Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance (DL)

[Scott W.]

I'm willing to place money that the ride soft opens sometime in the last two weeks of 2019.

Quote this post in 5 months if you must.

If they want insane crowds, that's one way to do it.

 

[Nick]

I'm willing to place money that the ride soft opens sometime in the last two weeks of 2019.

Quote this post in 5 months if you must.

I wouldn't be shocked, but at the same time, the week of Christmas and NYE is the one week I feel confident still in saying DL will be slammed. So why soft open a ride during an extremely busy and stressful time when you could soft open it the week following NYE as a way to bring locals out to the park during a typically quiet time of year?

If they want insane crowds, that's one way to do it.

I mean, most APs are blocked out during that time and nobody's booking a last minute flight because they heard the ride soft opened. I don't see how it really actually CAN affect crowds that much.

 

[Scott W.]

I wouldn't be shocked, but at the same time, the week of Christmas and NYE is the one week I feel confident still in saying DL will be slammed. So why soft open a ride during an extremely busy and stressful time when you could soft open it the week following NYE as a way to bring locals out to the park during a typically quiet time of year?


I mean, most APs are blocked out during that time and nobody's booking a last minute flight because they heard the ride soft opened. I don't see how it really actually CAN affect crowds that much.

The theme park bloggers and hardcore fans will. It's not a massive crowd but they've got a small window to get in and like you said, the park will probably be slammed anyway.

I think it would be madness to soft open then.

Edit: I've forgot that DHS will now open before DL so the blogger and hardcore fan likely won't care.

 

[fryoj]

The only plus to a Christmas soft is they can go ahead and test max capacity operations. Not sure they need to do that though.

 

[Ryan]

The theme park bloggers and hardcore fans will. It's not a massive crowd but they've got a small window to get in and like you said, the park will probably be slammed anyway.

I think it would be madness to soft open then.

Edit: I've forgot that DHS will now open before DL so the blogger and hardcore fan likely won't care.

Um, that is if they can get in. Christmas is always a madhouse. It's a guaranteed max capacity test.

 

[Scott W.]

Um, that is if they can get in. Christmas is always a madhouse. It's a guaranteed max capacity test.

It will be interesting seeing how the bloggers tackle it.

 

[Ryan]

I have zero doubts there are a few bloggers who have Signature Plus passes. Not all, but just a few.

 

[shiekra38]

I have zero doubts there are a few bloggers who have Signature Plus passes. Not all, but just a few.

What's a Signature Plus pass?

 

[SailwiththeTide]

What's a Signature Plus pass?

Top level pass with no blockout days.

 

[shiekra38]

Top level pass with no blockout days.

Oh sorry, I'm middle class

 

[SailwiththeTide]

Oh sorry, I'm middle class

$100 bucks a month on payment plan. Most people spend that on Starbucks a month.

 

[bob albert]

$100 bucks a month on payment plan. Most people spend that on Starbucks a month.

Literally the dumbest argument on affordability I have ever heard. Just because someone is an idiot and spends a lot of their money on something they do not need does not make another person spending extra money on a different product a smart decision. It's like telling people in a crap underpay job they should deal with it because it could always be worse. Sometimes corporations just want to exploit people and hope that idiot rich people make something expensive somehow a "value" for people who pay slightly less.

 

[shiekra38]

$100 bucks a month on payment plan. Most people spend that on Starbucks a month.

Oh sorry, I'm middle class

 

[Ron101]

They wouldn’t want to open it during that crazy holiday period because then the potential for those people coming back later in the year would be nonexistent. I’d say more than 95% of the guests visiting during that 3 week period are not pass holders.

 

[Ryan]

They wouldn’t want to open it during that crazy holiday period because then the potential for those people coming back later in the year would be nonexistent. I’d say more than 95% of the guests visiting during that 3 week period are not pass holders.

It's..... a capacity test. Plus wouldn't you want the extra crushing throng of humanity going somewhere?!

And trust me, the people who come during the holidays rarely come back during the main year. For most it's their annual trip.

 

[Freak]

They showed the commercial for GE and it shows footage of RotR. Looks pretty cool!

 

[AlexanderMBush]

I will say this, if they actually have a scene like that with the Kylo Ren lightsaber; and it being done in a way to terrify me, I'll give Disney the kudos.

 

[Stryker]

What looks to be an 8-10 year old girl who says "I've waited my whole for this." They could've at least had a middle-aged person or older say that line.

 

[Freak]

What looks to be an 8-10 year old girl who says "I've waited my whole for this." They could've at least had a middle-aged person or older say that line.

“I’ve waited my whole life for this.”

*Realizes it’s entirely based on the sequel trilogy*

 

[k_peek_2000]

“I’ve waited my whole life for this.”

*Realizes it’s entirely based on the sequel trilogy*

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Most average (non die-hard) kids can't distinguish the old trilogy from the new. When they see Darth Vader they go "Kylo Ren!"

<---- I saw this every day working for a thing that used the Star Wars IP.