Mouse_Trap
Well-Known Member
Can't believe the fuss this trial has caused.
Geeze, TSMM is a slightly souped up Wii game at best, could you imagine the hate if they had done this on a decent ride?
Who cares if this is the main family ride in HS, just about the entirety of DW is family rides - your kids are not going short because they miss this.
What I really don't understand is the purpose of the test....why would you have FP+ only? It's always going to leave empty seats. As a minimum you need single rider with FP+. They will already know the theoretical capacity of the ride, the throughput they generally achieve and the % of FP+ for each attraction that results in a no-show.
Multiply the typical throughput by the % of no-shows plus a little extra to cover the no-shows in there, this gives you the number of FP+ reservations you issue. Simple really.
I could understand the need to test the figures for FP+ track only if you add in a single rider line to pick up the slack.
Can someone remind me of the intervals on FP/FP+ returns, I know you have an hour slot, but does it cycle forward in 5 minute intervals? I should know, but can't remember.
To be honest, I wish they would scrap the entire FP system. Go back to standby and single rider only. The only thing FP and FP+ changed, it that a significant majority of people now have a virtual queue spot whilst the queue for another attraction.
The net result, longer lines, and a much increased administration cost.
Uck, no thanks. Once a vacation is quite enough. I really don't see what people think is so good about what is basically a Cinema 180 from the 1970s with swinging seats, a fan and a bottle of perfume.
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I really despair to the attractions added to WDW in the last 10 years or so.
TSMM = Wii game
Soarin' = Cinema 180
Mission Space would have been ok until they dialled it back so much.
EE is admittedly a very good family coaster, but it isn't at all a extreme coaster.
7DMT is basically a plussed Barnstormer. A well executed ride that could have been so much more.
Little Mermaid is a complete snoozefest, though the spoilt that but the awkward uncomfortable clamshell seating....I guess they had to make sure people didn't get too comfortable or they would have all been put to sleep. When the queue is better then the ride, man that's a problem.
Did I miss anything major?
Meanwhile, up the I-4, UOR continues to add exciting and boundary pushing attractions.
Rip Ride Rocket, Forbidden Journey, Gringotts, Transformers, Mummy, Despicable Me. That's without mentioning the more minor reskinning for the Simpsons ride and the Superman 4k upgrade.
I love WDW, there is a special something about it that despite many negative changes, that Universal will never have. Yet the two parks of Universal beat WDW easily - and that's without the Orlando Flexticket throwing in SeaWorld and Busch Garden which both have some excellent rides.
Geeze, TSMM is a slightly souped up Wii game at best, could you imagine the hate if they had done this on a decent ride?
Who cares if this is the main family ride in HS, just about the entirety of DW is family rides - your kids are not going short because they miss this.
What I really don't understand is the purpose of the test....why would you have FP+ only? It's always going to leave empty seats. As a minimum you need single rider with FP+. They will already know the theoretical capacity of the ride, the throughput they generally achieve and the % of FP+ for each attraction that results in a no-show.
Multiply the typical throughput by the % of no-shows plus a little extra to cover the no-shows in there, this gives you the number of FP+ reservations you issue. Simple really.
I could understand the need to test the figures for FP+ track only if you add in a single rider line to pick up the slack.
Can someone remind me of the intervals on FP/FP+ returns, I know you have an hour slot, but does it cycle forward in 5 minute intervals? I should know, but can't remember.
To be honest, I wish they would scrap the entire FP system. Go back to standby and single rider only. The only thing FP and FP+ changed, it that a significant majority of people now have a virtual queue spot whilst the queue for another attraction.
The net result, longer lines, and a much increased administration cost.
"Want to visit Epcot and ride Soarin' once? You pay the normal ticket price. Want to ride it five times, you can, if you pay extra."
Uck, no thanks. Once a vacation is quite enough. I really don't see what people think is so good about what is basically a Cinema 180 from the 1970s with swinging seats, a fan and a bottle of perfume.
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I really despair to the attractions added to WDW in the last 10 years or so.
TSMM = Wii game
Soarin' = Cinema 180
Mission Space would have been ok until they dialled it back so much.
EE is admittedly a very good family coaster, but it isn't at all a extreme coaster.
7DMT is basically a plussed Barnstormer. A well executed ride that could have been so much more.
Little Mermaid is a complete snoozefest, though the spoilt that but the awkward uncomfortable clamshell seating....I guess they had to make sure people didn't get too comfortable or they would have all been put to sleep. When the queue is better then the ride, man that's a problem.
Did I miss anything major?
Meanwhile, up the I-4, UOR continues to add exciting and boundary pushing attractions.
Rip Ride Rocket, Forbidden Journey, Gringotts, Transformers, Mummy, Despicable Me. That's without mentioning the more minor reskinning for the Simpsons ride and the Superman 4k upgrade.
I love WDW, there is a special something about it that despite many negative changes, that Universal will never have. Yet the two parks of Universal beat WDW easily - and that's without the Orlando Flexticket throwing in SeaWorld and Busch Garden which both have some excellent rides.
