Rideguy70
Platinum Member
I think phased closings are the worst. If anything, do phased openings. Because most people, if they find a ride they wanted to go on closed, will say "Let's come back to it later." There's still an opportunity to ride it.
But closing early? There's no other opportunity. You missed it, period. No chance for redemption, and you feel cheated. Being told there was a sign out front informing you of an early closure does no good if you were saving the ride for later in the day and never saw the sign until it was too late.
I speak from experience; this has happened to me twice (not at a Universal park, though), and I'm still upset about those missed ride opportunities to this day--and they happened when I was a kid, lol.
But closing early? There's no other opportunity. You missed it, period. No chance for redemption, and you feel cheated. Being told there was a sign out front informing you of an early closure does no good if you were saving the ride for later in the day and never saw the sign until it was too late.
I speak from experience; this has happened to me twice (not at a Universal park, though), and I'm still upset about those missed ride opportunities to this day--and they happened when I was a kid, lol.