Originally Posted By boyumz We arrive on June 25th, just in time for the grand opening of the new Pirates ride! Woo-hoo!! My kids and I were talking about how incredibly long the line may be that Monday. We started talking about how many people each boat holds and how many boats can be run through on an hourly basis. Anybody know? I'm thinking each boat holds about 20 people which would be 100 people for every 5 boats. Sound about right? But I don't know how quickly the load and unload. I know the line seems to be constantly moving, so I am thinking the wait won't be as bad as the line may look. Just trying to be positive here, some of you may be sitting at home laughing at me right now LOL.
Originally Posted By imadisneygal If memory serves, it has about a 2200 Guest/hour capacity. Each boat holds a max of 22 Guests. Even when the queue is ridiculous it's still manageable. I'd go for it!
Originally Posted By mickey42397 Each Bateaux, as they are properly called, holds 22. They used to hold 19, but they were replaced in the late 80's refurb. The hourly capacity of POTC is over 2,500 When the time comes they will be as well prepared as possible, but you should still plan on a wait. Any wait will be worth it. My wait started the night they closed it, I would stand in line all day if I had to.
Originally Posted By berol Dash there at the rope drop and your wait won't be so horrible. If 2500 people run faster, it's just an hour's wait.
Originally Posted By boyumz That's what I was thinking!! Now I wonder how fast my middle aged legs will carry me?
Originally Posted By monorailblue If I recall, there are 48 bateaux in the flume during a normal, full capacity operation. Assuming 17 minutes per ride and all full bateaux, you get 48 (bateaux) times 22 (persons) times [60 divided by 17] (number of trips per boat per hour = approximately 3700 people per hour as a possible 'theoretical high'. When I once helped with an evacuation, I thought I remembered talk of about 2800 or 3000 per hour being a good, productive flow. Pirates, like almost all lines in the park pre FP, generally always keeps moving at a good clip. And, IMHO, people don't mind waiting in line nearly as much as they mind being STOPPED while waiting in line (a la standby lines). A moving line is no burden at all.
Originally Posted By Westsider As a Pirates Attractions guy, I second monorailblue's info. It's very accurate. Less than 2500 an hour with a line that at least reaches the french doors, then something is wrong; either we don't have all the boats from Facilities, multiple flume pumps are inoperative, or our wheelchair line goes out the door and we've got a Lead or a Manager over there dealing with the wheelchair folks who are mad they have to wait so long. 2700 an hour means things are running smoothly and normally with a manageable wheelchair line. 2900-3000 an hour means we have an awesome crew, minimal wheelchairs coming in the exit, and very cooperative guests who go to the rows we assign them to. Pirates is an incredible people-eating attraction when we allow it to be!
Originally Posted By monorailblue ^^^ I always did want to be a Westside-er. I loved Tomorrowland and Main Street, but I really think I would have loved the Westside even more. Tut, tut, though. In just 12 days, it will have been 6 years since I last term'd!
Originally Posted By sdlovesmickey I'll race you there We will also be there that day and I can't wait!!!
Originally Posted By mickey42397 Right, that is what I said first, OVER 2500 an hour. A pretty accurate number I would say considering that there will, undoubtedly be a long wheelchair line. Anyone in a wheelchair who has been wanting to ride for the last couple of months will be eager to ride, I'm sure. I'm betting on 2,500 an hour. I think the original post just asked for an approximate number because they really had no idea.
Originally Posted By PirateJohn There are 44 boats on the flume at a time, unless the day is not busy or some boats need to be pulled. I've worked there with as few as 40 boats on the flume. Hourly ride capacity is very dependent upon the quality of the crew. A good crew can average 2900 per hour. The most I've seen is 3095.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I'm pretty sure the iasw boats are a little smaller, so you can't fit as many people through. They probably have about the same number of rows, but usually only have 2-3 people per row, instead of POTC's 3-4 average. There may be some difference in load time that could make up the difference, but I believe that it is still over 2,000 people per hour. Compare that with Dumbo's amazing 560 people per hour...
Originally Posted By imadisneygal Apparently my memory has slipped since I worked there...I'm glad to hear the capacity is more than I thought! Good news for the Guests!
Originally Posted By gadzuux >> I'm pretty sure the iasw boats are a little smaller, so you can't fit as many people through. << I would guess that the number of guests wanting to ride IASW would be less than 'pirates'. On a reasonably quiet day where wait time isn't an issue for either attraction, I would expect pirates to post higher daily attendance numbers than IASW, just based on the guest's interest in the attractions.
Originally Posted By Skellington88 When Pirates reopens the lines will be at least twice as long as Indiana Jones Grand Opening. You probably will have no chance of riding it opening day.
Originally Posted By monorailblue ^^^ Huh? Just get in line. Then you will get to ride it. I'm not sure it is more complicated than that.
Originally Posted By PirateJohn >>Is 'small world' comparable? I would guess it would be. Not even in the ballpark. Pirates is far and away the highest capacity ride in the park.
Originally Posted By PirateJohn >>When Pirates reopens the lines will be at least twice as long as Indiana Jones Grand Opening. I doubt that very much. With the advent of FastPass, people just aren't willing to wait three hours for anything anymore. I'm just glad I don't work there anymore and won't have to hear "how come you guys don't have FastPass" a hundred times a day.
Originally Posted By DopeyTink34 I'm going to be there for the opening too and I don't care if I have to wait in line all day I'm going to ride it. the last time I was at disneyland was in 2002 and my niece was 5 she absoultly refused to ride ANYTHING unless we begged her and there was no way she was getting on POTC so this year she is 9 and we are riding on it for sure.
