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Simpsons Ride gets 1 million riders in quickest time ever
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EpcotServo
Well-Known Member
That's forever compared to how fast Expedition Everest reached that.
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And voted best new ride by themepark insider:
http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/200807/820/
http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/200807/820/
Testtrack321
Well-Known Member
Which doesn't say much...
Look the ride's probably great, but it seems Universal is trying to prove something more to themselves than anyone else here...
crazydaveh
Active Member
It was a slow news day here in Otown yesterday! Uni got press... That's what it's all about! Free positive press!
Homer's ride is awesome though... I hold a 19th/1,000,000th of that milestone!
Homer's ride is awesome though... I hold a 19th/1,000,000th of that milestone!
EpcotServo
Well-Known Member
Yeah, but alot more people were storming through the gates to see Everest in it's first few months. After only two (Or three, I can't remember which) months after soft opening in january it reached that. It hit a million WELL before it even had a grand opening in April.
Like I said, bupkis to The Simpsons Ride...
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Simpsons had like two weeks of soft openings before the grand opening. Since they were both running at full capacity during their respective first few months of operation by your own admission they both hit a million riders right around the same time.
Not like the record is gonna stand for long. Potter is going to see a million visitors in its first month.
Not like the record is gonna stand for long. Potter is going to see a million visitors in its first month.
EpcotServo
Well-Known Member
You're right.....
IOA attendence WILL have a severe drop off after the first year of Potter.
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crazydaveh
Active Member
Why the space?
How do you know they will not continue to add things to HP? This will possibly keep the people coming back for more and more... You never know! If the economy keeps going deeper into the toilet, it might just be us locals going to HP next year! I'll continue to go as long as there's a happy hour!
EpcotServo
Well-Known Member
Timmay
Well-Known Member
How long can you hold your breath??
Seriously, having a million riders that fast says something...I know people want to sweep it under the rug with
comedy and whatever else they can think of...but the fact is out there.
Times are changing, and I am glad. The more competition Disney has breathing down their necks, the better they will become. I, for one, am hoping for that.
EpcotServo
Well-Known Member
That's the thing, Disney has never made this a news story. (Hence why I kind find this whole thing laughable, it's kind of an interesting fact, not a full-blown story.:lol
There was a private hurrah for the Cast Members at Everest, that'sahowIknow.
You know for being a big Universal fan, I'm really getting tired of being talked-down too in these crazy threads...
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Well maybe it's an interesting story because Universal hasn't seen the crowds Disney has in a while. The reason why Everest didn't have a big hooplah about it's 1 millionth rider is because The Simpsons happened so quickly. Also Everest is a coaster and as much as I love dark rides coasters are always popular. Of course Disney is going to have lots of people riding their rides bu that's because it's the most visited ffranchise in the world. The truth is nobody cares if Disney has a millionth rider it's expected. This is the first time Universal has done this. Everyone in this thread needs to cool it seriously. It is a big story for Universal because it's the only e-ticket ride the've put in in 4 years.That's the thing, Disney has never made this a news story. (Hence why I kind find this whole thing laughable, it's kind of an interesting fact, not a full-blown story.:lol
There was a private hurrah for the Cast Members at Everest, that'sahowIknow.
You know for being a big Universal fan, I'm really getting tired of being talked-down too in these crazy threads...
:lol:
sknydave
Active Member
That's the thing, Disney has never made this a news story. (Hence why I kind find this whole thing laughable, it's kind of an interesting fact, not a full-blown story.:lol
There was a private hurrah for the Cast Members at Everest, that'sahowIknow.
You know for being a big Universal fan, I'm really getting tired of being talked-down too in these crazy threads...
:lol:
But how is it a big story? It got a couple of paragraphs on orlando sentinel.com, and a lot of it was about the one millionth rider.
It's smart on Universal's part to spread the word about a million riders. Good publicity