Originally Posted By boydisney The other post mentioned about a 90 minute wait time, but that was durning the first week,can anyone update us on the more current July wait times?
Originally Posted By lesmisfan the last week and a half to two weeks the wait has been inbetween thirty to fourty five minutes.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney I been on it three times in the last two weeks, and the longest wait time was 60 minutes the first time on June 21st, 30 minutes the following Saturday June 28th, and about 25 minutes at another time. Always been very reasonable for me .
Originally Posted By alexbook Any idea how this compares to recent wait times on other rides? My impression is that the parks are less busy than usual this summer.
Originally Posted By LarrySubs I attended a preview night and rode TSMM a couple of times then. In the last week I've been on it about 10-11 more times over two visits. I've never waited longer than 40 minutes. Most wait times have been less than 30 minutes. Always know that whatever is posted is usually less than the actual time! I was there last week on the first day of the single rider line- 4th in line!! Rode it multiple times during the day. Never waiting beyond 10-12 minutes! Best tip I got was to avoid the first couple of hours after DCA opening when the lines are the longest!
Originally Posted By LarrySubs Attendance at BOTH parks at DLR is down. I would expect it to pick up as we get further into the summer. Lot's of overseas vacationers taking advantage of the weaken US dollar! Disney already reporting that room nights booked are on the rise.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney <<What was your impression of the ride WD? Just curious.>> Hi Hans, long time . Personnally I really enjoyed the ride, its addicting, it really is. BUT, I think its an attraction that you will only wait around 30 mins to do in the end AND I have a feeling it will fall to the same wait times as Buzz does now once the 'buzz' for it falls after the summer (sorry lol). Even my mother commented a year from now this ride will probably be a walk on like Monsters. I don't think THAT bad at all, but certainly no 60 min waits when the newness falls off (and for the record she LOVES it, part of the reason I got on it so many times lol). It's fun, original and entertaining, but at the end of the day you are just shooting animated LCD targets for 3 mins. There is no story, nothing to tie any of it together. I enjoyed every time I rode it, but the excitement dimishished a little the more I rode it. Of course you can say that about ANY attraction, but I been riding Splash Mountain for 15 years and I still get just as excited riding it as I did when it first opened. Hell, I was on Space Mountain at HKDL about 2 weeks ago about 3 times straight (5 mins always in Hong Kong lol) and still wanted to ride it at DL for some reason and I been going on that since I was 8 years old. Just not sure if I would feel the same about this attraction after a few summers. With all that said though, definitely liked it and will ride it again when the wait times aren't too bad .
Originally Posted By WorldDisney << My impression is that the parks are less busy than usual this summer.>> You know, my thoughts were the same the two Saturdays I went. I just KNEW it was going to be busy with it being summer, Saturday and a new attraction, I thought it would be slammed and both times we didn't even get there until the afternoon. But, no, it was very, very reasonable. Almost too reasonable. Nothing in the parks on both Saturdays were over an hour except Nemo, Splash, TSMM obviously and Indy occasionally, but everything was averaged about 30-45 mins. It was so strange to me, I even commented on the similar thread like this one (BEFORE it fell into the Disney Geek fest of what 'Toy Story _______' is really named . Anyway, maybe its just the beginning of the summer, but I was there last summer for 3 days and DL was pretty crazy with Nemo opening about a month ago and it being July. I guess it will pick up but I wasn't complaining .
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Or you know, maybe the heightened gas prices really ARE having an effect with everything and people are just driving places a lot less. I saw a news article that said Americans drove 1 BILLION miles less just through April and since Disney Resort isn't exactly mass transit freindly (getting there anyway), it could be suffering like many spots are now.
Originally Posted By DlandDug It's gas prices and the heat, I would think. The lines are longest first thing in the morning, then drop off to a reasonable wait. Also, Buzz still keeps fairly long lines, except when the park itself is not crowded. (And for what it's worth, I believe that a year from now everyone will be calling Toy Story Midway Mania the Toy Story ride.)
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Don't forget, July 4th, 5th and 6th were blocked out for all AP holders except Premiums. There are a LOT of Deluxe AP holders out there... Heck, Sunday evening, basically walked onto the Matterhorn, last time I did that was last September on a weekday after Labor Day.. amazing... <a href="http://micechat.com/forums/blog.php?b=487" target="_blank">http://micechat.com/forums/blo...hp?b=487</a> If you look at the left side of the Matterhorn photo, you will see NOBODY in the outside queue, and the majority of the inside queue (past the turnstiles) was not being used. Pirates was a walk-on. Did Toy Story Mania! twice, about a 20 minute wait, some of the main queue area was not being used (part of the indoor queue, due to the heat issues), but also some of the outer queue, which I was glad to see, as that was the area that folks tried to jump into the queue without waiting....
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo so, perhaps a mix of slow down by joe tourist, and it shows how much DL is carried by cheap APs. Anyone on in favour of increasing the cost of APs? I think it could make DL an even better experience.
Originally Posted By LuLu So, is it not advisable to go to this first thing? If people are waiting for the rope to drop, so 1/2 hour already, it sounds like that could be among the longest wait times of the day...
Originally Posted By LuLu And a secondary question, regarding post 13, is it really hot at DL? Where I live, I've been thinking this is the best July weather I remember. Other than that heat wave 3 weeks ago, the weather's been perfect. (highs about 85) As far as AP prices - they're offering $99 3-day parkhoppers to get more folks into the parks, how would raising AP prices help attendance? I bet APers are going less often due to gas prices too.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Nope, I am not suggesting raising attendance, but in fact lowering it, but getting higher revenues. For those that pay full price, they get a more managable environment. For those that have APs, they pay a little more, and it is still great value. APs are really a bargain.
Originally Posted By iceknyght >>And a secondary question, regarding post 13, is it really hot at DL? Where I live, I've been thinking this is the best July weather I remember. Other than that heat wave 3 weeks ago, the weather's been perfect. (highs about 85)<< I was at DL over the July 4th weekend and found Friday to be warm, but manageable, Saturday was hot and humid, which made it uncomfortable, so we did a lot of indoor attractions... But it did cool down quite nicely around 6-7 at night... And Sunday was very nice, around the mid 80's... Of course, maybe it felt nice since yesterday it was 104 here where I live... LOL!
Originally Posted By LuLu >>For those that have APs, they pay a little more, and it is still great value.<< APs pay a little more each year. That's the way it goes. If there were a steep increase I think there'd be a big backlash, especially considering the economy right now. I'm not sure lowering attendance is a good idea (Disney certainly doesn't seem to think so). Lowered attendance would definitely mean staff cuts. Sure, everyone wants low crowds and high staffing and maintenance with long hours, but how likely is that to happen? Thanks Icey - mid-80s to me is great for summer, and I don't think that would keep anyone away from DL.
