McCall
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The first late Magic hour was at Epcot.
We stayed at the Swan and we particpated in the first Late magic hours test. If the other test nights go as that one did I doubt they would continue them, because almost no one knew about it I guess and the number of people actually going on the few things open was miniscule. It did stay crowded in Future world and I sawy many, many, many people without wrist bands on rides after 7 when FW normally closes and before Illuminations.
After Illuminations the park emptied out to the remaining few with wrist bands. At that point there would be empty rides or two or three people on them at a time. ALSO while it did state that only Malestrom and the River of time ride in Mexico would be open it was not clear that the rest of the WS would be roped off and closed so you could not go to the other pavillions till Midnight nor even stroll all the way around the lagoon. That was a disappointment.
I am assuming that since it was the first night hardly anyone knew about it. I did not see much publicity at all about it and I actually had to ask for an info sheet on it at my hotel nothing was said about it nor was info sheet provided till I asked.
I don't know how much was said at actual Disney properties, as I said I was at the Swan, [about which I must say I was impressed with the hotel immensely, it was my first stay there]
I am personally all for the idea but they need a little more open and they need to make sure guests know about the plan.
Also in general, [not for Late night hour] they need to hire a lot more CMs, which I know they are trying to do now. but it is a little late to hire and train as crowds increase.
AND
It was indeed sad to see the state of the Future world Pavillions, many of which have lost their sponsors, don't know what is going to happen to them. the Land ride, [one of my favorites] was dirty and shabby looking in the greenhouse areas, Living seas was a shadow of its former self, very few fish too. the ride vehicles, in Spaceship Earth really need to be replaced along with the track I assume and I know they don't want to do that since they wanted to replace it with a thrill ride or some such thing and could not evidently.
PERSONAL NOTE:
if they continue as they are in doing away with classic rides, changing entertainment, doing away with animation dept. etc. they might as well shut the doors of the place or change the name because it is no longer the Disney that became an ICON and made the industry, and I will no longer spend my money to go there, If I wanted an amusement park full of thrill rides, Six Flags is a couple hours from here, why fly to Florida and spend thousands on extras for that? No it was the Disney feeling the charm and innocence and wonder and they are slowly choking it out of the parks completely. It is not too late to turn it around but I don't think there is a desire in management to do that. They won't know what they had till it's gone.
We stayed at the Swan and we particpated in the first Late magic hours test. If the other test nights go as that one did I doubt they would continue them, because almost no one knew about it I guess and the number of people actually going on the few things open was miniscule. It did stay crowded in Future world and I sawy many, many, many people without wrist bands on rides after 7 when FW normally closes and before Illuminations.
After Illuminations the park emptied out to the remaining few with wrist bands. At that point there would be empty rides or two or three people on them at a time. ALSO while it did state that only Malestrom and the River of time ride in Mexico would be open it was not clear that the rest of the WS would be roped off and closed so you could not go to the other pavillions till Midnight nor even stroll all the way around the lagoon. That was a disappointment.
I am assuming that since it was the first night hardly anyone knew about it. I did not see much publicity at all about it and I actually had to ask for an info sheet on it at my hotel nothing was said about it nor was info sheet provided till I asked.
I don't know how much was said at actual Disney properties, as I said I was at the Swan, [about which I must say I was impressed with the hotel immensely, it was my first stay there]
I am personally all for the idea but they need a little more open and they need to make sure guests know about the plan.
Also in general, [not for Late night hour] they need to hire a lot more CMs, which I know they are trying to do now. but it is a little late to hire and train as crowds increase.
AND
It was indeed sad to see the state of the Future world Pavillions, many of which have lost their sponsors, don't know what is going to happen to them. the Land ride, [one of my favorites] was dirty and shabby looking in the greenhouse areas, Living seas was a shadow of its former self, very few fish too. the ride vehicles, in Spaceship Earth really need to be replaced along with the track I assume and I know they don't want to do that since they wanted to replace it with a thrill ride or some such thing and could not evidently.
PERSONAL NOTE:
if they continue as they are in doing away with classic rides, changing entertainment, doing away with animation dept. etc. they might as well shut the doors of the place or change the name because it is no longer the Disney that became an ICON and made the industry, and I will no longer spend my money to go there, If I wanted an amusement park full of thrill rides, Six Flags is a couple hours from here, why fly to Florida and spend thousands on extras for that? No it was the Disney feeling the charm and innocence and wonder and they are slowly choking it out of the parks completely. It is not too late to turn it around but I don't think there is a desire in management to do that. They won't know what they had till it's gone.
