Monorail Hours Cut and Primeval Whirl Testing

The Orlando Sentinel recently reported that the iconic Monorail service at DisneyWorld will now be running a reduced service. 

Monorail closures: Will the reduced operating hours
impact on-site guests?

This is mainly a problem for on-site guests that pay a premium for these kind of perks, however, the boats will still be operating. As someone that doesn't stay on-site at Disney, I wonder how much this will impact those that do. Will this encourage them to perhaps rent a car rather than rely completely on Disney's transport systems? The main advantage of Disney providing transport, is that it doesn't allow guests to venture off into Orlando to visit other theme parks, other amenities and restaurants! I personally don't think it is a big enough push to persuade someone to rent a car, but who knows.


On a side note, Primeval Whirl has been reportedly begun testing according to Screamscape. Perhaps we will see this attraction re-opening before the summer's end. However, this could merely be part of their on-going investigations into the attraction.

Disco Yeti, Primeval Whirl down: Animal Kingdom in need of a face lift?

Disney have confirmed to TheLedger that Animal Kingdom's family attraction 'Primeval Whirl' will be down for the summer.

Extinction: Primeval Whirl is expected to remain closed
until September 14th 2011

The closure is due to a fatal incident of a cast member that occurred earlier on in the year. The closure is to enable investigations of the incident as well as annual maintenance and perhaps some rumored changes to the attraction. The article reports that the attraction is expected to be closed until September 14th. 

Disco Mountain: The main animatronic
has been down for months

Animal Kingdom, a park which by some is considered the 'lesser' of the Disney Parks (tied with Disney's Hollywood Studios) hasn't got that many ride attractions. Expedition Everest's big selling point of the attraction, the yeti, has been down for months and whilst the attraction is open, it still leads to question the priorities of Disney. Now with the closure of Primeval Whirl, what consistent world-class attractions remain open? 


Another E-ticket attraction in the park is DINOSAUR, which has its fair share of dislikings in the theme park community. My dislike of the attraction is purely the name itself - DINOSAUR? Come on! I know its based on a movie flop, but surely they could've came up with a better attraction name.


Animal Kingdom needs some love - a few rehabs here and there, and a new big E-Ticket attraction to help distribute park guests evenly around the park.