Originally Posted By CDF2 "How can Disney have delay when they never announce an opening date?" Keep the opening date vague and then you are sure to be able to find a way to say you made whatever opening date you want. But it seemed pretty clear that Disney was pointing to this past summer for Carsland. No big deal if you are familiar with the Disney process and simply wait for the official opening of any attraction before you go. Did exactly that when EE came to DAK - just waited for the opening to actually take place and then went down to WDW. Actually, DAK's EE is an example of the other sort - it opened pretty much when they said it would but their key animatronic element has been broken for quite awhile with no apparent resolution in sight yet. Feel lucky to have seen the original Yeti as it was certainly something marvelous.
Originally Posted By tashajilek ^^ Yea it was really hard to even see the Yeti. Did it actually move or make noise before?
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "Keep the opening date vague and then you are sure to be able to find a way to say you made whatever opening date you want." And then you don't look stupid when the opening gets delayed. Anyone making plans based on an unaffiliated blogger looks stupid. The blogger looks stupid. Disney not meeting a date they never set does not look stupid.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "TestTrack and DL's Splash Mountain both missed their original opening date by over a year." Are you sure about that? I recall Splash opened about 6 months late, not a year.
Originally Posted By CDF2 I recall Splash Mountain coming somewhat close to their original estimated opening data - and I remember in the first 3-4 months after it opened a lot of breakdowns and standing in line waiting for reboots. But Test Track had a full campaign announcing its opening which they completely missed by a mile.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb >>>^^ Yea it was really hard to even see the Yeti. Did it actually move or make noise before?<<< We rode on a soft opening in Feb of '06 and it was spectacular. The yeti, swung down by one arm and swatted at the train. When we went back in November of '07 I was expecting this amazing animatronic and I got "Disco Yeti" which was a static yeti with strobe lights to simulate movement. I'm not sure how long it took for the animitronic to break, but it was only up and running less than 2 years. IIRC when we were last there June of '10 the yeti wasn't even getting the strobe treatment, but "Bird on a Stick" was working so there's that.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost >>Yook: How would you feel if you booked a $5K vacation with the family to DLR and had your kids amp'd up for Carsland only to have Disney announce the opening would be delayed for a couple of months?<< Personally, I would be unable to understand how anyone could base a $5K vacation on one ride. Disappointed, sure, but, I hardly see it as a deal breaker. With that logic you are paying $5K for one ride. It's a lot cheaper on You-Tube.
Originally Posted By CDF2 After going to WDW many times in the 1990s when the kids were smaller, I saw no reason to go back until 2006 when Expedition Everest opened. At this point, the only reason to consider a vacation in Orlando would be for the WWOHP at Universal. For some people, it is the lure of those new attractions that is the primary driving force to attend a park - so if one plans around a new attraction and that attraction does not open on time, then there is a distinct possibility for disappointment.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I can't think of I time I've ever been to WDW when Test Track wasn't down at some point during my visits to Epcot. At least the shutdowns are much shorter than in the early days. As a former "computer guy", I never understood why it would take over an hour to reboot the danged software driving the system!
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< For some people, it is the lure of those new attractions that is the primary driving force to attend a park >>> In fact, that's the whole reason they're built - to drive guest visits that otherwise wouldn't occur. You don't think Disney builds new things just for the benefit of people that were going to go anyway, do you? <<< so if one plans around a new attraction and that attraction does not open on time, then there is a distinct possibility for disappointment. >>> Absolutely.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "For some people, it is the lure of those new attractions that is the primary driving force to attend a park" And if you're planning based on what an an unaffiliated blogger posts, you deserve your disappointment.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< And if you're planning based on what an an unaffiliated blogger posts, you deserve your disappointment. >>> That's true, but I'm not sure how that got brought into this thread. The official opening date of RSR and Carsland was announced by Disney 2-3 months ahead of time, perhaps too soon to know if all of the kinks could be worked out for reliable operation. Once the official announcement was made, it became reasonable for people to book vacations with that in mind. I think that is the issue that most people are talking about, not about relying on what Al said.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "That's true, but I'm not sure how that got brought into this thread." See posts 14 & 17.
Originally Posted By barboy ///Feel lucky to have seen the original Yeti as it was certainly something marvelous./// You mean to tell us that you actually saw the snow beast well enough to deem it 'marvelous'? The one time I zipped by the animated Yeti it could have been a "Bob's Big Boy" reaching out to hand me a burger and I wouldn't have noticed. Great show, Rhodie and Co. !!
Originally Posted By RoadTrip MY GOD! After all these years I finally agree with barboy on something!
Originally Posted By barboy Oh come on--- there are several things we agree on.......I just can't think of any right now
Originally Posted By barboy Got one: the appropriate US response to the Mid. East drama How about duty/personal responsibility(flying defective planes into the Pacific as opposed to trying to land them in residential areas or choosing parenthood or adoption over abortion)? And then there's Mission:Space What about finding romantic companionship after a great loss? See, that's 4 already-----not a bad start, eh.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Not bad at all! You have to remember I'm 60 now... my memory isn't as good as yours!! lol
Originally Posted By barboy Oh come on now.........60 aint nothin(unless we be takkin trying break into the ATP tour or looking to rush at Tri Lamda)
Originally Posted By LP Watcher Just as with purchasing any new technology (smart phone, electric car, 3d TV, etc.) it's best to NOT try and be the first one on the block to try it out. Better to let others be the first to buy into it and let THEM discover the bugs, then wait for the new systems to be debugged so you'll be more assured of a problem free experience.
