When I last left off, we were headed out of DL after experiencing an early entry hour. We trekked across the vast expanse between the parks and made it inside DCA just prior to Rope Drop.
Wow, you must have been walking really fast! I know it usually takes forever to get between the two parks ...
As it was during the prior 2 days, we joined the masses heading towards Radiator Springs. This time we were a bit farther back in the crowd, but still not too bad.
You know ... the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Well apparently the world is insane. But at least it worked out well for you.
I can now say with 100% certainty, that RSR is only open 1/3 of the time at Rope Drop.
It is an undisputable fact.
Numbers don’t lie.
Statistics don't lie. Statisticians do.
DOES THIS RIDE EVER WORK????????
APPARENTLY NOT!
Although ... I rode it twice, no problem. Maybe you should try riding at night (after waiting for 2 hours...)
She told us about how she’s a morning person and loves working park opening, but that it is a pain to get there on time. She said she lives 40 minutes away, but always has to allow a lot more time for traffic, because she never knows how bad it will be. She said that morning there was an accident and then race traffic and it took her over 2 ½ hours to get there. She barely made it to work on time.
Yeah. As a New Yorker, 2.5 hours wouldn't be a record commute for me (darn subway traffic), but that's definitely rough.
(And also, incidentally, one of the things stopping me from looking for a job at Disneyland ... I'd want to live in LA, and assuming I learned to drive, that hour (plus traffic) drive every day would kill me).
I’ll admit, some of the stress about leaving the next morning started to creep back in.
Oh no
. And so soon after you finally found someone who actually knew what was going on. So sad.
We then tried to shift the conversation to the traffic we were experiencing… she was pretty candid with us about everything. She told us that a car stopped at the split track where you either go to Ramone's or Luigi's. She said they had to get the car off the track and then get the ride back online and that it would probably take 20 - 30 minutes. She informed us that this was something that happens a few times every day and that they have it down to a science now. She mentioned that it used to be worse early on. The ride would break down a lot more than it does now, and it took them longer to clear it and get it back online.
So, here's my question ... what happens to the people in the car that stopped? Do they get on the next car or have to go back through the line?
The guy who started this conversation about employment went on to tell her that he wants to work for Disney. She told him where to go online and how to apply. He literally sat there and did it on his phone while we were waiting. He’d find a listing and ask her what kind of role it would be for and she’d explain it to him.
2015 ...
Back when I was a kid, nobody had cell phones. And if you did, you weren't on them at Disneyland applying for jobs.
We were unopposed, so that makes me an official 2-0 in RSR races.
Undefeated. Very impressive.
The doors are shut by a CM on the platform!
I always thought they did that at WDW in the olden days. I could have sworn I saw it on a TV special. But I might be mixing it up with Disneyland.
It was great to ride Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride once again. I’d ridden it at WDW so it was once again, one of those nostalgic attractions. But I can’t say that I’m all that sad that it’s gone. I’m glad I could revisit a ride from my childhood, but Winnie the Pooh is a much better attraction.
I like that you can do both at Disneyland.
But yeah, like you, I feel that Winnie the Pooh is better and I don't mind that they had to get rid of Mr. Toad to build it.
DD and I had a car behind a guy who apparently seemed to either be unable to reach the gas pedal, or didn’t know how to use it. We were released from the loading area. He took off, drove about 20 feet and stopped. Consequently, I had to release the pedal and stop.
That probably would have been me.
As soon as I did that, my car died.
We sat there for probably 30 seconds, unable to move.
In 15 years or so, when your DD learns to drive, she will not have any road rage issues. Because she will remember what happened to Daddy when he had road rage on Autopia.
What? You didn’t really think I was going to sit around the room and nap, did you?
After reading the WDW part of this report ... yes, I did.