Thanks, Zeke! You're a pal. 9 out of 10 times CoP is open. And this winter break, there was AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE...in fact, they had to add an extra WEEK of operation and extended the 11-5 hours from 10:00 to 6 on some days, and 9-4 on another!! And the people loved it. Do I have to put up video as proof??? Come on....
Every other time I went to CoP, the crowds weren't long, until time went on before the doors open. Then the whole queue area after the turnsteils were full. Heck, that's about 130 people per every 5 minutes...which may not be the majority, but is still a whole lot.
You don't have to be a "Disney fan" to love CoP...I know a 14 year old teenager, who actually is more in the favour of Universal, but said that he loved CoP and rode it twice in January. Heck, you're a Disney nut if you visit the theme parks at all!
InterCot.Com and other websites prove it to be: "a very popular attraction at the park".... And I would like you to read some recent reports from mouseplanet - I selected these out of the whole letter:
"It appears that this past weekend, Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress was resurrected from Yesterland and once again spun its way into the hearts of Magic Kingdom visitors..."
"At a couple minutes after 11AM, the first group of Carousel visitors were ushered into the theatre."
"All around me I heard parents telling their children how important this show was. That they had seen it first at the NY World's Fair "way back in 1964" with THEIR parents when THEY were children. That they remember all of the words to the song. ."
"By the time the automatic doors closed, the entire theatre was full and the air was electric (pardon the pun) with anticipation and excitement."
"As the curtains were raised and the narrator began to speak, applause erupted from the crowd."
"And, to my amazement, as the theatre turned from late 19th century to early 20th century, I glimpsed the adjacent theatre -- completely full, too!!!!"
"After getting over the shock of seeing grandma in her virtual reality helmet, the audience ended the show with another round of enthusiastic applause."
"Additionally, keeping Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress open reminds visitors -- especially younger generations -- that Walt Disney was the name of a great man, not just a great corporation. "
CoP is still loved. So, it's the crowded season? Yeah, it is...but that doesn't mean it's not loved...
