I really appreciate Disney theme parks for a few reasons. When you look at it as a business, you have to salute the operations team of the parks. The operation is SO WELL run. I’ve never seen anything like it. Lynn and Larry saw a kid drop his ice cream cone, and within three minutes, staffers had the entire mess cleaned up. They check tickets with bio-metrics (to make sure you don’t sell two days of your four day pass to someone else). At Disney you are NEVER more then 30 steps from the nearest trash can. It’s one of the fun facts we read, and tested while we were here. Their crowd control is parallel to none. They have several parades, firework displays and shows a day, and they are able to keep the crowd moving at all times. The NYPD could really take a few lessons from them.
Moving people onto rides is totally efficient here. On lines they give you plenty of stuff to look at to keep you occupied. then .. each ride has a staging area, where you’re prepared to board the ride. Boarding rides is done quickly (because the whole thing has been staged already). This builds the maximum number of times the ride can run each day.
The eye for detail that Disney has when creating rides and attractions is amazing. Each area of the park creates a “feel”. For instance, the rode “Everest”; while you’re on line you go through a Tibetan village and hear stories about the “Yeti” and missing explorers. When you finally reach the ride, you’re in a frame of mind. Imagery has been created for you which really enhances the ride experience. Its so much better then 6 flags where you just wait in line .. pop on a ride and then get off.
