News Round Up 2017

[AMusicLifeForMe]

What would be a really cool addition, is for you to click "I am here" once you find a table, and they bring you your order based on your location...THAT would be really special!

I think they did this at Backlot Express in DHS. I think that is what it is called. I remember having some sort of thing like that through an app Disney used. I took advantage of it once.

 

[LSLS]

Of course you can. Until you have 1/5 of people who try to ride this ride saying they couldn't go on, then by the very definition of the word this group was an anomaly. And considering there have been LOTS of groups who have already ridden, and this is the only one with numbers that high, there is obviously something off. eg: an anomaly!

No, the definition of an anomaly is a result that deviates from the norm, and we do not have data to tell us what the norm is. You need a large sample set to start finding outliers/anomalies. Sure, we have some people saying everyone rode, others saying multiple people were pulled off. We have nowhere near enough data to call something the norm, which is my point. In all likelihood, the norm is not going to be anywhere near 20%, but you absolutely can not state that at this point, which is why I said it would be real interesting if somebody staked out a spot at the exit for a few hours to try and get a more representative sample size.

 

[wnwardii]

I thought so too, but I wonder if the design of the MB is patented and therefore they had to come out with something that's different in appearance.

Very good point. But I wonder if the actual design of the band is what is patented or if it is the technology being used. If it isn't the band itself, I could still see where Universal would want to have something totally different in design. Then again, I am not much of a water park person anymore, so wearing the Tapu Tapu would not be something I will probably ever need to do. Magic Band though IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT STORY!!!!!!

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I still want to see how popular it is and how long it can take for them to get the food ready after you click "I am here" ... guess I am just paranoid that I will get to the restaurant, click "I am here" and not know I am like #100 in line and it take a while for my food to be ready

It's a valid concern. Personal opinion here but it may take maybe even a few months to get a real idea if this is an issue or not. To me it wouldn't seem fair to base the whole system on what happens in the weeks directly after Pandora opens only because of the mad rush of crowds they must be anticipating.

Disney also needs enough people to use the system to get an idea if they need to really tweak it. I think they tested a version of this in two places in the past but now with something like 15 places (and using it at a brand new eating place in a brand new expansion of their park) they may be able to tell if place A has more mobile ordering and at a certain time over place B and can adjust (maybe it's adding more CMs to help speed things along, maybe it's adjusting the amount of time you have to get your food, etc).

 

[eXo]

No, the definition of an anomaly is a result that deviates from the norm, and we do not have data to tell us what the norm is. You need a large sample set to start finding outliers/anomalies. Sure, we have some people saying everyone rode, others saying multiple people were pulled off. We have nowhere near enough data to call something the norm, which is my point. In all likelihood, the norm is not going to be anywhere near 20%, but you absolutely can not state that at this point, which is why I said it would be real interesting if somebody staked out a spot at the exit for a few hours to try and get a more representative sample size.

We literally have every other report so far. If you want to ignore all of those reports, then be my guest. But that is you being arbitrary.

In ever other reported case it has been a person. And even the people who haven't been able to ride do not appear to have an exact physical aspect in common. They are not all tall. They are not all short. They are not all large. They are not all small. It has been repeated, time and time again, that there doesn't seem to be an exact specification for who won't fit. And of all the ride reports, there is only this one where "22%" of the group couldn't ride.

Now, I don't know if this group was a Men's Warehouse Big & Tall Expo that just happened to get to check things out, but it is *very obviously* an anomaly compared to every other report so far. Feel free to go and lobby the oxford dictionary to change the meaning of the word if you still disagree.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

It's a valid concern. Personal opinion here but it may take maybe even a few months to get a real idea if this is an issue or not. To me it wouldn't seem fair to base the whole system on what happens in the weeks directly after Pandora opens only because of the mad rush of crowds they must be anticipating.

Disney also needs enough people to use the system to get an idea if they need to really tweak it. I think they tested a version of this in two places in the past but now with something like 15 places (and using it at a brand new eating place in a brand new expansion of their park) they may be able to tell if place A has more mobile ordering and at a certain time over place B and can adjust (maybe it's adding more CMs to help speed things along, maybe it's adjusting the amount of time you have to get your food, etc).

Fully agree - and to be honest my concern is a bit selfish as I am hoping to use the system when I arrive on May 31st - and would love to use the system and order and have the food be ready right as I get there and just want to be as efficient as possible and not use the system but have to wait a bit for the food to actually be ready vs knowing it would take 10 mins from when I click "I am here" and then would click that when I am 10mins away from being there

I also totally know this is very much "first world problems" and if I have to wait a bit it isn't the end of the world - more just curious that I know what to expect more than anything

 

[afan]

Can we get back to news and talk about the Pandora ride in that thread? It's getting hard to find the actual news.

 

[rteetz]

Yes we have an Official Pandora thread where all of this is being discussed already. Join in that discussion there and let's move on here.

 

[eXo]

But news in the news thread would be an anomaly based on the sample provided....

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Fully agree - and to be honest my concern is a bit selfish as I am hoping to use the system when I arrive on May 31st - and would love to use the system and order and have the food be ready right as I get there and just want to be as efficient as possible and not use the system but have to wait a bit for the food to actually be ready vs knowing it would take 10 mins from when I click "I am here" and then would click that when I am 10mins away from being there

I also totally know this is very much "first world problems" and if I have to wait a bit it isn't the end of the world - more just curious that I know what to expect more than anything

Totally get where you are coming from and it's like my question about location services--it's not the end of the world if I have to be inside the park where the restaurant is located at but I'm still mighty curious if that will be a requirement or not.

Let us know how it goes if you're able to use it on your trip . I suppose I could also say I'm selfish considering it will be months til I go so I don't have to be the guinea pig

 

[Roxyfire]

Fully agree - and to be honest my concern is a bit selfish as I am hoping to use the system when I arrive on May 31st - and would love to use the system and order and have the food be ready right as I get there and just want to be as efficient as possible and not use the system but have to wait a bit for the food to actually be ready vs knowing it would take 10 mins from when I click "I am here" and then would click that when I am 10mins away from being there

I also totally know this is very much "first world problems" and if I have to wait a bit it isn't the end of the world - more just curious that I know what to expect more than anything

I'll be trying it then as well, but I really dislike cold food so I'd rather stand there staring at staff than hit the button too soon.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I'll be trying it then as well, but I really dislike cold food so I'd rather stand there staring at staff than hit the button too soon.

I totally get that - and I am happy to wait 5-10 mins ... just with it being such a new system I'd hate for them to get really backed up and now I am standing around for 1/2 hour. Though, I assume most people won't use the system - your average park goer isn't on sites like this and likely won't even know about the system

 

[rteetz]

Some twitter reports say that Guardians of the galaxy Mission Breakout is all screens and no physical sets like ToT had. They also said it has a lot more motion than ToT and some riders got ill. They also said the inside looks a bit cheap like the outside. Apparently there is a Rocket AA that is very well done tho.

 

[MissGina5]

Some twitter reports say that Guardians of the galaxy Mission Breakout is all screens and no physical sets like ToT had. They also said it has a lot more motion than ToT and some riders got ill. They also said the inside looks a bit cheap like the outside. Apparently there is a Rocket AA that is very well done tho.

not thrilled with Disney following the Universal screens trend :/

 

[umichigan10]

Some twitter reports say that Guardians of the galaxy Mission Breakout is all screens and no physical sets like ToT had. They also said it has a lot more motion than ToT and some riders got ill. They also said the inside looks a bit cheap like the outside. Apparently there is a Rocket AA that is very well done tho.

Wait so you're telling me a spur of the moment overlay of an already good ride didn't go well? Say it ain't so!

 

[Harry Wallace]

With all this "not news" talk in this thread , I don't know if this has been reported already but a Google Street View Trekker was spotted in Pandora today. I know they were at the other parks last year so I'm not sure if it will amount to anything but hey! It's news
https://blogmickey.com/2017/05/google-maps-street-view-trekker-spotted-pandora-world-avatar/

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

With all this "not news" talk in this thread , I don't know if this has been reported already but a Google Street View Trekker was spotted in Pandora today. I know they were at the other parks last year so I'm not sure if it will amount to anything but hey! It's news
https://blogmickey.com/2017/05/google-maps-street-view-trekker-spotted-pandora-world-avatar/

I love street view especially when I get the WDW and USO blues so this is good that I know I'll eventually be able to explore Pandora from home

 

[TheMaxRebo]

not thrilled with Disney following the Universal screens trend :/

Agree. I am all for them when well done but if this is just screens and both Pandora rides use screens it does feel like Iniversal where is is just a series of screen based attractions

 

[MissGina5]

Agree. I am all for them when well done but if this is just screens and both Pandora rides use screens it does feel like Iniversal where is is just a series of screen based attractions

it's just lazy and I expect more from a disney ride. Walt swore by immersive experiences and screens don't do that.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

it's just lazy and I expect more from a disney ride. Walt swore by immersive experiences and screens don't do that.

Well, if used right I think they can. It sounds like for the river ride they are used well and blend in with real, tangible settings, and the Shaman AA is tangible - so I think that is a good example of them

I just worry about now both these rides use screens, at least to some extent, and I think the new Star Wars rides will as well - so just get worried they are heading too far in that direction. It's one thing to use screens when it makes sense and to enhance the experience ... it's another thing to become reliant on them (at least both new Toy Story Land rides are screen free)