While more construction is set to hit both coasts at Disneyland and Disney World, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
At the D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event back in August 2024, it was revealed that Disneyland would be home to six new rides and Disney World would have eight new rides. That is quite the lineup for the upcoming years! While we are so excited for all the construction to be over so we can experience these new rides, we are a bit worried about their debut.
While the openings of these new rides, attractions, and lands seem far away, we are already worried about how they will work.
In Disney California Adventure, we are worried about Avengers Infinity Defense, the Avatar boat ride, and the Coco boat ride. While Disney has shared some more details and test footage of Stark Flight Lab, we only have the original concept art of the rides that have been announced.
These new rides seem to use the latest technology, and from the concept art, they may include quite a few screens. While new technology can be fun to explore, it could also mean a high probability of technical difficulties.
Over at Disney World, Hollywood Studios will get a brand new Monsters, Inc. Door Coaster ride, and this is unlike anything Disney has ever done before. Disney recently shared a video of the loading dock for this attraction, and it is crazy to think that riders will be loaded on the ground floor and lifted to the ceiling in Disney’s first-ever suspended coaster. We have previously shared our concerns about the use of screens in this ride (specifically to give the illusion of hundreds of doors), but now our worries have shifted towards the new suspended coaster tech.
For example, Rise of the Resistance was revolutionary for Disneyland and Disney World as it combined multiple pre-shows, a trackless ride vehicle, and mind-blowing effects, all to tell a story. Although the attraction has been around for over five years, it still experiences technical difficulties, and it takes Cast Members a long time to close the attraction for the night.
If Disney is still struggling with an attraction like Rise of the Resistance, it makes us worried about the new attractions that are expected to build off of Rise’s already impressive technology.
The same concerns apply to the Cars rally race ride in Magic Kingdom, along with the new Indiana Jones and Madrigal Casita ride as part of the Animal Kingdom expansion. We know that it is normal for rides to break down; even some of Disneyland and Disney World’s oldest and least technologically advanced attractions have their bad days, granted they are usually less frequent.
Another recent ride example is Tiana’s Bayou Adventure over at both Disneyland and Disney World. The ride struggled during previews and is still struggling as animatronics have been acting funky. This ride used the “bones” of Splash Mountain as a base for the attraction, so it is shocking that it is down so much as it was not a new ride system.
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We are optimistic and looking forward to experiencing new attractions on both coasts. Still, we are concerned that ride breakdowns due to technical issues can become more prominent as technology advances.
We will be on the lookout for more details about all these new attractions, as Disney has been giving us a behind-the-scenes look at many of their projects.
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Before Disney became convinced that just getting a new ride open was the goal, they used to do extensive troubleshooting before the ride ever saw an actual guest. They were striving for the ultimate guest experience. I can remember laughing at Universal’s dismal record of keeping Kong & Jaws up & running. Now, Disney has surpassed them in downtime for new rides. New technology is not an acceptable excuse, every ride Disney opened all those years ago where new and complicated technology for their times. Yet, they were up and operational when opened with little or no reports of them being shutdown.
As Disney continues to raise prices, nickel & dime guests & frustrate them with unavailable rides, there is a finite amount of patience left of the goodwill the company has stockpiled over the years. Yes, visitor numbers are up but can it be sustained?