Yesterday, I went with two of my friends, and I had a great time. The crowds weren't as bad on a Sunday during the holiday season, so the lines were very tolerable (30-40 minute wait with the exception of the Toy Story ride).
However, just surprised to encounter some technical difficulties with some of the rides:
(1) Aladdin (4:15p.m. showing): During "A Whole New World" performance, the performance was cut short. Flying carpet was working fine. One of the cast members appeared on stage and told the performers to retreat backstage, and the carpet was still flying with the actors on it and no music on. Waited for 10 minutes, then continued at the end of the song with Aladdin and Jasmine kissing. >_< Of course, genie used the technical difficulty in his jokes which was funny.
(2) Space Mountain: This moment was a bit scary. We were waiting at the loading area about to get on the ride. The loading doors opened and my friend got on first. Assuming that the loading doors would still stay open, I continued walking until i ran into the loading door shutting in front of me. I got separated from my party as they went on the ride without me. A cast member then approached me and told me to go to the first row. After the ride, my friends were waiting for me and were furious at the cast members for rushing us onto the ride. My friend almost got his foot caught from those doors, but he made it on. The cast members ignored our complaints initially, but when we stood there furious along with many other people that had the same complaint, one of the cast members came back and handed us a pass to ride it again. Pretty much, the reason that the cast members gave us was that they had to load us on very fast before they get back up of the vehicles just coming back from the ride. To me, that reason is not a good excuse to risk visitor's safety with those loading doors.
(3) Thunder Mountain: Got stuck on an incline in the beginning. Not a long delay.
(4) Haunted Mansion: technical problems with the doombuggies. There was a back-up of visitors waiting to get on from the doombuggie loading area to the inside of the elevators.
Otherwise, it was fun day.
The technical difficulties just made it an interesting experience, so it wasn't a negative thing (except for the SM mishap). I just hope that with the Space Mountain situation, they wouldn't pull that again. >_<
However, just surprised to encounter some technical difficulties with some of the rides:
(1) Aladdin (4:15p.m. showing): During "A Whole New World" performance, the performance was cut short. Flying carpet was working fine. One of the cast members appeared on stage and told the performers to retreat backstage, and the carpet was still flying with the actors on it and no music on. Waited for 10 minutes, then continued at the end of the song with Aladdin and Jasmine kissing. >_< Of course, genie used the technical difficulty in his jokes which was funny.
(2) Space Mountain: This moment was a bit scary. We were waiting at the loading area about to get on the ride. The loading doors opened and my friend got on first. Assuming that the loading doors would still stay open, I continued walking until i ran into the loading door shutting in front of me. I got separated from my party as they went on the ride without me. A cast member then approached me and told me to go to the first row. After the ride, my friends were waiting for me and were furious at the cast members for rushing us onto the ride. My friend almost got his foot caught from those doors, but he made it on. The cast members ignored our complaints initially, but when we stood there furious along with many other people that had the same complaint, one of the cast members came back and handed us a pass to ride it again. Pretty much, the reason that the cast members gave us was that they had to load us on very fast before they get back up of the vehicles just coming back from the ride. To me, that reason is not a good excuse to risk visitor's safety with those loading doors.
(3) Thunder Mountain: Got stuck on an incline in the beginning. Not a long delay.
(4) Haunted Mansion: technical problems with the doombuggies. There was a back-up of visitors waiting to get on from the doombuggie loading area to the inside of the elevators.
Otherwise, it was fun day.

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