What the heck is up with Toy Story Mania?

CandCMommy

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After this weekend we went away from DL very frustrated with TSMM. Every time we got in line on Friday and Saturday the ride broke down-5 times! It's DS's favorite ride and he was in tears because that's all he wanted to ride. It even broke down during MTorTP. So we left DL not getting to ride DS's favorite ride! Anybody know what the heck is going on? :confused3
 
Unfortunately 5 times in one day on a weekend is about the norm. However they have gotten very fast at rebooting them. This ride is amazing! and to make it that way takes LOTS of technology! Each game screen has it's own computer. each "reaction" does ie: the water shooting at you .. the wind etc.

Anyways I have found out that the breakdowns have been around 15 minutes or up to an hour. If far enough in line I can wait the 15.. send dad out to the carousel, or bathroom break, to get a chimichanga.. whatever with the kids and keep your place in line. They can easily rejoin you if you get to the back queue room ( referred to as the hot room) or if you pass the that room have him wait by the front of the line and say he took the kids out to go potty. They will allow him to rejoin when you reach the front. Good Luck next time!

Here is my score with my 6 yr old ;) Yeah I'm addicted! :3dglasses

tsmm91908.jpg
 
Well the problem must be getting worse because we are AP holders and make the 9 hour drive frequently for long weekends and have NEVER experienced this kind of break down of the ride. At least three times we waited for 15 plus minutes and they never opened the ride back up. It's just frustrating because that's the one thing DS wanted to ride.
 
That stinks. Seems like that would be considered a lot for any ride. They should get out all the bugs before opening it to begin with.

I know things happen, and every once in a while can be expected. But 5? Yikes.
 

I'm sorry you guys got stuck in that. It seems that when the weather is hotter in the day time it breaks more. I have had CM's tell me the projectors over heat making the screens go double. I myself was there on Saturday as well and rode 7 times. I got there at 5pm and rode until close. It never broke once. I am an AP holder as well and have ridden every weekend since open and 2 - 3 days a week during the summer. I did ask about why it is still breaking down a realistic comment I got was that even the matterhorn breaks down every day and it's been open 40+ years. All rides break down at least once a day. :( I hope my tricks will help you next time you go.
 
Ok, I just have to ask, what line are you taking on your cruise? We're sailing on NCL on April 4, 2009.
 
:headache: I am really bummed for the OP. I have not ridden the DCA version of TSMM yet but did ride the WDW/DHS version about 10 times. I think I would have asked (nicely, if possible ;) ) for a return pass and explain what had happened. I have never done that before but after five tries (probably after my third try) I would have been courteously insistent. :)

Hope you make it on next time. :thumbsup2
 
When it broke down the fith time I said to the CM "are you kidding me, this is the fifth time we've been in line and it's broken down every time". He just said he was sorry but didn't know how long it would be down. Didn't offer anything such as a return pass and frankly, I didn't even know they exisited or would definitely have done so. :sad1:
 
Ok, I just have to ask, what line are you taking on your cruise? We're sailing on NCL on April 4, 2009.

We are cruising on the Carnival Splendor that week. Last year we tried RC, this year it's on to Carnival. What ports are you going to? We'll be at Puerto Vallarta, Mazatan and Cabo, in that order. Maybe we'll see you in port. :thumbsup2
 
We are cruising on the Carnival Splendor that week. Last year we tried RC, this year it's on to Carnival. What ports are you going to? We'll be at Puerto Vallarta, Mazatan and Cabo, in that order. Maybe we'll see you in port. :thumbsup2
We're going to the same ports, just in the opposite order. We were going to do Carnival(I'm a travel agent and actually have clients on the Splendor in the Mediterrean right now), but really wanted to be home on Easter. We have a HUGE family party that the kids talk about all year that we couldn't miss.
 
We're going to the same ports, just in the opposite order. We were going to do Carnival(I'm a travel agent and actually have clients on the Splendor in the Mediterrean right now), but really wanted to be home on Easter. We have a HUGE family party that the kids talk about all year that we couldn't miss.

I would love to be home Easter weekend but the inlaws are paying for this trip so I had to go along with their dates. Oh well, I'm sure we'll have a great time!

If you have any good ideas for shore excursions on those ports that are family friendly, PM me. We will be traveling with our two DS's 4 and 1 almost 2 at the time.

Have a great trip! We can't wait!
 
Is it just like the one at WDW? I loved this at DHS, but was extremely disappointed in how often it broke down. One day it broke down 3 times. We had fastpasses for it and never was able to use them. It broke just before EMH one night and they never opened it back up again. Then on my second to last night there, it broke again, so in 16 days I rode it three times, which honestly, wasn't enough! :laughing: Seems like when it does break, it takes a long time to get it back online or it doesn't come back up... :confused3
 
Unfortunately 5 times in one day on a weekend is about the norm. However they have gotten very fast at rebooting them. This ride is amazing! and to make it that way takes LOTS of technology! Each game screen has it's own computer. each "reaction" does ie: the water shooting at you .. the wind etc.

Anyways I have found out that the breakdowns have been around 15 minutes or up to an hour. If far enough in line I can wait the 15.. send dad out to the carousel, or bathroom break, to get a chimichanga.. whatever with the kids and keep your place in line. They can easily rejoin you if you get to the back queue room ( referred to as the hot room) or if you pass the that room have him wait by the front of the line and say he took the kids out to go potty. They will allow him to rejoin when you reach the front. Good Luck next time!

Here is my score with my 6 yr old ;) Yeah I'm addicted! :3dglasses

tsmm91908.jpg

Wow--Great score--I haven't been able to go over 120,000---what's the secret? :goodvibes
 
Unfortunately 5 times in one day on a weekend is about the norm. However they have gotten very fast at rebooting them. This ride is amazing! and to make it that way takes LOTS of technology! Each game screen has it's own computer. each "reaction" does ie: the water shooting at you .. the wind etc.

Anyways I have found out that the breakdowns have been around 15 minutes or up to an hour. If far enough in line I can wait the 15.. send dad out to the carousel, or bathroom break, to get a chimichanga.. whatever with the kids and keep your place in line. They can easily rejoin you if you get to the back queue room ( referred to as the hot room) or if you pass the that room have him wait by the front of the line and say he took the kids out to go potty. They will allow him to rejoin when you reach the front. Good Luck next time!

Here is my score with my 6 yr old ;) Yeah I'm addicted! :3dglasses

tsmm91908.jpg


whats your tip for such a high score? i haven't gotten past 299,000.
 
we were about 1/2 way through the line this morning when the ride went down.

fortunately, we waited it out. it was down 12 minutes i think (we timed it we were only going to wait 15) and then we got right on.

a lot of people left the line, i knew they were going to be mad as soon as they did!
 
Wow--Great score--I haven't been able to go over 120,000---what's the secret? :goodvibes

As you can see by the amount of times I go ( which admittedly is ridiculous ) Practice, practice, Practice. Few tips: Each screen has a bonus round.

Practice round.. earns no score .. make sure gun is working properly and where it is aiming. then sit there.. don't waste energy there.

round one: the egg toss. depending on which side you are on you get the fox on the hen house.. keep nailing him off it and you get chickens that come out at 2K and 5K while waiting for them to reload get the groundhogs on the bottom. Other person gets the barn. the barn bonus does not open right away so aim high at the trees. let the donkey get almost half way across the screen and hit him. he will turn around and run at a higher score and get him again. when the donkey in the barn opens get that and the thing above it. the barn will flip get all the mice it will flip again triggering most of the animals below to pop up at 1K each. each player in this round can get around 30K the fox person will get more

round two: Balloon Darts.. key here is team work both the white clouds have five balloons on them if you clear them at seperate times you will get yellow or blue balloons worth 500 that rain on you.. if you do team work and hit the last balloon with in seconds of each other a rainbow prop will drop in the background and rainbow colored balloons will rain down at2K each. Speed speed speed to get as many of them as you can. after that keep hitting hte 1000 point sheep in the middle of the screen and the 3 500 point sheep near the front. I do this in a circular motion and just keep working as fast as poss. high on this round is about 45K for me

round three: Plates. when this starts i hit the few plates on the bottom then get ready for the bonus 2K plates that are throw up between the two side mtns on either side. your partner and you need to hit that plate at the same time. with practice you can hit the left side then super fast to the right plate. once you hit those plates a fan of 2K plates will come up on each side. and the center mtn will go down and a tank will come up tossing 5K plates at each side. keep aiming at the center of the tank and you will hit all of them. this round is 45 - 50K also

round four: LGMs. You MUST bury the rocket in the center with rings. get all of the LGMs down at the same time first thing or it will get harder to do. with your partner both do half or one start at the top the other at the bottom. Once you do that the rocket will take off and the robot will open and you can fill his mouth with as many rings as possible. when he closes his mouth he will fake open it three times. then open it again so be ready each time the value will increase to 2K. when his mouth is closed hit the higher point targets. 5K LGM in fying saucer, rockets, and the 3 LMG in the center bottom of the screen. This round is crucial for high scores. I have seen it earn 100K. i average around 80K on this round alone.

after these rounds if I have over 200K i know I will be scoring in the 300K club.
round five: woodys round up. your last team work round. when all the targets open up there are 7 of them at 100 points. you must open all of them first then start clearing all of the targets that come out from those on a stick. do NOT hit the 500 target that will reset after you hit the 100 main target until you have cleared the external targets. if you clear the board they will all reset and pop out at 1K and 2K. clear as many of those as you can before they make you move along partners.. While moving there are a set of two 500 point targets along the bottom. if you clear both of those a 2K will pop up right after them. keep aiming along the bottom of hte screen where most of the higher end targets are.
The final bonus round. fairly simple make sure you hit both mine carts that have bullseyes on them and the 2K bat that drops down after the third mine cart . he will flip up to 5K and get him again after two more mine carts. the final bonus target is pure speed. even though your arm is tired you can still get it up to 2k points per dart. stay on your side. Good Luck toys!
 
As you can see by the amount of times I go ( which admittedly is ridiculous ) Practice, practice, Practice. Few tips: Each screen has a bonus round.

Practice round.. earns no score .. make sure gun is working properly and where it is aiming. then sit there.. don't waste energy there.

round one: the egg toss. depending on which side you are on you get the fox on the hen house.. keep nailing him off it and you get chickens that come out at 2K and 5K while waiting for them to reload get the groundhogs on the bottom. Other person gets the barn. the barn bonus does not open right away so aim high at the trees. let the donkey get almost half way across the screen and hit him. he will turn around and run at a higher score and get him again. when the donkey in the barn opens get that and the thing above it. the barn will flip get all the mice it will flip again triggering most of the animals below to pop up at 1K each. each player in this round can get around 30K the fox person will get more

round two: Balloon Darts.. key here is team work both the white clouds have five balloons on them if you clear them at seperate times you will get yellow or blue balloons worth 500 that rain on you.. if you do team work and hit the last balloon with in seconds of each other a rainbow prop will drop in the background and rainbow colored balloons will rain down at2K each. Speed speed speed to get as many of them as you can. after that keep hitting hte 1000 point sheep in the middle of the screen and the 3 500 point sheep near the front. I do this in a circular motion and just keep working as fast as poss. high on this round is about 45K for me

round three: Plates. when this starts i hit the few plates on the bottom then get ready for the bonus 2K plates that are throw up between the two side mtns on either side. your partner and you need to hit that plate at the same time. with practice you can hit the left side then super fast to the right plate. once you hit those plates a fan of 2K plates will come up on each side. and the center mtn will go down and a tank will come up tossing 5K plates at each side. keep aiming at the center of the tank and you will hit all of them. this round is 45 - 50K also

round four: LGMs. You MUST bury the rocket in the center with rings. get all of the LGMs down at the same time first thing or it will get harder to do. with your partner both do half or one start at the top the other at the bottom. Once you do that the rocket will take off and the robot will open and you can fill his mouth with as many rings as possible. when he closes his mouth he will fake open it three times. then open it again so be ready each time the value will increase to 2K. when his mouth is closed hit the higher point targets. 5K LGM in fying saucer, rockets, and the 3 LMG in the center bottom of the screen. This round is crucial for high scores. I have seen it earn 100K. i average around 80K on this round alone.

after these rounds if I have over 200K i know I will be scoring in the 300K club.
round five: woodys round up. your last team work round. when all the targets open up there are 7 of them at 100 points. you must open all of them first then start clearing all of the targets that come out from those on a stick. do NOT hit the 500 target that will reset after you hit the 100 main target until you have cleared the external targets. if you clear the board they will all reset and pop out at 1K and 2K. clear as many of those as you can before they make you move along partners.. While moving there are a set of two 500 point targets along the bottom. if you clear both of those a 2K will pop up right after them. keep aiming along the bottom of hte screen where most of the higher end targets are.
The final bonus round. fairly simple make sure you hit both mine carts that have bullseyes on them and the 2K bat that drops down after the third mine cart . he will flip up to 5K and get him again after two more mine carts. the final bonus target is pure speed. even though your arm is tired you can still get it up to 2k points per dart. stay on your side. Good Luck toys!

thanks so much! would you mind if I share your info elsewhere? (I promise to give you credit!)
 












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