spacemt354
Chili's
I never experienced a walk-on.
I've gone pretty much every August and sometimes February for the last 15 years. It's always at least 20-30 minutes. In fact we skipped it a few years simply due to the wait.
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Disney confirms 'Frozen' makeover coming to Epcot's Norway Pavilion
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I've gone pretty much every August and sometimes February for the last 15 years. It's always at least 20-30 minutes. In fact we skipped it a few years simply due to the wait.
xdan0920
Think for yourselfer
It's all so confusing. If only there was some sort of accounting standards we could point to.
Edit to add...
It would also be nice if TWDC didn't cook their books in order to hide the HUGE losses MDE and NextGen are accruing.
erasure fan1
Well-Known Member
That's a good point. I'm sure it will be very popular being the shiny new toy but after that, who knows. The short sighted easy fix is often not the long term solution.
@CaptainAmerica...pretty sure we need the sarcasm font on this one, too!
Disneyhead'71
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WDW's Frozen ride. $75 million. TDS Frozen ride $500 million. Seems that Epcot is getting the cheaper Frozen ride. By a WHOLE FREAKIN' LOT!
WedwayPM
Active Member
I have. Quite a few times. (Walked on). I've also skipped it due to an excessive stand-by time. Maelstrom was an anomaly in terms of wait times. It was hit or miss. While I enjoyed it and will miss it from a nostalgia standpoint, I'm also not ashamed to say I'm not so bothered by a Frozen ride taking over. I'm just not. To me it's not that big a deal. There will always be those that are unhappy with the direction WS is taking but there will also be a ton of paying guests each day who never even think about the fact that Frozen doesn't 'belong in Norway'. I prefer to not let it ruin my Disney experience. I will ride Frozen when it opens and I will probably love it. But I'm a glass half full kind of gal when it comes to Disney.
To each his own.
Disneyhead'71
Well-Known Member
Ok, the current accept figures for NFL and DA are $450M and $265M, respectively.
And no, DA isn't pure expansion space it sits where Amity/Jaws were. Which included a pretty significant water basin for the Jaws attraction.
JordanNite
Well-Known Member
Utter nonsense. Even during the busiest of busiest days, like peak Summer days the wait time rarely ventured beyond 20 minutes.
JordanNite
Well-Known Member
I may be wrong. But Disney doesn't actually own Tokyo Disney Sea, and have no say over it's operation. They pay Disney to license their characters, theme parks, and rides. They are essentially a franchise operation - and doing very well.
However, i don't understand the hype about Disney Sea - it's actually pretty dull. Any ride they have tried to create themselves are usually rubbish and missing the magic
spacemt354
Chili's
JordanNite
Well-Known Member
Twice.
spacemt354
Chili's
Then we simply disagree on what constitutes a "dull" experience. This is not a "dull" experience to me...
Disneyhead'71
Well-Known Member
See, that's not what I have found. I have only ridden it twice. I really didn't like it. I would only ride it if the line was 20 mins. or less. I only saw it at 20 or less once after the first time I rode.
But I have to admit, sometimes I wouldn't even go see what the wait time was.
And a ride showcasing the country of Arendelle as the centerpiece of the Norwegian Pavilion in Epcot's World Showcase still hurts my brain.
Wikkler
Well-Known Member
My point.
CentralFLlife
Well-Known Member
Didn't WDI spend 100 million on Ariel's Undersea Adventure? Which was a ride they already had designed and built so they just needed to clone it.
Puts into perspective how they are with spending money.
Now they have 3/4 of that and have to essentially build another pavilion in addition to an attraction.
Puts into perspective how they are with spending money.
Now they have 3/4 of that and have to essentially build another pavilion in addition to an attraction.
Being against an illogical, cheap, short sighted decision is not the same as being unhappy over the direction of WS. Not being rude in any way. Just saying there is a difference and when looked at from a larger perspective, it's not a step forward. Not saying it's necessarily a step backward either, more of a lateral.
Frozen targets a much more specific audience than other Disney films would. I won't be surprised to see just as many kids that could care less about the new ride (boys probly). In fact, boys are much more stubborn to avoid anything too "girly". All the more proof that non IP based attractions have a better chance at standing the test of time and truly being fun for the whole family.
JordanNite
Well-Known Member
Nope, i shall disagree with you all day long. Perhaps you were just very unlucky, August is a peak time, and perhaps you hit the height of queue times for that particular m
It's very beautiful to look at, visually gorgeous as most other Disney parks. But at heart it's not the best park. The rides, bar Indiana Jones, are pretty woeful and underwhelming - the type you would see at a Cedars Parks. They've done these rides themselves, and it shows. It just lacks that magical disney factor.
Furthermore that Canal idea looks great, but it's at the corner of of the park as you enter, and goes nowhere. It sounds a good idea, but is misjudged.
Travel Junkie
Well-Known Member
Well we found the .01% that doesn’t like Disney Sea.
Yes OLC owns TDR and pays a licensing fee to Disney. WDI pitches them projects and OLC has authority to say yes or no.
spacemt354
Chili's
Nope, Floridians go back to school the middle of August when we go down. So not peak times like Christmas nor June/July. So again, agree to disagree.
JordanNite
Well-Known Member
What date you go when waits exceeded 20 minutes for Maelstorm? The EXACT date.