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Don't disagree that the inside counts more than the exterior but still sometimes I feel like what's another $20k or whatever it is? Fixing the exterior of the building is probably minimal cost compared to the rest of the ride. I get tired of parks getting cheap right at the end when they do these refurbishments. I understand being budget conscious but the old school do it right or not at all vibe in me is still strong haha

Epic is quite the park I will say that. By no means is it the best park I've been too. The theming on the rides there are really great, there's just not enough of them yet. In maybe like 5-10 years it will make it's way up the rankings. Don't get me wrong, the park is amazing! It just needs more. Hollywood Studios doesn't have a ton of rides either (9 main rides), but they have enough other stuff to keep you busy. They have the Indiana Jones show, the Cars show (is that still there?), Beauty and The Beast show, Frozen show, interactive stuff in Galaxy's Edge (lightsabers, droids, meet and greets, etc.), and just a lot more things to do in general. Besides the 11 main rides, they have the HTTYD show and the HP Cricus show thing. But these break down way to often to be consistent. When I visited, we tried 4 different times to watch the HTTYD show because it kept breaking down. And we got seated in the HP Circus show just to witness a fight and then the show broke down too. We did get free Express though, but kinda a waste of an hour TBH. They just need more things to do in the park. When we were there, there was like hardly any meet and greets (actually there wasn't any now that I think about it). Besides the rides, the only other thing to do was walk in the land, check the app for wait times, eat, and bake in the hot Florida sun. Eventually, Epic will get there. They just aren't there yet. Anyway, kind of went on a side rant there. Back to what I really was going to talk about. Stardust Racres has one of the smoothest loading processes I've ever seen. When riders get back from the ride, they sit in a break run in two different block zones. Then they make it back to the station platform and get off quickly. But the train sits there empty and the operators make sure that ever restraint is lifted up and ready for the guest. Then, the empty train moves up one more block zone and the guests enter the empty train. Super efficient and fast process. The ONLY thing I can think of that would make it more faster is if they installed some kind of moving walkway so that the trains are always moving. A always moving conveyor that moves the train constantly (think RMC raptor style) could increase capacity, but I can't imagine it would by that much. Here's a video I found that shows the loading process perfectly:

Totally get this. Hahaha. Just one more month and maybe we’ll be able to sleep again normally. 

Haven’t been on it so I’m not totally aware of the capacity. But if there’s a way to increase riders per hour without affecting the actual ride experience, then I don’t see why they wouldn’t want to. Especially in a (new) park that has issues with wait times on other marquee attractions. Man, I’m hoping to make it to Epic soon. 

If it means more budget for the actual ride experience/show, I think it’s worth it to update what’s there. But yeah, an original facade would be preferable. Guess we’ll see. Ultimately, I’d say what’s inside the building will matter more.