I remember a few years ago when Disney began closing certain attractions like "The Enchanted Tiki Room" early. There was outrage.
"Every attraction should be open every hour of the day!"
"It's all about the bottom-line!"
"Walt would never do that!"
"You're denying first-time visitors the opportunity to see everything!"
"It spoils the magic!"
The other night I was in Adventureland at about 8:15-- a full 45 minutes before park closing. I was shocked to see the Tiki Room was STILL OPEN--- most likely because Aladdin's Magic Carpets were down for re-hab.
Anyways, not only was Adventureland mostly deserted, there was nobody, and I mean NOBODY standing in line at the Tiki Room during the attraction's pre-show.
Say what you want about the quality of the "new" show. Still, you'd think SOMEONE would be in line to see it--- if there really was a demand for such an attraction at that time of night.
My guess is that, at that time of night, most visitors were just standing up after watching Spectromagic, and getting in position to see Wishes.
It really does make sense that such attractions like Tiki Room, Hall of Presidents, the Riverboat, and the Country Bear Jamboree close early in the day. It would certainly be honorable for Disney to keep them open all day in the name of tradition-- but it doesn't make a lot of business sense, especially when those attractions don't seem to be in demand anyways during the park's final hours.
"Every attraction should be open every hour of the day!"
"It's all about the bottom-line!"
"Walt would never do that!"
"You're denying first-time visitors the opportunity to see everything!"
"It spoils the magic!"
The other night I was in Adventureland at about 8:15-- a full 45 minutes before park closing. I was shocked to see the Tiki Room was STILL OPEN--- most likely because Aladdin's Magic Carpets were down for re-hab.
Anyways, not only was Adventureland mostly deserted, there was nobody, and I mean NOBODY standing in line at the Tiki Room during the attraction's pre-show.
Say what you want about the quality of the "new" show. Still, you'd think SOMEONE would be in line to see it--- if there really was a demand for such an attraction at that time of night.
My guess is that, at that time of night, most visitors were just standing up after watching Spectromagic, and getting in position to see Wishes.
It really does make sense that such attractions like Tiki Room, Hall of Presidents, the Riverboat, and the Country Bear Jamboree close early in the day. It would certainly be honorable for Disney to keep them open all day in the name of tradition-- but it doesn't make a lot of business sense, especially when those attractions don't seem to be in demand anyways during the park's final hours.
