Mike S
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Frozen Ever After opening day
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Marlins1
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That would be a very safe bet even though Maelstrom's wait times were not as short as some people seem to think they were.
Mawg
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You don't think the long line is Disney's Fault? You take a world wide popular IP and build a ride with a capacity of 12000 a day knowing that 25000 a day visit the park, but hey it's not Disney's fault every one wants to ride it. The way I see it is people are waiting in line 5 hours because of a major planning mistake by Disney.
FrankLapidus
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The AAs look fantastic.
The attraction as a whole looks to be a quality dark ride, a very nice addition. When I look at what they've done with this little pocket of land I can't help but wonder what they could have achieved with more space, creating a Frozen expansion at Fantasyland. Putting that aside, I think Disney have done a really good job here overall, in truth from watching the on-ride videos it looks like they've surpassed what I expected.
I'm very much looking forward to experiencing it for myself in September.
The attraction as a whole looks to be a quality dark ride, a very nice addition. When I look at what they've done with this little pocket of land I can't help but wonder what they could have achieved with more space, creating a Frozen expansion at Fantasyland. Putting that aside, I think Disney have done a really good job here overall, in truth from watching the on-ride videos it looks like they've surpassed what I expected.
I'm very much looking forward to experiencing it for myself in September.
GhostHost1000
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No Name
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Note that hourly capacity and ride length have nothing to do with each other. More people do not get to ride if the track is longer. The ride could be an hour in length, and while that would keep more people off of the pathways, in no way would it allow more people to ride. Just saying that because I saw a few worrying comments.
I don't think that's true, where did you get that from?
Good picture!
But to who asked the question, in case that doesn't make it clear... basically, for Maelstrom, the load and unload areas were completely seperate. So after you got off, the boat had to travel some distance to get to the loading station. Now, the load and unload are pratically touching each other, so you're in the boat for the entire duration. By moving the load and unload closer together, they increased the ride time. A very smart idea, I'd say.
So from the picture, it may look like they added only a tiny bit of track (the S-bend). And that's true. But the ride is significantly longer due to them having moved the loading station.
I don't think that's true, where did you get that from?
Good picture!
But to who asked the question, in case that doesn't make it clear... basically, for Maelstrom, the load and unload areas were completely seperate. So after you got off, the boat had to travel some distance to get to the loading station. Now, the load and unload are pratically touching each other, so you're in the boat for the entire duration. By moving the load and unload closer together, they increased the ride time. A very smart idea, I'd say.
So from the picture, it may look like they added only a tiny bit of track (the S-bend). And that's true. But the ride is significantly longer due to them having moved the loading station.
DisUniversal
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Rutt
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I just saw the video with everything working and I was way wrong. IF they can keep it working, just wow.... Better?
Kate F
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If we were talking in terms of student grades, I'd probably give this a B+ or an A-Disney ticket rating- not school grades. Good catch!
seabreezept813
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While I love seeing the new tech, I hope they will keep some of the attractions in their original form like Splash and Pan. I would be concerned they would lose their charm.
BrianLo
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I probably use the ticketing thing incorrectly, but I try and use it for the scope of an attraction rather than its popularity of whether I like it. I hope you can eventually do Mystic Manor, then you'll follow my logic that Hunny Hunt is a D in scope.
If I was really being technical I'd call it a D+ and Mystic Manor an E+ to both identify their respective scopes and acknowledge that they are both top tier of execution for their respective classes.
I just hate to mislead people into thinking Hunny Hunt is a 10 minute extravaganza when it barely cracks 4. D+ sets the expectation that it's still a supporting attraction in length/thrill, but one of the best anywhere for what it is.
GoofGoof
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I can see your point. I do think Pan could use a major refurb either way just to clean things up. If they do that it would make sense to add a few of these AAs.
RSoxNo1
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Ride length isn't necessarily the only factor though. Without question Journey to the Center of the Earth is an E-ticket yet it's a short ride. I understand what you're saying because generally I'd call Fantasyland style dark rides C-tickets. Hunny Hunt is a substantial upgrade from your traditional Fantasyland ride though.
RSoxNo1
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Pan needs an overhaul.
Daveeeeed
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They could also have two rows per vehicle, and load/disembark two at once.
RSoxNo1
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Regarding Frozen's capacity. I suspect it's probably going to fall in the 1200-1300 range. There may be optimum conditions that could get it higher, but I think 1200-1300 will be the norm. That's better than Maelstrom, but still very insufficient for the anticipated demand.
RSoxNo1
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That solves the capacity issue, but what about the crappy state the show scenes are in?