Because people not doing research is why spaces are abandoned and others are operated at reduced capacity.
Excellent post. I’m completely spent right now, halloween with two boys. But I wanted to bookmark this for the morning. This is the kind of discussion I was hoping for. Not anecdotes about Elizas personal experiences as a Disney Shill, I mean, guest.I’ve mentioned the problems with predictive scheduling many times, and I’ve had people argue with me that it’s just not true despite my deep knowledge of the system’s intentions.
Here’s a link to something I wrote a few months ago. The gist is that FP+ has affected CM staffing numbers, attraction loading procedures, and even open quick service stations to ensure there’s always a line, even on days with low attendance.
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Back during the development of FP+, a pencil pusher decided guests are satisfied if they get to do 8 things a day. This was when a five-day park hopper was about $275.
I don’t understand why Disney would think it’s better to force guests to stand in queues instead of allowing them to have pleasant days during slower times of the year, but someone up high decided to increase profits by charging more and staffing less.
Edit: Also, here’s another link where I explain how Ops have generally used FP+ to hold standby queues even on attractions that should merge. You can also see a few users accusing me of being wrong because they saw a CM merging everyone. It’s true that more seasoned CMs will properly merge guests to keep queues moving, which is the way the system used to work years ago. But under FP+, the official SOP — and the one that most CPs innocently follow because they’re supposed to — is to split Standby and FP+ and keep them that way.
Combined with the silly tier systems at Epcot and the Studios, plus the closed restaurants and registers, plus the events Disney keeps marketing — the parks always feel crowded, despite the hard numbers that say attendance is actually lower.
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So.... just the parts then that have the things which are not load and unload. There's a whole building sticking out with those computerized time wasters and a lounge atop of it. That's surely not load/unload? Wonder if they've thought about switching the exit and entrance? Although it's very...
More context is not needed. Space Mountain is not sending out scores of empty trains. Its capacity is being utilized so even if everyone visiting the park could and wanted to ride, the attraction would not be able to meet such demand.
There was nothing unfinished about it. It’s an attraction known for commanding consistent demand and it is only able to be experienced by a surprisingly small fraction of guests. You thought you had a “gotcha” instead of thinking through why it was noted.
Which website tells people the days they should make a dining reservation because the quick service venues will be operating at reduced capacity so that there are half hour plus queues to order with similar waits for the food afterwards?
Just adding that when in Disneyland recently, their circle in front of the castle is still lovely, intact and has many benches compared to the ridiculousness that they did in Florida. Disneyland's MaxPass system is so much better with not being able to activate it until ALL parties on the purchase are in the park as well as not being able to get the fastpasses until actually being in the park. Still $ per hour, Disneyland is the far greater value. Just look at their operating hours on any given day.
Having been a survivor of the NY World's Fair we always advance planned, even when we went to Disneyland in 1970. At the Fair if you didn't know where you wanted to go, you'd see nothing. (Think Disney is crowded? Imagine 5 times that many people.. 55 million in a 12-month period. Two-to-four hour lines were the norm). We even made sure we knew where the all important restroom were.
lol, none because no one gives a rats patooie about how the quick services operate. Most normal guest at the parks want to know where they can get a meal.
