Little did I know that I touched on a crux. What a hoot.
6 a boat?!? That is just silly. Way to overact. Why not just judge the people getting on. I mean it was working the day I went with no evacs for at least 4 to 5 hours. And that was with more than 6 per boat and the front row being filled in. So just judge it and not just cut it down to 6.
Also, they need to fix this issue ASAP. No excuses.
I think they probably mean.. down about 6 people per boat.
Rumours are this is going to be posted at the load station:
That would help with capacity if three out of four could not ride
Disney has a, pardon the pun, large problem. They have become a haven for big people. Their customers are much heavier, and it is sinking the boats in small world, pirates, and now frozen.
They could solve that problem by not running 10 - 40 year old rides. As the fan base grows if they built new rides they could "grow" along with them. Not really that hard to solve.
But part of the appeal of Disney is riding the rides you rode as a child. I agree they need to build new things like they are over the next 4 years, but they are not going to get rid of small world or pirates. Those are iconic rides that are here to stay for a long time and should stay.
I agree they sell the nostalgia but they could update the RVs to meet the modern guest. They don't have to be "frozen" in time and after a 2 year refurb they could have upgraded the boats. The boats were replaced in '12/'13 so they probably felt they were "good enough" but they were having the same issues with Malstrom. Just a poorly thought out and executed ride all around.
Oh I agree, the boats should have been upgraded. But after being on the ride, I doubt they could make them longer and I wonder how much it is the boats vs. the engineering of the track. What I am saying is there a boat out there that could prevent this issue or is it a track issue.
Heck, they still have tons of downtime on 7 Dwarfs Coaster, and that's been a couple of years already.
Good point.It's what happens when they try to sandwich their original plans into that tiny space.
Hey, I see a trend!
Why am I not surprised? Plus now with the rumors of not allowing stand by guest to ride, because they are doing mostly just FP+. I'm not gonna give an opinion because honestly, What's the point? I saw the POV video and that will do it for me. All I can say is, if anyone here is planning a trip to WDW on 2017 for Avatar... I will highly recommend to change your schedule for 2018. That way you can actually experience Flight of Passage, because you know they will have many problems on 2017 with it. Also just because it's 2018 don't get too excited with the recent opening of Toy Story Land, because the Slinky Dog Coaster is having major technical difficulties in a daily basis for the pass 2 weeks.
WDI like sandwiches apparentlyIt's what happens when they try to sandwich their original plans into that tiny space.
Hey, I see a trend!
And the terrible thing is, they have so much space everywhere. It's not like they're shoehorned in like Universal Orlando or Disneyland. Makes no sense.WDI like sandwiches apparently
And the terrible thing is, they have so much space everywhere. It's not like they're shoehorned in like Universal Orlando or Disneyland. Makes no sense.
I'm more worried about the Na'vi River Journey having issues than anything you mentioned. Although, that ride is at least purpose built instead of half-assed.Why am I not surprised? Plus now with the rumors of not allowing stand by guest to ride, because they are doing mostly just FP+. I'm not gonna give an opinion because honestly, What's the point? I saw the POV video and that will do it for me. All I can say is, if anyone here is planning a trip to WDW on 2017 for Avatar... I will highly recommend to change your schedule for 2018. That way you can actually experience Flight of Passage, because you know they will have many problems on 2017 with it. Also just because it's 2018 don't get too excited with the recent opening of Toy Story Land, because the Slinky Dog Coaster is having major technical difficulties in a daily basis for the pass 2 weeks.