News Round Up 2018

[scrappinginontario]

News

Toy Story Mania at DCA testing moving buddy line

https://www.laughingplace.com/w/new...moving-buddy-line-for-toy-story-midway-mania/

I like this idea. It will be interesting to see if they try this at WDW too. We'll be there next week so will be on the lookout for it. We are a group of 2 and at times have been pulled out of line at different attractions (TSM, Soarin that I can think of) to fill in what would be empty space. I hope this catches on!

My DD is 9 so we'd still prefer to enjoy attractions together as opposed to single rider line but smaller party groups would work for us and many others too as well as fill in empty spaces so all ride sooner.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I'll tell you what Buzz to us was like a multi-tasking test lol. It's hard to hit the targets and do the spinning in the height of the action parts...at least for us. Totally would have been nice to have that designated person be the car spinner lol.

um, the dedicated spinner did not help LOL

She would just pin randomly, generally pointing us away from the targets

 

[PolyRob]

I have benefited numerous times by being a group of 2 for TSM in DHS. Its always hard to pass numerous larger groups on the staircase of the original track as instructed by the CM yelling for a party of 2 while people lean on the rails/aren't paying attention. I have also been part of a 3+ group and seen empty sides go through the ride multiple times after CMs cannot locate a group of 2 to fill the ride.

I think this will could be very beneficial! Disney loves efficiency.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I see what you mean, but it's still serving the same purpose mostly. But yes a modified singles line sounds like the best description.

Yeah I wasn't saying it wasn't serving the same purpose just that in Single Rider line you're told you'll be split up whereas this Buddy Line you're not. Sorry my sentence may have been confusing TBH lol.

 

[rteetz]

No they are the same.



I understand a singles line for the ride - they send out a lot of empty seats. But a "single side" doesn't make a ton of sense - but hey whatever. It seems like it will make the regular standby line even longer.

Edit: One thing to note is TSMM never had the popularity at DLR that it did at WDW. While you can get 30-40 minute lines, it was rarely ever the 60-120 minute waits of WDW.

TSMM doesn’t get big 60-120 waits at WDW much anymore either.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

um, the dedicated spinner did not help LOL

She would just pin randomly, generally pointing us away from the targets

Ok well now that you say that I could totally see that being the end result lol.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

TSMM doesn’t get big 60-120 waits at WDW much anymore either.

yeah, the third track really helped - plus with the new Toy Story attractions it isn't the one big draw for families

 

[rteetz]

News

New Magic shots around Walt Disney World

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...olly-magic-shots-at-walt-disney-world-resort/

 

[The Pho]

Yeah I wasn't saying it wasn't serving the same purpose just that in Single Rider line you're told you'll be split up whereas this Buddy Line you're not. Sorry my sentence may have been confusing TBH lol.

But being told you'll be split up doesn't change why they made the line in the first place. The single riders line is not about splitting up groups, that's merely an outcome. They made the singles line to fill the rides more often and operate closer to max throughput. They are making this doubles line to also fill the ride more often to operate closer to max throughput. They both fill empty space as their primary purpose.
And I guarantee groups will be split up using this line as well. If the line is shorter a group of 4 may get in this line instead and ride as 2 groups of 2.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

But being told you'll be split up doesn't change why they made the line in the first place. The single riders line is not about splitting up groups, that's merely an outcome. They made the singles line to fill the rides more often and operate closer to max throughput. They are making this doubles line to also fill the ride more often to operate closer to max throughput. They both fill empty space as their primary purpose.

I think you think I'm saying something that I'm not lol.

I'm fully aware of why a single rider line exists

What I'm saying is that you're told in advance you'll be split up for Single Rider lines. The Buddy Line is not that way.

I'm not in any way shape or form trying to redefine single rider line as something different than it has always been at the various amusement or theme parks that utilize them .

 

[splash327]

I like this idea. It will be interesting to see if they try this at WDW too. We'll be there next week so will be on the lookout for it. We are a group of 2 and at times have been pulled out of line at different attractions (TSM, Soarin that I can think of) to fill in what would be empty space. I hope this catches on!

My DD is 9 so we'd still prefer to enjoy attractions together as opposed to single rider line but smaller party groups would work for us and many others too as well as fill in empty spaces so all ride sooner.

When I was at HS over Thanksgiving they had a cast member up on the bridge over the ride looking for groups of 2 to send down to fill in space.

 

[splash327]

TSMM doesn’t get big 60-120 waits at WDW much anymore either.

It was up there over Thanksgiving. I believe it was hovering around 100.

 

[skier_pete]

TSMM doesn’t get big 60-120 waits at WDW much anymore either.

Adding the new track helped and also adding SDD did as well - which limits the # of people grabbing FP+. However, we saw it still around 60 minutes both of our last two trips.

 

[rteetz]

It was up there over Thanksgiving. I believe it was hovering around 100.

That’s a holiday so not unexpected. In early Nov. I never saw it above 60 for the most part.

 

[rteetz]

News

Disney films nominated for awards

https://www.wdwinfo.com/news-storie...incredibles-2-ralph-and-mary-poppins-returns/

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

They already tried the separate lines for two/one rider versus more at wdw tsmm.

One time when we were there they separated the groups at the bottom of the staircase and sent you to the right or left on the stairs.

This worked out disastrously for us, since they loaded way more people from the other line and we stood there as they took many people from the 3+ line and only a few of us at a time. Not very pleased to see all those people getting ahead of us.

So I'm sure it just works out in whoevers favor depending on how the cm loads the attraction.

It doesn't make for a fun day though when you see the group who was previously in front of you load and then have to wait another ten minutes to get on.

 

[The Pho]

They already tried the separate lines for two/one rider versus more at wdw tsmm.

One time when we were there they separated the groups at the bottom of the staircase and sent you to the right or left on the stairs.

This worked out disastrously for us, since they loaded way more people from the other line and we stood there as they took many people from the 3+ line and only a few of us at a time. Not very pleased to see all those people getting ahead of us.

So I'm sure it just works out in whoevers favor depending on how the cm loads the attraction.

It doesn't make for a fun day though when you see the group who was previously in front of you load and then have to wait another ten minutes to get on.

They did the even/odd line for a while at the Mine Train also, but they stopped a while ago and just send empty seats now.

 

[scrappinginontario]

When I was at HS over Thanksgiving they had a cast member up on the bridge over the ride looking for groups of 2 to send down to fill in space.

Thanks for the heads up. We'll be on the lookout for it as we don't have a FP for TSM this trip.

 

[tlmadden73]

A lot of times they don't have another small group to fill the other side so it goes through empty. This solves that.

I guess if people REALLY want to be in the same "car" so they can compare scores? I don't see why it would ever go empty though.

This just seems like an odd type of line. My family of four could use this line if we didn't care to be in the same car. One adult and one child .. and one adult one child.

Just feels like this line would be abused by people who know how it works, break up their party into small groups and basically use it like a single rider line.

Couldn't EVERY ride have a "small group" line?

A lot of rides at Disney just need to do a better job at letting you know ahead of time what sort of vehicle you are going in so your group can plan accordingly. Test track has a "sample" car outside, some of the rides show you (on video) the type of vehicle you go in.
I am sure lines are always backed up when they realize they can only fit X people per car and they spend time figuring out which adult goes with which child etc. though the cast members are pretty good at keeping that moving.

 

[SJMajor67]

As for finding news that is why news and rumors items have bolded titles which make it easier to find.

Remember when bolding the news titles wasn't a thing? I do. A great decision to start doing that!