Journey of Water featuring Moana coming to Epcot

[lentesta]

Any word on boarding groups, Genie+, ILL?

As you say this is a must do and for sure everyone will want to experience it when it officially opens.

Ha! I know Disney loves to overcomplicate things.

I think they're designing this as a walk-through. It might require a standby queue right after it opens. If it stays that way I'll be moderately surprised. When's your next trip?

 

[Disstevefan1]

Ha! I know Disney loves to overcomplicate things.

I think they're designing this as a walk-through. It might require a standby queue right after it opens. If it stays that way I'll be moderately surprised. When's your next trip?

We are unsure when our next visit will be, we know it will be during the cooler weather.

This does look to be designed as a simple walk through, no boarding groups, G+ ILL intended, but we know it will be a "Figment popcorn bucket" conga line situation when it first opens because its NEW!

I wonder what they intended to do in order to handle the initial crowds?

 

[UNCgolf]

Got a preview of this yesterday. Loved it. Lots and lots of fun, interactive elements. They way they've integrated misters and shade is really smart and should make this a must-do on the 300+ days of the year it's hot in Florida.

What did you think about the potential capacity issues -- both in terms of general space and in terms of the use of the interactive items?

 

[TheMaxRebo]

We are unsure when our next visit will be, we know it will be during the cooler weather.

This does look to be designed as a simple walk through, no boarding groups, G+ ILL intended, but we know it will be a "Figment popcorn bucket" conga line situation when it first opens because its NEW!

I wonder what they intended to do in order to handle the initial crowds?

While it is designed as a walk through, there is the potential for bottlenecks at places where there are interactive elements people will want to spend some time with and then like the disappearing water screens there are only 2 (it is a short effect people will want to film themselves, etc) so I do think some form of crowd control is important

Easiest thing I think would be to have a standby queue and if it gets too long (as not really a ton of space for a long queue) use like restaurant style offers for when you get called back to be in the queue

But Disney will probably use VQs to start since they have the system already vs something else

 

[Fear]

This looks like it should be in Adventureland, Aulani or the Polynesian Resort.

Okay.

 

[Disstevefan1]

This looks like it should be in Adventureland, Aulani or the Polynesian Resort.

 

[wdwmagic]

Here is another look at Journey of Water with crowds somewhat similar to what it will be like when operational.

Full review coming in the next couple of days

 

[Disstevefan1]

with crowds somewhat similar to what it will be like when operational.

I have to disagree.

When this is open to everyone, unless they do boarding groups, G+ or ILL, this place will be "Figment popcorn bucket MOBBED".

 

[UNCgolf]

Here is another look at Journey of Water with crowds somewhat similar to what it will be like when operational.

Full review coming in the next couple of days

Does this mean they've decided to have a hard (and relatively small) cap on how many people are in the walkthrough at any given time? Or is it more hopeful that it won't be significantly more crowded?

 

[wdwmagic]

Does this mean they've decided to have a hard (and relatively small) cap on how many people are in the walkthrough at any given time? Or is it more hopeful that it won't be significantly more crowded?

It will have a hard cap.

 

[UNCgolf]

It will have a hard cap.

I'm interested to see what they do if it draws long lines. Does it end up on Genie+ and/or VQs?

 

[wdwmagic]

I'm interested to see what they do if it draws long lines. Does it end up on Genie+ and/or VQs?

Yeah me too! Will be an interesting first few days for sure.

 

[UNCgolf]

Yeah me too! Will be an interesting first few days for sure.

Ignoring the fact that a walkthrough shouldn't ever have boarding groups/a VQ IMO, if it actually is really busy, it would be a good time to get rid of the totally unnecessary Cosmic Rewind VQ.

 

[MisterPenguin]

There is a capacity limit posted (forgot what the sign said). So, I'd imagine one of the reason there's a 'concierge desk' at the entrance is to enforce the limit once they reach it. Two come out, two allowed in.

 

[wdwmagic]

There is a capacity limit posted (forgot what the sign said). So, I'd imagine one of the reason there's a 'concierge desk' at the entrance is to enforce the limit once they reach it. Two come out, two allowed in.

151 is the posted "bathing load"

 

[J4546]

its gonna be swamped when it opes just like the treehouse at DL.....new things no matter how big or small brings major crowds

 

[MisterPenguin]

151 is the posted "bathing load"

Ah, you beat me to it!!

 

[UNCgolf]

151 is the posted "bathing load"

151 seems like a very small number -- do they have an estimate for how long they expect people to spend inside?

 

[LittleBuford]

Ah, you beat me to it!!

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Disney really could use a good copyeditor.

 

[wdwmagic]

151 seems like a very small number -- do they have an estimate for how long they expect people to spend inside?

Yeah that 151 isn't for the entire walk-through - but not sure what that includes.