Topics from 8/16/16 DIS Unplugged WDW episode

[rteetz]

The whole Tree of Life thing was definitely a problem. There was no control of that at all. No designated viewing areas. No attempt to maintain a walkway through the area. And the Photopass photographers were still stationed smack in the middle surrounded by all of the guests waiting around to view the show. People were crammed in everywhere and trampling through the foliage to get in and out since the paths were blocked.

As for Jungle Book, that was a total fiasco. We asked 3 different CMs where the line would be and got 3 different answers, all of which turned out to be wrong. Then we tried to line up early and the CMs chased us away and told us to go enjoy the park and come back at 8:15 (for a 9:00 show). We circled back 2 more times and kept being turned away. We finally went back around 8:00 only to find the queue still not open but a massive line of people had formed stretching back to Flame Tree BBQ. When the queue finally opened, it was a bit unorganized because it was a wide queue and at the turnaround point, people from the back were sneaking ahead since there was so much open space.

In the end, none of it mattered because shortly before showtime, they cancelled the performance because there was lightening in the area.

Tree of life isn't supposed to be a scheduled show. It's supposed to be random so people don't camp out in front of the tree. That's also why you still have photographers there. It's like the fountains at Epcot that do their little show randomly throughout the day.