flynnibus
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The WDW faithful replies on that tweet are hysterical. Do people not have any self awareness at all?
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The WDW faithful replies on that tweet are hysterical. Do people not have any self awareness at all?
Rich Brownn
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Disney had its own failures on opening. All of Epcot. (Heck UofE didn't run properly for months). The Yeti (still not fixed due to poor design). Test Track (which also didn't open at full capacity). FoP which still has problems. Space Mountain opening with poorly designed tracks that needed to be replaced.
flynnibus
Premium Member
FWIW.. when I was listening to TMs on Monday before opening... several were talking about how they (themselves) had been cycling trains, but not yet with people on the trains. I think they needed more cycles before really opening.
But the fact people are waiting 6+hrs to ride a SINGLE attraction shows either
a) people are getting more and more insane
b) people need more of a life
c) universal is being too soft on what it means to be in line and thus increasing the tolerance for waiting
There should be no reason to be such a large population to wait that long in the queue.
Based on the gear and stuff seen even on Friday, UNI knew they had to be in a preventative mood at opening. Closures due to rain, or just trips/failures on the new ride system should be expected. But continuous waits this long are just not healthy for anyone. The virtual queue isn't going to make it any better... nor is a delayed opening that will mean people will just queue up earlier... adding to their waits.
flynnibus
Premium Member
I'm just feeling more and more lucky that I got to ride the attraction twice for less than 2hr investment 
I'm suprised more people aren't talking about the effect in the ceiling in the final queue area. It's pretty neat how the effect is achieved. It looks like shadows and lights on the ceiling... even if it were done via projection from the backside. But it's not. It's actually rows and rows of LEDs that illuminate into the slatted areas are all synchronized to change color and turn off in patterns that make it look light and shadow. It's very cool how it's there, but not detailed at the same time.
I will say tho, that the audio in the queue is hopelessly drowned out by the crowd noise. You hear them talking, but can't make any of it out.
I'm suprised more people aren't talking about the effect in the ceiling in the final queue area. It's pretty neat how the effect is achieved. It looks like shadows and lights on the ceiling... even if it were done via projection from the backside. But it's not. It's actually rows and rows of LEDs that illuminate into the slatted areas are all synchronized to change color and turn off in patterns that make it look light and shadow. It's very cool how it's there, but not detailed at the same time.
I will say tho, that the audio in the queue is hopelessly drowned out by the crowd noise. You hear them talking, but can't make any of it out.
General Mayhem
Well-Known Member
When the wait times lower I think this will not be a problem anymore (at least not as much). The problem currently is by the time people reach those areas of the queue they have been in line for 3-5 hours and their patience is extremely thin. No one is interested in what is being said at that point they just want to get on the ride before they go insane lol.I'm just feeling more and more lucky that I got to ride the attraction twice for less than 2hr investment
I'm suprised more people aren't talking about the effect in the ceiling in the final queue area. It's pretty neat how the effect is achieved. It looks like shadows and lights on the ceiling... even if it were done via projection from the backside. But it's not. It's actually rows and rows of LEDs that illuminate into the slatted areas are all synchronized to change color and turn off in patterns that make it look light and shadow. It's very cool how it's there, but not detailed at the same time.
I will say tho, that the audio in the queue is hopelessly drowned out by the crowd noise. You hear them talking, but can't make any of it out.
flynnibus
Premium Member
No, they will have to make adjustments if they actually want people to hear it. It's just the normal churn of people talking amongst themselves when you put a couple hundred people together in an enclosed space it gets loud. No one is going to sit like church mice in a long set of switchbacks.
If I recall the max occupancy sign said something like 417 people.. (or like 280.. forget which) it's on the wall right near the child swap room along the wall the child swap people walk towards the loading area.
They will have to improve the audio locations to make it more understandable... or radically change the mix so the voice track is more clear.
General Mayhem
Well-Known Member
To be fair I was able to understand what they were saying in each room on both of my visits.
Tom Morrow
Well-Known Member
Those Twitter replies are something else.
I couldn't understand what they were saying in any of the rooms either, but everyone around me was being very loud. I don't think that will be the norm once the lines are shorter.
I couldn't understand what they were saying in any of the rooms either, but everyone around me was being very loud. I don't think that will be the norm once the lines are shorter.
I'm not a Uni apologist; there's evidence of that in this very thread, but if it makes you feel better about yourself to think that I am one. Knock yourself out.
When this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious sh*t!
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
I continue to be surprised that the parks obsess over summer openings (all FL parks are guilty of this). Why open rides when you are guaranteed to have tons of hot, sweaty, irritable guests and frequent storms? It’s not as though the parks get significantly more guests in the summer than the rest of the year like Six Flags (the opposite, actually). The shorter hours, lower crowds, and better weather in January would be a better time to open a new ride.
flynnibus
Premium Member
because marketing and revenue >> 'optimal smoothness'
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
But why? They charge more to get into the parks and resorts during other times of year. Summer is increasingly quiet in the FL parks. August has the lowest crowds of every month that I've been to FL.
They do. The only period that rivals the peak of summer is the week between Christmas and New Year's. Nothing else comes close.
flynnibus
Premium Member
When you spend hundreds of millions of dollars... for the sole purpose of attracting guests to your place... well, that's what they want to do as soon as possible
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
They choose when to open rides and begin construction on a timetable to meet that goal. It is stupid to go with summer as the opening window in Central Florida.When you spend hundreds of millions of dollars... for the sole purpose of attracting guests to your place... well, that's what they want to do as soon as possible
Peak season starts Memorial day weekend which is when we start to have the largest crowds because schools are out and so many families will be on vacation here. It will start to slow down some in August and really taper off mid-late October. March/April would be a good alternative, but that would have pushed the attraction opening off to 2020.
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
That is no longer the case. July has been quite quiet in the parks the last few years. via Touringplans:
The Crowd Calendar (1 means lowest crowds, 10 means highest)
That doesn't jive with Undercover Tourist calendar at all which was accurate for the days I've visited over the last month.
February 2024 Orlando Crowd Calendar
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