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  1. Tia D

    This is not a “catastrophe.” It was probably a serious pain in the butt and a huge time suck and it stinks that it ruined most of their day. Not a catastrophe though.

  2. ann

    All these people would have got on if they had the old fast pass system!!!

  3. Ken Brenner

    As a long-time WDW visitor, I’ve NEVER waited more than 60-70 minutes for a ride (Soarin in 2010).
    I honestly cannot understand why anyone would wait more than 2 hours for any ride!!
    (I typically don’t get in line if the estimated wait is more than 1 hour). But 4 hours!
    I also never go at Thanksgiving nor Christmas – a well-know max busy time in the parks.
    Hard to figure this type of thinking…

  4. Vic

    I had that happen to me Gere at Disneyland. Rise went down getting in the lightning lane. My understanding it breaks down a lot. Unfortunately it happens. It sucks, what can you do.

  5. Lisa

    Thankfully no breakdowns for us. Rise of Resistance is absolutely most amazing ride and immersive experience. We opted for a lightning lane purchase only for it. 100% worth it!

    1. Manny

      @Lisa you are part of the problem.

  6. Darth Krayt

    Imagine your biggest issue in life right now is not being able to get on a theme park ride. Must be nice.

  7. Mitchell IVEY

    Three times over tried to ride, three times broken. Can’t be the greatest ride ever with sketchy dependability.

  8. We were just at WDW …The new rides are down every afternoon…ROTR, Mickeys Runaway Train and Ratatouille. I was told by Cast Members that they are run on WiFi and that is the problem. It takes 30 minutes to reboot after they find the problem. We walked out of ROTR in the middle when it stopped. Came back thru LL again when it was rebooted about 2 hrs later. Navi River broke down while in line. We waited an extra 45 minutes to ride and while on the Ride, the talking Avatar went limp …We waited an extra 60 minutes in line for Ratatouille after it broke down. We made it through Mickeys Runaway Train but it broke down afterwards. Disney needs to come up with a better plan to operate the new rides…Obviously the daily breakdowns is not going to work in the long scheme of things!

  9. Tara McKnight

    How fortunate these guests are … to think that a long wait for a ride is a “catastrophe”- which is actually defined as “an event that causes great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster”.

  10. Tara

    How fortunate these guests are … to think that a long wait for a ride is a “catastrophe”- which is actually defined as “an event that causes great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster”.

  11. Tracy

    ‘Devastated’? ‘Catastrophe’? I think we need to relearn the definition of these words. These are first world problems that are certainly not a ‘catastrophe’. Good grief.

  12. MartinVanUrine

    I just read about Disney’s new pixie dust pass. It’s $35 a day and you get a necklace to wear that lets the cast members know not to yell at you.

  13. Sam Rimy

    I had a catastrophe there myself several years ago. The Astro Orbiter took a hard turn and 3 of my Peanut M&Ms flew out. I went to guest services and demanded two “quickie passes” which were what they were called at the time.

  14. Scot

    Say what? This was not a devastating catastrophe. It was a mere inconvenience. Get over it

  15. Dave

    Might wanna look up “catastrophe”

  16. Tim

    I was in line with my sisters when they decided it would be best to close the ride. Instead of letting us stay in the big air-conditioned room with the stormtroopers, they pushed everyone into the cramped hall way before we boarded the ride vehicles where we stayed for about an additional hour. It was very hot and very uncomfortable. We waited long enough that the people behind us even got ahold of guest relations on their phone line. I understand that a ride this technically advanced is prone to problems, but keeping people trapped in a single un-air-conditioned space for a long period of time while the ride is down is something that Disney shouldn’t be doing.

  17. Tom Blanks

    Yes, disappointing, aggravating, sucks, and kids going crazy. My biggest issue with this is “catastrophe”? That’s like you’re “starving to death” in a resort.

  18. Paul

    You are clearly spending too much time in Fantasyland if a broken theme park ride qualifies as a catastrophe.

  19. Sue

    Anyone who waits for a ride longer then 10 mins is crazy. You go to Disney at the busy time of the year that’s what you get. Nobody going to feel sorry for you. You love Disney that much then wait for a ride that last 3 seconds. Your own fault. So if a ride breaks down oh well. Stip happens.

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