15+ minutes and counting . . .
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Trapped on Spaceship Earth - 3/11/18
- Thread starter SpaceMountain77
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20+ minutes and counting. No evacuation.
NemoIncognito
New Member
This is becoming a really common (daily?) occurrence on Spaceship Earth. Any idea what the problem with the ride system is?
lostpro9het
Well-Known Member
But how about that Disney WiFi! Such coverage even in the ol' golf ball!
It could be numerous things. Not all ride system related.
Bolt
Well-Known Member
Rides break. It happens.
Bolt
Well-Known Member
Yeah - and the ride stops for longer than usual times for wheelchair loads. Guests often think it's broken when it's really the omnimover having to stop.
“Sorry for the time travel delay. Please enjoy a Fastpass.”
We were at the top of SSE. A cast member did circle by and asked everyone to remain seated. Given the time, we were 25 minutes or so.
We were at the top of SSE. A cast member did circle by and asked everyone to remain seated. Given the time, we were 25 minutes or so.
Creathir
Well-Known Member
We were on Pirates the week before last (before it closed for refurb) and our boat got stuck RIGHT at the top of the falls.
The lights came on and we got to do a ride evacuation. Was quite awesome.
For the curious: they tie a rope to the boat so it does go down the chute while guests are climbing out, and take people out one at a time.
The end result was a fast pass and a free water bottle, plus some walking backstage.
No pictures backstage of course, but here was our boat sitting at the top of the drop with the lights on...
The lights came on and we got to do a ride evacuation. Was quite awesome.
For the curious: they tie a rope to the boat so it does go down the chute while guests are climbing out, and take people out one at a time.
The end result was a fast pass and a free water bottle, plus some walking backstage.
No pictures backstage of course, but here was our boat sitting at the top of the drop with the lights on...
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Yes, my Mom travels in a wheelchair and we are familiar with loading. However, nearly 30 minutes would suggest something else happened this afternoon.
Bolt
Well-Known Member
I didn't say it was 20 minutes for a wheelchair. I was saying that the system stops a lot because of it.
When I lived in California, I visited Disneyland at least two to three times per week from 2010 through 2011. Monsters, Inc. and Splash Mountain regularly went down. However, I was always impressed with how swiftly the process of response and evacuation was handled.
Today was the second time I was at Epcot when an attraction was down for nearly 30 minutes with guests onboard. It was one of those moments when I was reminded of DLRs greater efficiency.
Today was the second time I was at Epcot when an attraction was down for nearly 30 minutes with guests onboard. It was one of those moments when I was reminded of DLRs greater efficiency.
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Animaniac93-98
Well-Known Member
I never knew the drop had carved rockwork going all the way down. I just assumed it was an unthemed space because of how dark it is.
Creathir
Well-Known Member
Come on, what do you think this is, six flags???
I was pretty surprised as well. The area to the left of the falls was fairly well themed as well, I didn’t get a solid shot of it, but essentially there is a rope and stuff lying there along with rock work and fauna.
castlecake2.0
Well-Known Member
For attractions it is safety> courtesy/efficiency when attractions go down. Having guests wait 30 mins or so for the ride system to resume is deemed the better option than say having to evac a water flume or multifloor attraction. What if the guest needs mobility assistance? Is carrying a small child? Etc. Not excusing the downtime of course, but sometimes an evac isn’t the first/safest option.
FigmentForver96
Well-Known Member
Got stuck at the top of the lift of Everest for 5 minutes once. Thought I was going to stroke. Can't recall being stuck on anything else