DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

[Amy]

I despise the bear, hence the reason I didn't have the avatar long... and PLEASE do not hand me a Duffy the next time we meet.

What?! Really?! You better skip day 11 of our trip report then

[mindflipper]

I despise the bear, hence the reason I didn't have the avatar long... and PLEASE do not hand me a Duffy the next time we meet.

What?! Really?! You better skip day 11 of our trip report then

I know, I'm shocked too! Better find that receipt tonight to return the Duffy I got for him for his birthday...

[Wizzard419]

Well, long lines are (for the main attractions about an hour or a little more.Though Toy Story can get to 90 minutes from what I've heard.

Like your prediction for TLM, once the novelty of TSMM wears off I expect the line will drop (unless they change the games inside to something new)...

I'm not sure if it will truly wear off though, Soarin' still packs them in I think and one of the problems with TSMM is that it is kind of low in the number of riders it can support.

[momeja]

At least in her case she is trying to rip off Dadaism of the 50's(?). I hate to rag on it without a solution but the physics of what I think would look really good/realistic won't work in small scale. I do not predict this ride will have long lines after 6 months.

I didn't think much in DCA had long lines...

You'd be surprised....but then again, what's considered a "long" line in DLR is a bit different than what's percieved as a "long" line in WDW.

So which one is longer?

[Wizzard419]

Mine is... what are we talking about?

[mindflipper]

At least in her case she is trying to rip off Dadaism of the 50's(?). I hate to rag on it without a solution but the physics of what I think would look really good/realistic won't work in small scale. I do not predict this ride will have long lines after 6 months.

I didn't think much in DCA had long lines...

You'd be surprised....but then again, what's considered a "long" line in DLR is a bit different than what's percieved as a "long" line in WDW.

So which one is longer?

My past experience it's WDW...

[MmeLeota]

Definitely WDW....

[momeja]

Definitely WDW....

That's so interesting, Mindflipper and Mme. L. Any thoughts about why?

[Amy]

Here's my two cents momeja ~ WDW is much larger than DL so there are more people at the park leading to more people to be in lines in the first place. However, WDW is also more spread out than DL, so the lines seem a lot longer in DL because everywhere you look, there is an attraction and a line. It doesn't take too much for a line at DL to stretch to the next attraction because so many of them are so close to one another. I remember the first time I stepped into Adventureland in DL I was overwhelmed by how crowded it was. So, in reality, I think WDW has the consistently longer lines, but DL looks like it has longer lines...

[mindflipper]

...and because Orlando is spread out more, and has four parks to DLR's two, I think many people make Orlando their first choice for a disney trip (especially if they're foreign tourists). I believe that WDW has more days with large crowds than days with lighter crowds.

[Wizzard419]

But what about DLR having multiple days a year where they have to stop selling tickets because they've reached capacity?

[mindflipper]

But what about DLR having multiple days a year where they have to stop selling tickets because they've reached capacity?

I've been told WDW has had do the same thing, but the times I've been there and the park is so packed you wonder if it's safe to be that crowded it seems like they still keep admitting people into the park...

[Wizzard419]

I wonder if they've had to adjust the numbed capacity limits, like the coast guard did for boats, due to the higher average size of an american?

[MmeLeota]

But what about DLR having multiple days a year where they have to stop selling tickets because they've reached capacity?

This is true, but with less acreage of course there will be sell out days. Plus, most of those days are when there is something big going on at the parks and all the APers head down. Example: last year for WoC, the year before with Halloween Screams, the 50th birthday...

DLR reaches capacity because of APers, not the random tourist...and most of the time, those APers are not always riding attractions, they are staking out a spot for a show, parade, fireworks or special merch.

I have seen a sell out day at DL, with an average wait of 30 minutes (or less) for any given attraction...thanks to people who were just waiting for whatever special event was happening.

I believe WDW sells out too....just not as often.

[mindflipper]

I have seen a sell out day at DL, with an average wait of 30 minutes (or less) for any given attraction...thanks to people who were just waiting for whatever special event was happening.

30 minutes?!? That's a short wait time at WDW! I've seen wait times from 45 minutes (HM for instance) to 2 hours (Soarin')!