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Dr. Ravenscroft
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by Dr. Ravenscroft » Feb Wed 13, 2008 12:16 pm
indysoarin19 wrote:
Sun Wheel - 40 minutes - Man, is thing a SLOW loader or what? Fun ride, terrible wait.
I have noticed this is really only true if you are in the line for the swinging gondolas. If you go to the other side where the stationary gondolas are it is really not that bad. Granted I have only done this thrice because I'm not a huge fan of DCA and only really go there to see what is being changed.....and to just see Muppets 3-d.
For the Subsonicradio meet in Disneyland we all went on this and we got on pretty quickly. We where the first ones on the next cycle so we were on it longer than waiting. Now the other side, the one for the swinging gondolas, was crowded and the line looked like it would be a few cycles before the folks in the back would be getting on.
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cap396
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by cap396 » Feb Thu 14, 2008 8:33 am
I remember that the wait for Captain EO was about 3 hours the first day that it opened. I took one look at the line and said "forget it!". The line started on Main Street, wound through Tomorrowland, and went up and down the ramp to the top floor of the American Sings building.
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by SimplyMagical » Apr Sat 05, 2008 1:42 pm
I've heard stories from CMs who were on opening crew for Indiana Jones, one happened to have been in charge of the stantions for the line. Apparently the line wound all the way through Adventureland and out into Main Street! People on the main street side would get in line without knowing what it was for. He heard one woman ask "what are we waiting for?" and another elderly woman reply "I think its waffles". People waited 4-5 hours for Indy that day.
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by acgonzales » Apr Thu 10, 2008 12:42 pm
I agree with all of you on Splash Mountain, that line seems to be long almost all day everyday....but yeah, I only ride Splash Mountain with a Fastpass, since us Ap'ers dont really do long lines and love the Fastpass option, I dont usually stand in a line longer than 30 minutes...
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by DisneyChris » Apr Sun 27, 2008 11:51 pm
The worst line is for Dumbo. It is the slowest loading attraction in Disneyland, and it is filled with very impatient youngsters. I love to ride Duymbo because it is a fond memory, a classic, and it offers a terific view of Fantasyland. But I will only go on it right before the park closes or right when it opens. The line is dreadful from 15 minutes after the park opens untill the very end of the day.
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by bluebayougirl » Apr Tue 29, 2008 12:28 pm
I will never understand how a ride like peter pan has a 70 minute wait, when the ride itself only takes two minutes? You would think that it would move quicker, and the fact that it is just a queue of weavy chains doesn't help. Has to be the worst wait for me.
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by I,Hammer » May Fri 09, 2008 12:51 am
120 minutes for Nemo...
In the Summer heat....
Oy, pretty brutal.
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by disneydreamer58 » May Thu 15, 2008 9:20 am
subsonic wrote:On the flipside, there's this thread as well:
Which attraction is worth waiting hours for?
viewtopic.php?t=1664
I think Dumbo has the least payout. That line is always long as well and all you do is go in circles at a low height. Bring back Rocket Jets!
I never went on the Rocket Jets, they were to high up for me
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by WishUponaStar » May Thu 15, 2008 6:55 pm
We were really lucky to get on Nemo at opening during several days last Summer so for us that wasn't so bad. My vote is for the SUNWHEEL! OH MY GOSH, seriously, sometimes I forget what day it is while waiting in that line!
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by borjoyzee » May Sat 31, 2008 3:16 pm
Indiana Jones. 4 hour wait. This is when it was new, and didn't had fastpass.
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by Jacca5660 » Jun Sun 01, 2008 11:47 am
When Soarin first opened at EPCOT. It felt like we waited for hours!!
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by HakuOni » Jun Sun 01, 2008 12:29 pm
ok i think that the teacups ride is the worst, the crap de la crap. ok picture this you wait in line and wait and wait some more until, waaaaahhhhh. a little kid starts crying and you cant get it out of your head until your on the ride. this is the fun part right? wrong. while youre on the ride you hear another kid crying and with the rotation of the teacups the mixture of the teacups and the human made siren. you are in what i would like to call a state where getting a headache is just a part of the ride.
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by proudcanuck » Apr Tue 19, 2011 9:20 pm
I don't mind waiting 20+ min for an attraction, but I find Peter Pan always a tough line to stand in. First of all, there is always a 20+ min line from opening to close, but the most difficult thing is how narrow the space is. I would hate to bf a larger person to walk through there. Plus, everytime like clockwork when in this line I am always in front of someone who doesn't understand personal space. You don't need to stand right on my back while in line, it's not going to get you on the attraction any faster!
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by elizabethswann » Apr Wed 20, 2011 7:51 pm
Peter Pan is usually the worst Fantasyland ride to wait in line for since it's the most popular one. I can't even recall the last time I went on the ride.
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by dichuy » Apr Thu 21, 2011 1:16 pm
elizabethswann wrote:Peter Pan is usually the worst Fantasyland ride to wait in line for since it's the most popular one. I can't even recall the last time I went on the ride.
Only rode it once this trip and it was with a FastPass--only way I'll get in the queue for this ride.
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