mdcpr
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Once in a lifetime, or once and done and move to something else? I know more people in the second group, than the first.Certainly not all of them, but many guests who visit WDW are on a once in a lifetime vacation.
Once in a lifetime, or once and done and move to something else? I know more people in the second group, than the first.Certainly not all of them, but many guests who visit WDW are on a once in a lifetime vacation.
I mean, a week into operation there was a fairly major malfunction that shut the whole system down for multiple days. While not a national emergency, it’s a pretty dramatic occurrence.It really is crazy how over dramatic everyone is... you'd think there was a mass casualty event every day with some of these comments.
I made a trip on the Epcot line with zero stops! But there’s also very few people on today too.
Fairly major is a bit of an overstatement.I mean, a week into operation there was a fairly major malfunction that shut the whole system down for multiple days. While not a national emergency, it’s a pretty dramatic occurrence.
Is it? The cabs piled up in the station. Windows shattered. Guests emergency evacuated in bucket trucks. Seems kinda major.Fairly major is a bit of an overstatement.
Fairly major is a bit of an overstatement.
As a life long skier, this is something that's incredibly common on chairlifts and gondolas at ski resorts. As the operators get more confident they will do exactly what you mentioned...slow the line down more often in terms of an anticipated issue, but come to a complete stop less often. Not sure what the actual difference would be in terms of capacity, but I'm sure it's not as alarming to the less familiar guests.
The way that some are completely unwilling to consider any possible cause for concern of any kind, it seems kind of weird. Like maybe Disney has people on here trying to sway opinion.
While I don't disagree that this was a fairly major incident to have occur so soon after opening, only one window broke, and one cabin was evacuated while still on the line because of a possible medical emergency...just don't want to swing too far the other way by over-stating the situation.Is it? The cabs piled up in the station. Windows shattered. Guests emergency evacuated in bucket trucks. Seems kinda major.
It really isn't. It was large enough of a problem that it caused physical damage to a brand new attraction that had opened less than a week prior. While I consider it enormously fortunate that no one was hurt, that isn't a scenario any resort/entertainment venue wants to go through. It was an expensive situation in terms of bad PR, damage to the cabins, cost to modify systems/retrain staff, and the cost of the emergency services evacuation.Fairly major is a bit of an overstatement.
This may be my favourite post ever!No, we like to mix with the common folk at Disney. More fun then the rides sometimes.
You know how many times in the last 20 years I stood in line to get my food and put it on a tray? I'm not sure but it was only at Disney. I just don't eat like that in real life. It's an experience from the past, just the same as getting on a public bus. You know how many times I have been on a bus in the last 20 years? I don't know but every time was at Disney. The list goes on, it's kind of entertaining because I just don't do this stuff in real life and it's good training for my kids to be able to function out with the masses.
My butler brought it to my attention.This may be my favourite post ever!
Half of the issue was a guest who shouldn’t have been on such a conveyance in the first place.While I don't disagree that this was a fairly major incident to have occur so soon after opening, only one window broke, and one cabin was evacuated while still on the line because of a possible medical emergency...just don't want to swing too far the other way by over-stating the situation.
It really isn't. It was large enough of a problem that it caused physical damage to a brand new attraction that had opened less than a week prior. While I consider it enormously fortunate that no one was hurt, that isn't a scenario any resort/entertainment venue wants to go through. It was an expensive situation in terms of bad PR, damage to the cabins, cost to modify systems/retrain staff, and the cost of the emergency services evacuation.
Only a gondola with the person having a panic attack was evacuated.This first week of operation was just that - the first week of fully loaded, fully operational use. All the testing in the world probably wouldn't be enough to simulate such "real world conditions." That said, what happened WAS major. It's not like the ride just ground to a halt, or operated slowly or whatever. Gondolas collided, glass broke, people had to be evacuated with cherry pickers AND as a result the system was shut down for days afterward (although this is SOP in such cases). Regardless, you can't spin this as anything other than "serious." Let's hope that they're implementing changes where needed so this doesn't happen again... And that includes emergency manpower and equipment.
So? Being stuck, hanging up in the air for three hours and/or witnessing that isn't much better.Only a gondola with the person having a panic attack was evacuated.
Oh, I absolutely agree - I will give credit where credit is due, and criticize when warranted. However, to say this wasn't serious isn't doing it justice, IMO.Half of the issue was a guest who shouldn’t have been on such a conveyance in the first place.
Look, I’m very far from a Disney apologist, and you can see my history on this board, there’s plenty more to be pessimistic and side-eye about than this incident or this system around WDW.
There was so much misinformation spread and I’d really hate for a truly innovative thing that was brought to the swamps to fail from such nay saying that just isn’t accurate or captures the whole picture.
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