DonMacGregor
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You couldn't have worked at Disneyland/Disney World back then either.Flats and tennis shoes are all I wear. I can't do ANY heel.
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You couldn't have worked at Disneyland/Disney World back then either.Flats and tennis shoes are all I wear. I can't do ANY heel.
You couldn't have worked at Disneyland/Disney World back then either.
You keep saying "heels". We're talking laced work shoes with a non-slip, rubber sole with a "defined heel". The shoes they let CM's wear now (anything black, including tennis shoes), are miles less safe than what we were required to wear.Thank goodness workplace safety has entered the picture and people realize that heels are NOT appropriate theme park employee attire for safety reasons for the majority of jobs.
The Genie+ rule is for under 18yos. Unfortunate rule for the summer birthdays!We were at DLR on friday the 12th of May and it was for sure very busy afternoon/evening in both parks. Morning was ok, but we were in DCA later till about 7:30pm and it very busy already with rides down, and when we got to DL it was very busy as well with long lines also. I did see some grads in front of us in line for WS using Genie and they didn't have a parent with them, so not sure how they were able to get it, but they were using it. I did watch the ride times in DCA over the evening and they for sure stayed high
But with park reservations these days, shouldn't it either at the Disney-expected crowd level or less (if people made a reservation and then no-showed)? Crowds should never surprise Disney (and their staffing levels) with the reservation system in place.... But it still seems like the systems are overwhelmed more than they aren't. Ride closure, perhaps staffing to the bare minimum for the crowds, perhaps staffing even less than that to save money...But the actual number of people in the parks on any given day, private event or not, should never be a surprise to Disney.Ever since they introduced "mix-ins" in lieu of true Private Parties back in the '80's-'90's, it's been hit-or-miss on how a party will turn out, attendance-wise. You just never know when things will go sideways. For example, back in 2003, when the Ducks were in the Stanley Cup Finals, attendance at the parks exploded. That series coincided with plenty of Grad nights that year (4/27-6/9), and impacted the Grad Nights significantly. Obviously an extreme example, but as good as Disney is at projecting attendance, they do miss the boat a few times, especially given how far out private parties are scheduled.
A site I follow for Disney news said that there is a rumor that DL oversold grad nights this year. They said there would usually be about 5000 grads in DCA but that one night there were almost 14,000!! I have no idea if this is true but if it is, it would seem to explain the overcrowding.
The grad "night" attendees were allowed to enter both parks at any time that day??All I know is we were at Disneyland and DCA last Tuesday and Wednesday- both grad nites- and it was completely nuts all day. Worse than Halloween crowds. We were fine because we go all the time and I’m finally an expert at using genie plus, but I felt so sorry for the families with young kids who went thinking they were beating the summer crowds. It. Was. Madness. Most people had grad nite wristbands… they showed up by 10:30am and Disneyland was packed until they all had to go over DCA at 9 for the official party. The park was lovely after 9. We walked on Rise and Runaway Railway and had the best time.
The grand nite attendees that purchased a ticket that allowed them to enter the parks at any time that day were. Not every grad had that type of ticket.The grad "night" attendees were allowed to enter both parks at any time that day??
They pay twice as much for a ticket type that is a one-day park hopper + grad night ticket. It's by no means a "good deal".The grad "night" attendees were allowed to enter both parks at any time that day??
Not a good deal at all. Agreed.They pay twice as much for a ticket type that is a one-day park hopper + grad night ticket. It's by no means a "good deal".
The grad "night" attendees were allowed to enter both parks at any time that day??
It may not be a good deal, but lots of them buy those tickets or they did last Tuesday!They pay twice as much for a ticket type that is a one-day park hopper + grad night ticket. It's by no means a "good deal".
oh for sure, but that's at least partially b/c some of them aren't given options. Mine was one of them on Wed LOL. The grad trip she was part of, that includes the tickets in the overall trip cost, didn't give them an option of which ticket type to buy. I would bet that most of the non-locals opt for that overpriced all-day version.It may not be a good deal, but lots of them buy those tickets or they did last Tuesday!
oh for sure, but that's at least partially b/c some of them aren't given options. Mine was one of them on Wed LOL. The grad trip she was part of, that includes the tickets in the overall trip cost, didn't give them an option of which ticket type to buy. I would bet that most of the non-locals opt for that overpriced all-day version.
Not just California. I think any high school can participate. Even other countries.I wonder if they aren’t given a choice because they’re supposed to come together on a school van, bus etc with a chaperone. I thought I read the grad nights were for local schools only….. but I guess that means Southern California?
I wonder if they aren’t given a choice because they’re supposed to come together on a school van, bus etc with a chaperone. I thought I read the grad nights were for local schools only….. but I guess that means Southern California?
Correct, not just CA. We're CA-adjacent but our area schools have been doing this trip for some time. We have an organizer per school, but the high schools in our district all travel together. They travel in big ol' buses to CA (and the non-DLR activities), but they stay in the good neighbor hotels, so they walk to the parks.Not just California. I think any high school can participate. Even other countries.