News Round Up 2016

[j2thomason]

News

Flashback Friday's coming to Pop Century.

http://www.orlandoparksnews.com/2016/05/special-activities-coming-to-disneys.html

Pop is our "home" resort, so this is very exciting!!!

 

[publix subs]

One report had wait times down to 20 minutes. I don't know what time a day that was at though.

85 minutes right now lol

 

[rteetz]

Video

New drone video over Shanghai

http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2016/05/new-19-minutes-drone-video-over.html?m=1

 

[rteetz]

News

1 million pizzas sold at Via Napoli

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/05/via-napoli-at-epcot-1-million-pizzas-and-counting/

 

[skier_pete]

Third Toy Story Midway Mania Track is open!

I wonder how much this will help wait times.

One report had wait times down to 20 minutes. I don't know what time a day that was at though.

85 minutes right now lol

I actually wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't help wait times AT ALL. If you think about it, here's what will happen:

1) Ride capacity search tells me old ride capacity is 900 per hour, or 450 per track - and they used to put 80% of that towards Fastpasses or 720 per hour.

2) So if they now have ride capacity of 1350 per hour, and they put 900 per hour to FP+, that's an extra 180 per hour with FP+, or a 20% increase. This is good because more riders get to get FP+, but it doesn't really affect wait times.

3) The third track can now absorb 450 riders per hour, as opposed to old system which had only 180 riders per hour. That's about 2.5x standby capacity. However, the results will likely be that MORE people will get in line. If you walk by the ride and there's a 20 minute wait, you'll get in line, whereas before maybe you wouldn't if it said 90 minutes. So unless 450 riders per hour is more than are INTERESTED in the ride, the lines will continue to be long. If people were will to wait 60 minutes for the ride before, they STILL will, so they'll still get in line.

So - while increase capacity is good, there's a good chance that you won't get significantly reduced wait times - UNLESS the extra capacity overcomes the interest in the ride significantly. Which I don't think it will.

The one time you MIGHT notice the shorter lines is in the first 60 minutes of park opening, whereas the wait times used to build so quickly. At 10 AM you may start seeing short wait times of 20 minutes or less. By mid-day though I bet they will still be in the 60-90 minute range.

 

[HuskieJohn]

As for the transition to the

Here is the concept art for that.

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Actually you can see "video cooking school" on the sign of the old Pizza Planet, so I think skier_pete is right as far as the Muppets on a TV screen.

I also agree that Mama Melrose will have something to do with the Swedish Chef, even if its just the same video screen thing.

 

[rteetz]

As for the transition to the

Actually you can see "video cooking school" on the sign of the old Pizza Planet, so I think skier_pete is right as far as the Muppets on a TV screen.

I also agree that Mama Melrose will have something to do with the Swedish Chef, even if its just the same video screen thing.

That concept art is old though. It's uncertain if that is the concept they are still going with.

 

[Iowamomof4]

I actually wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't help wait times AT ALL. If you think about it, here's what will happen:

1) Ride capacity search tells me old ride capacity is 900 per hour, or 450 per track - and they used to put 80% of that towards Fastpasses or 720 per hour.

2) So if they now have ride capacity of 1350 per hour, and they put 900 per hour to FP+, that's an extra 180 per hour with FP+, or a 20% increase. This is good because more riders get to get FP+, but it doesn't really affect wait times.

3) The third track can now absorb 450 riders per hour, as opposed to old system which had only 180 riders per hour. That's about 2.5x standby capacity. However, the results will likely be that MORE people will get in line. If you walk by the ride and there's a 20 minute wait, you'll get in line, whereas before maybe you wouldn't if it said 90 minutes. So unless 450 riders per hour is more than are INTERESTED in the ride, the lines will continue to be long. If people were will to wait 60 minutes for the ride before, they STILL will, so they'll still get in line.

So - while increase capacity is good, there's a good chance that you won't get significantly reduced wait times - UNLESS the extra capacity overcomes the interest in the ride significantly. Which I don't think it will.

The one time you MIGHT notice the shorter lines is in the first 60 minutes of park opening, whereas the wait times used to build so quickly. At 10 AM you may start seeing short wait times of 20 minutes or less. By mid-day though I bet they will still be in the 60-90 minute range.

So the best time to ride standby (as always, I guess) will be during emh? Particularly during the morning emh, before the crowds really build.

 

[skier_pete]

So the best time to ride standby (as always, I guess) will be during emh? Particularly during the morning emh, before the crowds really build.

That's a good point - EMH wait should shorten significantly, unless they only run two of the tracks.

 

[rteetz]

News

Disney Cruise Line returns to New York, California, and Texas in fall 2017.

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...o-new-york-california-and-texas-in-fall-2017/

 

[rteetz]

News

TSMM is a walk on with all three tracks running at 10:50 am.

Source: WDWNT

 

[ColoradoDreamin]

I actually wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't help wait times AT ALL. If you think about it, here's what will happen:

1) Ride capacity search tells me old ride capacity is 900 per hour, or 450 per track - and they used to put 80% of that towards Fastpasses or 720 per hour.

2) So if they now have ride capacity of 1350 per hour, and they put 900 per hour to FP+, that's an extra 180 per hour with FP+, or a 20% increase. This is good because more riders get to get FP+, but it doesn't really affect wait times.

3) The third track can now absorb 450 riders per hour, as opposed to old system which had only 180 riders per hour. That's about 2.5x standby capacity. However, the results will likely be that MORE people will get in line. If you walk by the ride and there's a 20 minute wait, you'll get in line, whereas before maybe you wouldn't if it said 90 minutes. So unless 450 riders per hour is more than are INTERESTED in the ride, the lines will continue to be long. If people were will to wait 60 minutes for the ride before, they STILL will, so they'll still get in line.

So - while increase capacity is good, there's a good chance that you won't get significantly reduced wait times - UNLESS the extra capacity overcomes the interest in the ride significantly. Which I don't think it will.

The one time you MIGHT notice the shorter lines is in the first 60 minutes of park opening, whereas the wait times used to build so quickly. At 10 AM you may start seeing short wait times of 20 minutes or less. By mid-day though I bet they will still be in the 60-90 minute range.

There is some flaws in your logic...but even by your logic, if more come to the ride, that will reduce the lines of other rides.

But the most likely result is that wait times for TSMM will reduce for both fastpass+ and standby, while the wait times of other rides will reduce as well, but possibly at a less significant volume. Don't forget that if people in standby now can get fastpass+ instead, that line reduces at another level. So even an increase in volume will have to make up for that change first. Therefore the line wait times will reduce.

 

[afan]

News

TSMM is a walk on with all three tracks running at 10:50 am.

Source: WDWNT

Does anyone know if they are using all the fpsthey could? I don't remember seeing a date the 3rd track would open so they may not have released the full amount.

 

[rteetz]

Does anyone know if they are using all the fpsthey could? I don't remember seeing a date the 3rd track would open so they may not have released the full amount.

The third track was announced to open Memorial Day weekend. It has opened a few days early.

 

[rteetz]

Photo

25 minute wait for TSMM

https://twitter.com/wdwnt/status/735126217570029572

 

[rteetz]

News

New Finding Dory trailer!

 

[rteetz]

Photo update

A look at Sound Stage 1 and the new TSMM third track.

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2016/05/photo...-toy-story-midway-mania-at-hollywood-studios/

 

[DisneyFansInNYC]

News

It's a small world refurb this summer.

http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions...rld-closing-for-refurbishment-this-summer.htm

I am so glad that we will be arriving right before it closes. It is not a DW trip without It's a small world.

 

[skier_pete]

News

TSMM is a walk on with all three tracks running at 10:50 am.

Source: WDWNT

Photo

25 minute wait for TSMM

https://twitter.com/wdwnt/status/735126217570029572

Funny that "no wait" is apparently 25 minutes - as if you look at the photo - it shows 10:45 AM.

As I said, I would expect shorter standby times in the morning when the park attendance is low, and not so many people are getting FP+ either. Curious to see if it stays low mid-day. I still expect 60-90 minute peak wait times. I suppose that's still shorter than 120-150 minutes.

 

[eXo]

Funny that "no wait" is apparently 25 minutes - as if you look at the photo - it shows 10:45 AM.

As I said, I would expect shorter standby times in the morning when the park attendance is low, and not so many people are getting FP+ either. Curious to see if it stays low mid-day. I still expect 60-90 minute peak wait times. I suppose that's still shorter than 120-150 minutes.

The person who posted the pic states,

"This is the wait time for the attraction as of 11:12AM ET. Clearly, this is much lower than it usually is at this time, and the wait is actually shorter than what is posted."
http://wdwnt.com/blog/2016/05/photo...-toy-story-midway-mania-at-hollywood-studios/

No idea why the fast pass time says 10:45, but that's what the person who took the photo is saying. And as usual, the wait time isn't nearly that long.

The wait times never say 0 minutes in my experience. 15-20 min seems to be the minimum, so yea - I'd say this is pretty much walk-on at this point. Look at the other photos and you see how short the line was.