the major things proposed for the Hollywood Backlot area; the flex theater replacing Muppets, and the Hyperion upgrade.
TP, you HAVE to see Big Band Beat when you get back to TDS. It's really wonderful and the theatre is gorgeous. It's like the Hyperion, but themed and with a lobby!
Still can't believe Hyperion is lobby-less and loads from outside. It's really low rent and unbecoming of a world class park.
FerretAfros
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I think that TDS's Broadway Music Theater is the best theater venue in any Disney park. It may not be as big as the Hyperion (I honestly don't know the capacity), but it is an infinitely nicer venue, with a fully realized lobby, luxurious seats, permanent interior décor, and a stage filled with lifts and other effects for the show. It still requires guests to queue outside in the nearby alleys of American Waterfront, but the overall experience is much nicer than the Hyperion, which has always felt unfinished outside and in.
Big Band Beat is basically a review show, so there's no real plot, but there's a huge cast of talented dancers, the requisite character appearances (where Mickey first played a drum set, years before Soundsational's far easier music), featured vocalists, and a live on-stage jazz band. They also do a Christmas version of the show, along with other special events throughout the year
As for Frozen, I'm glad they're ditching FPs. I attempted to see it over Labor Day weekend with FPs we got early in the morning. After returning to the theater and waiting nearly an hour, they cancelled the show without even letting us in. It would have been disappointing if that had happened under normal circumstances, but the additional inconvenience of FP made for a rather angry mob after all the time and effort we had wasted
Big Band Beat is basically a review show, so there's no real plot, but there's a huge cast of talented dancers, the requisite character appearances (where Mickey first played a drum set, years before Soundsational's far easier music), featured vocalists, and a live on-stage jazz band. They also do a Christmas version of the show, along with other special events throughout the year
As for Frozen, I'm glad they're ditching FPs. I attempted to see it over Labor Day weekend with FPs we got early in the morning. After returning to the theater and waiting nearly an hour, they cancelled the show without even letting us in. It would have been disappointing if that had happened under normal circumstances, but the additional inconvenience of FP made for a rather angry mob after all the time and effort we had wasted
brb1006
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Marie is also in the Big Band BeatI think that TDS's Broadway Music Theater is the best theater venue in any Disney park. It may not be as big as the Hyperion (I honestly don't know the capacity), but it is an infinitely nicer venue, with a fully realized lobby, luxurious seats, permanent interior décor, and a stage filled with lifts and other effects for the show. It still requires guests to queue outside in the nearby alleys of American Waterfront, but the overall experience is much nicer than the Hyperion, which has always felt unfinished outside and in.
Big Band Beat is basically a review show, so there's no real plot, but there's a huge cast of talented dancers, the requisite character appearances (where Mickey first played a drum set, years before Soundsational's far easier music), featured vocalists, and a live on-stage jazz band. They also do a Christmas version of the show, along with other special events throughout the year
As for Frozen, I'm glad they're ditching FPs. I attempted to see it over Labor Day weekend with FPs we got early in the morning. After returning to the theater and waiting nearly an hour, they cancelled the show without even letting us in. It would have been disappointing if that had happened under normal circumstances, but the additional inconvenience of FP made for a rather angry mob after all the time and effort we had wasted