Broken Hopper Effect at "It's Tough to Be a Bug"

[tissandtully]

The Flik onscreen reacts to where Hopper is supposed to appear. The best alternative I could see would be shadow projections or something, but I don't believe any plusses that aren't necessary would come to the show. Wasn't it only converted to digital a couple of months ago?

Yes, it looks fantastic too.

 

[KBLovedDisney]

Cats Don't Dance! Love that movie. It kills me knowing that it bombed due to non existent marketing. Disney should buy the rights and cancel M&M's Runaway Railroad and put a CDD ride in the Chinese Theater, would fit perfectly

Yes!! I am so for that idea. This was the last movie that Gene Kelly actually helped the animators with choreography, or so I read.

 

[DisneyDebRob]

The Flik onscreen reacts to where Hopper is supposed to appear. The best alternative I could see would be shadow projections or something, but I don't believe any plusses that aren't necessary would come to the show. Wasn't it only converted to digital a couple of months ago?

Please don't give them any ideas. Just fix hopper. I've had enough of strobes and projections .

 

[Chef Mickey]

I suspect this is going to be scrapped soon. It's Tough to be a Bug is in DIRE need of a complete refurb. It had a good run, but the show is tired and needs to be updated.

 

[FoozieBear]

I suspect this is going to be scrapped soon. It's Tough to be a Bug is in DIRE need of a complete refurb. It had a good run, but the show is tired and needs to be updated.

Are you referring to the version in Disney's Animal Kingdom? I would wonder what they would replace it with, seeing as how it's so built into the Tree of Life and the theater.

 

[HonorableMention]

Please don't give them any ideas. Just fix hopper. I've had enough of strobes and projections .

I've posted before about how much I hate when Hopper is down. Projections are better than darkness, and with the figure's unreliability I would rather see some B-mode than nothing when he's broken.

 

[jt04]

Thats ok. They'll have a new Hopper from DCA soon.

Great point. Lots of redundancy soon.

 

[Chef Mickey]

Are you referring to the version in Disney's Animal Kingdom? I would wonder what they would replace it with, seeing as how it's so built into the Tree of Life and the theater.

They can do it....even a new 3D show would be an improvement.

 

[tissandtully]

I suspect this is going to be scrapped soon. It's Tough to be a Bug is in DIRE need of a complete refurb. It had a good run, but the show is tired and needs to be updated.

What are you even talking about? The show looks great, AAs go down all the time.

 

[Chef Mickey]

What are you even talking about? The show looks great, AAs go down all the time.

The show is almost 20 years old and has run its course.

The AA going down has absolutely nothing to do with my opinion on the attraction.

 

[WDWTank]

The show is almost 20 years old and has run its course.

The AA going down has absolutely nothing to do with my opinion on the attraction.

I personally don't agree Age had nothing to do with an attraction's quality. Look at Haunted Mansion

 

[Monorail_Orange]

I personally don't agree Age had nothing to do with an attraction's quality. Look at Haunted Mansion

Or, go even older: Splash Mountain, built upon characters presented originally in Song of the South, a now 70+ year old movie, based on a book series that was far older. ITtBaB is still serviceable, just as much as MuppetVision.

 

[Chef Mickey]

I personally don't agree Age had nothing to do with an attraction's quality. Look at Haunted Mansion

Hey hey hey....It's Tough to Be a Bug and Haunted Mansion aren't even on the same planet. No comparison.

 

[EagleScout610]

What are you even talking about? The show looks great, AAs go down all the time.

And stay down, if we're talking AK Animatronics

 

[clemmo]

I hate to bump a thread but hopper wasn’t working for the show I was at tonight. Didn’t come out on stage at all. It was last time over spring bask in March so I’m not sure exactly when this happened. Anyone know more?

 

[peter11435]

I hate to bump a thread but hopper wasn’t working for the show I was at tonight. Didn’t come out on stage at all. It was last time over spring bask in March so I’m not sure exactly when this happened. Anyone know more?

It’s not uncommon for hopper to be periodically missing. If an issue develops during the day he is temporarily removed from the show until he can be repaired.

 

[GlacierGlacier]

He was active when I was there on the 20th birthday.
He was active when I was there last week.

He gets sassy sometimes and doesn't want to come out. He is active more often than not, however.

 

[Chef Mickey]

Personally I would love to see a 10 minute 3D Disney Nature documentary using some animatronics and effects in the theater.

Disney Nature should have more presence in Disney's Animal Kingdom, it's the perfect fit.

An attraction without IP?!?!? *gasp*

 

[steve2wdw]

Hopper was active in late April....AND the theatre was at least 3/4 full. It's still a popular attraction at DAK....being in the Tree of Life probably has something to do with that too. I always go, as I find it hilarious to witness guest reaction around me....especially the bit that asks "honorary bugs" to wait for the other bugs to leave first!

 

[cjkeating]

Hopper was active in late April....AND the theatre was at least 3/4 full. It's still a popular attraction at DAK....being in the Tree of Life probably has something to do with that too. I always go, as I find it hilarious to witness guest reaction around me....especially the bit that asks "honorary bugs" to wait for the other bugs to leave first!

The reaction when the spiders come down... priceless.