twilight mitsuk
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Theater supply companies report being out of strobes, All say a very large emergency order came in.
fire alarm companies are also running out of strobes
Theater supply companies report being out of strobes, All say a very large emergency order came in.
fire alarm companies are also running out of strobes
No one has to go “on the record” - this isn’t a newspaper. And you know why people with inside information are often unable to be “definite.”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...
No one has to go “on the record” - this isn’t a newspaper. And you know why people with inside information are often unable to be “definite.”
Given what we have seen this week, the history of the attraction, and what our insiders have indicated, it is highly likely that FoP suffers from recurrent technical issues. That’s not an outrageous statement. This is a park with an inanimate yeti, after all.
It probably affected them like any attraction downtime. You get an alert/email and an anytime FP instead.I presume the early closing is to stop the standby line so that the ride still isn't running two hours after the usual closing time. Don't know how that will affect FPs.
And why is it a problem that some people think the worse? It effects nothing.For a forum that can tell us the last time the teal monorail was painted and the last time turkey legs were sold in DHS and whether both Dumbos were running yesterday, I find it very difficult to believe that someone with an anonymizing forum handle can't step up and say something about how often a FoP goes down on a regular basis from their own first hand experience, or since they work at DAK, what they heard from someone who's at FoP.
The last rumor was one theater permanently down. No confirmers. This current rumor is that theaters go down a lot. How often is "a lot"? One theater down for an hour a day? Three theaters each down for five hours?
The problem with letting "it has technical difficulties" slide as a rumor is that you can be sure some people are going to think the worse and then start saying that it's a fact that multiple theaters are down "all the time" because "that's what they say" and "everyone knows that."
And the FP+ has certainly made the wait times for those that are in line much longer.
Those 1000 people with FP are likely in a standby line elsewhere. They are thus making multiple lines longer. Instead of standing in one physical line, they are occupying space in one physical and multiple virtual lines. Of course this increases waits across the park.This is a myth again. Suppose a ride can take 2000 people per hour and 1000 of those are FP and the other 1000 are standby, and the standby line is 30 min. Now suppose FP no longer exists. The ride can still take 2000 people per hour, but now those people who had FPs have to wait in standby. Lines stay about the same. FP tends to redistribute people, but I haven't seen compelling evidence that shows that it increases standby times. Queue theory says otherwise.
Those 1000 people with FP are likely in a standby line elsewhere. They are making multiple lines longer. Instead of standing in one physical line, they are occupying space in one physical and multiple virtual lines. Of course this increases waits across the park.
And why is it a problem that some people think the worse? It effects nothing.
And you really don’t understand why a current WDW employee won’t come on here and say “oh yeah, Disney’s marquee attraction is a mess, and here are specific details about its operation that should let Disney narrow down who is posting this information?”
You could explain why you think the insinuations of regular problems, coming from reliable insiders, are to be doubted beyond the fact that no one will risk their job or the job of a friend by giving an affidavit on the issue. Why is it unlikely that a new, somewhat technologically innovative ride that has a major problem now and has had a similar problem in the past, a ride in a resort with well known unaddressed maintenance and repair issues, might have fairly regular problems?
it absolutely effects how long individuals wait. Look at your own example. Where do you think those 1000 people with FPs are? Many of them are in other standby lines. Without FP, if you are 1000th in line, you are 1000th to ride. With FP, in your scenario, you are 2000th to ride, and 1000 of the people boarding before you have also been making another line longer.Rides have the same capacity. The same number of people are in the park. The "virtual space" thing doesn't make a whole lot of sense. What it does is redistributes the waits. Makes some lines longer in the park and others shorter. But the park is going to have the same capacity, throughput, and crowd levels with or without FastPass, so total wait time across all rides will be constant.
I guess it's that culture of 'compensation' I don't understand. I know I'm in the minority here but beyond the 'use it anywhere FastPass' they typical present to guests as they are heading out of any attraction after an evacuation I don't expect anything else. I was at Disneyland Paris last summer and Big Thunder (the best version of this attraction ever built) was going down for 4-6 hours, every single day. I never once felt the need to go to Guest Relations to demand some sort of compensation. I certainly would never expect to have my admission refunded because they had some sort of mechanical issue that took an attraction down. But, that's just me.
It wasn’t a dream.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...
Also, Disney isn't forcing anyone to plan your vacation. If you choose to, then that's on you. The parks are open daily and you can wait in stand by. Every other theme park in world operates like this. Disney gives you options.
It wasn’t a dream.
I’m not sure how you get four for DAK. By my count the park is home to 9 rides. That’s to say nothing of the non ride based shows and attractions.All this would be of little consequence if we hadn't emerged from two decades of underinvestment.
In the entire world, there are only two 10million+ theme parks that now run with just four rides. DHS and DAK. Madness.
...All this would be of little consequence if we hadn't emerged from two decades of underinvestment.
In the entire world, there are only two 10million+ theme parks that now run with just four rides. DHS and DAK. Madness.
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