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Figure 1: DCA Attraction Capacity Estimate
 
  Attraction Seats Ride Time (min.) Load / Unload Time (min.) Total Time (min.) People per Hour  
               
Front Gate Area:            
  (No Attractions)            
               
Hollywood Section:            
  Superstar Limo 270 6 0 6 2,700  
  Muppet Vision 4-D 500 8 4 12 2,500  
  Hyperion Theater Show 1 2,000 20 10 30 833  
  Animation Tour 600 30 0 30 1,200  
  Sorcerer's Workshop 100 10 0 10 600  
  Ursula's Grotto 100 10 0 10 600  
               
Bountiful Valley Farm:            
  It's Tough to be a Bug 430 8 4 12 2,150  
  Seasons of the Vine / Mondavi Exhibit 500 8 4 12 2,500  
  Caterpillar Tractor Play Area            
               
Pacific Wharf:            
  Boudin Sourdough Bread Exhibit 200 10 0 10 1,200  
  Mission Tortilla Factory Exhibit 200 10 0 10 1,200  
               
Paradise Pier:            
  California Screaming 144 3 1 4 2,160  
  Sun Wheel 96 2 4 6 960  
  Orange Swinger 48 2 1 3 1,152  
  King Triton's Carousel 68 2 1 3 1,360  
  Golden Zephyr (Spinner) 72 2 1 3 1,440  
  Jumpin' Jellyfish (Parachute) 48 1 1 2 1,440  
  Muholland Madness 80 3 1 4 1,200  
  Maliboomer (Space Shot) 30 1 1 2 900  
  S.S. Rustworthy Play Area            
               
San Francisco District:            
  Golden Dreams Film 500 8 4 12 2,500  
               
Grizzly Peak:            
  Grizzly River Run 240 4 1 5 2,880  
  Redwood Creek Trail Play Area            
               
Condor Flats:            
  Soarin' Over California 174 5 3 8 1,305  
               
1 - Hyperion Theater capacity assumes 5 shows per 12-hour day, similar to Disneyland's Animazement!
 
   
DCA Park Capacity: 32,780 per hour
 
 
   
Time to ride all attractions: 194 minutes
 
        or 3.2 hours  
               
   
Instantaneous Capacity: 6,400 people
 
       
       
     
Total Attraction Time:
All Rides: 38 minutes
All Films: 56 minutes
All Shows: 60 minutes
All Exhibits: 40 minutes
All Shows: 60 minutes
   
 
 
Notes:
- Play Areas (Tractor Exhibit, S.S. Rustworthy, and Redwood Creek Trail) ignored for simplicity as these are
  only for small children, which are likely to only be a small percentage of visitors
- Superstar Limo estimate assumes 45 cars, 6 people per car
- MuppetVision, Season of the Vine, and Golden Dream assumed as similar size and length as Tough to be a Bug
- Hyperion Theater seats from D-I-G DCA guide, show length assumed similar to Animazement! in Disneyland
- Animation Tour time based on WDW, seating assumes a 100-person tour starts every 10 minutes
- Tough to be a Bug estimates based on WDW numbers
- Orange Swinger and Carousel seating numbers from D-I-G DCA guide, ride times estimated
- California Screaming cars hold 24 people each (from photos), 6 cars (from a roller coaster rumor web page)
- Sun Wheel cars hold 6 people (from D-I-G Update), 16 cars total (from photos). Loading time assumes 15
  seconds per car, in standard Ferris wheel manner
- Golden Zephyr has 6 cars, which hold 12 people each (from photos), ride time estimated
- Jumpin' Jellyfish has 12 chairs (from photos), assuming 2 people per chair, ride time estimated
- Muholland Madness cars seat 4 people (from photos), estimating 20 cars and ride time
- Grizzly River Run rafts seat 8 people, estimating 30 rafts. Seating and ride time from D-I-G Update
- Soarin' Over California seating and ride time from D-I-G Update
 
 Last Updated on 7/17/00 By Daniel B. Steinberg

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