Everest Website delayed

[elpirataman]

Ok they said January 16th and i don't remember a set time. Has it ever crossed to your mind that they may have techinical problems.

 

[mousermerf]

If it weren't for their track record they'd get the benefit of the doubt.

 

[1stStarIC2nite]

Disney ALWAYS does this! I knew I should have expected this, too. This is what happens when you revolve your day around this and all you get is "coming soon". Ironic, huh? Oh well... hopefully soon is sooner than we think...

 

[EpcotServo]

"Coming Soon!" - I hate those two words!

lol ya read my mind.:lol:
"Warning! During Expedition: Everest you will be enclosed in YET-1 trainers that simulate deep space Yeti conditions."
"It's go Time!!!":lol:

 

[elpirataman]

I think we just spend our day around the computer clicking the refresh button until something comes up LOL!

 

[mousermerf]

Don't suppose we can crash it do you?

 

[elpirataman]

Just watch it be 11:59 p.m. tonight when they finally put it up!

 

[Chape19714]

Don't Worry, It's still coming Soon(er or later). It needs to be soon!

 

[rdour@techminds]

Don't worry about it so much. This is Disney. it just seems that they don't understand what is available. All of their sites lack in quality because they just assume the people visiting them are potentially quite out of date with their surfin' technology. They use old flash, old QT, and provide almost no community atmosphere.

But they are not alone. Check out www.sixflags.com some time. Their site is horrible. How about Universal Studios, also garbage. These entertainment companies must have a reason for this though. Here are some potential "executive" barriers to entry into this market:

* Copyright worries. So caught up in the fear of p2p that they've totally missed the point. If they provided park albums and other media for purchase online, I'd have quite the credit card bill.

* No shopping. So they just let these other companies do it for them. They would make a killing if they put their product up on the website.

* Fear that people may not come to the parks if they can preview attractions. This is garbage. Someone is going to put up content like this anyway, and it will look like a$$. They have the opportunity to do this with the proper camera equipment and lighting, and they could use DRM technology if it makes them happy.

* They are being incredibly cheap about the bandwidth usage. It is already quite apparent. Look at their DNS records, not using multiple servers to handle the load. Crazy, considering how cheap bandwidth really is. Every time I visit their website, I'm lucky if it doesn't time out or miss one of my http requests entirely.

So now here is my question. What could Disney do on their website that would be next to impossible for 3rd parties to produce? What one-of-a-kind feature could they create to make their website worth a daily visit?

Please discuss, I want to know if anyone else has some creative ideas.

Ryan

 

[Damien666]

Ok, whoever said the ride sucks. If it's because you saw the video then DON'T even try to say it sucks! The video may show you what the ride is like, but it's nowhere close as being on it! For example, videos of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad may not look exciting, but when you go on it it's a great ride! Never judge a attraction by a video, it's nowhere near the same a being on it.

Besides, I think Joe and the team did a great job on EE. It's a attraction that has the Disney magic in it! (Unlike SGE)

 

[peter11435]

It don't matter, the ride sucks, it don't need a site!

Thanks for the input. I'll be sure to ignore your post and enjoy the ride.

 

[marni1971]

I dare say there are a lot of questions right now about a ride that dosn`t officially fully open for 3 months and is being shown in full worldwide as we speak - on the day the website was possibly meant to offer more teasers.

Heads will roll!

 

[M:SpilotISTC12]

I want to see what the website has to offer me!!!!!!! NEED SITE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jaymatal]

 

[ballewclan]

I dare say there are a lot of questions right now about a ride that dosn`t officially fully open for 3 months and is being shown in full worldwide as we speak - on the day the website was possibly meant to offer more teasers.

Heads will roll!

I completely agree! I mean with a video circulating i bet the website had some information that pretty much is nothing now. I feel sorry for the people who made the ride just for someone to go and leak a video to the entire world before the opening...so much for trusting cast members!

Reminds me of Willy Wonka and his factory workers giving away his recipes...they should have had oompa loompas test the ride...or some himilayan tribe or something, im sure they wouldnt have brought on cameras!

 

[peter11435]

I think Jaymatal should be banned. Who else is with me.

 

[jaymatal]

 

[Connor002]

I think Jaymatal should be banned. Who else is with me.

It's not going to take long. Steve is already on it.

 

[peter11435]

It's not going to take long. Steve is already on it.

Thats great news.

 

[DiPSU224]

I can not believe I just saw that picture. Thank you for ruining a surprise for me and potentially for others. Hope you're happy.