Originally Posted By HMButler79 According to that other "MAGICal" website, next-gen interactive queues will be invading Small World, Thunder, Jungle, and Pirates. This, along with putting characters in Small World, is proof that WDI has lost thier collective mind and only cares about getting off on thier new toys. Have they forgotten what the THEME of these attractions are? YES, the line for BTMRR is soooo borrring never mind theres a GINNOURMOUS mountain with dinosuare bones and geysers and mine trains right outside, the fort at Pirates IS the queue and it has TWO different sides!! I just don't see what the purpose of this is, unless WDI thinks WDW guests are more uuummmmmmmm "special". THIS CANNNOT HAPPEN.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer It all depends on what they do. They put some stuff in the HM queue this week, and I don't think it clashes that much. In fact, it might add to the experience. The rest, though? We shall see. Pirates doesn't need it. Nor does BTMR. IASW does not need characters in any way possible. But a nice, new detail, here and there, like what they put in at HM is fine.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 I'm sure that to some people seeing the same old thing on JC or PoTC is boring. To me it's comforting to go back and see things haven't changed. I've been going to WDW since '79. But yes I did like the changes to HM and PoTC. So rules don't always apply. We're just human afterall.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 Seriously, if you don't like it, how does it effect you as you don't have to partake in the Interactive activities, just stand there like you normally would do in line...
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer ^^ A good point, William. As long as it doesn't clash with existing story and theme, I think it's fine.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I don't have a real issue with it if it doesn't become too intrusive and I have the option to opt out of participating if I want to enjoy the actual queue instead... \that being said we're back to people have the attention span of a gnat today as the cause for this..I am sure WDI gets plenty of feedback on how boring waiting in line is from people who think the ONLY part of these attractions is the 2:30 you're actually on the ride
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper As long as it doesn't clash with the story or become too intrusive, like others have said, I'm cool with it. However, the HM one was pretty bad, and I really don't see how a JC one would work. JC already has a great queue(if you pay attention), and doesn't need this farce.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>> However, the HM one was pretty bad, and I really don't see how a JC one would work. JC already has a great queue(if you pay attention), and doesn't need this farce.<<< You've seen about two seconds of a temporary test and already have writen it off as a farse. Way to stay logical. Give it a chance. JC does not need it, you are right, but if they can add to the experiences, why not?
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<You've seen about two seconds of a temporary test and already have writen it off as a farse. Way to stay logical.>> Logical? Maybe not. But I'm going of the MK's recent track record. I see where this is going(just like before the tests, just like when RFID was first being whispered about), and I'm not sure if I like it. <<Give it a chance. JC does not need it, you are right, but if they can add to the experiences, why not?>> Because I'm not sure if I believe they can add to the experience.
Originally Posted By mousermerf Every time we're told to give something a chance we end up getting screwed. Don't you remember the things we were supposed to wait and see about in the past that sucked just as much as we thought they would? Telling people to wait and see is just a way to stall, it's a tactic of subterfuge. It lets the crap to a point where it's not feasible to tear it down or stop the project. Don't want to be judged by early tests? Don't do them in sight of the public. They put this out there in the queue of the Haunted Mansion. It's free game to be torn to shreds and destroyed.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <Don't you remember the things we were supposed to wait and see about in the past that sucked just as much as we thought they would?> I'm with you, mousemerf. I remember looking at pictures and seeing a video of Grizzly River Rapids at DCA a month or so before it opened. My comments were along the lines of 'looks short' and 'typical of many river rides in many theme parks across the country' and 'not very immersive' in the way of theme-ing and animatronic wildlife, or even set pieces like in BTRR. I got my ass handed to me in a big way. 'Just wait and see' I was told. 'How can you tell if you like a ride before you've been on it' I was reminded. When it opened, I found it to be pretty pedestrian -- and very much like the river ride I had been on at Six Flags Magic Mountain back in 1980 or so. So, yeah. After visiting theme parks for 30+ years, I feel that I can make a pretty decent assessment of what I will and will not like in a theme park.
Originally Posted By MPierce I really like this idea. On second thought I really hate this idea. Now would somebody out there tell me what I really like or hate about this idea, because I don't have a clue as to what they will be doing.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 Now would somebody out there tell me what I really like or hate about this idea, because I don't have a clue as to what they will be doing.<< I said it before, but it's worth repeating, Disney has the worst fans of any special group of fans, as they complain about anything and everything, months, even years before it is released....
Originally Posted By leobloom >> Don't you remember the things we were supposed to wait and see about in the past that sucked just as much as we thought they would? Telling people to wait and see is just a way to stall, it's a tactic of subterfuge. It lets the crap to a point where it's not feasible to tear it down or stop the project. << Hate to say it, but SSE's descent is an example of this. It wasn't acceptable to criticize the ending because "they weren't finished with it." As it turned out...
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 I don't know who wrote what on that MAGICal place as I haven't been there. But I reported that RFID tech was planned to be used in attraction queues including Pirates and BTMRR on that site and this one MANY months ago ... nothing new at all.
Originally Posted By MousDad For 5 billion dollars, I want the RFID to pause the Sands of Time, freezing all other patrons in the line, levitate me through the queue, cycle me through as many rides as I can stomach, then levitate me past the exit over the stroller pile for a gentle walking-speed landing as real time resumes.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Don't want to be judged by early tests? Don't do them in sight of the public. They put this out there in the queue of the Haunted Mansion. It's free game to be torn to shreds and destroyed.<<< That, I do agree with. But then again, they do have to test them sometime, and it's our own fault, and the internet's that we know about it. Despite that, they should and could do it more discreetly.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Now would somebody out there tell me what I really like or hate about this idea, because I don't have a clue as to what they will be doing.<<< You like it because it's investment in our parks, can enhance the experience, and it can actually be pretty damn cool. You dislike it, for the reasons everyone else does- it could cheapen the experience and be unnecessary. And I might add that I am part of that consensus, as well.
Originally Posted By mousermerf They pulled guests backstage at Epcot to test loading patterns for Soarin and gave the guests fastpasses/readmits. They also have their of solitude and the ability to run a craig's list ad for a casting call for "extras." They do not need to put ugly in the queue of one of WDW's most iconic attractions to get a feel for people's reactions.
