- Apr 18, 2013
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I think anyone who's experienced this first hand knows you don't need wait times to know this is a failure. I think for those though who aren't able to visit for every new ride I can understand it might be hard to get a real feel for how bad/good an attraction really is. Is it just theme park fans being overly critical or does the general public also see it the same way.
Also here's an anecdotal story. My second time on this it broke down (first time also) right at the load platform. We waited a while for them to reset and then they sent us through the whole ride with everything only functioning for a few seconds before it advanced to the next section. In other words everyone in the car kind of got a taste of what the ride is but it was obvious we were getting an extremely abbreviated version. Since it wasn't the ride as normal most guests felt more comfortable talking aloud. The general overwhelming feeling I gathered from all the comments was along the lines of "This is really it, this is the ride?!". All of that was mixed with some laughter and disappointment. At the unload platform they offered a re-ride and probably about 90% of the guests just decided to leave.
Also here's an anecdotal story. My second time on this it broke down (first time also) right at the load platform. We waited a while for them to reset and then they sent us through the whole ride with everything only functioning for a few seconds before it advanced to the next section. In other words everyone in the car kind of got a taste of what the ride is but it was obvious we were getting an extremely abbreviated version. Since it wasn't the ride as normal most guests felt more comfortable talking aloud. The general overwhelming feeling I gathered from all the comments was along the lines of "This is really it, this is the ride?!". All of that was mixed with some laughter and disappointment. At the unload platform they offered a re-ride and probably about 90% of the guests just decided to leave.