You see I think the flaw in that argument is that it assumes people act rationally.
For example, I’ve ridden 7DMT twice. Both times I found it disappointing. (Hell, I find BTMR slightly disappointing. It’s not really white-knuckle.) Yet I find myself trying to figure out how I can ride it on my upcoming trip. Why? Because everyone else wants to. It’s the same with BOG. Architecture aside, it’s hardly fine dining. But people go nuts for it.
When I booked my trip I wasn’t even thinking about TSL. But when the possibility it might be open during my trip raised its little head, I went crazy. And when I found out it will be open during my trip, I was rearranging my schedule and cancelling ADRs like a man possessed.
But why? I suspect Slinky will be pretty lame. And the other one. Admittedly TSMM was a highlight of my previous trip — partly because it’s so different and I assumed it would be boring and stupid.
I’ve got people in another thread trying to persuade me to get up at five in the morning to rope drop opening day!
I certainly want to walk around TSL and enjoy the theming, which looks very cool from what I’ve seen. No doubt I’ll obsess about getting an FPP for Slinky and, if I fail, I’ll start planning what to do during a four hour wait.
All this being said, I think you’re right. It’s not Pandora. (Though it kind of is Pandora to kids, no?) I don’t think we’ll be seeing the craziness we saw at AK last year. I hope.
The awkwardness of being there for opening day is that no-one knows what it’s going to be like. I’m either going to spend all day in interminable lines, or the whole thing will be done in a couple of hours and I’ll be wondering around not knowing what to do with myself.