Both Slinky Dog and Rise of the Resistance are down

[Grasshopper2016]

In the middle of one of the most crowded days of the year. This is fun.

 

[MakiraMarlena]

not a good day in HS. at least the bars are open

 

[disneyseniors]

In the middle of one of the most crowded days of the year. This is fun.

It seems like these main rides are down alot lately, according to reports on here and other disney sites. Disney needs to spend some time and money and fix things right so they will run as expected. For the thousands they spend on these new attractions, there is no excuse, IMO, for these to break down so much,

This is just another neglected part of the parks that started before covid.
We never saw this amount of breakdowns in all the years snce l977, that we have been coming to WDW. I don't remember any while we were there in the 70's and 80's and 90's. No excuse disney; fix them right!

 

[Upatnoon]

It seems like these main rides are down alot lately, according to reports on here and other disney sites. Disney needs to spend some time and money and fix things right so they will run as expected. For the thousands they spend on these new attractions, there is no excuse, IMO, for these to break down so much,

This is just another neglected part of the parks that started before covid.
We never saw this amount of breakdowns in all the years snce l977, that we have been coming to WDW. I don't remember any while we were there in the 70's and 80's and 90's. No excuse disney; fix them right!

In the past when attractions broke down, no one knew about it unless you happened to be on the attraction or in line. Now every time attraction is closed it gets blasted out on the Internet and social media, so everyone is far more aware of it.

Does knowing about every ride shutdown mean it is happening more often? Only Disney knows for sure.

Of course, it will always be a bummer if you can't ride an attraction because of a breakdown.

 

[Bete]

I really feel those involved need to be compensated. This is just happening too often. If they can issue an anytime pass for the ride then do it. Perhaps a free park pass good anytime with no expiration date. If not, you deserve a free meal or whatever.

This is not going to change; unless, Disney feels it in their pocketbook.

You need to voice out your displeasure, too. It doesn't have to be in a mean way but you need to use your voice.

 

[disneyseniors]

In the past when attractions broke down, no one knew about it unless you happened to be on the attraction or in line. Now every time attraction is closed it gets blasted out on the Internet and social media, so everyone is far more aware of it.

Does knowing about every ride shutdown mean it is happening more often? Only Disney knows for sure.

Of course, it will always be a bummer if you can't ride an attraction because of a breakdown.

I have noticed more breakdowns and evacuations on rides in the past years. I first noticed it in 2016, then more in 2018, 2019 on 2 visits.
I do know this never happened on our earlier visits.
I don't give disney a pass on this. Rides need maintenance. They were capable of doing this before. If I had been a recent visitor and had the amount of breakdowns that are reported here, I would be upset. Paying high entrance prices and paying for things that were included in the park ticket before, and then having these problems is not acceptable IMO. I would be super upset if I had bought genie or ILL and couldn't ride them. They can do better than that, if they want to or even care about guest experience, especially at Christmas and New Year's. It should come as no surprise to them that the parks will be super crowded.

 

[Miffy]

Rise has been down a lot since it opened. It was down for hours on two of the days we were at DHS this past week. Fortunately it came back up both days in time for us to ride it, although on one of those days part of the attraction was missing (no spoilers here).

I've been going to WDW for years and it does seem to me that lately more rides are down more often. I almost give them a pass on Rise, since it's a complex attraction with many different elements. And yet . . . Disney, please properly maintain your attractions. Rise has been operating for 2+ years now. You should have a better grip on keeping it running regularly.

 

[karma459]

I really feel those involved need to be compensated. This is just happening too often. If they can issue an anytime pass for the ride then do it. Perhaps a free park pass good anytime with no expiration date. If not, you deserve a free meal or whatever.

This is not going to change; unless, Disney feels it in their pocketbook.

You need to voice out your displeasure, too. It doesn't have to be in a mean way but you need to use your voice.

That's never going to happen.

I was at Busch Gardens Williamsburg on Monday. Temp was 45 degrees, and NONE of the coasters were running - the only thing available was their shows and the "kiddie" type rides, and no one got any kind of compensation, ticket refunds, nothing... 6 hour RT drive, 2 hotel rooms, park tickets for 5 people, parking.... and the only thing to do was watch 10-minute shows and eat and shop. I am an AP at BG and since they re-opened, I haven't seen all coasters up and running consistently on any given day. Disney is doing much better with their attraction "up" time than many other parks that receive far less visitors, IMO.

At least at WDW there are other parks to hop to, other attractions open in the same park, and a good probability that one or both of those specific attractions will come back online.

 

[Grasshopper2016]

Rise is still down. Several hours now, I think. Slinky Dog is finally back up. But the line is over 3 hours long!

 

[MakiraMarlena]

The more technologically advanced and the more complex multiple operations the attraction has, the more it's going to break down. Slinky's a basic coaster though

No way they are going to compensate with actual money for a ride breaking down. If they did that they would get a lot of "I came all this way just to ride this and I can't do it another time and you need to refund the entire cost of my trip." Best you'll get is the chance to ride it again.

 

[lockets]

I was on Rise when it broke down this summer. Trapped in the pre-show flight vehicle for a half hour with no windows and about 20 other people until we were evacuated through the backstage area. That was crazy! They loaded our magic bands with a "fastpass" to skip the line later when it was back up. Overall an hour wasted between being stuck, evacuated, transferred to the magic band person, then navigating back to the ride later in the day and experiencing some wait time even though we were able to skip the line. I feel bad for the CMs that are assigned to that attraction.

 

[jimmymc]

The more technologically advanced and the more complex multiple operations the attraction has, the more it's going to break down. Slinky's a basic coaster though

No way they are going to compensate with actual money for a ride breaking down. If they did that they would get a lot of "I came all this way just to ride this and I can't do it another time and you need to refund the entire cost of my trip." Best you'll get is the chance to ride it again.

Slinky is a magnetic launched coaster, and these are actually some of the most complex rides out there. I'm not surprised it's frequently down.

 

[Bellagirl]

During the 5 days we were there (12/14-12/19) we experienced ROTR and Frozen both down for long periods/half the day. In addition, tea cups, toy story mania, and splash mtn all down for several hours.

 

[soniam]

That's never going to happen.

I was at Busch Gardens Williamsburg on Monday. Temp was 45 degrees, and NONE of the coasters were running - the only thing available was their shows and the "kiddie" type rides, and no one got any kind of compensation, ticket refunds, nothing... 6 hour RT drive, 2 hotel rooms, park tickets for 5 people, parking.... and the only thing to do was watch 10-minute shows and eat and shop. I am an AP at BG and since they re-opened, I haven't seen all coasters up and running consistently on any given day. Disney is doing much better with their attraction "up" time than many other parks that receive far less visitors, IMO.

At least at WDW there are other parks to hop to, other attractions open in the same park, and a good probability that one or both of those specific attractions will come back online.

Cold weather is a big issue for the Florida/California parks. Most of the coasters were not designed to handle the cold. If it's cold and wet, the tracks can freeze and prevent the brakes from working or prevent the cars from staying on the tracks, no friction. In your situation, since it wasn't freezing, it's possible that the fluid in the brakes or other mechanical systems isn't viscous enough at cold temperatures to operate properly. In order for these to work at hot and cold temps, it would cost more money up front or a lot of work to possibly switch between different items that can operate in the heat and cold. Many of the parks in Europe and Japan just shut down all together or shut down their outdoor coasters in the winter.

 

[gharter]

In the middle of one of the most crowded days of the year. This is fun.

That's too bad.
And those are 2 that hold lot of people which would otherwise would be wondering around to make it seem even more crowded.

 

[GeorgiaHoo]

The more technologically advanced and the more complex multiple operations the attraction has, the more it's going to break down. Slinky's a basic coaster though

No way they are going to compensate with actual money for a ride breaking down. If they did that they would get a lot of "I came all this way just to ride this and I can't do it another time and you need to refund the entire cost of my trip." Best you'll get is the chance to ride it again.

Is that really true? I know this board is focused on Disney, but are the rides at Universal always down too? The Harry Potter rides are at least as technologically advanced as Disney's rides.

 

[Upatnoon]

Is that really true? I know this board is focused on Disney, but are the rides at Universal always down too? The Harry Potter rides are at least as technologically advanced as Disney's rides.

I recall reports of the Harry Potter attractions going down quite a bit, especially when they started.

The latest one, the Hagrid motorbike ride, generated many reports of it being down. It's also a complex attraction.

 

[gharter]

I recall reports of the Harry Potter attractions going down quite a bit, especially when they started.

The latest one, the Hagrid motorbike ride, generated many reports of it being down. It's also a complex attraction.

I recall when Hagrids opened, it was down at least as much as it was working. Like RoTR, with time it got much better and was not down as much.

 

[jimmymc]

I recall reports of the Harry Potter attractions going down quite a bit, especially when they started.

The latest one, the Hagrid motorbike ride, generated many reports of it being down. It's also a complex attraction.

Hagrid's was down constantly for the first month or two, but is pretty reliable now. Forbidden Journey probably breaks down the most, but it's usually pretty short (maybe a 30 minute delay).

 

[stinkpickle]

Things like these are why I always suggest to new visitors to plan a trip at least 7 days long.