News Round Up 2017

[umichigan10]

Lots of news these days. Here's a look at Guardians of the Galaxy Mission: BREAKOUT! queue and ride POV, as well as a guided tour by Joe Rohde himself:

The queue looks cool. The ride....eh

 

[TheMaxRebo]

News

Disney is gearing up for long lines to enter Pandora

https://twitter.com/alandalinka/status/867758413027184641

Is the concern really just for opening day or for a while?

Just getting a little worried for next week as I am only arriving to AK mid-day and could there be issues getting in to the Pandora area?

 

[rteetz]

Is the concern really just for opening day or for a while?

Just getting a little worried for next week as I am only arriving to AK mid-day and could there be issues getting in to the Pandora area?

Not sure. I'm not that concerned but I am gearing up for major crowds.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

I still maintain it is a water park not a true third gate ... that said, it looks like a dang cool water park and I gotta give them credit for getting so much open on time.

Definitely interested to hear how the tapu tapu is working out

It was always gonna be a water park...but it limits the market if they market it at such. The friends down in LBV lie their cans off on new developments...like NFL and springs...and nobody seems to think much of that. It's just sales tactics

I think the "3rd park" is coming across the road pretty soon...there's really no reason for them to stop now...

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Not sure. I'm not that concerned but I am gearing up for major crowds.

Gearing up?

Are you there?

 

[rteetz]

Gearing up?

Are you there?

I will be in less than a week.

 

[jlundeen]

Not sure. I'm not that concerned but I am gearing up for major crowds.

The silver lining to the crowds all in Pandora, is the fact that the rest of the park will be pretty much empty! This happened to us during our Dec. 2012 trip - it was about a week after the New Fantasyland opened, and we were able to practically walk on every other ride in MK...we walked through NFL, but really didn't get why everyone was so excited (7 Dwarfs wasn't open then). It was great while it lasted!

 

[lockedoutlogic]

I will be in less than a week.

Hmmm...how much the Dis paying these days?

 

[jade1]

- the body slides with the "drop" out of the end - my wife and daughter would hate those and never ride. .

Actually like those-can't wait to try.

Then again I would prefer these, so not the target audience I guess. Nice day for a neck injury, but still looks fun.

 

[FoxC63]

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[Delano Fiedler]

The ride doesn't look horrible...not sure how long I'd wait in line for it, but if the wait wasn't too bad, I might ride it. Although I'm not a fan of drop rides like ToT... rollercoasters, no problem, but dead drops are just not my thing.

Thats funny because its exactly how I feel. I've ride absurd rollercoasters like the intimidator 305 and I love them but dead drops just make me feel weird.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Volcano Bay looks very cool, but it continues to look spectacularly like a water park, NOT a third theme park. (Though it seems they've maybe backed off on that sales pitch.) The two thing I noticed - the body slides with the "drop" out of the end - my wife and daughter would hate those and never ride. Second thing, the Tapu Tapu looks very large - much larger than a MB. I wonder how many people are going to be annoyed about having to wear those around a water park. (Especially since many people are interested in getting an even tan at a water park.)

I am interested in checking it out someday, just not sure when that will be. I love water parks, but my family (DD and DW) is won't ride most water slides at BB and TL, so I don't see me rushing to spend $250 to go there.

Avatar land from what little I watched looks very cool. I've been thinking about the "ride seat" problem. It always comes down to the bigger the thrill ride, the more restrictive the ride will be. Engineering wise it's hard to design a fast motion device that will work for both a 4' 8" 95 lb kid and a 6'5" 500 lb adult. I imagine they endeavor to make the ride have as wide a range as possible.

...I'm still trying to process what "thrill ride", "500 lb adult"...coupled with 8 miles of park path and 97 degrees in Orlando looks...

Oh wait, I've seen in too many times for health

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Actually like those-can't wait to try.

Then again I would prefer these, so not the target audience I guess. Nice day for a neck injury, but still looks fun.

After seeing this...I'm super interested...
...next maybe I'll hit the play button on the video

 

[rteetz]

Hmmm...how much the Dis paying these days?

Lol, I don't get paid for this.

 

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[mikepizzo]

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Pfft...you got loans to cover that

 

[jade1]

After seeing this...I'm super interested...
...next maybe I'll hit the play button on the video

HaHa, yea guess it's a little over the top in that regard sorry. Concentrate on the slides.

 

[wareagle57]

The silver lining to the crowds all in Pandora, is the fact that the rest of the park will be pretty much empty! This happened to us during our Dec. 2012 trip - it was about a week after the New Fantasyland opened, and we were able to practically walk on every other ride in MK...we walked through NFL, but really didn't get why everyone was so excited (7 Dwarfs wasn't open then). It was great while it lasted!

I really hope this holds true. With DAK previously being a half day park to most people, I am afraid this will actually add to the crowds in the rest of the park. I'm sure Pandora will be crazy. But I would think most people will spend 2-3 hours there and then head to the rest of the park. What I'm hoping is it takes crowds away from the other 3 parks, especially at night.