tlmadden73
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My guess is they may be trying a "we are opening RoR" early strategy over discounts. Maybe they feel that opening early (in order to boost bookings?) backfired on them?
My guess is they may be trying a "we are opening RoR" early strategy over discounts. Maybe they feel that opening early (in order to boost bookings?) backfired on them?
Rise won’t be opening 8/29.Very cool for us, but very odd especially since they haven't even announced a time/date for Rise for DLR, which supposedly was ahead of schedule.
IF they are going to announce a date for Rise... either for 8/29 or sometime in the fall, that could definitely boost bookings if they are that soft. I guess DLR showed them that people are avoiding the parks because of SWGEdue to:
1)The "fear" of the crazy crowds (that never came)
2)Waiting for a "finished" land.
i guess they are hoping the soft bookings and soft DLR opening is due to #2 and not #1.
But all of us here are of the #3 variety .. (we'd book no matter what! .. Heck I'd go if there were no rides in a Star Wars land open yet!)
Nope discounts will comeMy guess is they may be trying a "we are opening RoR" early strategy over discounts. Maybe they feel that opening early (in order to boost bookings?) backfired on them?
Oof. How can it be THAT bad? Wasn't Rocket rods just a bad version of Test Track (but people on a people mover track?) that broke down a lot?Worried about this comment that poster had in a follow-up tweet:
I am in awe of our fount of knowledge!Nope discounts will come
Oof. How can it be THAT bad? Wasn't Rocket rods just a bad version of Test Track (but people on a people mover track?) that broke down a lot?
RoR sounds a lot better (without seeing it) .. I mean .. at its core .. it's just a dark ride with a story element to it? But with animatronics and larger than life props (AT&Ts)
I don't expect it to be thrilling . you just sit in a vehicle and experience the story .. just that it is a STAR WARS story . .just like any other dark ride (pirates, haunted mansion, little Mermaid, etc.). But I do expect it to be cool! (as a Star Wars fan)
No Rocket Rods was different from Test Track. Rocket Rods also had foundation issues and was basically a complete mess.Oof. How can it be THAT bad? Wasn't Rocket rods just a bad version of Test Track (but people on a people mover track?) that broke down a lot?
RoR sounds a lot better (without seeing it) .. I mean .. at its core .. it's just a dark ride with a story element to it? But with animatronics and larger than life props (AT&Ts)
I don't expect it to be thrilling . you just sit in a vehicle and experience the story .. just that it is a STAR WARS story . .just like any other dark ride (pirates, haunted mansion, little Mermaid, etc.). But I do expect it to be cool! (as a Star Wars fan)
I guess (from what I've seen) Rocket Rods seemed like a combo of test track (in a car .. with fast acceleration in parts) and the people mover.No Rocket Rods was different from Test Track. Rocket Rods also had foundation issues and was basically a complete mess.
RotR has plenty of issues too but is billed as one of the most advanced rides ever because it is. It’s more than a dark ride, and it does have a thrill aspect.
The peoplemover track wasn’t built for a rocket rods type attraction.I guess (from what I've seen) Rocket Rods seemed like a combo of test track (in a car .. with fast acceleration in parts) and the people mover.
So . .sounds like RotR is having technical issues .. I guess that is good (that it is that advanced) and bad (that it may break down a lot). Hopefully it isn't another Yeti situation .
All the more reason I want to try and experience SWGE (and the rides) sooner than later -- in case things are not working, break down and never fixed (or things are cut down, etc.)
RotR has plenty of issues too but is billed as one of the most advanced rides ever because it is. It’s more than a dark ride, and it does have a thrill aspect.
IIRC, after the hurricane Six Flags started moving rides out and the city got an injection against them to prevent any more ride movement. The city was then seeking damages for their failure to reopen. Does the park have any classic coasters? Out side of classic coasters Knoebels is probably more likely than ACE to save something. Unfortantly most will likely be sold for scrap.It was fairly interesting. Six Flags wanted to dump it, and they did when they filed Chapter 11. Looks like the city will be paying for the demolition.
Now I’m curious how ACE will respond. Perhaps they’ll start pushing to save another ride or two. 4 of the park’s rides were moved after it was closed
I'm the opposite, they work on my phone but not my laptop. I think it is because I have all tracking blocked on my laptop but not my phone.Can descriptions be added with the twitter links? On phones there’s no preview of the tweet. The only thing that shows is the link, so to find out what the post is about the link has to be opened. I kept wondering why people were posting a link with no info til I looked at DIS on my laptop and saw that there, twitter links come with a title and often a picture.
If you read down the tweet further someone mentions issues with the descent/return sequence. I don't even want to begin to guess if it is mechanical and/or structural or completely off-base.
A total guess, but if they poured a foundation and have the structural supports in place, but the force/stress on the descent/drop sequence is showing signs of fatigue in DL, then WDW may be in better position to reinforce. Pure conjecture on my part. No, I'm not going down the Yeti path.
Yeah, I don't really get it either. I guess they liked The Thing, but now It's Different AND Under New Management, so they just...yeah.
But also, y'know, it's the rise of that whole youtube radicalization thing, and Star Wars and stoking rage are both good ways to get views.
tbh, I thought TLJ had too much story. Or at least, it tried to go in too many different directions thematically, and it wound up feeling like a mid-season filler-ish episode for far too many of the scenes. ...I mean, I have many, many complaints. Pretty much the only thing I enjoyed in the movie was Luke (which...a lot of the haters are enraged about his treatment, but I kind of think it was perfect? That "feel the Force" scene? Amazing.) But it's not nearly enough to sour me on the whole franchise.
But to these guys, Star Wars has become a symbol of the SJW Culture War or whatever.