Originally Posted By ghosthost2001 "Why does the ride broke???" "Why was the ride stopped so long???" "Why did we stop in the ride???" These are questions I have heard many times working at the Magic Kingdom. I just wanted to let everyone know that just because the ride stops, it does not mean the ride is broken. If the ride was broken we really wouldn't leave you stranded on the ride with no information. (with that in mind, not everything always goes as planned either) Haunted Mansion for example has the ability to stop the ride system on a certain ride vehicle (doombuggy). If there are several guests waiting for this doombuggy, then the ride may stop for a few minutes every 10 minutes to unload and load in the new guest. Sometimes some people have difficulty on the moving walkway, or cram too many people in one doombuggy and the cast have to stop the ride for safety. Pirates of the Caribbean is very different from Haunted Mansion. The distribution of the weight in the boat determines if your going to float properly thru the channel of the ride. It is the job of the Cast to make sure of this but its also not the easiest thing to do. I hope everyone understands that in the case of a downtime at an attraction the Cast are doing everything they can to fix the situation as fast as possible. Even if it looks like most of them are standing around doing nothing but talking to guests, there are a lot of people "backstage" working to fix the magic. Down times suck! I know it. and if you have ever been stuck on Pirates for 45 mins you know what I mean. But if the cast can restart the ride problem free and have you off the attraction in its intended ride time, it could potentionally be saving you more time from being evacuated. That proceedure sometimes can take an additional hour once they begin it after you have been sitting already. Please dont stop asking why a ride has stopped or if a ride is still down. The Cast Members need that feed back to help them better themselves and make the sitations easier and smoother if and when it may happen again.
Originally Posted By ghosthost2001 Your welcome, It's very hard to explain information like that during a downtime. I know everyone gets upset and I do too. I just dont want everyone to think that the ride is always "broken".
Originally Posted By beamerdog Thanks for the great explanation, ghosthost2001. I used to wonder why we were stopped on some rides until I became one of the people who needed the ride slowed down so my service dog and I could board. Thanks to everyone who patiently waits!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I appreciate how omni movers work, and that is fine. My issue is why are so many AA's in WDW broken?
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 When HM would stop, my DH would think that a teenager was messing around and was trying to get out of their doombuggy.
Originally Posted By ghosthost2001 What AA's? I can probably look into some if they are areas I am familiar with
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt last year a "grass shirt girl" in IASW wasn't dancing & I donkey in POTC wasn't working.. Well, any type of machinery that runs for 16 hrs a day is bound to break down sooner or later
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Too many to list: Big Al in CBJ Several in IASW and Splash The Mayor in PotC The mother in CoP The angler fish in Nemo The dino with the big neck in Universe of Energy a couple in SSE The Yeti of course (heck, not even a strobe). I am not keen to waste my time and money in WDW again.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt <<The Yeti of course (heck, not even a strobe).>> What's with the Yeti? I waited over a year to see it..good thing I didn't blink!! I would have missed it! What a let down!
Originally Posted By leobloom How long does a ride have to be "experiencing technical difficulties" before managers are required to call the ride 101? I ask because when I worked at Epcot, I thought it was 10 minutes. Yet when I visited in December there were several rides (including SSE, Mansion) that were not operating for longer than 10 minutes and we weren't evac'd nor was an announcement made to empty the queue. Add to that the Peoplemover ramp not working, the Land escalator not working, COP breaking down, SM being 101'd for several hours, and my last visit really left me with the impression that Disney isn't doing proper upkeep on the attractions. Big surprise!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Indeed we were stuck in the same room of COP for three show cycles. Not impressed at all (and I love CoP)
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Thanks for the great explanation, ghosthost2001. I used to wonder why we were stopped on some rides until I became one of the people who needed the ride slowed down so my service dog and I could board. << Is your service dog a Golden Cocker Spaniel?
Originally Posted By MPierce >> last year a "grass shirt girl" in IASW wasn't dancing & I donkey in POTC wasn't working.. << The Donkey still isn't. >> Well, any type of machinery that runs for 16 hrs a day is bound to break down sooner or later << Not if they are properly maintained, and receive timely refurbishment.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> What's with the Yeti? I waited over a year to see it..good thing I didn't blink!! I would have missed it! What a let down! << He's broke, and has been broke for quite some time now. There would seem to be a lot of finger pointing into who's fault it is. I'm sure they will fix him sometime though, maybe manana.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt <<>> Well, any type of machinery that runs for 16 hrs a day is bound to break down sooner or later << Not if they are properly maintained, and receive timely refurbishment>> Better pass those rose colored glasses over!
Originally Posted By MPierce >> We'll get him a bailout! << He's probably the only one not on the list.
