***Official*** Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Information Thread *** Contains SPOILERS ***

[rteetz]

I’ve heard 1800. Not sure, but FOP around 1400?

Yes FoP is about 1400.

 

[crvetter]

Don’t think we have anything official but my understanding is 7 cockpits per turntable and 4 turntables - so at any one time you can have 6 x 7 x 4 = 168 people riding

If it is an 8 minute experience including loading/unloading that means 1,260 people per hour. If that is only 6 mins then would be 1,680. So i would think somewhere in that range which I think puts it around the same as FoP

Okay back to topic, sorry for the diversion, I’ve seen the 1,800 number thrown around and agree with your assessment of 1,260-1,680 in the real world operation. Do we know what the expectation is for RotR when that opens?

 

[rteetz]

Don’t think we have anything official but my understanding is 7 cockpits per turntable and 4 turntables - so at any one time you can have 6 x 7 x 4 = 168 people riding

If it is an 8 minute experience including loading/unloading that means 1,260 people per hour. If that is only 6 mins then would be 1,680. So i would think somewhere in that range which I think puts it around the same as FoP

You also have the two accessible cockpits. Those obviously won't be constantly loading but it helps in the overall scheme of load/unload.

I also believe this will be 5-6 minutes not 8.

 

[rteetz]

Okay back to topic, sorry for the diversion, I’ve seen the 1,800 number thrown around and agree with your assessment of 1,260-1,680 in the real world operation. Do we know what the expectation is for RotR when that opens?

I believe RotR is supposed to be a bit higher. 2000ish?

 

[TheMaxRebo]

You also have the two accessible cockpits. Those obviously won't be constantly loading but it helps in the overall scheme of load/unload.

I also believe this will be 5-6 minutes not 8.

Ok, I was adding a bit for loading/unloading so the entire experience is around 8 but maybe even with that it is more like 6 which would push it closer to 1,600 and maybe those extra cabins add a bit more so maybe the theoretical capacity could get to near 1,800 but practicl is probably more in the 1,400-1,500 range

 

[ThistleMae]

Correct I see it as a side effect. My original post that got replied down (and lost in translation) was a reply to those who felt Disney it to would increase fairness of access to the ride. My point here was, as you said, that as a side effect and Disney likely has only made the change to control access to the land (and possible sell FastPass better to never offer it free then). The main point though, this fairness was a side point, was that in theory FastPass only significantly increases wait times if you assume a majority of those in the FastPass line wouldn’t ride.

Sorry I think my main point got watered down and lost (like a game of telephone) and I’m in agreement with this statement.

This absolutely true and a whole other debate if one even wants to open that can of worms, lol.

You betcha!

 

[Runnsally]

It's actually the opposite of your statement. With fp most people do longer waits and less people have shorter waits.

For rides with FP, I’ve always thought the majority of riders use a FP and standby riders are in the minority. Is that wrong?

 

[UrsulaTime]

I think opening without fp+ is the right call...and it makes me wonder how they will handle Rider Switch for the SW:GE attractions. I hope there is a much less liberal interpretation of it on Batuu.

 

[yulilin3]

For rides with FP, I’ve always thought the majority of riders use a FP and standby riders are in the minority. Is that wrong?

It really depends on how many people CHOOSE to go standby. Disney knows how many fps the release an hour but they have no way of knowing how many people decide to standby or else we wouldn't have multiple hour standby lines

 

[crvetter]

For rides with FP, I’ve always thought the majority of riders use a FP and standby riders are in the minority. Is that wrong?

Yeah I thought this was correct too, and confirmed based on the comments on this thread, because it assumed 90% of the ride capacity an hour is assigned to FastPass. Thus I agree a majority of the people wait less time than the minority waiting a majority of the time.

 

[Runnsally]

It really depends on how many people CHOOSE to go standby. Disney knows how many fps the release an hour but they have no way of knowing how many people decide to standby or else we wouldn't have multiple hour standby lines

Yes, but the ride capacity is fixed. If there are 1000 riders per hour and 600 FPs per hour, the standby riders will always be in the minority no matter how long the line is. I suppose one caveat is that after the park closes, whoever is still in the standby line gets to ride.

 

[crvetter]

Yes, but the ride capacity is fixed. If there are 1000 riders per hour and 600 FPs per hour, the standby riders will always be in the minority no matter how long the line is. I suppose the one caveat is that after the park closes, whoever is still in the standby line gets to ride.

I wonder after official park close if they are operating rides at full capacity all them time. Does anyone know for sure if they have been doing this for FOP, considering it’s the newest popular ride? I’ve seen them run only half of Space Mountain at close in the past.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Yeah I thought this was correct too, and confirmed based on the comments on this thread, because it assumed 90% of the ride capacity an hour is assigned to FastPass. Thus I agree a majority of the people wait less time than the minority waiting a majority of the time.

Yes, that’s exactly it .... but what I think they want is rather than only the people able to get FP going and only waiting 10 mins and then everyone else having to wait for the small %-age of riders that get on without FP and thus get like 8 hour waits and queues that line through the land

Instead 100% of the people wait 2 hours (or whatever) which the actual queue can handle

 

[yulilin3]

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Disney doesn't release any sort of numbers in this matter. My opinion comes from 20 years of being an apholder and going to the parks 3 times a week, also from family and friends working in the attractions and telling me how they handle fp line as opposed to standby and how they know for a fact that attractions without fp move the lines more effectively than those that do.
We can keep discussing this in circles or move on.
I'm choosing to move on

 

[crvetter]

Yes, that’s exactly it .... but what I think they want is rather than only the people able to get FP going and only waiting 10 mins and then everyone else having to wait for the small %-age of riders that get on without FP and thus get like 8 hour waits and queues that line through the land

Instead 100% of the people wait 2 hours (or whatever) which the actual queue can handle

Yeah, in my opinion, the last part in bold won’t necessarily happen as I showed before. Everyone will just wait the same exact time as the standby line (maybe a bit less if some FastPass riders chose not to ride) currently. Though Disney can control access to the land which is a huge advantage to make that happen which will make things more enjoyable for all since nothing will be crowded if they do that.

 

[ksromack]

Is anyone watching the Star Wars marathon on TNT? Starting with The Phantom Menace....it's close to being over now. I may be tired for church tomorrow!

 

[Runnsally]

Hope ok to post here, but related to SWGE...

Anyone else think the opening of Runaway Railway is a little weird? The assumption seems to be it will debut before SWGE to offset crowds. However, it seems like WDW would want to get more squeeze out of the opening of a ride of this magnitude. I would have expected an announcement by now to attract summer guests. Maybe it won’t actually open until 2020? Maybe having an opening date before SWGE would make crowds worse?

 

[Amy11401]

Yes, that’s exactly it .... but what I think they want is rather than only the people able to get FP going and only waiting 10 mins and then everyone else having to wait for the small %-age of riders that get on without FP and thus get like 8 hour waits and queues that line through the land

Instead 100% of the people wait 2 hours (or whatever) which the actual queue can handle

Yeah but I have never waited 2 hours for any ride and have no interest. We do not go to Disney frequently so I don't want to have to miss doing things because I am standing in line all day. Our first family trip was this past October....even though we had never used FP+ before I educated myself on here and consulted with a travel agent. We got Fastpasses for some of the headliners, stayed onsite, rope dropped, did extra magic hours once, rode FOP at closing and waited about 40 minutes, parkhopped, got a couple of FPs by refreshing and stood in standby lines that were reasonable. I hope it does not eventually come to everyone having to wait for hours to ride things. Although I do agree with them not offering FP right away for the one new GE ride but hope that eventually they will offer them for free like in the past.

 

[SgtTibbs]

theoretical capacity could get to near 1,800 but practicl is probably more in the 1,400-1,500 range

So just to review:
Pandora opened with two attractions and had four hour plus waits on both attractions.
Galaxy's Edge, which I would expect to attract several times as many people as Pandora is opening with one attraction.

I've got a bad feeling about this.

 

[Runnsally]

So just to review:
Pandora opened with two attractions and had four hour plus waits on both attractions.
Galaxy's Edge, which I would expect to attract several times as many people as Pandora is opening with one attraction.

I've got a bad feeling about this.

But there’s blue milk...