News Trams to return in early 2022

[Too Many Hats]

Classy move to announce this the same day parking fees increase!

 

[waltography]

My guess is because social distancing measures would have meant roughly only half of each car could be used, thus forcing wait times to double.

This would've been true prior to June 15, and it's why when I was at the parks then I understood why the trams were down; chalked it up to a unique pandemic Disney experience. By summer, though, there really was no excuse since they removed pretty much all social distancing requirements then. It's a shame they didn't spend the summer getting things in order to have the trams up by the end of the summer/in time for the holidays.

 

[DrAlice]

Exhibit A: Disney doesn't run the trams - people get upset.

Exhibit B: Disney announces they'll bring the trams back - people get upset.

Conclusion: nothing Disney does will please some people. Sheesh.
Sometimes this site truly makes me laugh.

Group A are not necessarily the same people as Group B.

So yeah, it is impossible to please everyone. That's life.

 

[Magic Feather]

I understand getting ahead of things and telling people that a thing that they've complained being missing is coming back, but good lord this isn't an announcement that needed 3 months of lead time. Unless there is some magical part needed to fix the trams that really can't arrive until 2022 (which I really don't believe), this is them being lazy and pushing off something that warrants restarting as soon as possible.

 

[John park hopper]

This pure Disney BS I have had equipment sitting for a year --fresh gas change the oil and it starts right up, even if they parked them having some one periodically start them there would be no problem getting them up and running. sorry not buying they need parts. It's all about money

 

[Too Many Hats]

I understand getting ahead of things and telling people that a thing that they've complained being missing is coming back, but good lord this isn't an announcement that needed 3 months of lead time.

Well, it is if you're raising the price of parking today. It "softens the blow" for guests, who in just 3 months will be getting a little extra "magic" with their parking spot.

 

[truecoat]

My guess is because social distancing measures would have meant roughly only half of each car could be used, thus forcing wait times to double.

Or, you know, because rats made their nests inside them and ate all the engine parts. Those replacement parts were slowed down by the supply chain shenanigans, and yeah.

One funny thing about the rat rumor is that the trams are stored in the parking structure. This means the parking structure is infested with rats.

 

[el_super]

One funny thing about the rat rumor is that the trams are stored in the parking structure. This means the parking structure is infested with rats.

No way for the cats to cross the street? Maybe they just don't want to.

 

[denyuntilcaught]

This pure Disney BS I have had equipment sitting for a year --fresh gas change the oil and it starts right up, even if they parked them having some one periodically start them there would be no problem getting them up and running. sorry not buying they need parts. It's all about money

And staffing.

Which also, in theory, goes back to money.

 

[mickEblu]

Classy move to announce this the same day parking fees increase!

Lol why not wait a lot least a week? Did Universals tweet really trigger them?

 

[Stevek]

Classy move to announce this the same day parking fees increase!

Might as well just rip off the band aid and get it over with at one time.

 

[drizgirl]

Lol why not wait a lot least a week? Did Universals tweet really trigger them?

I must have missed the tweet. Is it posted here? Sounds entertaining.

 

[Mac Tonight]

I must have missed the tweet. Is it posted here? Sounds entertaining.

It was this one, I believe.

 

[drizgirl]

It was this one, I believe.

That’s awesome. Thanks!

 

[chadwpalm]

That’s awesome. Thanks!

There was another one yesterday:

 

[drizgirl]

There was another one yesterday:

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I love that they're trolling Disney!

 

[Mac Tonight]

There was another one yesterday:

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Personally, I think this is more of a dig at Facebook rebranding as "Meta" than a straight jab at Disney. But Universal probably thinks they're getting an easy two-for-one there.

 

[Californian Elitist]

The Wendy’s Twitter account is the true account that can’t be stopped.

 

[SuddenStorm]

One funny thing about the rat rumor is that the trams are stored in the parking structure. This means the parking structure is infested with rats.

There are rats all over the resort.

As long as they aren't in the kitchens it's not really a huge deal. In a podcast someone mentioned how many rats are in Splash Mountain...

 

[MarvelCharacterNerd]

There are rats all over the resort.

Hence: there are cats all over the resort.

The bigger issue is the cockroaches that scuttle around. I've seen bunches of them in DCA and one was running around DTD a few weeks ago. Have seen them there before. They come up from the sewers.