Originally Posted By Hista98 They should do it like Princess Fantasy Faire at DL. Where you wait in one line to meet all the princesses. Once you get to the front you just work you way down the row. It's a much eaiser and less hectic way of meeting them
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper ^^^That's the way it's done now. But in the new setup, each will have it's own meet and greet, along with a mini-show.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox Doesn't every Princess have their own mini-land in the expansion, with the M&G areas inside their respective structures (cottage/castle/chateau)? If that's the case... why couldn't they have multiple identical M&G areas inside the structures, with more than one Princess working at the same time? Something along the lines of the Library pre-show for Tower of Terror. Wouldn't that solve the problem of peak visiting times and insufferably long queues?
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper The plans call for 2 rooms for each "attraaction", but for the length of them(I've heard up to 20 minutes), I don't see that helping much.
Originally Posted By dshyates 20 mins? So to envision what the queues will be like, just imagine if Dumbo had a 10 min ride time and had 5 kids per cycle. What if they add some coloring and craft stations to the queue for the coloring adventure?
Originally Posted By MPierce Would somebody explain to me what we're in a panic about now? Are we worried that the kids, and their parents are going to be in astronoimaclly long lines trying to meet, and greet, and color with their favorite princesses, while I'm making my 10th consecutive trip on the Tomorrowland Transit Authority, swilling down Gin, and Tonic that I have cleaverly concealed in my Gatorade sports bottle?
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Would somebody explain to me what we're in a panic about now?>> Oh, I'm not panicking at all. I'll admit this thread was a little self-indulgent, because I saw these problems immediately, while the Mouse was promoting this as the expansion for kiddies to "wait in shorter lines". Still it is a valid concern, and one they should be taking very seriously.
Originally Posted By leobloom >> ...swilling down Gin, and Tonic that I have cleaverly concealed in my Gatorade sports bottle? << This makes Tomorrowland much more entertaining. You might even find yourself laughing in Turtle Talk Laugh Floor 2.0
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper ^^^Impossible. That is the least funny ride I've ever been on. UoE 1.0 was funnier than MILF. And it angers me when they steal JC jokes....
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 Didn't they send the old JC skippers over to the Tree of Life boat ride? That's what the ToL jokes sounded like. I miss that ride. That's right, it wasn't a thrill ride so they got rid of it.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 Didn't Jim Hill address this weeks back? He said TDO was looking at hiring lots and by lots I mean LOTS of pretty young things for the princesses. The inference from this was that once you get into the queue there may be three or four young ladies working at the same time playing THE SAME PRINCESS. It's a similar concept to ST where you can have several simulators working at the same time. Depending on crowd projections for that day you just schedule more "princesses" on. Seems pretty simple to me. Oh and as somebody said above, while the urchins are cavorting with their favourite Disney heroine, getting crayola stains on their expensive costumes, we get shorter lines at Splash Mountain, BTMRR and Pirates! Win/win!!!
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper ^^^No clue. That was before my time. And they got rid of that because of heavy guests complaints. Due to the lack of attractions when DAK opened, the lines for that thing were astounding, and guests complained because it was just a boat ride.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<The inference from this was that once you get into the queue there may be three or four young ladies working at the same time playing THE SAME PRINCESS. It's a similar concept to ST where you can have several simulators working at the same time.>> From the look of the blue prints/everything I've heard about the attractions, there will only be 2 rooms in each. Meaning only 2 princesses. Hopefully that's wrong, but that's what it looks like.
Originally Posted By CaptainMichael Scrap Pixie Hollow and dust off the plans for a Villains Fantasyland expansion. Balance out the estrogen.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper ^^^It would be awesome, especially since Mickey was due to be the star of that ride. But I doubt there's room for that.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Mickey's House in DL works like that, with 3 movie sets where you can meet him. Groups of about 10 people are taken to see him filming The Band Concert, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, or Steamboat Willie. Most people really only take a photograph before heading out, but there's time for some interaction without feeling rushed, especially if you wait to be the last group to go. With all 3 running, there is hardly ever a wait. I do remember many years ago waiting what seemed like hours to meet Mickey, but every time I've visited in the last few years (during moderately heavy and light crowds), there's been less than a 5 minute wait to see him. Of course, there are 3 rooms (50% more than the WDW plan), and the standard interaction is very short. If they're planning on having Cindy spend 20 minutes with each set of guests, no matter how many people are in that set, the queue will be really slow. In DL, it seems like they're taking a new group every 30-60 seconds, which makes the already-short queue very manageable. Hopefully they've learned from their success and will do something similar in WDW. For what it's worth, Mickey's House in TDL is one of the most popular attractions in the park, with waits often exceeding 90 minutes. With all 3 sets running.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>Depending on crowd projections for that day you just schedule more "princesses" on. Seems pretty simple to me.<<< Hokie is right, though...Two or Three little rooms. Those buildings, though pretty, won't be large.
