Originally Posted By DBitz2 Just learned that an Internet drawing has begun for previews on Wednesday, June 5th and Thursday, June 6th for Annual Passholders. There will be 13,650 winners chosen on May 29 and winners notified by email June 1st. AP's may log onto the AP section of Disneyland.com to enter.
Originally Posted By DBitz2 They were cycling the subs around on Sunday, presumably for testing and timing.
Originally Posted By bean looks like a certain writer on another site was wrong when he kept insisting that the attraction was behind schedule and there would be no time at all for previews.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Interesting about the blockout date... >>Enter the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage Annual Passholder Sneak Peek opportunity drawing to be one of the very first Disneyland® Park Guests to ride Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage — resurfacing with fun new friend and adventures. This exciting chance to be a part of Disneyland® history is available to Disneyland® Resort Annual Passholders*.<< >>* Winners will be notified by e-mail on or around June 1, 2007. Only winners will be notified. Guests are encouraged to select multiple time periods to increase their chances of winning, but they are only eligible to win a single time period. Annual Passholders may only enter the opportunity drawing once and will not be able to modify their entry once it is submitted. June 7, 2007 is a blockout date for Southern California Select and Southern California Disneyland® Resort Annual Passes. If your time slot is on June 7 and you have one of these Annual Passes categories, you will be allowed access to Disneyland® Park without purchasing a blockout ticket. All members of your party must be present and show their valid Disneyland® Resort Annual Passport. Admission is non-transferable. Winning time periods will be strictly enforced. Guests will only be allowed to enter the attraction queue at their winning time. The sneak peek event may include long wait periods, is subject to temporary closures and may be canceled at any time. Winning the opportunity drawing does not guarantee admission to the attraction Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage is inspired by Disney·Pixar's "Finding Nemo." © Disney/Pixar << Choose the times when your party is available. Select multiple times to increase your chances of winning. Wednesday, June 6, 2007 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. 8 p.m. - 9 p.m. 9 p.m. - 10 p.m. 10 p.m. - 11 p.m. Thursday, June 7, 2007 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains What to do - Enter and hope to win the preview on wed or thursday or stay home and make sure the kids get to bed on time for finals, watch the promotion ceremony for DS11 from 5th grade to middle school on thurs, and attend DS18 high school graduation - This was a tough decision, but I am guessing I should play the good mom card and stay home...
Originally Posted By Darkbeer ANNUAL PASSHOLDER FINDING NEMO SUBMARINE VOYAGE PREVIEW EVENT SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN, NOR WILL A PURCHASE IMPROVE ONE’S CHANCE OF WINNING 1. SPONSOR: Disney Destinations, LLC, 700 West Ball Rd., Anaheim, CA 92802, whose decisions are final and binding as to all aspects of this sweepstakes (“Sweepstakesâ€). 2. ENTRY: During the period commencing at 12:00:01 A.M., May 1, and ending at 11:59:59 P.M., May 28, 2007 (“Termâ€), subject to the Limitations below, this Sweepstakes may be entered by Disneyland® Resort Annual Passholders 18 or older in possession of a valid Disneyland® Resort Annual Passport as of April 30, 2007 (“Membersâ€) by visiting <a href="http://www.disneyland.com/ap" target="_blank">http://www.disneyland.com/ap</a>, providing your Member Name and Password, clicking on the sweepstakes entry link and following the entry instructions to complete an official entry form (“Entryâ€). 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Originally Posted By Darkbeer Interesting to note, with the 13,650 "prizes" that allow 1 winner and up to five guests, and 26 "time windows", that makes 525 winners per each "hour" time slot. If everyone brings 5 other AP holders then we have 3,150 guests showing up per hour, which is WAY over the capacity. Now I presume Disney is counting on many folks winning but can't show up, and that not everyone will have 5 other AP holders with them. But I think they are going to be surprised at how many folks will show up, creating some very large crowds.
Originally Posted By berol Me too, but I'm unlikely to accept if I win. I suspect they'll hand out a lot of Front of Line passes if there's a breakdown or way too many guests show up.
Originally Posted By monorailblue bean, if you're referring to Al Lutz, he wrote as follows: Those are questions still trying to be answered as you read this, and the grand opening deadline of June 11th is what's at stake here. Right now I wouldn't plan anything based on that date, and quite frankly neither should you. January 9, 2007 Whether or not the ride can make its June 11th grand opening date is still not certain, but the WDI project managers are trying very hard to keep everything on track, regardless of how much overtime they are now paying to get it there. February 20, 2007-05-01 The Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage is entering its final testing phases, although it's really going to be a nail biter to get it all done in time for that opening party June 9th through the 11th. March 27, 2007 I see nothing that makes him "wrong" or indicates there would be no previews. Congratulations to Disney for planning for a date and, fingers-are-still-crossed, being able to meet it. No need for an unprovoked and irrational rant against anyone.
Originally Posted By Elderp I hope I win JUST so I don't have to wait in a big long line. I really think I am going to be staying away from this attraction for awhile.
Originally Posted By oneyepete I too am registered but there are only two in my family with APs so that would leave thre extra for some one else to win.
Originally Posted By kmovies I believe Al is like a weather man. 50% chance of rain. It rained - I was right It didn't rain - I was right It opened on time - see I said they would work over time to open on time. It did not open on time - see I said it was very likely it wouldn't open on time. I say - he is correct. It will or will not open on time. My bet: It will open on time.
Originally Posted By driftwood714 Looks like #4 in the official rules were updated slightly. It seems to show they won't be having 3k people per hour for the event, which is good. 4. GRAND PRIZES (a Maximum of Thirteen Thousand Six Hundred Fifty (13,650) and a Minimum of Two Thousand Two Hundred Seventy Five (2,275), depending on the number of guests per winner): One (1) preview ride for one (1) Member and up to five (5) of his/her guests who are also Members on the Disneyland® Park attraction, “Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage†at a Sponsor-selected time during the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage Preview Event, June 6, and 7, 2007 (no retail value). Limit one prize per Member. Prizes are not transferable. No substitution allowed except, at Sponsor's sole discretion, a prize of equal or greater value may be substituted. All prizes will be awarded provided a sufficient number of eligible Entries are received and prizes validly claimed by June 4, 2007, after which no alternate winners will be selected, nor unclaimed prizes awarded.
Originally Posted By TP2000 bean wrote>> "looks like a certain writer on another site was wrong when he kept insisting that the attraction was behind schedule and there would be no time at all for previews." bean, if you are talking about Al Lutz, you might want to pick out a side dish or two for your serving of Crow. ;-) On February 20th, 2007, in one of his Miceage updates, Al Lutz wrote the following... "TDA realizes it needs to offer the huge pool of Annual Passholders at least a shot at a preview ride, so it's planning on offering two days of dedicated AP Previews June 6th and 7th." And then Al Lutz also wrote this on February 20, 2007.... "Now It's time to let the Annual Passholders in to the party. But those numbers are staggering, with over 650,000 Annual Passholders at last count, and that has some TDA planners simply terrified. Even with a slightly expanded operation from the Cast Member Previews with Disneyland scheduled to be open from 9:00 A.M to 9:00 P.M. on June 6th and 7th, that is still just 24 hours of operation for an optimistic total of around 25,000 riders. That's less than 4% of the total number of Annual Passholders." Al Lutz then goes on to say in that same update that TDA was looking into different scenarios to distribute a small number of Nemo preview tickets to AP's, including a lottery, a sweepstakes, etc. So there we have it. Al Lutz seemed to know all sorts of information about the AP Preview dates and logistics for Finding Nemo months ago. And all of that info Al Lutz provided months ago on this subject turned out to be.... very accurate. If you didn't read that Al Lutz update back in February and didn't already know all of this stuff from Miceage, go check it out. His February 20th Update is still available to view on his website.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Looks like #4 in the official rules were updated slightly. It seems to show they won't be having 3k people per hour for the event, which is good. >>> More specifically, when you enter the contest, you specify the number of people in your party. So, they'll be able to cut off the awarding of prizes for each hour when they reach capacity based on information in the contest entry.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer They are 1,050 slots per hour, which is about the same as the hourly capacity for the subs. Lets hope for no breakdowns, and that people will load and unload quickly.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer I screwed up on the math, the total amount of AP holders being offered a preview is 13,650, or 525 per hour.
