violarum
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That might be it, Felipe. Care to enlighten us, Teebin?
If we actually had been trained to believe TMs, people wouldn't wait. I can't tell you how many times I didn't wait and a new attraction did preview AND how many times I was told it wouldn't open, I didn't listen and was rewarded. Not just softs, too. Rides that have gone down and they've announced that it's unlikely that it will resume for hours and/or the rest of the day only to see it go back up 10 minutes later. Park managers have not done a very good job of setting appropriate reasons for trust. In an ideal world, someone knowledgeable would inform the hopefuls and they could trust the information. It just doesn't work that way.
An attractions team member should not be blamed for information that they have. They simply don't have the information. If a ride goes down for technical reasons, the techs, not the ride attendants know "best" but there is not always communications between these groups. Even a tech may not know how long it will be. Problems as small as a blown fuse may take hours to find and fix, so its not a matter of "trust". In addition, upper management pretty much knows when they "plan" to soft open. This information is not readily shared with team members, and for good reason. I have said it before, and will say it again, SOFTS ARE UNPREDICTABLE AND UNANNOUNCED. If you happen to be there when they open, congrats! For those who wish to wait, I bet Universal is somewhat excited about the interest, and that they are not making fun of you.
Anyone think that Mark Woodbury and Alan Gilmore will be on hand during softs whenever they might occur. I just wonder since this is a huge project if they will be walking around monitoring the crowds.
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theLastAshen that haunted house is very well done, very impressive.
I know I said I wouldn't comment per say but since Scott mentioned what TMs do & do not know I will comment a bit on this. As with everything I have said what TMs tell you is FACT at that moment they are not lieing to you to get your to leave. We all know Uni changes their mind by the hr. hence why Scott you have caught things even when they said they would not happen. It's never that they are lieing it's that things change. BUT since this is an entire area & NOT just one ride if they say it won't be open that day more than likely it's not going to change. I really would not look for a soft until the package people get here & even than if things continue the way they are going the public very well may not even get in during that time at least at first.
I hope I didn't come off as someone placing the blame on the TMs, Cast Members, Crew, etc. I absolutely agree with your comment. It's about the flow of information. I have nothing but the utmost respect for those who work on the front lines of the theme park industry.