Delayed openenings on certain rides?

[SL6827]

Any rides in the parks that are having a pattern of delayed openings at the early entry time for resort guest? I seen that Test Track did the other day on a You Tube video so I thought I would ask.

 

[Orsino]

I’ve soured on early entry. Somehow I forgot how bad it can be and last week both rise of the resistance and mickeys runaway railway were down for early entry. Left us with little else to do so we did rockin rollercoaster.
Both our plan and backup plan were down so I would suggest you have a backup and a backup for your backup.

At MK I think both space mountain and 7 dwarves were down. Our plan was Peter Pan so that was fine except the line was enormous!

Our best early entry was when we weren’t planning to early entry at all. We happened to get a bus right away and ended up arriving just a few minutes before early entry ended so we went to space mountain thinking we could get ahead of the standard rope drop and had a 5 minute wait. We were pleased with that.

 

[SL6827]

I’ve soured on early entry. Somehow I forgot how bad it can be and last week both rise of the resistance and mickeys runaway railway were down for early entry. Left us with little else to do so we did rockin rollercoaster.
Both our plan and backup plan were down so I would suggest you have a backup and a backup for your backup.

At MK I think both space mountain and 7 dwarves were down. Our plan was Peter Pan so that was fine except the line was enormous!

Our best early entry was when we weren’t planning to early entry at all. We happened to get a bus right away and ended up arriving just a few minutes before early entry ended so we went to space mountain thinking we could get ahead of the standard rope drop and had a 5 minute wait. We were pleased with that.

Sad. But not surprising. I was thinking I would need a back up ride, but two backups. Disney touts it as a perk of staying onsite, but doesn't want to staff the rides people want to get on.

 

[BoardWalkBelle]

Delayed openings aren’t because of staffing . It’s technical issues.

 

[SL6827]

Delayed openings aren’t because of staffing . It’s technical issues.

I was told that it was staffing in 2024 by a cast member. But, I am sure there are some instances where it can be tech.

 

[Dave006]

I was told that it was staffing in 2024 by a cast member. But, I am sure there are some instances where it can be tech.

I wonder if the CM was also a Disney Bus Driver? 9 times out of 10 it is that the Attraction did not get the All Clear for Operations on a given morning.

Dave

 

[Gurkensalat]

I think the key is being flexible. On our first day in HS, I wanted to go to Rise, of course, but it was delayed (which happens a lot, it seems, and I am sure due to technical reasons). I don´t know, what the hundreds of other people there did, but we immediately went to the next attraction, Smugglers Run, and it was empty. I mean totally empty, so we did that 2 times in a row as pilots (crew of 2). And then we went to Mickeys Railway 2 minutes before official opening of the park and had no wait at all. And went on Rise in the evening.

All the other early entries went as planned, but IF seven dwarves would have been down, I would just taken another ride closeby with low waiting time. Probably not Peter Pan, since most people would go there. Just think what most people would do (i.e. what would be YOUR first impulse), and do the opposite.

What I want to say is, there is always a way to profit from early entry IMO.