Lee
Adventurer
I know. I thought the exact same thing.:lol:
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Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Discussion
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I know. I thought the exact same thing.:lol:
jt04
Well-Known Member
Is this from memory? It is interesting in that is seems the train passes through the same scene twice which creates some interesting possibilities.
However there are more voices that seem to think this truly is a childrens coaster just a step above barnstormer and nothing like thunder mountain.
Lee
Adventurer
Nope. Not from memory. A MS Paint tracing of the actual layout plan.
It does look like you pass the same area twice a few times, but keep in mind that the track will be at different elevations, so it could be going above or below the scene one time.
And it's nothing like Barnstormer. Far more in common with BTMRR.
hpyhnt 1000
Well-Known Member
Lee
Adventurer
More like BTMRR than Matterhorn.
lebeau
Well-Known Member
Any comments on this quote from Kevin Yee?:
"Fan reaction on the Internet has been optimistic—too optimistic about the Mine Ride, if you ask me. This will NOT be on the scale of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. The footprint for the ride is simply too small (find an aerial photo if you can), and the concept art hammers home that the ride will not be particularly tall, either. This ride is probably going to be about twice the size of Barnstormer, with a bit of theming thrown in here and there. What level of theming remains to be seen, but I’m expecting more like Epcot’s Nemo Omnimover than Disneyland’s Pirates of the Caribbean."
"Fan reaction on the Internet has been optimistic—too optimistic about the Mine Ride, if you ask me. This will NOT be on the scale of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. The footprint for the ride is simply too small (find an aerial photo if you can), and the concept art hammers home that the ride will not be particularly tall, either. This ride is probably going to be about twice the size of Barnstormer, with a bit of theming thrown in here and there. What level of theming remains to be seen, but I’m expecting more like Epcot’s Nemo Omnimover than Disneyland’s Pirates of the Caribbean."
Not exactly a surprising quote, to say the least.....
montyz81
Well-Known Member
I am not a snoozer, I am just a Walt Disney Purist. Audio Animatronics along with video screens make rides for more imaginative then just a video screen at every corner. I can go buy Toy Story mania for the Wii if I want to instead of spending my time waiting in line to do exactly the same thing. Rides like Horizons had far more imagination and detail engineered into its ride then Toy story mania does. Toy story mania is just another example of how lazy Americans have become. Why put detail in a ride when we can just put up a video screen and use computer code to create the detail.
T-1MILLION
New Member
Well said. I agree fully. Toy Story Mania is just the same thing as what they have done in Disneyquest for over ten years.
And besides these opinions. Why tell someone they should quit going to WDW because of one attraction they are not fond of? Relying it all on one attraction when tastes and opinions vary is just ignorant.
WDWFREAK53
Well-Known Member
While I agree with you...I understand why Disney has opted to use this technology more frequently. It's a lot easier to "change" computer code than it is to redo entire animatronics...and sets.
Attractions have a lot less downtime when a refurbishment is required if it's just video screens with basic set changes rather than entire set changes and animatronic changes.
Lee
Adventurer
Looks very close. Good work!
Disneyson 1
New Member
My Predictions:
Area Music: "I'm Wishing", "Someday My Prince Will Come", "Whistle While You Work" etc...
Into the Mine: You hear the "ching, ching!" beat that the cars will likely rock to
The first scene is a simple meandering through the mine, maybe the "Dopey Minecar" effect like in previous incarnations of the SWSA ride
You're into the main mine as pictured in concept
YOu hear the first "High Ho!" and you begin the outdoor portion...
You go through short mines with shimmering diamonds and maybe a few dwarfs along the way
The tree-and-waterfall scene from the movie
You go into the cottage, and "The Silly Song" plays, there's an extended "Silly Song" scene with a Snow White AA of some sort.
You leave. Into a gift shop.
That would fill the quota of at least ONE Snow White figure and at least THREE appearances of the Dwarfs.
Area Music: "I'm Wishing", "Someday My Prince Will Come", "Whistle While You Work" etc...
Into the Mine: You hear the "ching, ching!" beat that the cars will likely rock to
The first scene is a simple meandering through the mine, maybe the "Dopey Minecar" effect like in previous incarnations of the SWSA ride
You're into the main mine as pictured in concept
YOu hear the first "High Ho!" and you begin the outdoor portion...
You go through short mines with shimmering diamonds and maybe a few dwarfs along the way
The tree-and-waterfall scene from the movie
You go into the cottage, and "The Silly Song" plays, there's an extended "Silly Song" scene with a Snow White AA of some sort.
You leave. Into a gift shop.
That would fill the quota of at least ONE Snow White figure and at least THREE appearances of the Dwarfs.
Mansion Butler
Active Member
My reaction is that if someone had never heard of Kevin Yee, I could summarize him with this quote:
JeffH
Active Member
SincTransplants From snow whites adventures?
Since they are closing SWSA, I wouldn't be surprised if we saw a lot of that attraction transplanted into the new mine car ride...like the magic mirror, the transforming hag, the casket. It would certainly help to keep the budget down, while essentially retaining the essence of the original attraction.
Since they are closing SWSA, I wouldn't be surprised if we saw a lot of that attraction transplanted into the new mine car ride...like the magic mirror, the transforming hag, the casket. It would certainly help to keep the budget down, while essentially retaining the essence of the original attraction.
Lord Pheonix
Active Member
i dont see how the ride wouldnt be any larger then then the other ride buildings. look at google earth and compare the size of IASW builing, (the largest in fl to date) with the space available between the 2 buildings as seen now in the latest construction pics. the entire ride layout would have to be small, which meens it wont be fast. id guess it would be more compareable to the people mover in tomorrowland in terms of speed.
the available land really isnt that big, and after they cover those new buildings with rock work and other things to simulate the concept art, there will be even less land left for the mine train.
there is also the overlooked possibility of going underground, but i doubt it
the available land really isnt that big, and after they cover those new buildings with rock work and other things to simulate the concept art, there will be even less land left for the mine train.
there is also the overlooked possibility of going underground, but i doubt it
Atomicmickey
Well-Known Member
Awesome layout.
And, of course, your PM's aren't working, but if you ever need anything Photoshopped, please let me know. Confidentiality and quality assured.:wave:
Edit: Here, I overlaid your track on the concept art--doesn't exactly match
up, but close--and some of that is 2d/3d distortion.
looks like the entrances are a bit different?
