DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Disneyland and California Adventure parks

Moderator: Moderators

Wizzard419
Pirates of the Caribbean Buccaneer
Pirates of the Caribbean Buccaneer
Posts: 5531
Joined: Sep Sat 04, 2010 1:44 pm
Location: Southern California

Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by Wizzard419 » Apr Wed 06, 2011 2:08 pm

I've seen those at DL for the same attractions.

MmeLeota
Pack Mules Wrangler
Pack Mules Wrangler
Posts: 5382
Joined: Apr Fri 17, 2009 11:30 pm
Location: The land of cheese and beer...

Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by MmeLeota » Apr Wed 06, 2011 4:25 pm

Don't get me wrong. There are days where I've seen 2+ hour waits for some attractions too. I was simply making a point about how there are sell out days at DL, but not necessarily terrible lines.

TSM, for example, every time we've been we haven't waited less than 40 minutes. It's usually around a 45-50 minute wait. But I have heard (and seen via a WDW wait time app...not sure of accuracy) about 90-120 minute waits on a daily basis.

mindflipper
Submarine Voyage Captain
Submarine Voyage Captain
Posts: 10954
Joined: Sep Sun 06, 2009 8:53 am
Location: 76 Totters Lane

Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by mindflipper » Apr Wed 06, 2011 9:38 pm

Drats! You got my hopes up that I need to go DLR next time instead of WDW... :( :cry: :wink:

Wizzard419
Pirates of the Caribbean Buccaneer
Pirates of the Caribbean Buccaneer
Posts: 5531
Joined: Sep Sat 04, 2010 1:44 pm
Location: Southern California

Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by Wizzard419 » Apr Wed 06, 2011 9:54 pm

We still have Haunted Mansion Holiday, a better space mountain, a better fantasmic, cake, etc. :D

mindflipper
Submarine Voyage Captain
Submarine Voyage Captain
Posts: 10954
Joined: Sep Sun 06, 2009 8:53 am
Location: 76 Totters Lane

Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by mindflipper » Apr Wed 06, 2011 10:22 pm

Wizzard419 wrote:We still have Haunted Mansion Holiday, a better space mountain, a better fantasmic, cake, etc. :D
What makes you think the Haunted Mansion Holiday would be of any interest to me? :roll: :arrow: :arrow: :arrow: :arrow:

momeja
Rocket Jets Flight Director
Rocket Jets Flight Director
Posts: 1788
Joined: Mar Mon 30, 2009 12:31 pm

Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by momeja » Apr Wed 06, 2011 11:06 pm

mindflipper wrote:
Wizzard419 wrote: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...
Given the size of the parks, as you've said, I'm wondering if capacity is greater, too. So more people will be there but they still won't close for capacity.

thanks for the insights. I've always wondered which was more crowded. The size issue makes so much sense to me.

MmeLeota
Pack Mules Wrangler
Pack Mules Wrangler
Posts: 5382
Joined: Apr Fri 17, 2009 11:30 pm
Location: The land of cheese and beer...

Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by MmeLeota » Apr Thu 07, 2011 12:21 am

mindflipper wrote:
Wizzard419 wrote:We still have Haunted Mansion Holiday, a better space mountain, a better fantasmic, cake, etc. :D
What makes you think the Haunted Mansion Holiday would be of any interest to me? :roll: :arrow: :arrow: :arrow: :arrow:
I don't think you'd like it at all...that's why I didn't mention it. ;) :lol:

elizabethswann
Pirates of the Caribbean Buccaneer
Pirates of the Caribbean Buccaneer
Posts: 5834
Joined: Feb Mon 26, 2007 2:31 am
Contact:

Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by elizabethswann » Apr Fri 08, 2011 1:14 am

Micechat posted a photo of the new Star Tours marque.

Image

elizabethswann
Pirates of the Caribbean Buccaneer
Pirates of the Caribbean Buccaneer
Posts: 5834
Joined: Feb Mon 26, 2007 2:31 am
Contact:

Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by elizabethswann » Apr Mon 11, 2011 3:48 pm

http://micechat.com/forums/blogs/dateli ... -more.html

Latest update from Micechat: California Construction and Shanghai Surprises! Plus: Star signs, Seahorses, etc.

Wizzard419
Pirates of the Caribbean Buccaneer
Pirates of the Caribbean Buccaneer
Posts: 5531
Joined: Sep Sat 04, 2010 1:44 pm
Location: Southern California

Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by Wizzard419 » Apr Mon 11, 2011 4:06 pm

I would have sworn that picture was silver the last time I looked at it, I like the more dirty gold look, like they did with the 98 rennovation. The clean stuff always looked like bad 1980's battlestar galactica where space was always perfectly clean. :D

mindflipper
Submarine Voyage Captain
Submarine Voyage Captain
Posts: 10954
Joined: Sep Sun 06, 2009 8:53 am
Location: 76 Totters Lane

Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by mindflipper » Apr Mon 11, 2011 7:39 pm

Wizzard419 wrote:I would have sworn that picture was silver the last time I looked at it, I like the more dirty gold look, like they did with the 98 rennovation. The clean stuff always looked like bad 1980's battlestar galactica where space was always perfectly clean. :D
...which is ironic considering Star Wars pioneered the whole second-hand trashed look for Sci-Fi films.

Wizzard419
Pirates of the Caribbean Buccaneer
Pirates of the Caribbean Buccaneer
Posts: 5531
Joined: Sep Sat 04, 2010 1:44 pm
Location: Southern California

Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by Wizzard419 » Apr Mon 11, 2011 7:54 pm

The old "clean" look did make some sense since it was supposed to be a travel center, though why they would have you go through the service areas to get to your gate is beyond me.

Wizzard419
Pirates of the Caribbean Buccaneer
Pirates of the Caribbean Buccaneer
Posts: 5531
Joined: Sep Sat 04, 2010 1:44 pm
Location: Southern California

Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by Wizzard419 » Apr Thu 14, 2011 7:39 pm

I got an email earlier today (I hate all day meeting days) and it looks like soft openings for ST2 may be AP only. They are doing a lotto system for AP holders where you check off which days on their list you could be there (am/pm) and then you're entered.

elizabethswann
Pirates of the Caribbean Buccaneer
Pirates of the Caribbean Buccaneer
Posts: 5834
Joined: Feb Mon 26, 2007 2:31 am
Contact:

Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by elizabethswann » Apr Thu 14, 2011 9:30 pm

I had gotten an email about that too but I'm not entering it. Hopefully one of us here does.

Wizzard419
Pirates of the Caribbean Buccaneer
Pirates of the Caribbean Buccaneer
Posts: 5531
Joined: Sep Sat 04, 2010 1:44 pm
Location: Southern California

Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by Wizzard419 » Apr Thu 14, 2011 9:37 pm

My guess is they are doing a more controlled soft opening, more like a focus group so that there isn't someone tweeting about it being opened and a mob suddenly shows up.

Post Reply