Pandoran problems 4.25.18

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Mikejakester

Active Member
Gitson Shiggles said:
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“We want the guests to know that they still have 1 out of 2 attractions of Pandora working for them, and that ain't bad.”

- Djuan Rivers (not really, but may as well be). What a week he must be having.
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Wow... I would hate to be anyone associated with Animal Kingdom this week, cast members and guest included. But I am pretty sure they have some sort of contingency plan for this kind of scenario. They just may have to blow all the dust on top of it tho...
 
Jambo Joe

Jambo Joe

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tonymu said:
I would disagree. Before they days of any fastpass you could have left Animal Kingdom and gone to the Magic Kingdom for the rest of the day because there was nothing keeping you there, like other fastpasses. You could have enjoyed the rest of the day at the Magic Kingdom because you could enjoy any and all the attractions you wanted to enjoy. You could have then gone back to Animal Kingdom on another day when everything was operational. You can't do that now because even if you abandon whatever fastpasses you had at Animal Kingdom, you would not have any at the Magic Kingdom and because of fastpass the standby lines are incredibly longer than the lines where before fastpass and you would not be able to do as much.

In the days before fastpass we would spend a day in EPCOT, a day in DisneyMGM Studios, a day in Animal Kingdom, a couple of days in the Magic Kingdom, a day in each water park, and then a couple of days park hopping just hitting our favorite attractions. If the weather was bad or we stayed in the Magic Kingdom until 2am we would adjust our schedule and swap a next day park visit for a late start at a water park or late start and hotel hopping. We often adjusted our schedule on the fly to accommodate unforeseen change in our plans. You can no longer do any of that because you are scheduled to the hilt.

It was so much more fun and casual in those days to enter the park and casually work your way around. If a line was too long you would skip it and come back later when the line was shorter. It was a relaxing, fun casual time with family. Since the first incarnation of fastpass that has all disappeared. In those days to work the system and not get screwed by the non moving standby lines you had to run from one side of the park to the other to get the paper passes and then race back to that attraction when your time came up. At least now you don't have to run back and forth across the park but your day is so structured that it feels like school getting from class to class.

Back in those days I can remember going to Universal Studios in California and hating the experience because the whole day there was spent trying to make a schedule work between riding rides and shows times, since almost everything there was shows, and the scheduled time you got when you entered the park for the lower half tram tour. I was always thankful that Disney was not like that.....
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tonymu said:
I would disagree. Before they days of any fastpass you could have left Animal Kingdom and gone to the Magic Kingdom for the rest of the day because there was nothing keeping you there, like other fastpasses. You could have enjoyed the rest of the day at the Magic Kingdom because you could enjoy any and all the attractions you wanted to enjoy. You could have then gone back to Animal Kingdom on another day when everything was operational. You can't do that now because even if you abandon whatever fastpasses you had at Animal Kingdom, you would not have any at the Magic Kingdom and because of fastpass the standby lines are incredibly longer than the lines where before fastpass and you would not be able to do as much.

In the days before fastpass we would spend a day in EPCOT, a day in DisneyMGM Studios, a day in Animal Kingdom, a couple of days in the Magic Kingdom, a day in each water park, and then a couple of days park hopping just hitting our favorite attractions. If the weather was bad or we stayed in the Magic Kingdom until 2am we would adjust our schedule and swap a next day park visit for a late start at a water park or late start and hotel hopping. We often adjusted our schedule on the fly to accommodate unforeseen change in our plans. You can no longer do any of that because you are scheduled to the hilt.

It was so much more fun and casual in those days to enter the park and casually work your way around. If a line was too long you would skip it and come back later when the line was shorter. It was a relaxing, fun casual time with family. Since the first incarnation of fastpass that has all disappeared. In those days to work the system and not get screwed by the non moving standby lines you had to run from one side of the park to the other to get the paper passes and then race back to that attraction when your time came up. At least now you don't have to run back and forth across the park but your day is so structured that it feels like school getting from class to class.

Back in those days I can remember going to Universal Studios in California and hating the experience because the whole day there was spent trying to make a schedule work between riding rides and shows times, since almost everything there was shows, and the scheduled time you got when you entered the park for the lower half tram tour. I was always thankful that Disney was not like that.....
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This posting I think does a nice job of summarizing the change that FP+ has brought to the park experience. I say that even though I actually have enjoyed using FP+. My son and I - he is now 18 - have made an art out of using the tools Disney offers to strategize and plan the vacation. Its become a bit of a tradition to work on our travel plan - restaurants and fast passes both - when the window opens.

However what has been lost is true spontaneity and the more leisurely way we used to tour. And the FP+ has certainly made the wait times for those that are in line much longer.
 
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Gabe1

Gabe1

Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
Well this isn’t going to go over well in a few minutes. Park closes at 930pm.
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Tick Tock

Tick Tock

Well-Known Member
Jeremy Geertsema said:
Why are the closing they whole land early now? Just because one ride is down, doesn't mean guests shouldn't be able to experience the rest of the land...
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^Exactly. Have signs posted that the attractions are down, but still allow park guests to wander around the land, shop, eat, if they choose. Logically, that would make sense.

Sadly though, they are way past using any logic in this fiasco.
 
Sped2424

Sped2424

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Batman said:
^Exactly. Have signs posted that the attractions are down, but still allow park guests to wander around the land, shop, eat, if they choose. Logically, that would make sense.

Sadly though, they are way past using any logic in this fiasco.
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It would appear if you are in the land there is no rush to escort anyone out as everyone is walking around enjoying the night view. Granted the mountains night time effects are broken..
 
MisterPenguin

MisterPenguin

President of Animal Kingdom
Premium Member
marni1971 said:
Possibly those working them.
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Possibly it was a dream unless someone says something specific and definite.

No one wanted to go on record about the rumor that one of the theaters was permanently down this past February...

MisterPenguin said:
One of three theaters being permanently down should be something that is confirmable by one of many insiders, especially CMs who work in DAK....
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