Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway - Disneyland

[SuddenStorm]

Of course yesterday wasn’t without suspense. I did too well and got Group 26 which conflicted with my nephews birthday breakfast celebration at Storytellers. We were over an hour late but they didn’t really give us a hard time. I figured when the tickets/barcodes didn’t disappear after the “expiration time” that we were probably ok. But let’s also add this to the whole virtual Q debacle. Conflicting reservations with your boarding group time.

I've wondered how flexible Disneyland is with that stuff. What if you're in line for something and it breaks down so you have to wait longer, and you're late for a reservation?

What if you have a boarding group time the same time as your dining reservation?

Or, what if you do a dining package but the show is cancelled? Any apology or compensation or just a 'too bad'.

 

[celluloid]

Of course yesterday wasn’t without suspense. I did too well and got Group 26 which conflicted with my nephews birthday breakfast celebration at Storytellers. We were over an hour late but they didn’t really give us a hard time. I figured when the tickets/barcodes didn’t disappear after the “expiration time” that we were probably ok. But let’s also add this to the whole virtual Q debacle. Conflicting reservations with your boarding group time.

This is why it is even more of an issue vs standby of choice.

They allow people to arrive late, for the rest of the day, so clearly there is a higher capacity than the VQ gives out. There literally has to be.

More people would get to ride it if typical standby, and they would have more choices of when.

Disney is ok with this because you were in the resort longer potentially spending money. It is not about providing the same number of ridership.

 

[MisterPenguin]

RotR at DHS, when it was on VQ seemed to be strict with times from what I've heard.

But with Cosmic Rewind, you could show up hours after the VQ call back time or even hours after the ILL time and they let you in.

Don't know if they'll do the same at DL's MMRR.

 

[mickEblu]

I've wondered how flexible Disneyland is with that stuff. What if you're in line for something and it breaks down so you have to wait longer, and you're late for a reservation?

What if you have a boarding group time the same time as your dining reservation?

Or, what if you do a dining package but the show is cancelled? Any apology or compensation or just a 'too bad'.

I’m not 100% sure but I believe with a Fantasmic dining package you just get a “too bad.” The Toontown entry CMs were pretty cool about it but the CM at attraction entry reminded us we were late. Now maybe they are a little more forgiving with early boarding groups? Or perhaps are trained to give guests spending $50 Pp for powdered scrambled eggs a break? With that said I’m sure there is a cut off. I don’t think you can be four hours late but who knows.

 

[mickEblu]

Now that I’ve got the nit picky reviews out of the way… it is pretty cool we have an attraction of MMRR’s caliber in Toontown. Didn’t lose anything for it and it wasn’t a retheme.

Here’s an interesting stat…

Net attraction count at DL since 2018: + 3

Net attraction count at DCA since 2018: - 3

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

The Toontown entry CMs were pretty cool about it but the CM at attraction entry reminded us we were late.

Yesterday I was late and no one said anything. Today the CM at the entrance said I was late but almost in a joking way.

SHOW REPORT - carnival scene was in b mode - no physical balloon - was projected onto the screen.

And yes the neon “concessions” is still off.

 

[No Name]

When you have more people wanting to ride a ride in one day than the ride can handle then there is going to be a group of people that can't ride. No matter how much they want to. No matter how much they planned their vacation around that ride. That is reality.

That’s not true. If a standby line is 7 hours long shortly after the park opens, and you planned your vacation specifically around riding it, you 100% have the option to get in that line and wait. The people who want to ride most can and will absolutely ride it. Rise of the Resistance was the first and only time that what you say was true.

 

[MisterPenguin]

That’s not true. If a standby line is 7 hours long shortly after the park opens, and you planned your vacation specifically around riding it, you 100% have the option to get in that line and wait. The people who want to ride most can and will absolutely ride it. Rise of the Resistance was the first and only time that what you say was true.

"The people who want it most" is a horrible way to decide who gets to ride it.

This isn't Survivor.

And ops doesn't want that mess.

 

[_caleb]

"The people who want it most" is a horrible way to decide who gets to ride it.

This isn't Survivor.

And ops doesn't want that mess.

At WDW, EVERYTHING is survival of the fittest richest!

 

[PiratesMansion]

"The people who want it most" is a horrible way to decide who gets to ride it.

This isn't Survivor.

And ops doesn't want that mess.

"The people who want it most (aka the people who want to just walk up to wait for the ride)" seems better to me than "the people know how to mash buttons during 2 crucial seconds the fastest" or "the people who are willing to pay extra."

 

[J4546]

Now that I’ve got the nit picky reviews out of the way… it is pretty cool we have an attraction of MMRR’s caliber in Toontown. Didn’t lose anything for it and it wasn’t a retheme.

Here’s an interesting stat…

Net attraction count at DL since 2018: + 3

Net attraction count at DCA since 2018: - 3

And it's a gain of 3 major attractions at DL and a loss of 3 minor attractions at DCA. I really hope the phase 2 AC ride is really good

 

[Disney Analyst]

I really just can't imagine it lasts long for this ride.

 

[celluloid]

Trying to create an increased scarcity.

People love and are willing to spend, but be careful thinking the public are stupid. And they certainly share and talk.

 

[el_super]

I really just can't imagine it lasts long for this ride.

It depends on how the crowds generally do for the next couple weeks. They opened the ride early because they were already seeing a drop in bookings for Jan/Feb (which is normal), so attendance was expected to be soft right now. If the weekends see a flood of people they will probably want to keep the VQ around (even if maybe just for the weekends/fireworks days). The land officially opens in a month and if they are expecting a bump in attendance for that, they will want to keep it.

MAYBE it makes it to spring break. Maybe.

 

[celluloid]

"The people who want it most" is a horrible way to decide who gets to ride it.

This isn't Survivor.

And ops doesn't want that mess.

Of getting up to the park before it opens for the shortest wait of a new ride you want to do, and if you love it getting to do it again with others for a few hours wait later is survivor to you, than your extreme effete based life. will not be reasoned with.

You were also proven wrong and deflected it to trying to equate getting to a theme park early to survivor.

 

[Disney Analyst]

It depends on how the crowds generally do for the next couple weeks. They opened the ride early because they were already seeing a drop in bookings for Jan/Feb (which is normal), so attendance was expected to be soft right now. If the weekends see a flood of people they will probably want to keep the VQ around (even if maybe just for the weekends/fireworks days). The land officially opens in a month and if they are expecting a bump in attendance for that, they will want to keep it.

MAYBE it makes it to spring break. Maybe.

I kinda figure it will drop once ToonTown is fully open and has the space / capacity to absorb crowds.

 

[el_super]

Of getting up to the park before it opens for the shortest wait of a new ride you want to do, and if you love it getting to do it again with others for a few hours wait later is survivor to you, than your extreme effete based life. will not be reasoned with.

Remember when people were waiting in line SO LONG for Flight of Passage they started relievint themselves while in line? I thik I'd rather be stuck on a tropical island.

 

[Chi84]

"The people who want it most (aka the people who want to just walk up to wait for the ride)" seems better to me than "the people know how to mash buttons during 2 crucial seconds the fastest" or "the people who are willing to pay extra."

How about the people who are older or lack the physical capacity to wait in 4-hour lines? People here don’t care, but Disney does. The lines will never be all standby. There will always be ways to ride without waiting in them.

 

[PiratesMansion]

How about the people who are older or lack the physical capacity to wait in 4-hour lines? People here don’t care, but Disney does. The lines will never be all standby. There will always be ways to ride without waiting in them.

Let's not pretend Disney's doing this because they care about people with mobility issues. They're doing this to try and get you to spend an extra $15.

Charity this is not.

 

[celluloid]

Remember when people were waiting in line SO LONG for Flight of Passage they started relievint themselves while in line? I thik I'd rather be stuck on a tropical island.

A few things going on there.



Lack of of communication that there are bathrooms in line and reasonable accommodation to allow people to be escorted out and back in if need be.

People do this elsewhere in theme parks, even when lines are not.long or they are not in a line at all. It is cultural. Worldwide visited destination.

Your story about a queue line from years ago is not as common nor specific to queue lines as an anecdote would make seem.