Tiana’s Bayou AP Preview?

[scrappinginontario]

10AM and Tiana VQ closed. Not sure when it closed but sometime between 9:20 and 10:00AM.

For those who were successful today - have fun!

 

[gottalovepluto]

10AM and Tiana VQ closed. Not sure when it closed but sometime between 9:20 and 10:00AM.

For those who were successful today - have fun!

Closed at 9:55am apparently!

Not boarding yet though as of 10:08

 

[HHMcG]

Did it ever reopen yesterday? With it not opening yet today I was wondering if it was still drained.

My kids are there today and were hoping for the 1pm drop (couldn't get park res) but that doesn't look likely.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Did it ever reopen yesterday? With it not opening yet today I was wondering if it was still drained.

My kids are there today and were hoping for the 1pm drop (couldn't get park res) but that doesn't look likely.

It’s now open. Boarding up to 21.

 

[wareagle57]

What time did it go down today? I finally got a BG (90) and based on the other preview dates I’ve only got a shot if there is less than 3 hours of downtime today. It’s been down for at least an hour at this point.

 

[gottalovepluto]

What time did it go down today? I finally got a BG (90) and based on the other preview dates I’ve only got a shot if there is less than 3 hours of downtime today. It’s been down for at least an hour at this point.

It’s been down since 12:40pm. It opened around 11am.

I’m bailing. My tracker actually went backwards, I had two lines & characters and I’m back to one. Wish there was a way to release my BG so someone else could have it. Better luck to those still there!

I can see why they didn’t ILL this thing. They’d have to issue refunds left & right.

 

[Jaay]

I’m here right now and it’s still down with no fix in sight. Very disappointed as we were moments from getting on the ride when it went down almost two hours ago.

I know the CM and AP previews help them iron out any issues but it’s baffling how it’s still having major issues this far in and this close to the official opening date. Especially issues that seemingly take hours to resolve.

 

[SealedSeven]

It’s been down since 12:40pm. It opened around 11am.

I’m bailing. My tracker actually went backwards, I had two lines & characters and I’m back to one. Wish there was a way to release my BG so someone else could have it. Better luck to those still there!

I can see why they didn’t ILL this thing. They’d have to issue refunds left & right.

It's the perfect ride to Genie+ to rack up those Multi-pass Lightning Lane passes.

 

[GhostHost24]

I’m here right now and it’s still down with no fix in sight. Very disappointed as we were moments from getting on the ride when it went down almost two hours ago.

I know the CM and AP previews help them iron out any issues but it’s baffling how it’s still having major issues this far in and this close to the official opening date. Especially issues that seemingly take hours to resolve.

Agreed.. To me these previews should be more meant for ride operatorions. Meaning how to board, manage the queue etc. Not ride maintenance like this.

 

[Smugpugmug]

It's the perfect ride to Genie+ to rack up those Multi-pass Lightning Lane passes.

I did that once with Space Mountain. The ride kept breaking down so whenever I got a pass, I booked Space Mountain again on Genie+ and ended up with like, 5 multi experience passes by the end of it. I would be interested to see if anyone would try that with Tiana.

 

[Jaay]

Agreed.. To me these previews should be more meant for ride operatorions. Meaning how to board, manage the queue etc. Not ride maintenance like this.

Exactly - you’d think the actual maintenance would have happened when they were testing it with dummies, then the imagineers, etc etc.

I know these things happen but I can’t help but think it’s another sign of incompetence from Disney lately.

My partner could only do today for the preview because of work so we’ve basically just wasted the majority of the day and have had to leave to get some important errands done. Hoping it comes back at some point but then it’s another trek to even get into the park… *sigh*

It’s been down almost four hours now if anyone is curious!

 

[gottalovepluto]

Agreed.. To me these previews should be more meant for ride operatorions. Meaning how to board, manage the queue etc. Not ride maintenance like this.

Also agree, this ride is not ready for debut. I am flabbergasted it still isn’t re-opened today yet. And they can’t blame weather! It’s been fine today.

So, who had “less reliable than ROTR” on their TBA bingo card? Because if anyone did, hats off to that genius!

 

[gottalovepluto]

I did that once with Space Mountain. The ride kept breaking down so whenever I got a pass, I booked Space Mountain again on Genie+ and ended up with like, 5 multi experience passes by the end of it. I would be interested to see if anyone would try that with Tiana.

I’d guess Tiana is gonna fly like SDD at 7am so re-booking due to downtime won’t be an option as slots won’t be left and they won’t want to open more if the ride has been down.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Agreed.. To me these previews should be more meant for ride operatorions. Meaning how to board, manage the queue etc. Not ride maintenance like this.

Working in IT, it's understood that there is some of the kinks that just cannot be worked out/fully tested without simulating how an attraction works with actual guests. 'Load testing' can be done in a variety of ways but with an attraction like this, some things just need real people, with real behaviours, to fully test.

Guests were very vocal that the ride should have been opened long ago but we're seeing it wasn't ready. Is it ready to be open to all guests now? No. But, they're working on it and we have to trust the process.

I understand this does nothing to help the understandably upset AP who woke up early to get a VQ (and possibly traveled a distance even to be eligible) but what we're experiencing is not that uncommon for something in test mode which is what a preview is.

 

[hertamaniac]

What a double-edged sword this is. I am a local AP holder who would like to participate in seeing this attraction during the preview period. However, the roll-out protocol, even ignoring any downtime, was enough to thwart any plans of a VQ. In my projects that I managed, I always built in the schedule buffer for testing before releasing into production. And every single project that I did ate away that buffer without a complete product. It extended release dates and budget overruns.

In my mind, TBA is in its buffer period, but with full scrutiny in the public's eyes. My projects were behind our internal corporate drapes and, although they drew the ire of upper management, it would have been far worse to send into production a faulty and/or unsafe product.

 

[scrappinginontario]

AP preview dates are now complete. The final day of previews was Thurs, Jun 20th.

Next up is the attraction opening to all guests 1 week from today!

 

[Mrs.AMC]

Anyone know how it’s running for the D23 event? We have tickets but didn’t make it down due to CWS

 

[LKing]

I assume some AP holders have rode Tiana's multiple times in the past 6 mos. Has the level of getting wet changed since the previews?

 

[1lilspark]

I assume some AP holders have rode Tiana's multiple times in the past 6 mos. Has the level of getting wet changed since the previews?

All 4 times I’ve ridden I’ve been in the back row all but November I got barely misted with water the last time I got decently more wet

 

[LKing]

All 4 times I’ve ridden I’ve been in the back row all but November I got barely misted with water the last time I got decently more wet

Thanks for your reply. The ride at Disneyland is VERY wet. Since we've gone on the Disneyland ride a couple of times, our tendency would be to skip it at WDW. That is, unless we don't need to wear ponchos and put bags over our shoes.