"Fixing" Disney's Hollywood Studios

Though this attraction is a massive success on a technical level, it also serves a very important purpose at Disney's Hollywood Studios: having a massive capacity. Based on what we saw opening day, it looks like there is a 60 second load time, with each 4-vehicle "train" holding roughly 32 - 40 guests, which would give this attraction a theoretical capacity of around 2,000 guests per hour, putting it far ahead of the 1700 guests per hour Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run.

The addition of this "people eater" attraction will hopefully help keep wait times down at this park, which has seen massive multi-hour waits for rides like Toy Story Mania, Slinky Dog Dash and more as Disney's Hollywood Studios continues to grapple with shortened hours and the continuing popularity of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. 

On opening day, we saw wait times shrink around the park and it will be interesting to see in the coming days how the addition of this new attraction changes wait times around the park. 

Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway definitely feels like a modern ride, that uses cutting edge technology to help guests feel like they are inside the world of the 21st century Mickey Mouse shorts. And while this really helps this ride feel like something that belongs in a theme park in 2020, we can't help feel like this attraction may feel a bit 2020 in 2030 and 2040 as well, which could be a problem for the longevity of this ride.

But for the here and now, Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway is a fun addition to Disney's Hollywood Studios, and should delight Mickey Mouse fans both young and old!