Technology Helps Disney Fight Long Lines
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Re: Technology Helps Disney Fight Long Lines
The NYT article takes some pretty large liberties... Several claims simply are not feasible, if not physically impossible all together. Not a bad fantasy story for Disney, though.
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I especially liked this line:
But I would think it could create a safety hazard to have a parade make an unscheduled turn... I know what happens when it is scheduled and runs at breakneck speed because of rain.
Yeah. When we start moving parades THROUGH Tomorrowland, let me know. I want to be there to see it. Or if we have, I owe someone an apology.What if Fantasyland is swamped with people but adjacent Tomorrowland has plenty of elbow room? The operations center can route a miniparade called "Move it! Shake it! Celebrate It!" into the less-populated pocket to siphon guests in that direction.
But I would think it could create a safety hazard to have a parade make an unscheduled turn... I know what happens when it is scheduled and runs at breakneck speed because of rain.
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Re: Technology Helps Disney Fight Long Lines
I saw that line and laughed. MiSiCi is not exactly a miniparade. Still runs SGs over just as easily as the headless horseman.Big Wallaby wrote:Yeah. When we start moving parades THROUGH Tomorrowland, let me know. I want to be there to see it. Or if we have, I owe someone an apology.
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is that the one where nothing could go wrong (click) go wrong (click) go wrong......IndyandMarion wrote:Why do I feel that at some point we'll have a real version of WestWorld going down?
:pirateflaARRRRRRR YA DOIN'?
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YAY...love that movie!IndyandMarion wrote:Why do I feel that at some point we'll have a real version of WestWorld going down?
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Well, not quite "through tomorrowland", but when they did the "Michael Phelps got a plethora of gold medals so he's going to Disneyworld" parade, they stepped off from the Toontown gate.Big Wallaby wrote:I especially liked this line:
Yeah. When we start moving parades THROUGH Tomorrowland, let me know. I want to be there to see it. Or if we have, I owe someone an apology.
But I would think it could create a safety hazard to have a parade make an unscheduled turn... I know what happens when it is scheduled and runs at breakneck speed because of rain.
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Then there was the sequel, FutureWorld. Also a nice little film.mapo wrote:YAY...love that movie!
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Re: Technology Helps Disney Fight Long Lines
Maybe they'll install a network of projectors all over the parks and put out a rainbow whenever it gets lonely somewhere -- follow the rainbow to the pot o' (fake) gold. Sending a stampede of guests through the parks sounds like a great idea...
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Wow, that's... pretty amazing. The amount of extra work needed to run a parade from Toontown must have been staggering, especially considering the low overhead near the Teacups and the narrow walkways.hhsrat wrote:Well, not quite "through tomorrowland", but when they did the "Michael Phelps got a plethora of gold medals so he's going to Disneyworld" parade, they stepped off from the Toontown gate.
I've made the run to Toontown with the Firetruck a few times with the Family of the Day, and the only reason it was even possible was that only Main Street was open at that time.
Was this just the vehicles-only mini-parade, or a full parade with floats?
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If I remember correctly, it was 1 convertible carrying Mickey and Michael Phelps, and 2 or 3 Orange County Sheriff's motorcycles, and a bunch of Disney Entertainment folks on foot carrying balloons and pom poms.Zazu wrote:Wow, that's... pretty amazing. The amount of extra work needed to run a parade from Toontown must have been staggering, especially considering the low overhead near the Teacups and the narrow walkways.
I've made the run to Toontown with the Firetruck a few times with the Family of the Day, and the only reason it was even possible was that only Main Street was open at that time.
Was this just the vehicles-only mini-parade, or a full parade with floats?
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