Disneyland officially reopening April 30th

[Curious Constance]

I’m seriously bummed. It will be down our entire trip. Whyyyyyyyyyy.

 

[the_rich]

I’m seriously bummed. It will be down our entire trip. Whyyyyyyyyyy.

Damn. I get there the 22nd. Unpopular opinion, but I actually like the overlay better.

 

[BuzzedPotatoHead89]

Feels like this holiday transformation is getting earlier each year. Nothing says ringing in Labor Day weekend like gingerbread, Sandy Claws, and ghostly white snow.

 

[Curious Constance]

Damn. I get there the 22nd. Unpopular opinion, but I actually like the overlay better.

August 16th still leaves weeks of summer left for us in Oregon. Our schools don’t return until after Labor Day. That’s wayyyy too early to close it down if they must close it.

 

[DrAlice]

This brings up another point and probably Chapek's biggest flaw, his biggest concern is selling merchandise. Web Slingers even has the equivalent of video game DLC with the power up you can purchase. Much like Galaxy's Edge, Avengers Campus is something that requires people to buy additional merchandise to get the full experience of the land. This may work great for Chapek in the short term, but this isn't how you build up brand loyalty long term.

Agreed. We visited a small, local aquarium recently. It had a high entrance fee (for what it is), and then inside was one upcharge after another. The nickel and diming me to death does not inspire me to return or recommend it to anyone else. It felt like such a ripoff. Disney has always been expensive, but there was enough value in the experience to make it worth it. If they continue down the path of upcharge-land, they will dilute the brand. It will just become another Six Flags or Universal.

 

[Stevek]

Rough day at Disneyland today. Power surge caused a large number of rides at both parks to shut down. Disney has been restoring power for the last couple of hours.

 

[Tamandua]

Rough day at Disneyland today. Power surge caused a large number of rides at both parks to shut down. Disney has been restoring power for the last couple of hours.

I went once during a thunderstorm and pretty much every ride went down. I was on pirates and all the animatronics were hunched over like the hydrolics had failed.

 

[aaronml]

Based on photos online of DLR today, it’s hard to imagine that TDA is really limiting attendance much below what it was pre-COVID.

 

[truecoat]

August 16th still leaves weeks of summer left for us in Oregon. Our schools don’t return until after Labor Day. That’s wayyyy too early to close it down if they must close it.

We are going to be there on the 14th and 15th so we lucked out.

 

[Curious Constance]

We are going to be there on the 14th and 15th so we lucked out.

I’m glad for you! Still bummed, but oh well, what are you going to do?

 

[waltography]

Rough day at Disneyland today. Power surge caused a large number of rides at both parks to shut down. Disney has been restoring power for the last couple of hours.

Saw a TikTok yesterday from a woman who was afraid of heights stuck at the top of the Fun Wheel for an hour. Makes me wonder why they don't have backup generators for situations like this.

 

[mickEblu]

Saw a TikTok yesterday from a woman who was afraid of heights stuck at the top of the Fun Wheel for an hour. Makes me wonder why they don't have backup generators for situations like this.

During a family walk last night we talked about the worst places to get stuck on a ride at DLR. Some of our choices were….

- upside down on the loop on Incredicoaster

- Hell on Mr. Toad

- Finding Nemo

 

[Californian Elitist]

You don’t want to get stuck on Pan in the Never Land section. Once the lights are turned on, all the magic is ruined.

 

[Tamandua]

When I was a kid I was on the people mover and it broke while it was in an outside section. I remember them having to release the car so it slid into the next building so we could get off and use an emergency exit.

 

[Stevek]

Saw a TikTok yesterday from a woman who was afraid of heights stuck at the top of the Fun Wheel for an hour. Makes me wonder why they don't have backup generators for situations like this.

That sucks but I do have to wonder why someone afraid of heights would bother riding it

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

 

[DrAlice]

That sucks but I do have to wonder why someone afraid of heights would bother riding it

Because your family coerced you into it. Yes, I speak from experience. And no, I won't be doing it again.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

How does one ride the train at this point? It seems there is no access from anywhere except Main Street with all other stations shut down. Why are they doing this?

 

[castleparker]

How does one ride the train at this point? It seems there is no access from anywhere except Main Street with all other stations shut down. Why are they doing this?

Not enough staffing going by previous accounts. ^^ He won't see this though because I assume he has me on ignore

 

[PiratesMansion]

Saw a TikTok yesterday from a woman who was afraid of heights stuck at the top of the Fun Wheel for an hour. Makes me wonder why they don't have backup generators for situations like this.

That stinks, but ultimately all rides are machines capable of behaving unpredictably. Riders take on that risk when they board any ride vehicle.

It's not practical for Disney or any operator to plan and provide for every possible contingency concerning the ride and every possible guest reaction.