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They already do limit the number of people in the park, it just only tends to get hit a handful of times a year. And for good reason IMO. I don't know about yo

They already do limit the number of people in the park, it just only tends to get hit a handful of times a year. And for good reason IMO. I don't know about you, but if I planned a vacation and then wasn't allowed in the park during that time I'd be pissed, even more if the reason was so that those who did get in could have less wait times and I couldn't even get into the park to experience it.

eof 9y ago
It would be pretty straight forward to buy tickets in advance for a specific day.
- pxeboot 9y ago
  Exactly. They already sell tickets online, but they are not for a specific day.
- Klathmon 9y ago
  But now you are just making it so only people that plan it many many months out can get in. And it comes with it's own slew of problems. Like you'd need to either have hourly booking, or you'd need to assume when people are going to be going for the day, and you could still just end up with an empty park at some times, and crazy long lines at others. Combined with the fact that "park hopping" is really common, especially when you don't have a huge amount of days in a vacation there (or don't want to blow a whole day on one of the smaller parks). I'm not convinced it's as straightforward as you'd think. Their solution of the "fast pass" system they have in florida is I think the best of both worlds. You can "schedule" time for a ride months out, but they still let as many people as they safely can in the park.
- btgeekboy 9y ago
  They do that for restaurant reservations. The effect is that getting a reservation for a restaurant usually needs to be made weeks, or even months, in advance. And that's just the restaurants...
InTheArena 9y ago
And it used to be worse, believe it or not. Disney shuts down now a about 80k people. In the past when Disney wasn’t opened all week, and was cheaper, they had days that the attendence was estimated at 100k.
pfranz 9y ago
I'm a bit surprised. I worked at the Magic Kingdom around 2001 and we'd hit capacity at like 10am every day during peak times (the article said Disneyland only hit capacity twice in the past year). I expected Disneyland would be the same.

eof 9y ago

It would be pretty straight forward to buy tickets in advance for a specific day.

pxeboot 9y ago
Exactly. They already sell tickets online, but they are not for a specific day.
Klathmon 9y ago
But now you are just making it so only people that plan it many many months out can get in. And it comes with it's own slew of problems. Like you'd need to either have hourly booking, or you'd need to assume when people are going to be going for the day, and you could still just end up with an empty park at some times, and crazy long lines at others. Combined with the fact that "park hopping" is really common, especially when you don't have a huge amount of days in a vacation there (or don't want to blow a whole day on one of the smaller parks). I'm not convinced it's as straightforward as you'd think. Their solution of the "fast pass" system they have in florida is I think the best of both worlds. You can "schedule" time for a ride months out, but they still let as many people as they safely can in the park.
btgeekboy 9y ago
They do that for restaurant reservations. The effect is that getting a reservation for a restaurant usually needs to be made weeks, or even months, in advance. And that's just the restaurants...

InTheArena 9y ago

And it used to be worse, believe it or not. Disney shuts down now a about 80k people. In the past when Disney wasn’t opened all week, and was cheaper, they had days that the attendence was estimated at 100k.

pfranz 9y ago

I'm a bit surprised. I worked at the Magic Kingdom around 2001 and we'd hit capacity at like 10am every day during peak times (the article said Disneyland only hit capacity twice in the past year). I expected Disneyland would be the same.