Any word on weather or not Rock n Roller Coaster is back up and running?
"Whether" not "weather". Sorry to be Mr. Grammar Police, but that one bugs me...
Cabana Test- Final version of cabanas in MK would have firework views. They would go in the area where the Tomorrowland Skyway station was. They would be on the second level for views of the park.
http://www.yesterland.com/reminders.html
-Epcot test would put the tents in the future world area between FW and WS where they place the flower and garden kids playground.
-1.5 acres set aside in Star Wars Experience for permanent cabanas, Star Wars Experience is supposed to be 14 acres total, 1.5 of that dedicated to cabanas...
-Imagineers not happy about this and the theming aspect.
I just can't believe 1.5 acres for cabanas. My property is a little less than 0.5 acres and 1.5 acres is HUGE. You could put 50 cabanas in that space. I just don't see that level of demand for private $650 cabanas. I would 100% believe that they'll put them in, but in that large a space I don't buy it.
Is 6,000 dollars a day really enough to infuse this crap into the park? They make that if 55 or so people walk through the front gate with a standard ticket. That's nothing in the scheme of how much a single park brings in a day.
I'm sure the extra money is a component here... but I find it hard to believe this minimal amount of extra money is worth such a ridiculous "addition" to the park. Then again, I suppose I am underestimating the lengths a company will go to squeeze blood from a stone sometimes.
It might not sound like much when looked at on a daily basis. However, if you multiply that $6,000 x 4 parks x 365 days a year that's $8.76 Million in potential extra income for a couple of tents.
Here are my last three forays into these things:
October 2010: Halloween in wdw...hated it, was too crowded and uncomfortable - not a good value (blamed the weather - heat)...price way up From prior experience
November 2014: Christmas at wdw...hated it, was too crowded and uncomfortable - not a good value (blamed jersey week - weather was great)...price way up from prior experience
I know you are talking about Halloween and Christmas parties. Look I have never done either because I have never been at that time of the year. If those parties (which have lower attendance than a regular park day) are too crowded than how do you deal with a regular park day? Surely thats also crowded.
I'm with
@lockedoutlogic on this one. We did the Halloween Party in October 2010, and spent the whole night waiting in massive lines. The Xmas party we did in 2013 was marginally better - but only marginally. Now I'm done.
You can say these events have "limited number of guests" but the Halloween party in 2010 had the worst crowds of anything we did all week. The Christmas party wasn't quite that but was close. Just last month we went to the park on the day of a Halloween party. By the time we left the park about 7:30 PM the park was way more packed than it had been for most of the day. People were staking out spots for the parade 90 minutes ahead of time. The problem with these events is that there are less people in the parks - but those people aren't going on the rides - they are there to see the parade/fireworks/meet Jack and Sally/Prince and Princesses/Mickey in Costume. (There were at LEAST 400 people in line for that M&G when we walked by.) So yeah, if I want to ride Space Mountain the lines are short, but if I want to participate in the "extras" its a total madhouse. 45 minutes wait for Princesses at 11 PM is what we had. Meanwhile my 7 day pass for $350 costs me $50 a day. On Saturday of our trip I had an opportunity at 15 hours at MK for that $50 (9 AM to midnight). Even on the Tuesday Party day I had 10 hours that I could have been in the park for my $50.
So to me it's:
$50 for 10 - 15 hours in the park doing whatever I want.
$90 for 5 hours (8 with early entry) in the park doing whatever I want with (maybe) shorter lines.
$90 for 5 hours in the park to see a parade / fireworks get a bag of candy and meet 3 characters.
Lots of people love them - there's no denying it, and it makes Disney gobs of money - but the least fun I've had at Disney in all the trips we've taken are at these hard ticket events. And yes I gave them a second chance....and no I won't give them another. But I have little problem with the fact that they exist - EXCEPT that they run them 4 nights a week - so I want an evening at MK I'm forced to one of the other 3 nights which are now more crowded because of the parties - or to go at a different time of year.
