Soarin' SB+ test...Fail

[Mad Hattered]

DING DING DING! We have a winner!

And YOU are the winner. Congrats on post #1000 in this thread.

 

[mom2rtk]

And YOU are the winner. Congrats on post #1000 in this thread.

You should start threads more often.

Any word from the field on TSMM today?

 

[clsteve]

You should start threads more often.

Any word from the field on TSMM today?

And it should be about time for some info to come out about what's being put in behind the partitions near A&E. That would shed a little light on the longevity of this thing...

 

[Mad Hattered]

You should start threads more often.

Any word from the field on TSMM today?

I sent the Drones out this morning but haven't picked up anything unusual. I am sure we will know if/when it's happening.

 

[mom2rtk]

I sent the Drones out this morning but haven't picked up anything unusual. I am sure we will know if/when it's happening.

 

[metzgardesign]

I just finished a Disneyland (CA) trip, and I've come to the conclusion that WDW cares as much about queues/lines as they do about rides. Where DL concentrates on the rides (like the BTMRR upgrades) and the queues generally remain more basic.

(And since there are so many headliners in DCA, its not unusual to see Soarin with a 15 minute standby wait in the evening, or 30 mins for TSMM)

It does seem WDW has lost a bit of focus on the actual attraction

WDW has been far more concerned with the building up of their DVC accommodations (as well as standard hotel rooms), versus attractions. They want more heads in beds, and have given very, VERY little thought of what to do with them all once they are there (other than, of course, these highly manipulative games they are playing). And so far, the masses have shown that they will not only tolerate these messes.....but even go so far as to be willing to pay significant amounts of money (as well as time) to be guinea pigs in WDW's mess-testing(s).

All these messes are simply their shell-game attempts at moving larger number through their parks without any real new offerings to give the added masses.

Very often.... quality and quantity have an inversely relative relationship.

 

[clsteve]

I sent the Drones out this morning but haven't picked up anything unusual. I am sure we will know if/when it's happening.

Was it Wednesday they started Soarin'? Cant remember. Of course, if they hold off on TSMM, I guess they're either re-grouping and re-thinking the whole thing (it did sound like the CM's were close to cratering/revolting), or have raised the white flag on this. We can hope.....

 

[Mad Hattered]

Was it Wednesday they started Soarin'? Cant remember. Of course, if they hold off on TSMM, I guess they're either re-grouping and re-thinking the whole thing (it did sound like the CM's were close to cratering/revolting), or have raised the white flag on this. We can hope.....

The Soarin' test started on Tuesday, the 29th. I really don't see them being able to pull this off at TSMM (or any ride in any park for the matter).

 

[mistysue]

The Soarin' test started on Tuesday, the 29th. I really don't see them being able to pull this off at TSMM (or any ride in any park for the matter).

As much as this whole SB+ thing really doesn't bother me, I would fear an actual riot if they did this at TSMM.

That said, I'm keeping my fingers crossed they bring it back for Anna and Elsa. It would make trying to meet them go so much more smoothly for us. We can't wait in that line and have not been able to get FP+'s. These other rides they are practicing on FP+'s are available to normal people who don't invest dozens of hours if they miss the 60 days midnight rush. You aren't completely locked out more than a month out if you can't wait. This A/E thing is nuts and needs a fix- but you know in 6 months all the kids will be like "who are they?"

 

[Mad Hattered]

The current wait time at TSMM is 120 minutes so I think it's safe to assume they didn't start this test today.

 

[ScottieMouse]

While I am not up and arms about this test as everyone else is I do think it would be a lot easier to build more rides to attract people rather than finding better ways to wait in line.

Epcot only has 2 rides people care about at this point which is why this problem exists in the first place.

 

[mom2rtk]

While I am not up and arms about this test as everyone else is I do think it would be a lot easier to build more rides to attract people rather than finding better ways to wait in line.

Epcot only has 2 rides people care about at this point which is why this problem exists in the first place.

We could all agree on that. I think this is just an extension of that "We won't engage in an arms race of rides" comment made by one of the high level Disney execs (Was it Tom Staggs?) regarding Universal.

 

[clsteve]

The Soarin' test started on Tuesday, the 29th. I really don't see them being able to pull this off at TSMM (or any ride in any park for the matter).

That walkway is so narrow - I can't imagine how they'd pull it off with guests heading to SB and then standing around while one army of CM's dealt with the less than happy guests who couldn't get a ticket or get in line, While the other army dealt with the SB+ Line and crowd control, all while the FP+ guests are trying to get in.....

A really good day to call in sick, if they do go forward.

 

[ArwenMarie]

I hope they have dropped this idea, but I'm not convinced yet. Maybe by the end of the week if TSMM isn't messed with.

I just feel like they are so stubborn and arrogant...I feel like the test is not a test to see if they will continue to do this kind of stuff, it's a test to see how they will do it.

 

[clsteve]

I hope they have dropped this idea, but I'm not convinced yet. Maybe by the end of the week if TSMM isn't messed with.

I just feel like they are so stubborn and arrogant...I feel like the test is not a test to see if they will continue to do this kind of stuff, it's a test to see how they will do it.

Yes, the should have tested it on Captain EO first -- then they would have been doing a public service when the didn't let guests in the Standby Line....

 

[Planogirl]

So no indication that Disney is testing this anywhere today? I see that TSMM has a wait time and I don't see any rides missing from the App and that's a good sign.

Now what? I think that Disney is too stubborn to let this one go.

 

[Mad Hattered]

So no indication that Disney is testing this anywhere today? I see that TSMM has a wait time and I don't see any rides missing from the App and that's a good sign.

Now what? I think that Disney is too stubborn to let this one go.

Tomorrow...tomorrow...there's always tomorrow..... (just to keep with our sing-a-long theme)

 

[Planogirl]

Tomorrow...tomorrow...there's always tomorrow..... (just to keep with our sing-a-long theme)

Eck! Another one stuck in my head.

 

[Angel Ariel]

So I saw a friend of mine on FB today say he is leaving for WDW in 12 hrs and was looking for last minute advice. Since they may do this test with TSMM during his trip, I wanted to give him a heads up..so I explained what they did with Soarin' last week (briefly). This was his response:

We did FP For that- haven't noticed anything unusual according to J and L - that said I'm totally confused

[that = TSMM].

So I tried to simplify the explanation more, and provided a link to themeparkinsider's article on the Soarin' test...and I got this response:

You have no idea how confused I an with autism passes and ride sharing and fast passes and standby lines. I feel like there's a PHD I don't have.

To which I just said I was sorry..that I agreed that it was getting too complicated. His response:

I'm just smiling and nodding

He is a pretty perfect example of an average, non-Disneyphile person. He's going with family (or friends), but it's certainly not a huge interest of his. IMHO, Disney is making visiting way too complicated with all of this preplanning and unannounced testing and I think people like my friend above are going to be much more likely to get turned off to Disney with all of this.

 

[Planogirl]

He is a pretty perfect example of an average, non-Disneyphile person. He's going with family (or friends), but it's certainly not a huge interest of his. IMHO, Disney is making visiting way too complicated with all of this preplanning and unannounced testing and I think people like my friend above are going to be much more likely to get turned off to Disney with all of this.

I wonder how those who basically just show up will react? Many of them will get their 3 FP+ but then how will they handle their days beyond that? My DH who is not a themepark fan to begin with might just explode with annoyance over all of this.