Well I think review wise so far it's about what I was expecting. It was noticeable when seeing it testing earlier this month that it was looking a little too slow for my liking, so no surprise to see comments on that front. Still, we'll see how it beds in - there was a time when we thought similar of Wodan after all!
I'm in agreement that (so far) based on other reviews it would appear to be pot luck as to getting a "better" train, so it'll be interesting to hear more views after multiple rides in the coming days. I do have to agree on the turntable though, it looks terrible so far and really unfinished. We can and should praise EP for all that they've managed to do in recent years with everything that's happened, but that's a real downer on the rest of the ride. I hope that if there are plans to add to it that they do so quickly, as it really does break things up at the moment, and not in a positive way.
To touch on the opening briefly, I don't think it's fair simply to state "it's vloggers" - that's a bit of a cheap shot at those who work to produce them. It's how everyone is in general these days, even if they don't have a Youtube channel or whatever. People want to be first, they want to show that they are first and likewise the park wants the #content to demonstrate how popular their shiny new ride is too. Like it or not, it's all part and parcel of marketing these days.
Regardless of anyone's opinions of that though, the onus and responsibility is on the park to manage that demand. Everyone expected it to be crazy, the park has people prebook to supposedly forecast demand, yet they were hideously unprepared with staff too busy positioning themselves to take photos and video for socials (see on the boat in France, top of the shop in Shawn's video) rather than have a proper plan to manage an influx of guests through a park that has shortcuts and paths everywhere. I hope there's a rethink for the coming days, because it's not an over-exaggeration to state that there could have been some very serious consequences. With everything that's gone on in recent years, more bad headlines is what the park should be doing absolutely everything to minimise.
