I have a question about the Disneyland Railroad at Disneyland Park. Are they still only running one train at a time on the circuit, or are they increasing up to two or three trains for the 20th Anniversary?
They are 4 trains ! But on the circuit 3 trains !
There are actually 3 trains running on the circuit at the same time? When I last rode the attraction in May 2009 there was only 1 train, which meant you had to wait for it to complete the entire circuit before getting on!
It depends on attendance! They've always varied the number of trains (1–3) based on the number of guests expected on a given day.
Oh right. Thanks for the reply David. Hopefully when I visit the park soon, they'll be running more than 1 train. I love the Disneyland Railroad, it's great. However, standing around for 20 minutes at Main Street Station, waiting for a single train to complete an entire circuit of the park, is not my idea of fun. It's kind of frustrating when you know how many trains they COULD be running.
they were running at least 2 trains on sunday when we left and the wait was nearly an hour long so gave up after 45 mins as had to get eurostar back
Wow, an hour long wait for the Disneyland Railroad? That's crazy. Still, it's good to know that they were running two trains, and not just one.
The last time I rode the Railroad was 2010. I rode it twice that trip and waited 40+mins each time, I'm interested to know how many they currently have on the track.
last two times I've been there they were running with 2 trains. The wait was up to an hour, but there were plenty of quieter periods, you just gotta figure out when they are. My son pulled a number on us with this one, it was a 10 minute waiting time, and he decided he wanted the toilet as we were getting to the front, i though okay that's plenty of time so i left my family in the queue, and took my son to the toilet. When i got back the queue had grown ridiculously, and was 60 minutes long. But in a stroke of shear luck and kindness, a cast member recognised us from when we left the line, and so took us up to get on the same train as the rest of the family. So I suggest going on the railroad at a quieter period of the day. They are few and far between, but worth looking out for
I wonder, which of the four Disneyland Railroad stations do most people get on at? Presumably Main Street is the most popular, and Frontierland is the least popular. Does anyone know?
Frontierland is also very popular. The best place to get on is Fantasyland -- especially with the station being hidden away, thanks Meet Mickey's construction.
Weird , last November I waited like 10 minutes at the Frontierland Station , did the whole tour and never saw alot of people waiting (Main Street was the bussiest one with I guess 20 , 30 minutes wait ) I agree at Fantasyland ther is always a little line , the same with Discoveryland.
Funny you should bring up this topic today.
Apparently, in April, Disneyland Railroad will only be open from 10am to 4.30pm each day! Source (//http://disneycentralplaza.englishboard.net/t27657-disneyland-paris-continue-sa-politique-deconomies-attractions-fermees-ouvertures-decalees).
I wonder how much the train actually takes to keep in service for the extra hours...
Quote from: "Anthony"Funny you should bring up this topic today.
Apparently, in April, Disneyland Railroad will only be open from 10am to 4.30pm each day! Source (//http://disneycentralplaza.englishboard.net/t27657-disneyland-paris-continue-sa-politique-deconomies-attractions-fermees-ouvertures-decalees).
I really hoped the staggering opening hours of rides and attractions are gone!
Quote from: "Trekkie101"I wonder how much the train actually takes to keep in service for the extra hours...
Apart from fuel, water, electricity etc. I'd guess it would take almost double the staff (one group for the morning, one for the evening). According to some sources it's part of the trade-off for the longer park hours.
So basically, the park will be open until 10:30pm, but half of the attractions won't. Does anyone know precisely which attractions will be closing early? The Disneyland Railroad will; that's one.
whenever I'm there, the only station I ever see people getting on at is Main Street, then stay on for the entire way round. Which is probably why the queueline is so long. And with the other stations being so hidden away, people probably think it is the only one until they get to the first station and realise they could've gotten on there. We usually get on at the one nearest to where we are. Last year we went on it once and the nearest was Main Street. The year before we were on there daily from mainly Frontierland.
And I should imagine with Dreams going on and the fireworks for that and everything it'll be Fantasyland that closes early
I think it's normal that the trains stop ath 16:30 , otherwise all trains will have a 45 minutes delay because of the Parade.
Quote from: "Alan"So basically, the park will be open until 10:30pm, but half of the attractions won't. Does anyone know precisely which attractions will be closing early? The Disneyland Railroad will; that's one.
I can imagine that The Nautilus will open later and close earlier. Captain EO will only open in summer with fewer shows and maybe some dark rides will open later and close earlier in the off seasons.
Although it isn't perfect, I suppose it's expected if we're going to be getting longer hours all year-round.
Quote from: "Alan"I wonder, which of the four Disneyland Railroad stations do most people get on at? Presumably Main Street is the most popular, and Frontierland is the least popular. Does anyone know?
I think both at Frontierland and Fantasyland station there aren't too many people getting on the trains as the stations are a bit hidden. Good for me, as Frontierland station is my favourite ;)
3 trains running at the same time at this small circuit? I always thought two would be the maximum...But I've seldom seen more than one train operating at the same time...