Curious Constance
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You have concerns, and they're going to have pee stained seats.
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You have concerns, and they're going to have pee stained seats.
Curious Constance
Well-Known Member
My son is famous for having to pee at the worse possible times. Even if I take him right before we go to the show, he'll most likely have to go again sometime during the show.
GiveMeTheMusic
Well-Known Member
Well thanks to Disney's penny-pinching efforts, you'll have to exit the theater and walk all the way around it to get to the nearest restrooms, and then walk all the way back and fight your way to your seats. Best of luck!
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Deleted member 107043
Original Poster
They sell those exact same things in theaters everywhere, yet the vast majority of audiences manage to stay seated an hour or longer without going to the toilet.
GiveMeTheMusic
Well-Known Member
Yeah, but most guests won't know they're signing up for a 65 minute performance. Most assume 30-40 minutes, tops. Plus lots of little kids. We'll see how it plays out.
Figments Friend
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Hmmm.....
Sounds like a good opportunity to 'recycle' a water bottle for another purpose then.
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Sounds like a good opportunity to 'recycle' a water bottle for another purpose then.
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Deleted member 107043
Original Poster
Are you not allowed to leave the theater and go to the bathroom?
TP2000
Well-Known Member
This information seems to describe a looming situation that is fraught with all sorts of problems and visitor complaints.
They are going to ask theme park audiences to sit still and not go potty for over an hour? At a show aimed at young girls? Yikes.
They are going to open the show with only three (3) shows per day? Meaning only 6,000 of the 75,000+ people who visit the Disneyland Resort theme parks per day will have a shot at getting in to see a show?!? Double Yikes!
When Cars Land and Buena Vista Street opened and they relaunched DCA in 2012 they were doing up to six (6) shows a day of Aladdin to help soak up the crowds that summer. And five shows per day was the routine for Aladdin even in slow times of the year. And that show was already over a decade old.
Who the heck is making the decision to run a 60+ minute show only three times per day using the hottest IP Disney has had in decades?!? Whoever that person is, they don't sound very smart.
Or maybe that person actually is a rocket scientist, but they just aren't familiar with how a Disney theme park operates and what the paying customers expect out of it. And running a theme park isn't rocket science, it's just being a good host to 75,000+ people per day. But that takes smarts of its own that is not found in a finance or physics textbook in any Ivy League school.
Walt Disney wasn't a rocket scientist, but he was a darn good host to his guests.
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TP2000
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You can, but you have to get a Pressler Potty Pass from one of the ushers.
The pass has a showtime on it on one side that lets you back in for that show once you've made the 10 minute trip to/from the restrooms, and on the opposite side of the pass it has the story of how horrible Paul Pressler was and how he made boneheaded decisions to save a few dimes short term, like cutting out the restrooms of a 2,000 seat theater.
Figments Friend
Well-Known Member
Then I guess Paul's picture needs to be on the label of that 'recycled' water bottle, then.....
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GiveMeTheMusic
Well-Known Member
From what I understand, the reduced performance schedule has to do with the turnaround time that will be needed to clean the theater between performances. They're expecting a lot of messes. Couple that with a longer running time, and they seem to think they can only do 3 shows a day.
It's gonna go great.
Curious Constance
Well-Known Member
From all the pee?
GiveMeTheMusic
Well-Known Member
Pee, food, drinks, booze. The Hyperion isn't as easy to clean as the bleachers at the Fantasyland Theater.
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Deleted member 107043
Original Poster
How many can the theater hold?
GiveMeTheMusic
Well-Known Member
Just under 2,000.
Emmanuel
Well-Known Member
Based on what i read so far on this thread, this is gonna be interesting on how they handle the first new production at the Hyperion in 13 years.
Filby61
Well-Known Member
Maybe smarter than we think....
"Premium packages are becoming a pretty common thing at the Disney Parks these days, but now it sounds as if a $450 premium package is coming to California Adventure to celebrate the arrival of Frozen- Live at the Hyperion on May 27th.
According to sources, the package would include a 5-course meal at Carthay Circle Restaurant, reserved seating for Frozen – Live at the Hyperion, a meet and greet with the cast of the show, and some experience in what was described as an “interactive room” backstage at the show (where guests can touch screens to interact with characters and pose with various photo-ops). The rumored price point for all of this: $450 a person."
According to sources, the package would include a 5-course meal at Carthay Circle Restaurant, reserved seating for Frozen – Live at the Hyperion, a meet and greet with the cast of the show, and some experience in what was described as an “interactive room” backstage at the show (where guests can touch screens to interact with characters and pose with various photo-ops). The rumored price point for all of this: $450 a person."
Keep the product scarce. Jack up the price to the moon.
Yuppers -- that sounds like Chappie, alright.
Chappie is neither rocket scientist nor good host to his guests. But he's what's most important at Disney these days: one helluva powerful Cash Vacuum.
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Stevek
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I'm the same way...but I'm almost 50. Getting older....it's kinda like getting younger but all the bad things like bladder control : )
Curious Constance
Well-Known Member
After two kids, my bladder isn't what it used to be either, but at least I can hold it if need be. When the urge strikes him, he seems to go from nothing to pure panic mode in no time lol.
Old Mouseketeer
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A number of comments to points upthread.
I'm as tired of Frozen-mania as anyone (I don't actually dislike Frozen, itself). I want this to be a spectacular, delightful show. But it's gonna be a bumpy ride for the near future.
Now about that Incredibles sequel "Frozone: The Revenge Of Snolaf!".
- If there are only three shows per day, it's likely because the cast and crew need more time to prep and reset shows that they are, as of this date, not ready to perform. Remember, this debut comes in the midst of a budget meltdown because of Shanghai. Thus, no overtime is permitted.
- Only one of the three casts is even close to ready. As of a few days ago, there had not even been ONE complete run-through of the show. It will be weeks before they are ready for a full schedule. Aladdin had two casts each day during peak season.
- My rebel spies tell me there is an enormous amount of new technology involved. Fairly recently there were musical numbers they couldn't get all the way through because of recurring technical difficulties. Allegedly this includes moving scenery crashing into each other, including the massive video wall. There are, however, no reports of injuries that I have heard. I'm sure there are the usual strained muscles, etc. as in any new production.
- I don't think this will reach the level of disaster of Light Tragic, but it's going to be a tense few weeks for the Frozen team. It's definitely behind schedule. There are critical transitions in the show, including sets and costumes that haven't even been practiced or perfected yet.
I'm as tired of Frozen-mania as anyone (I don't actually dislike Frozen, itself). I want this to be a spectacular, delightful show. But it's gonna be a bumpy ride for the near future.
Now about that Incredibles sequel "Frozone: The Revenge Of Snolaf!".