Sounds like the reservation system actually backfired and decreased overall park attendance...someone is in trouble!
Sounds like the reservation system actually backfired and decreased overall park attendance...someone is in trouble!
I could be wrong, but weren't people saying smugglers run wouldn't be on rails?
I always thought it was going to be an on rail shooter due to the difficulties of giving people total freedom.
I guess when disney hyped it up a bit when they said it was rendered in real time, but I suppose you could say that for any video game?
If anything, it just decreased attendance in the land, but not necessarily in the actual park.
I don't think it was the reservation system itself which caused the low attendance.
Sounds like the reservation system actually backfired and decreased overall park attendance...someone is in trouble!
That's what you get when you spend half a billion dollars on a land, but then don't let anyone actually get in to it.
Yep, but it shows what is coming. That was just a tease. The land was built with entertainment in mind. Those stages have permanent fire effects in place. This is just one of the performance areas too.
Once crowds pick up after the reservation period ends Disney will be deploying the shows to draw guests away from other attractions in the land. Right now, they aren't necessary at all.
That's exactly wrong. It seems mostly every AP who wanted a (free) reservation got one--hence rooms suddenly being available again after reservations were handed out, APs were cancelling their "back-up" reservations. As for non-APs--look, I won't argue a $400 hotel room is cheap, but compared to what you're expected to spend in the land, not that high a premium to be first, people routinely pay $120 for a few hours in MK. Especially for the prophesied SW fans who supposedly never set foot in a theme park before but would for this.
Still ... the rooms went unsold, then huge numbers not showing up for their reservation. And, from a plugged in source, DL down significantly from where it should have been even without the land. Either the hard-core DLR fans aren't interested in what they're seeing, or they've finally be priced out by the Mouse.
Just think--if it wasn't for all the Ritchie Rich lifestylers flying in from Orlando, this situation would've been even worse.
The parks were dead yesterday. This was my third visit to DL and the place was comparatively a ghost town.
I thought GE was alright. Wish there was more entertainment and creatures roaming about the land - only saw Chewbacca for a second. Also the “villagers” are all human, which is a missed opportunity.
SR is also alright. I agree with everyone else’s reaction about seeing the MF for the first time - the scale is breath taking! The Hondo animatronic is incredible and IMO cooler than the attraction. Rode all three positions and engineer reeeaaaally sucks. Piloting is also pretty difficult. It’s a bit of a head scratcher as to why they made this attraction so dependent on the crew when most people are going to wait 3+ hours to ride.
Ogas Cantina is pretty cool (DJ Rex!) and I liked the reservation system. Still, not worth a long wait. Didn’t do the lightsaber workshop because I’m not paying $200 for a toy I’m never going to use. Same for the droids, although those looked better than the lightsabers.
Finally I thought the land itself was small. I dunno how they’re going to handle crowds after the reservation system ends. Honestly, Disney should have waited to open GE once RotR was ready because the land currently feels incomplete.
It's just the facts. The performance areas of the park have permanently installed effects, including fire. It's obvious they're going to be used.That’s one hell of a spin.
That's exactly wrong. It seems mostly every AP who wanted a (free) reservation got one--hence rooms suddenly being available again after reservations were handed out, APs were cancelling their "back-up" reservations. As for non-APs--look, I won't argue a $400 hotel room is cheap, but compared to what you're expected to spend in the land, not that high a premium to be first, people routinely pay $120 for a few hours in MK. Especially for the prophesied SW fans who supposedly never set foot in a theme park before but would for this.
Still ... the rooms went unsold, then huge numbers not showing up for their reservation. And, from a plugged in source, DL down significantly from where it should have been even without the land. Either the hard-core DLR fans aren't interested in what they're seeing, or they've finally be priced out by the Mouse.
Just think--if it wasn't for all the Ritchie Rich lifestylers flying in from Orlando, this situation would've been even worse.