Race Through NY Starring Jimmy Fallon

[Jwhee]

Twister could hold 240 a show and they normally ran 6 shows an hour. So 1440 per hour.

Peak season was 10 shows an hour, equaling 2400 per hour.

Each show cost approximately $1500 to run (probably a little less, that's what TM's were told to tell guests because it was an easy number to remember)

 

[Scott W.]

Twister could hold 240 a show and they normally ran 6 shows an hour. So 1440 per hour.

Peak season was 10 shows an hour, equaling 2400 per hour.

Each show cost approximately $1500 to run (probably a little less, that's what TM's were told to tell guests because it was an easy number to remember)

I still can't get my head around that price for each show. Crazy.

 

[UNIrd]

A ride can't eat people that don't go on it though. The math is great but doesn't represent a constant representation of guests who believed the ride was re-rideable, which isn't many people.

Being a people eater and re-rideability are two different things. Twister was one that a lot of first-time visitors, international guests, etc. can get on with a minimal wait. There's a reason Shrek is still there and it's not re-rideability.

 

[Mad Dog]

A ride can't eat people that don't go on it though. The math is great but doesn't represent a constant representation of guests who believed the ride was re-rideable, which isn't many people.

Even as a tourist, I can agree with your statement. Twister had poor re rideability. We didn't hit it on every vacation. Maybe once every two or three vacations. We go during the moderate crowd seasons, and I don't think the stands were filled anytime I had ever watched it. It was a unique attraction, I liked it a little, but certainly not a must do. Contrast that with Disaster & Terminator, which are kind of along the same class/type of attractions, but I would do them every vacation.

 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

Even as a tourist, I can agree with your statement. Twister had poor re rideability. We didn't hit it on every vacation. Maybe once every two or three vacations. We go during the moderate crowd seasons, and I don't think the stands were filled anytime I had ever watched it. It was a unique attraction, I liked it a little, but certainly not a must do. Contrast that with Disaster & Terminator, which are kind of along the same class/type of attractions, but I would do them every vacation.

As much as Disaster wasn't that "Trophy" ride, I'd literally do it every other time I went and enjoy it for whatever reason probably due to the fact you never knew what kind of crowd you would get. Hoping this attraction is like this. It's Facade alone as someone pointed out is a welcome addition.

 

[Galaxy Defender]

I believe the gift shop will be a big success.

 

[UNIrd]

I actually used to do Twister more often than Disaster and T2, but that had more to do with my affinity for the movie.

 

[Andysol]

Twister could hold 240 a show and they normally ran 6 shows an hour. So 1440 per hour.

Peak season was 10 shows an hour, equaling 2400 per hour.

Each show cost approximately $1500 to run (probably a little less, that's what TM's were told to tell guests because it was an easy number to remember)

So 1440 maximum- and we know it was rarely to capacity. So Fallon should easily best twisters pass-through.

 

[shiekra38]

Twister could hold 240 a show and they normally ran 6 shows an hour. So 1440 per hour.

Peak season was 10 shows an hour, equaling 2400 per hour.

Each show cost approximately $1500 to run (probably a little less, that's what TM's were told to tell guests because it was an easy number to remember)

Just curious...do you have any other ride running costs on hand? I find it fascinating

 

[TubaGeek]

Twister could hold 240 a show and they normally ran 6 shows an hour. So 1440 per hour.

Peak season was 10 shows an hour, equaling 2400 per hour.

Each show cost approximately $1500 to run (probably a little less, that's what TM's were told to tell guests because it was an easy number to remember)

PLEASE tell me that $1500 also included making up for the initial construction and production cost...

 

[Joel]

PLEASE tell me that $1500 also included making up for the initial construction and production cost...

It must, I can't believe that the gas and electricity needed to run those effects are that high.

 

[Galaxy Defender]

Twister could hold 240 a show and they normally ran 6 shows an hour. So 1440 per hour.

Peak season was 10 shows an hour, equaling 2400 per hour.

Each show cost approximately $1500 to run (probably a little less, that's what TM's were told to tell guests because it was an easy number to remember)

Takes a lot of money to make a cow fly

 

[Galaxy Defender]

These images are from Orlando Theme Park News. Here is a link to their latest photo update:
Orlando Theme Park News: Universal Studios Update: Fallon, Furious, & Coke (PART 1)

 

[Teebin]

Just an anecdote of history, but years ago, they cleaned the decades of soot off from all the Rock Center buildings by drizzling waterfalls of water down the sides... It went on for months and months. It was determined the only way to treat the fragile limestone.

 

[@gentPerry]

Just an anecdote of history, but years ago, they cleaned the decades of soot off from all the Rock Center buildings by drizzling waterfalls of water down the sides... It went on for months and months. It was determined the only way to treat the fragile limestone.

We learned about that process when doing a walking tour in Bath England.

 

[Galaxy Defender]

We learned about that process when doing a walking tour in Bath England.

You learned about cleaning with waterfalls of water at Bath. Love the irony there.

 

[UniversalCityFL]

You learned about cleaning with waterfalls of water at Bath. Love the irony there.

Technically, that's a coincidence and not irony. It would be ironic if you learned about waterfalls on a tour of Death Valley. I'll shutup now.

 

[Tyc00n96]

 

[Teebin]

Tah Dah! I told you all 1/3rd. If you are nostalgic or like late-night tv history, then you will enjoy the queue.

 

[Tyc00n96]

Tah Dah! I told you all 1/3rd. If you are nostalgic or like late-night tv history, then you will enjoy the queue.

Whats the reasoning behind having only 1/3 covered on top? Since the bathrooms extend all the way to the end of the soundstage wouldnt it make more sense to cover all of it?