Originally Posted By momofbuzzfan Will anyone really wait 3-4 hours for a ride? I'm honestly curious.....and perhaps a bit naive I guess. I would never wait that long for a ride - any ride. Although I have vowed NEVER to say never...
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I remember seeing a 6 hour line for Indy a couple times in it's first few years. Clearly there were enough people who decided it was worth it, or the line would have been a lot shorter. I doubt that Nemo will be on the same scale as Indy, but there are people who are more than willing to wait a long time if the attraction is good enough.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA 3 hours in line for the submarine voyage with a 'Nemo' overlay? I wouldn't wait 3 hours in a line to meet Walt Disney himself. Does that mean I'm not a true fan? However, if I did meet Walt, the meeting might be something like this... Walt Disney: 'Hello, Jim' Jim in Merced: 'Hello, Mr. Disney, it's nice to meet you. When you were in charge of Walt Disney Productions, say in the 60s, did you draw Mickey Mouse?' WD: 'I have to admit, at that time, I did not draw.' JiM: Then you thought up all the jokes and ideas?' WD: 'No, I didn't do that.' JiM; 'Mr. Disney, just what did you do?' WD: 'Well, sometimes I thought of myself as a little bee. I'd go from one area of the Studio to another and gather pollen and sort of stimulate everybody. I guess that's the job I did.' [pause] JiM: 'Do you like Seasons of the Vine?'
Originally Posted By kennedyjane I hate waiting in line, but I really want to ride the subs. Last time I rode them was 15 years ago. An hour would not be bad, but I would only do that once. I hope it's not as bad as everyone's predictions. Maybe Early Entry will be a huge help.
Originally Posted By monorailblue <<I remember seeing a 6 hour line for Indy a couple times in it's first few years.>> I suggest this memory might be a little inaccurate. A six hour line for Indy, even if it extended down Main Street, would have trailed way out into the old parking lot, without question. Memories of wait times have a funny way of being inaccurate. It's been mentioned before, but it absolutely true--ask a Guest how long they were "stuck" on a broken ride, and you will routinely get 50 to 100% more than the actual time. As a dweeby kid, we always timed lines that were long, just because we thought that was a cool function of our watches. Well more than 3/4 of the time, the posted wait was significantly more than the actual wait. And dear Indiana Jones, even when it extended out to Central Plaza, was less than 3 hours.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer You know, I have seen the Splash Mountain Stand-By Line posted at 210 minutes multiple times... that is 3 and 1/2 hours for a ride that opened almost 18 years ago. So how long of a wait will a ride that has about half the capacity and is brand new.... Maybe over 6 hours????
Originally Posted By kennedyjane Darkbeer you would have to bring up the long lines at Splash wouldnt you. With Five days in the park I'm sure I'll get to ride Nemo at least once. I hope at least once.
Originally Posted By kacdragon And I'm sure they will not have a Fast Pass on the Nemo ride... You should have seen people last year when Pirates opened. They couldn't believe they were actually going to have to stand in line! And the longest I had to wait was 30 minutes... Although, Splash is always too long a wait without a Fast Pass. We went in March, no crowd at all, and Splash still had a 90 min. wait! That is one ride worth Fast Passing!
Originally Posted By kacdragon And should I mention that my sons, who are submariners for real, all cannot wait to see the NEMO ride. We will be there for four days the end of June. Will let you know just how long the lines are! LOL
Originally Posted By DlandDug I would wait up to three hours for Nemo, but only on the opening day. As I have said before, I consider it all a part of the opening experience. I believe I waited just over three hours for Indy when it opened. With a group if friends, and the high expectations, it isn't really that onerous a task. (And I would wait three days in line to meet Walt!)
Originally Posted By jmishica Longest wait I ever endured was 2:20 for Star Tours opening weekend 1987
Originally Posted By jmuboy I am hoping that having this ride open for early entry and maybe only closing the line one hour before the park closes will help pump as many people through the ride in a single day as possible. But I have no doubt this ride will maintain at least a 3-hour wait for the first year or so.
Originally Posted By hendi123 My longest waits were the summer Splash opened. I hadn't been to DL in 5 or 6 years. We were only in DL for 1 day. My day went like this: 3 1/2 hrs in line for Splash 1 hour for what we thought was the line for the subs. Turns out it was for the monorail. My cousin thought only hotel guests could ride so we left and got in the right line for the subs and waited another 1 1/2 hours. IASW 45 minutes Dumbo 1 1/2 I think we saw the electrical parade and that was it. I was very disappointed in my DL experiance. I didn't go back for 13 or 14 years and then I had to be talked into going. We went the second week of March 2003. Spent 3 days in the park. The longest wait we had was maybe 10 minutes or so. I've been a fan ever since but still avoid the park during "peak" times.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I have an old letter I wrote to my son about the new IJ's ride. It is postmarked 5/25/1995 with two 29cent stamps on it and a postage due mark for 20 more cents.I write about the 3 1/2 hour line we waited in for 1 1/2 hours and the ride "brokedown" and we were told to "leave the line no longer existed.This was the Fire Code regulation per the Fire Marshall." Of course everybody stormed to City Hall to complain and get re-entry passes.That was the good old days when complaining and acting like two year olds throwing temper tantrums worked. Now with all the security and cameras it is not advisable to argue with anybody about anything.Don"t you think LP deserves a special line for Nemo Subs?
Originally Posted By bobiascastle I would wait 3 hours to see Nemo. We all can't wait to ride this one!
Originally Posted By monorailblue <<Longest wait I ever endured was 2:20 for Star Tours opening weekend 1987>> I was right there with you. Were you there for the 60 hour opening party? I still have my freebie Star Tours watch! Oddly, I can still remember that the very thing we did that day was ride the railroad--because that is where my brothers and I tried to set our watches to the correct time. 20 years ago! Yikes!
Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara You folks should go to Tokyo Disneyland. The lines for the top rides (Pooh's Hunny Hunt, Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, Buzz Lightyear) are routinely two to three hours long. It takes some very smart park-going to have a fun time without spending your entire day waiting in line. As far as the subs, expect two to three hour lines for the first year. Since FastPass isn't an option, the only thing to do is get there before the park opens and get in line at one of the turnstiles. That's what they do in Tokyo!
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <You folks should go to Tokyo Disneyland. The lines for the top rides (Pooh's Hunny Hunt, Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, Buzz Lightyear) are routinely two to three hours long.> Hmmm. I guess I'd spend a lot of time just walking around the park, enjoying the scenery.
