Lou... 3,118 Posted November 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Another example of people who because they ride WDW buses maybe once a year, feel qualified to answer all bus transportation questions on the internet. Someone asked. At closing time, and after most guests have left AK, what are the buses immediately outside the entrance that have "Tiana" on the marquee? These are the answers from the experts. 1 - They are for employees. 2 - Once AK is nearly clear of guests, they close the normal bus loading zones. The buses then line up to take the last of the park guests exiting the park to their resorts. The bus will go to whatever resort based on the destination of those last guests.The load zones close and the buses are sent away after the park is cleared of all guests, so no need to line up buses for park stragglers because there aren't any. 3 - They put Tiana on the marquee to avoid any confusion about where the bus is going. 4 - It's for employees, or buses that are "out of service" waiting for a new driver. 5 - Rather than having "out of service" on the marquee, they put something that is a little Disney-esque, like a character name or something.Drivers have absolutely no control over when Tiana, or any other character name, appears on the marquee. It's a software thing and appears whenever the software decides that the circumstances call for it.Each dispatching software version is assigned a character name and it shows up whenever the program thinks it should. It may show up between runs, before or after a bus has gotten it's next run. It's like, uhh, I don't have a destination yet and I don't want to be blank, so I'll put up the character name so that guests will ask bus drivers a million times what it means. 6 - I saw it leaving the AK at the end of the day and asked the driver what the buses were for. He said "cast members". 7 - It was one of the weeks when lots of College Program kids were starting. I assumed it was to bring them in for a park tour. How do you stack up against the experts?. Which, if any, of the answers is correct? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alexwyattmommy 181 Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 It means there are lots of frogs on board, waiting for kissing. BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted November 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 It means there are lots of frogs on board, waiting for kissing. Duly noted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alexwyattmommy 181 Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Be careful where you step BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 I thought I answered this earlier... 5 is correct 2 is sortof correct. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted November 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 I thought I answered this earlier...5 is correct2 is sort of correct. Did I say you were wrong the first time too? A little clarification.Tiana on the marquee is a secondary question. The main question is what are those buses doing there? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Rainforest Cafe closing buses Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roller ... aka Ed 351 Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 AnimalBuses for the next day? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted November 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Rainforest Cafe closing buses Bingo, I've updated answers 2 and 5. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted November 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 So much for the experts. None of their answers were correct. Once AK is cleared of all guests, and if the Rainforest Café is still open, drivers are either sent to another park to finish their shift or they're told to get in the Rainforest line.There is a bus CM where the first bus is asking guests coming out of the Rainforest what is their resort.They are told to board the bus, the driver is told what resort or resorts to go to and off they go. Tiana on the marquee means absolutely nothing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alexwyattmommy 181 Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Poor frogs. BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted November 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Poor frogs. Where is PETA when you really need them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Poor frogs. :rofl2: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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