Pixar Pals Parking Structure Specifics/Updates

[truecoat]

Micechat is stating Pixar Pals is opening June 30th:

Disneyland's Pixar Pals Parking Structure to Open June 30th

The new 5,000 parking space garage is set to open months ahead of schedule on June 30th. However, the associated pedestrian bridge linking the structure to Downtown Disney will not be complete until September.

www.micechat.com

With no one to park there.

 

[Disney Irish]

With no one to park there.

If you build it they will come....








.....3 months later.

 

[Old Mouseketeer]

Interesting thing is that for about 1/3 of the spots in Pixar Pals, it will be just as fast, or faster, to use the Mickey and Friends escalators. The crowds aren’t going to be distributed evenly between the two sets of escalators at all.

But people in the know will realize that the Pixar escalators serve fewer parking spaces and there are more elevators.

 

[kevlightyear]

Nothing exciting, but I noticed Pixar Pals is on the maps now. No sign of the pedestrian bridge.

 

[MoonRakerSCM]

I've heard rumors the parking space light system is online?

... And also that it doesn't work and is utterly pointless?

 

[MoonRakerSCM]

I have the pleasure of answering my own question. Currently in the parking structure in line with a TON of cars looping back around after being lured down an isle that had a green light in the middle... And no parking space upon arrival. Continuing down near the end of the isle, we rejoiced seeing another green light... And sighed in anger upon there again being no open spot.

First light I took note was at a column area where there is a lot of open space. Second light was in the middle of normal spots, all full of normal vehicles etc.

Another aspect of the theme park Disney just installed that doesn't work as intended.

 

[Disney Irish]

I have the pleasure of answering my own question. Currently in the parking structure in line with a TON of cars looping back around after being lured down an isle that had a green light in the middle... And no parking space upon arrival. Continuing down near the end of the isle, we rejoiced seeing another green light... And sighed in anger upon there again being no open spot.

First light I took note was at a column area where there is a lot of open space. Second light was in the middle of normal spots, all full of normal vehicles etc.

Another aspect of the theme park Disney just installed that doesn't work as intended.

Maybe it’s not really online yet. Those rumors you heard were probably just an assumption likely because someone saw the green lights on and assumed the whole system was operational.

As far as I know Disney hasn’t stated it’s operational yet. I know there were some testing in the last couple weeks, but the system wasn’t live yet.

It’ll probably go live when Pixar Pals officially opens, Sunday?

 

[MoonRakerSCM]

No, it was on. Number of available spaces for each isle displayed and green lights at obvious areas with no cars, and red lights at areas that were full. The problem was a rogue green light down an isle taunts you with a space that isn't there. The level was backed up with a bunch of vehicles going around another time.

Although, I wouldn't put it past Disney these days to have the system in some sort of test mode while guests were parking.

But it was obviously on.

 

[Disney Irish]

No, it was on. Number of available spaces for each isle displayed and green lights at obvious areas with no cars, and red lights at areas that were full. The problem was a rogue green light down an isle taunts you with a space that isn't there. The level was backed up with a bunch of vehicles going around another time.

Although, I wouldn't put it past Disney these days to have the system in some sort of test mode while guests were parking.

But it was obviously on.

All I'm saying is the system might be "on" but wasn't live yet. So yes, it was probably still in test mode.

In fact they made it part of the announcement:

"Today, we’re excited to announce that Pixar Pals will be open for guest parking beginning June 30"
...
"With additional entry lanes and a new electronic inventory system, the new parking structure will expedite guest parking and reduce traffic around the resort."

Pixar Pals Parking Structure Opens at Disneyland Resort June 30

Last year, we announced plans to build another parking structure adjacent to Mickey & Friends. The new structure, called Pixar Pals, features familiar friends from Disney and Pixar films such as “Coco,” “Monsters, Inc.” and “Inside Out.”

disneyparks.disney.go.com

So that means to me that it won't be actually live until Sunday.

 

[mm121]

It's like they actually spent money on this parking structure unlike last time.

This one Disney paid for.

Mickey and Friends was paid for by the OC Government with bonds or something.

 

[Old Mouseketeer]

All I'm saying is the system might be "on" but wasn't live yet. So yes, it was probably still in test mode.

In fact they made it part of the announcement:

Pixar Pals Parking Structure Opens at Disneyland Resort June 30

Last year, we announced plans to build another parking structure adjacent to Mickey & Friends. The new structure, called Pixar Pals, features familiar friends from Disney and Pixar films such as “Coco,” “Monsters, Inc.” and “Inside Out.”

disneyparks.disney.go.com

So that means to me that it won't be actually live until Sunday.

Realistically, even if the new electronic parking system is running tomorrow, there may still be a debugging period. It's entirely possible that they need to test it with the structure in full operation for days or even weeks.

 

[BasiltheBatLord]

The mystery silhouette has been changed to clearly be EVE from Wall-E

 

[Disney Irish]

The mystery silhouette has been changed to clearly be EVE from Wall-E

Clearly someone put the wrong image up there, as it really looked like a silhouette of one of the penguins from Mary Poppins without the beak and feet. But since Disney came out publicly and said it’s Eve they made it Eve.

 

[Phroobar]

Clearly someone put the wrong image up there, as it really looked like a silhouette of one of the penguins from Mary Poppins without the beak and feet. But since Disney came out publicly and said it’s Eve they made it Eve.

I'm glad the bald VP from the EW opening had it fixed. He earned his Tesla parking space for the day.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

I must have missed that whole thing.

 

[Disney Irish]

I must have missed that whole thing.

You didn't miss much.

 

[Disney Irish]

Here is a look at Pixar Pals on opening day, including an overhead look at the bridge. There is a view of the bridge with a loader of some kind parked. It shows the bridge looks plenty wide enough to have two stroller families pass each other with room to spare.

 

[DanielBB8]

Looking back at the parking proposal

Key Improvements Reduce Back Up On City Streets by:

• Increasing by more than 60% the ability to stack cars in the ground-level entry lanes before the parking kiosks.
• Doubling parking kiosk capacity by providing more entrances and lanes to handle increased attendance and loading.

There’s no evidence of stack cars at ground level entry where we’re referring to Mickey & Friends entrance that serves both parking structures. Pixar Pals parking structure has a separate entrance with it’s own entry lanes. Will the entrances ever be combined?

So far the signage to enter Pixar Pals is not clear enough. There’s this tiny flashing sign by traveling north via Downtown Disney route. Credit: Screenshot from FreshBaked.

 

[TP2000]

The mystery silhouette has been changed to clearly be EVE from Wall-E

Oh, how sad that they felt they had to go back and change it.

I would have respected them more had they just said "That's Eve from a weird angle wearing a pom-pom ski hat. Duh!" and then left it up there for the next 20 years.

 

[TROR]

Another Disney classic being replaced by 21st century IP's. This "synergy" is ruining the park.