TV's In Queue Lines Needed

[DisneyWall-E]

No thank you. I go to WDW because its not Six Flags or Universal.

 

[Uncle Lupe]

I wouldn't mind going the Universal route and putting TVs in line with storylines for the ride, but I agree with everyone else, if it's anything else, no TVs.

I don't think TV in the lines would help many rides at Disney. Some work at Universal because they help to tell the story. The que for Back to the Future was a great example,at least to me, 20 years ago. Just to have them as a distraction is a bad idea. Content is everything, if they were playing the Hooter's pageant I'd be happy.

 

[Enchantâmes]

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.

Nice to see a fellow troll around here. :wave:

 

[blm07]

This is the first time I've seen everyone complain about adding more TVs to the parks, but I've been doing it for quite some time. They've already been slowly been adding TVs in places that don't need it for a while now. :hurl:

 

[J.E.Smith]

Personally I think they should add TVs to the Tiki Room's queue that shows animated versions of the Tiki God stories from the Disneyland preshow.

 

[BigTxEars]

I grew up with them too, even though I'm from New Orleans, because for years we didn't have a park. (And then we got a new one in 2000, and Katrina destroyed it).

But yes, I love those Texas SFs. They always provided a nice, inexpensive, weekend escape that wasn't that long of a drive by my standards.

RIP Astroworld (I was there for the last few weekends)

I still really enjoy SFOT and Fiesta, whenever I'm in the great Lone Star State

Yeah Astroworld was a big part of my childhood. I wish it was still there. I agree, as much as Six Flags is not WDW it is still a nice value and quick trip. Heck season passes with free parking were $65 each this year

I also have to say that Fiesta does a great job of customer service and overall "fun" feel to the park.

Not sure if you go to Sea World San Antonio or not when you are here but if not your should, it is a very well done park as well. The Steel Eel roller coaster is very nicely done

 

[dreamscometrue]

Sorry, but that is the last thing I'd ever want to see in a WDW queue. It would destroy any immersive experience. If I want to watch tv, I'll stay in my resort room. I go to the parks to get away. I can't imagine watching CNN or ESPN, while in the queue, then hoppping on an attraction...it's not supposed to be Six Flags, etc.

 

[WorldKey]

Sorry but TVs in line is what reminds me exactly of Six Flags. No thank you... :hurl:

I agree - Disney spends time developing the 'story' during the wait in line. That's what I like...and also, leave out the real world while I'm there!

 

[Master Yoda]

Nothing says immersive theming quite like reruns of the Jersey Shore on TV's inside of 19th century haunted house.

 

[daveo43175]

TV's in Ques

I would have no problem with TV's in the ques as long as they are showing appropriate content.
Example: Kilomanjaro Safari - show animals grazing on the savannah or a "zoologist" telling you about the different animals or an "advertisement" for the safari company.

As long as it is themed properly and show nothing from the outside world, I would have no issues with it.

 

[David S.]

Yeah Astroworld was a big part of my childhood. I wish it was still there. I agree, as much as Six Flags is not WDW it is still a nice value and quick trip. Heck season passes with free parking were $65 each this year

It's really tragic why that park closed, too. The people of Houston supported it well, even though the corporate office didn't give them the new attractions in the final years they were putting in their other parks. And then when Dan Snyder began his "hostile takeover" of SFI, Kieran Burke panicked and put the land on the market to try to raise quick cash and save his job, since he was told by "experts" that the downtown location made the land more valuable than the park. He got ousted anyway, SFI didn't get what they wanted for the land, and it is still an empty field where Astroworld used to be.

I also have to say that Fiesta does a great job of customer service and overall "fun" feel to the park.

I agree, Fiesta is a nicely run SF, and the atmosphere down in the quarry is very unique! The way the coasters interact with the quarry walls is also very unique. I LOVE the Rattler

Not sure if you go to Sea World San Antonio or not when you are here but if not your should, it is a very well done park as well. The Steel Eel roller coaster is very nicely done

Yes, I really enjoy your Sea World! It's covered on my chainwide Busch Gardens/Sea World "Platinum Pass" and I even get to park for free, in Preferred Parking! I LOVE Steel Eel and have "marathoned" on it, including night rides, when it was a walk-on! I love hypercoasters (all drops and airtime) and actually like it better than the coasters at the Orlando Sea World.

I've also been to your zoo and rode the miniature train. San Antonio is a really nice city

 

[billybastion]

Nothing says immersive theming quite like reruns of the Jersey Shore on TV's inside of 19th century haunted house.

They do sort of resemble the living dead though...

In all seriousness, this is a terrible idea and exactly why we stay away from Six Flags. We go to Disney for a Disney theme park not just a bunch of random roller coasters. Blech.

 

[Tomi-Rocket]

sorry, no....

I am trying to teach my children that you do not need to be entertained every second of the day so this goes against exactly the lesson I want them to learn. They want to bring PSP's in the car for a 5-10 minute car ride, for goodness sake! While I am not a huge fan of waiting in line, I am thankful that there is something there to entertain me in the queues. Looking for hidden Mickey's or paying attention to all the minute detail that WDW has put into creating them.

So, I vote no. No tv's in the queues. Talk to your family, really look at the detail or just stand there and be bored, whatever. Deal with it because, quite frankly, you should be happy that you can be at WDW when a lot of people can't. Let's face it, it's not the worst thing in the world, it's simply a fact of life to be bored for a while.

 

[devoy1701]

I am trying to teach my children that you do not need to be entertained every second of the day so this goes against exactly the lesson I want them to learn. They want to bring PSP's in the car for a 5-10 minute car ride, for goodness sake! While I am not a huge fan of waiting in line, I am thankful that there is something there to entertain me in the queues. Looking for hidden Mickey's or paying attention to all the minute detail that WDW has put into creating them.

So, I vote no. No tv's in the queues. Talk to your family, really look at the detail or just stand there and be bored, whatever. Deal with it because, quite frankly, you should be happy that you can be at WDW when a lot of people can't. Let's face it, it's not the worst thing in the world, it's simply a fact of life to be bored for a while.

Talk to your family! What a concept! There is way too much of this NOT going on anymore with families who visit WDW. It's sickening to see kids standing in a queue with their parents and the dad is on his iPad and the kids on their DS. :dazzle:

 

[DrummerAlly]

I am trying to teach my children that you do not need to be entertained every second of the day so this goes against exactly the lesson I want them to learn. They want to bring PSP's in the car for a 5-10 minute car ride, for goodness sake! While I am not a huge fan of waiting in line, I am thankful that there is something there to entertain me in the queues. Looking for hidden Mickey's or paying attention to all the minute detail that WDW has put into creating them.

So, I vote no. No tv's in the queues. Talk to your family, really look at the detail or just stand there and be bored, whatever. Deal with it because, quite frankly, you should be happy that you can be at WDW when a lot of people can't. Let's face it, it's not the worst thing in the world, it's simply a fact of life to be bored for a while.

:sohappy: This!

I for one am thrilled to enjoy a week where I don't see many TVs when I'm on vacation. Disney has enough of these in their lines or waiting areas. The last thing we need is more!

 

[lebeau]

I haven't read the whole thread, so I'm just going to assume this was a prank, right? No one could possibly want to ruin the illusion with TVs. Might as well just stay at my regional amusement park if they did something like that.

If this is serious, it's the single worst idea I have seen on these threads in a long, long time.

 

[lebeau]

Talk to your family! What a concept! There is way too much of this NOT going on anymore with families who visit WDW. It's sickening to see kids standing in a queue with their parents and the dad is on his iPad and the kids on their DS. :dazzle:

Amen!

We generally have fun in line - without our phones.

Never understood why you'd spend all that money to spend a week waiting in lines playing on your cell phones. :shrug:

 

[Mad Stitch]

Consider this possibility gentlemen, we’d be able to watch Stacy in our rooms and in the parks. I bet the guy with the “Triple Babe Whammy” avatar would agree. Sorry ladies, I got nothing for you.

 

[Master Yoda]

I haven't read the whole thread, so I'm just going to assume this was a prank, right? No one could possibly want to ruin the illusion with TVs. Might as well just stay at my regional amusement park if they did something like that.

If this is serious, it's the single worst idea I have seen on these threads in a long, long time.

This thread was brought to you by the same member that brought us the "Will We EVER See Eddie Murphy In HM?" thread. Take that for what it is worth and draw your own conclusions.

 

[lebeau]

This thread was brought to you by the same member that brought us the "Will We EVER See Eddie Murphy In HM?" thread. Take that for what it is worth and draw your own conclusions.

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