ToTBellHop
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Slinky Dog isn't Vekoma.
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Guardians of the Galaxy coming to Energy Pavilion at Epcot
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rushtest4echo
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Excluding those flat rides referred to as coasters in Toy Story Land, Disney's only bought 3 coasters from Intamin- and all three of them have needed massive trackwork (outright replacement in Tokyo and Paris). Screamin's loop has been replaced, trims are all over the place to limit wear on the track that's cracking everywhere. It's pretty normal, even B&M's are covered in fractures that need to be rewelded and such every year. It's just the nature of tons of force being applied every couple of minutes to steel left out in the elements for years on end. What's not normal is that Intamins just happen to deteriorate faster which is odd considering they get much of the structural engineering done by the same guy as B&M, Vekoma, and Mack. Then there's the whole issue of Intamin's overall reliability and safety which leave much to be desired- but that's a completely different topic.
If the GotG coaster thingie ever actually gets built- I'm pretty confident that Vekoma will be the supplier and whatever that weirdness is at their plant looks to fit the bill.
If the GotG coaster thingie ever actually gets built- I'm pretty confident that Vekoma will be the supplier and whatever that weirdness is at their plant looks to fit the bill.
rushtest4echo
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Princess Leia
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You lost me. What is that supposed to stand for?
jaxonp
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Who is building that, Mack?
MCast
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The Park Formerly Known As Disney's MGM Studios - Crazy, I know.
Disney-MGM.
Princess Leia
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Thank you! I kept looking at the MGM part and was thinking "It's DHS, not MGM- are they buying MGM???"
MCast
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I guess it doesn't matter that much nowadays.
aladdin2007
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martin I know you can't divulge, but should we expect something outwardly garish and ugly like what they did to DCA's tower? or more internal, (I hope) but fearing the worst here aesthetically. if you can't say either way that's fine I understand.
aladdin2007
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I still call it MGM daily lol and port orleans riverside Dixie Landings.
Earl Sweatpants
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This is vaguely off topic, but I just found this out and thought it was interesting.
Be honest, who actually knew Epcot was laid out like this on purpose?
Be honest, who actually knew Epcot was laid out like this on purpose?
PJBuckeye
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Martin did make a reference a while back to think "out of the box"... I then made a comment regarding the coaster coming out of the show building... I think he liked or commented on that. So, I think there will be some sort of change to the appearance of the show building.
montyz81
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Sadly, I did.This is vaguely off topic, but I just found this out and thought it was interesting.
Be honest, who actually knew Epcot was laid out like this on purpose?
Earl Sweatpants
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Why is that sad? I think its pretty awesome and brilliant.
aladdin2007
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thanks, I figured it will be unrecognizable, its just what they did out west is an atrocity in appearance. I really don't want Epcot's skyline turned into six flags.
Earl Sweatpants
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Changes to the building exterior will most likely happen, just as long as it doesn't take on the characteristics of the DCA Tower...
The exterior shouldn't be anything like DCA. One version was a little over the top but I believe it's been toned down.
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