Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem (USH)

[Chris]

USH has been changing the opening date.  For a while it said April 11, now it says April 12.  Make up your mind!!!

 

[Alexshow.]

Its a game of Ride chicken. changing the dates due to a 50th anniversary...

 

[Freak]

I'm trying to get my personal friends together to ride this. At first I planned April 11th, which is the day after opening, now it's likely it'll fall on grand opening. NOW, if they purist with April 12th, I may have to bump it and hope no one requested that day off to the Friday after. I don't want to go on the 11th and find that soft openings have been discontinued the day we go. Is April 11th the set date? Man planning this has suddenly gotten frustrating.

Its a game of Ride chicken. changing the dates due to a 50th anniversary...

And I thought only Magic Mountain would play this game. At least they are better players at it than Uni.

 

[RyanTTD]

Strange.

I understood changing the date away from April 10th, as Disney Parks will be celebrating Small Worlds 50th and will be holding a world wide sing along. So I understand Universal not wanting a new ride being buried in the media by that.

It could also be Universal wanting the opening date to fall on a weekend instead of a weekday.

 

[Ryan]

Having the grand opening on a weekend is a recipe for disaster. That amount of guests blocked from the ride in the morning will only result in chaos later on.

Don't be surprised if the opening is delayed til the following week.

 

[RyanTTD]

^ Not if they hold media day on the 11th.

 

[Ryan]

^ Not if they hold media day on the 11th.

True, but the grand opening ceremony will hold things up regardless. That's why media day and the grand opening are always on a weekday.

 

[Freak]

Will the lower lot rides be open during the ceremony? Might be a good time to hit up Transformers while all the hub-bub is upstairs.

 

[Alexshow.]

Ok, i'm worried. I'm worried that DM might go down if the earthquakes keep coming up, Please god don't be that and i'll be happy.

 

[Allen The Actor]

The earthquakes aren't that big. The rides will be fine.

 

[Ryan]

Will the lower lot rides be open during the ceremony? Might be a good time to hit up Transformers while all the hub-bub is upstairs.

Everything but DM will be open. The problem of course is that the ride will be slammed later on.

 

[RyanTTD]

Everything but DM will be open. The problem of course is that the ride will be slammed later on.

Then just keep the ride open 30min to an hour after scheduled park closing. They do this all the time during busy times for Transformers.

 

[supercereal]

Thursday the 27th -- queue volume still crazy loud. It makes 70 minutes in line really unpleasant. Ride's way fun, though.

 

[Ryan]

For those upset by the queue volume: make sure to visit guest relations. The more complaints they get about it, the more they will start to push DM's sound and video crew to turn it down.

 

[JakesAllAmerican]

Are regular folks able to ride it today (Sat)? The USH mobile site bounces between a wait time and "COMING SOON"


Are regular folks able to ride it today (Sat)? The USH mobile site bounces between a wait time and "COMING SOON"

 

[Freak]

Are regular folks able to ride it today (Sat)? The USH mobile site bounces between a wait time and "COMING SOON"

Are regular folks able to ride it today (Sat)? The USH mobile site bounces between a wait time and "COMING SOON"

Annual Pass Holder previews are today, hence why it says, "Coming soon".

Annual Pass Holder previews are today, hence why it says, "Coming soon".

 

[Bonkers]

Annual Pass Holder previews are today, hence why it says, "Coming soon".

Annual Pass Holder previews are today, hence why it says, "Coming soon".

Heh, I see what you did there.

 

[JakesAllAmerican]

Anyone actually go today? Were they checking anything, or just that you had an annual pass?

 

[Ryan]

For TF, they just checked for APs which was so hysterically smart since all you had to do was run upstairs, upgrade to an AP (usually for free), run back downstairs so you could ride the ride. It's rather brilliant, IMO.

Not sure what they did for DM.

 

[JakesAllAmerican]

Thanks!