Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Unprecedented demand…
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News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom
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Purduevian
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I am curious why though, it all comes back to money somehow.
- VQ was actually hurting ILL sales
- Take people out of other lines/streets to make food/merch more accessible
- IT bill for running 3 VQs just wasn't worth it for Tron anymore
Poseidon Quest
Well-Known Member
I think you could probably throw in Tiana's not meeting capacity expectations due to its frequent down time.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
#1 for sure. I think they probably want to get rid of all 3 VQs ASAP then it’s pay or wait in longer lines. The VQ lines were not short but they were shorter than what standby will likely be. Gives people more incentive to buy ILL up front.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
Agreed. They wanted that off VQ already but it would be a train wreck with the issues. The LLMP capacity available 7 days out is way lower than demand which could impact sales some. The days the ride is actually working most of the time they drop more LLs each hour on “the day of” but I’m sure they would rather have that capacity to sell in advance.
Disstevefan1
Well-Known Member
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Freedom to standby or not!!!
And standby lines EAT PEOPLE!
Disstevefan1
Well-Known Member
There will be folks waiting in the standby line believe me!
Disstevefan1
Well-Known Member
WDW maintenance worker: "The pressure washing is all done Boss"
WDW manager: "What are you talking about, TRON still looks like a mess"
WDW maintenance worker: "What? I thought you asked me to pressure wash the floor lighting around the planter in Future Wo... er.. I mean, World Celebration
in EPCOT! Oh well at least that floor lighting is nice and clean now! I cant wait to see what it looks like at night!"
tissandtully
Well-Known Member
when will they do the outside of the canopy?
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
Bummer. I like VQ.
JD80
Well-Known Member
The less things to worry about in the morning the better.
tissandtully
Well-Known Member
It's been open for a decent amount of time in the afternoon now.
DisneyFanatic12
Well-Known Member
I hate waking up early, but it was nice to be able to essentially get a fast pass (and at most times of the year the VQ was almost guaranteed). Granted, I think those of us who enjoy VQs have gotten our fair share of rides on Tron, so I’m not really disappointed!
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
One thing about VQ that's super inefficient is that they end up dispatching empty vehicles early in the morning before the queue has had enough time to fill in. Even Guardians will send out half-empty trains for like an hour after park opening.
TalkToEthan
Well-Known Member
That’s a crime—-class 3 felony. Somebody needs to do serious time for that blunder
I’m starting to sympathize with N Korea, (slightly) in how it deals with blunders and inefficiencies like that.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
…yeah…not what I meant
JD80
Well-Known Member
What if I dont want to be there in the afternoon? Now I have an AM option for standby.
JD80
Well-Known Member
I'm not anti-VQ - I like them for new attractions. But once the ride has been around for a while it should go back to standby.
tissandtully
Well-Known Member
well honestly this ride is the best at night and the only way you can ride it at night was to... get lucky and get VQ after dark, pay for ILL and pick a night time or be there after hours cause you are staying at a hotel. So at least standby will let you wait till dark to ride i.
JD80
Well-Known Member
I've done both times and it's the same for me. However the queue and canopy while in line are so much better at night while waiting in line.