It only needed the queue for Previews and the Opening because of Disney's fanatical demo and oversized influencer crowd.
I’ve said this before but it’s worth reiterating why this happens…I'm sorry this water playground has a virtual queue?
What are we even doing here
I bet designing something that required *no line whatsoever* would also score very highlyI’ve said this before but it’s worth reiterating why this happens…
When a new attraction opens, there’s near daily guest satisfaction reporting that goes all the way up the chain. Virtual queue for RotR was a necessity for reliability etc. but another consequence of virtual queue is that nobody is waiting the typical 2-3 hours that a new attraction would bring in. Obviously the only people rating the ride are the ones who go on it, and all of those people aren’t having to wait that long to do so, which results in inflated satisfaction scores since people generally do a price value-ish approach when responding to surveys. Virtual queue on Moana, obviously overkill but will still result in higher ratings in those reports.
If there’s no metering of the entrance and it’s shoulder to shoulder inside and it’s a pain to read the signs or see the interactive stuff, that will definitely rate lower than a capped capacity experience. The people left grumbling outside by that don’t get to take the survey and VL will definitely fluff the numbers on those who do.I bet designing something that required *no line whatsoever* would also score very highly
Like come on now this is no brainer regardless of whether you think this attraction its a worth a queue or not. This isn’t Six Flags but Disney where they can open a playground and it would be popular.If there’s no metering of the entrance and it’s shoulder to shoulder inside and it’s a pain to read the signs or see the interactive stuff, that will definitely rate lower than a capped capacity experience. The people left grumbling outside by that don’t get to take the survey and VL will definitely fluff the numbers on those who do.
I’m not ascribing an opinion to whether it’s right or wrong, just saying why it’s a drug they don’t want to unhook from.
I recognize what their plan was with it, but to paraphrase a good movie “But it’s a stupid *** plan”Disney's conception of this is clearly as a walk-through attraction, with a distinct beginning, middle, and end to the experience that is at least somewhat trying to fit into Epcot.
This isn't just the Casey Jr. Splash 'N Soak.
I mean... maybe?I recognize what their plan was with it, but to paraphrase a good movie “But it’s a stupid *** plan”
They could have done all the same edutainment setups without forcing you to go one way.I mean... maybe?
I appreciate that they tried to do something in a vague "edutainment" style, and I don't think that could be accomplished with a simple splash pad.
Take a deep breath. The opening weekend onslaught of bloggers and obsessives will die down quickly and you’ll get your chance to walk through the children’s playground uninterrupted.They could have done all the same edutainment setups without forcing you to go one way.
It could have been an area you hit the stations at whatever order you did them. The “edutainment” would have still been picked up by the parents and older kids, the younger kids would have still gotten to play in the water, except you wouldn’t need an inane queue to get into a water play area
I have a child, so maybe take a chill pill with the sass, budTake a deep breath. The opening weekend onslaught of bloggers and obsessives will die down quickly and you’ll get your chance to walk through the children’s playground uninterrupted.
It would work best in Adventureland as the queue to a Moana boat ride.
Does any Adventureland has room?Baffles me they haven't put together a Moana E-ticket for Adventureland. Fits like a glove and helps extricate some of the remaining colonialist roots of the area in a manner that isn't cloying.
Perhaps the issue is you're basically forced to commit to a water-based attraction when you have Pirates of the Caribbean next door as the "low thrill" offering and Tiana a short walk away as the more intense experience. You even have Jungle Cruise as the "no thrill" water-based operation, so what's left for Moana?
Okay, maybe I talked myself out of my own idea.
Does any Adventureland has room?
I always feel like Adventureland at most parks...gets screwed. It's always near the Hub and they never leave room for new rides....when we have TONS of perfect rides for Adventureland but they never leave room for more rides to be added later
Looking at google maps, their might be room for something like Moana but....my point is most Adventurelands just....for some reason they alwayssss put into a corner with no room to growThis may have changed over the years, but I'm under the impression that Magic Kingdom's Adventureland does have an expansion pad if they get creative. Disneyland's used theirs (with some creative maneuvering) when they built Indiana Jones Adventure.
With all that said, the fountains here look nice (if a bit redundant), but the project leaves a sour taste in my mouth given how long it took to build as well as the absurd opening strategy.
I like the thought process here, but I think it becomes far less baffling when you consider that Disney has more or less thrown thematic consistency out of the window, hence California Adventure becoming a Pixar park. For that reason, putting Moana into the dead center of Epcot for no particular reason lines up with their recent vision and thus makes perfect sense.Baffles me they haven't put together a Moana E-ticket for Adventureland. Fits like a glove and helps extricate some of the remaining colonialist roots of the area in a manner that isn't cloying.
I like the thought process here, but I think it becomes far less baffling when you consider that Disney has more or less thrown thematic consistency out of the window, hence California Adventure becoming a Pixar park. For that reason, putting Moana into the dead center of Epcot for no particular reason lines up with their recent vision and thus makes perfect sense.
I'm hardly a thematic purist myself, but the placement of this whole thing does raise my eyebrow slightly.