Got back from enjoying a fun daytrip to Six Flags in Atlanta this past Sunday (8/21). Visiting regional parks such as SFOG makes me appreciate more & more what we get at Disney. While the park has cleaned up over the past couple of seasons...it still needs help.
There is, however, one aspect I've always noticed about Six Flags & some other regional parks that I wish Disney would take after: Televisions in the queue lines.
Being the last weekend before the majority of schools started back...it was a bit on the crowded side Sunday, needless to say. Having television sets in the waiting lines made them much less on the frustrating side. I'm not talking about pre-show TV's, or interactive TV screens. I'm talking about the way Six Flags does it where guests can watch baseball games or MTV while waiting in line. Some TV's were playing music videos, others had sports stations on. Yet others were playing just random clips from HBO, stand-up comedians, and random advertisements of upcoming festivals on park.
In a nutshell, this really made the lines seem that much quicker. You spend more time engulfed in the comedian on screen, the baseball game being played, or music videos being shown, that you "forget" about the line. Next thing you know... it's time to board the coaster.
While Disney does a remarkable job with line theming and creating story while even in the queue of an attraction, this method of having TV sets for guests to watch random entertainment while IN line would possibly benefit parks & guests. Pretty decorations & theming will not hold most children's attention in line like a cartoon short can. And it would be a lot cheaper of an option than going all-out with theming just for what... a queue??
So out of all the things Six Flags parks do wrong (more than less), this is one thing the park chain does right. And quite possibly the only time I observe something at a SF park and think: "Disney should adopt this idea".
Bring TV's to queue lines at WDW.
There is, however, one aspect I've always noticed about Six Flags & some other regional parks that I wish Disney would take after: Televisions in the queue lines.
Being the last weekend before the majority of schools started back...it was a bit on the crowded side Sunday, needless to say. Having television sets in the waiting lines made them much less on the frustrating side. I'm not talking about pre-show TV's, or interactive TV screens. I'm talking about the way Six Flags does it where guests can watch baseball games or MTV while waiting in line. Some TV's were playing music videos, others had sports stations on. Yet others were playing just random clips from HBO, stand-up comedians, and random advertisements of upcoming festivals on park.
In a nutshell, this really made the lines seem that much quicker. You spend more time engulfed in the comedian on screen, the baseball game being played, or music videos being shown, that you "forget" about the line. Next thing you know... it's time to board the coaster.
While Disney does a remarkable job with line theming and creating story while even in the queue of an attraction, this method of having TV sets for guests to watch random entertainment while IN line would possibly benefit parks & guests. Pretty decorations & theming will not hold most children's attention in line like a cartoon short can. And it would be a lot cheaper of an option than going all-out with theming just for what... a queue??
So out of all the things Six Flags parks do wrong (more than less), this is one thing the park chain does right. And quite possibly the only time I observe something at a SF park and think: "Disney should adopt this idea".
Bring TV's to queue lines at WDW.
