General Discussion - Hagrid's Magical Creature Motorbike Adventure

[Parkscope Joe]

Capacity on hagrids is sub par. Yes they run lots of trains but it’s to make up only holding 14 people each.

The other coasters hold 24 on Velocicoaster and 32 on Hulk.

Hollywood drift at USH might suffer a similar problem only holding 16 people a train.

Ride capacity is a function of vehicle capacity and dispatch time. Hagrid has a higher dispatch time to make up for the fewer people on the vehicle. It’s why FJ and MU have quick show scenes and always moving but Ministry stays in scenes longer.

 

[boomerthom]

My friend said Express was backed up all the way on Sunday night.

I was there Sunday night and waited in express. The line was backed up all the way to the queue entrance and looked very intimidating, but it only took about 35 minutes which I’m totally fine with. Had similar experiences other times this year when the queue was backed up to that point - bark is much worse than its bite. Also plenty of times riding Velocicoaster with express close to backed up to the entrance, with around a 30 minute total wait (also completely fine with this). Pretty bummed to hear this as a premier passholder.

 

[Frank Drackman]

I was there Sunday night and waited in express. The line was backed up all the way to the queue entrance and looked very intimidating, but it only took about 35 minutes which I’m totally fine with. Had similar experiences other times this year when the queue was backed up to that point - bark is much worse than its bite. Also plenty of times riding Velocicoaster with express close to backed up to the entrance, with around a 30 minute total wait (also completely fine with this). Pretty bummed to hear this as a premier passholder.

my guess is that the biggest issue with this ride and Express is how successful the ride is. My guess is the issue is after 4 PM and evening in particular. I would guess that most folks staying at a Deluxe that includes Unlimited Express at North would likely enjoy a nighttime ride add them to all the premier APs who are going to ride after 4 PM would need a high ratio of express to stand by, BUT lost capacity elsewhere certainly has a real impact on guest satisfaction, so it makes as much sense that this could be temporary.

 

[Mad Dog]

Guessing when the Premier AP's hit the park on weekends, that the Express line explodes after 4:00 PM. Saturday especially, is always a day with very heavy AP attendance....(Heh @Frank Drackman , we came up with the same guess, simultaneously )

 

[StaticShock]

Capacity on hagrids is sub par. Yes they run lots of trains but it’s to make up only holding 14 people each.

The other coasters hold 24 on Velocicoaster and 32 on Hulk.

Hollywood drift at USH might suffer a similar problem only holding 16 people a train.

USH Hollywood Drift will have 5 trains running and has dual loading stations. I don’t think capacity will be an issue.