MisterSG1 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 While I one day dream of having the subway reach Canada's Wonderland (Is there any theme park in which the city's rapid transit system reaches it anywhere in the world?) This almost seems like a bad April Fools joke but it's actually legit. https://www.blogto.com/city/2023/06/vaughan-aerial-gondola-linking-wonderland-subway/ As for my initial question, I know Disneyland Paris has an RER stop outside, but remember the RER is a regional rail (or commuter rial) system that covers an area outside the main city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenban Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 There are a few easy answers, Hong Kong for instance, both Ocean Park and the Hong Kong Disney Resort, have their own stops on the cities subway system. In Shanghai, Shanghai Disneyland has its own Subway stop. Personally I would count Disneyland Paris, and Tokyo Disneyland. Both are very easily and cheaply accessed from the cities. Those rail lines directly connect to subway stations and the transfer is very easy. Universal Studios Japan is also directly on a JR line. There are also smaller parks on subway lines. Tokyo Dome City, or closer to home the seaside parks in Coney Island New York. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeastFarmer Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 With as busy as that place is, they don't need more people coming in. I doubt I'll go back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnjniehaus Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 I'll be there this Friday (June16).... anyone got any recommendations or tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterSG1 Posted June 14, 2023 Author Share Posted June 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, johnjniehaus said: I'll be there this Friday (June16).... anyone got any recommendations or tips? Coming this Friday to Wonderland. Well this time of the year isn’t too bad as school is not out yet here, so crowds shouldn’t be bad until school gets out for the day at around 3pm. The actual park experience looks to be rather rundown in certain areas, particularly International Festival, it’s not as kept well as Kings Island is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterSG1 Posted June 14, 2023 Author Share Posted June 14, 2023 1 hour ago, BeeastFarmer said: With as busy as that place is, they don't need more people coming in. I doubt I'll go back! Did you have a very bad experience there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeastFarmer Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 1 minute ago, MisterSG1 said: Did you have a very bad experience there? I mean, a bad day at a park better than a good day at work, so.... But it was very crowded. There was no ice. Some of the restaurants didn't even have soft drinks available so you had to get your drink. Then wait in line for your food. (Food waits were abysmal) so by the time you were able to eat, if you had any drink left it was hot and your food was cold. Right operations were really good but the amount of people in this park was insane. On a positive note, Park is absolutely beautiful. International Street is a dream. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterSG1 Posted June 14, 2023 Author Share Posted June 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, BeeastFarmer said: I mean, a bad day at a park better than a good day at work, so.... But it was very crowded. There was no ice. Some of the restaurants didn't even have soft drinks available so you had to get your drink. Then wait in line for your food. (Food waits were abysmal) so by the time you were able to eat, if you had any drink left it was hot and your food was cold. Right operations were really good but the amount of people in this park was insane. On a positive note, Park is absolutely beautiful. International Street is a dream. International Festival is starting to look very run down in my opinion with a lot of buildings abandoned or could be used for better purposes. Other than Tiny Tom’s Donuts (which have been a staple at the CNE for a long time) there really isn’t any good food items worth talking about in the food honestly. You’re almost better off to leave and walk across the parking lot to the Subway across the street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 I remember how there was talks of a metro system taking people from Cincinnati to KI: https://www.urbancincy.com/2012/11/metromoves-a-decade-later/ The thing I find problematic with mass transit systems connecting to amusement parks is the potential loss of revenue from people not spending money to park in a park’s parking lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeastFarmer Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 Please...,dont replicate CW's issue at KI. If you think the drop off is bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterSG1 Posted July 9, 2023 Author Share Posted July 9, 2023 On 7/5/2023 at 4:49 PM, SonofBaconator said: I remember how there was talks of a metro system taking people from Cincinnati to KI: https://www.urbancincy.com/2012/11/metromoves-a-decade-later/ The thing I find problematic with mass transit systems connecting to amusement parks is the potential loss of revenue from people not spending money to park in a park’s parking lot. At best, something like that would be a commuter rail system. It wouldn't be like a subway system with the huge distance between stops. You wouldn't get rapid transit level of service here so it shouldn't be referred to as a "metro system". This is something more in line with the Paris RER, which as I said does reach Disneyland Paris, but the service levels, while good for a commuter rail, don't approach the level of metro service. A train leaves the station that serves Disneyland Paris (it's a terminus station) every 15 minutes. You aren't going to get that kind of service pattern in Cincinnati, it's just not going to happen. As for this gondola idea, it was never a serious idea sadly, and that is it with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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