| # | Author | Message |
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| 21raven
Fri 5/16/2008 10:41a | does anyone know when exactly the soft openings will happen? |
12
| ni_teach
Fri 5/16/2008 10:55a | The Goddess Mara said: "They have FastPass for Peter Pan in Orlando and it works like a charm, so that theory doesn't work."
But the WDW version of Peter Pan is totally different from the Disneyland version. It is bigger and has a different load system which allows it to handle more people per hour and make fastpass work.
You are correct that the DCA version is slightly longer because it has to go out to the show building behind Screaming, but (someone correct me if I'm wrong here) The WDW version has an extra row of video screens and which allows it to handle those few extra cars. |
13
| Dabob2
Fri 5/16/2008 11:46a | I know that videos never do attractions justice, even ones that are basically scenic. Still, I have to say that MM wasn't exciting me too much, for whatever reason. Kinda... but not a lot.
Great to hear from Westsider, who's no pushover, that it's actually a lot of fun. |
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| The Goddess Mara
Fri 5/16/2008 12:48p | I've ridden Peter Pan in Orlando, Anaheim, and Tokyo and haven't noticed any difference in the ride system: small two-seat "boat" suspended from overhead. You get on via a moving walkway like the Mansion and exit the same way. What's the difference? |
15
| Hans Reinhardt
Fri 5/16/2008 1:00p | No moving walkway at DLR. |
16
| The Goddess Mara
Fri 5/16/2008 1:07p | Funny how you lose those sorts of details. It's hard to remember everything at every park! |
17
| socalkdg
Fri 5/16/2008 3:40p | Thats the thing with Fast Pass, you can control how many tickets are given out per hour. Just give out 400 per hour for a lower capacity ride such as TSMM. That way I can get there a couple hours after opening, get a FP for that evening and not have to worry about keeping my kids entertained for 90 minutes, which keeps everyone happy, including other guests. : )
They may have chosen no FP(and maybe no single rider) because of space limitations. Obviously they didn't want the line to run along the launch of Screamin and then cross over a main walkway, but they had to put it somewhere. They chose to use extra space by giving us additional ride time as opposed to using it for line space. I can live with that.
Then again by not having FP they may get more early entries into the park to ride TSMM, which will help out DCA's overall numbers. |
18
| mstaft
Fri 5/16/2008 4:50p | "Then again by not having FP they may get more early entries into the park to ride TSMM, which will help out DCA's overall numbers." Interesting thought! |
19
| bean
Fri 5/16/2008 5:09p | fastpass is the worst thing to happen at a disney park. It is used when it shouldn't and it was the main reason excuses came along as to why themed queues were not really needed.
Attractions like
Buzz, Roger Rabbit, Indiana Jones should never have received fastpass. Its a relief to see that people in charge in Anaheim are realizing that and did not push for it on Midway Mania. All Fastpass does is make the standby lines longer and crowd the walkways |
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| Witches of Morva
Fri 5/16/2008 5:19p | ORDDU: I like your 'interesting thoughts', mstaft, duckling--especially since my sisters and I consider the entire fastpass system to be an abomination. It was invented for all he wrong reasons and makes it so guests are treated unequally. |
