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I'm not sure how important these are (likely they're minor) but i do have some updates regarding other attractions plus the monorail (I got back from a trip less than a week ago). the monorail has Recieved some work. The Narration got an update. And a rather odd one at that. It'll sometimes be...

They might be the same material just refinished. The only reason I think they would replace the material is if it was cracking or just really worn. As for the material itself, I think it is more likely to be fiberglass due to its smoothness. I THINK I have videos on my phone of trips aboard the...

Hmmm.... I guess it varies from ride to ride I’d group it into 3 categories: neglect, on the border, and well maintained. First neglected: this is a tough call... I’d put peoplemover here, but it seems as though it breaks less frequently now. Borderline: Carousel of Progress. Sometimes the...

I BELIEVE I saw first hand part of the process of cleaning up the ashes. Story: I’m about to board the train. As I go up the steps to the Frontierland station, I saw these maintenance cast members walk by with this industrial vacuum cleaner (VERY different from a wet/dry vac or a canister). I...

It’s funny you say this because I once imagined a rail system other than the monorail to connect different parts of the resort. Wasn’t exactly light rail, but it was rail.

WDWRR Then: music with narration. Lilly Belle runs only in the morning with the show train. Now: narration with no music. Lilly Belle runs all day long!

After over a year (technically 6 or 7 if you count her refurb) of being separated from her coaches, the Lilly Belle has been reunited with her own coaches once more (previously, they had been with Roy for some time). Walter’s coaches are in storage pending his (Walter’s) return or (I’m guessing)...

Well, there’s always seeing the train from either the entrance area of Magic Kingdom (before you go under the station), splash mountain’s queue, or the area outside the gift shop at splash mountain (where the restrooms are). Then again, that’s more like seeing the fireman’s side from a distance...

Carousel of Progress for certain. Mainly act 4 and the unload soundtracks. Act 4’s sound track is very well pieced together: the rhythmic drum machine, the bright keyboard melody, and the ever-so-pleasing bass line. Put it together with a family singing together, and it’s a perfect song along...

Well, for some of us (mainly railfans), we know that the Walt Disney World Railroad’s Lilly Belle is the locomotive named after Walt’s wife, Lilly, and was sent out for a one year (cough cough 5 or 6 year cough cough) rebuild and returned in 2016. She is partly computerized (emphasis on PARTLY)...

Sorry for the delayed posting, but nonetheless, I'd like to continue on with my advice for the Magic Kingdom. Accessability (see also the acessibility guide from WDW for more details): Most attractions are accessible via a ramp so there is not much worry about being unable to get a scooter/ecv...

It’s nice to see another person who’s worked on or operated trains here as well as another model railroader! While I might not actually work on or drive a historical locomotive, the train at Six Flags Great America, which I drive, is unique and old enough (another story) that it is historical in...

In Epcot there are few attractions I consider sacred. Spaceship Earth This is the icon of Epcot, so if you take this out then you’re removing a Disney icon! Sure, maybe if it were updated as time went on then it’d still remain an icon. But imagine Epcot without it! Would be really different...

Thank you! I can’t believe I forgot about that attraction! Moving on to Hollywood studios Rock N Rollercoaster Classic Rock? Check. Disney? Check (obviously). Two things I like together! Now is it a very original idea? Yes it is! Tell me where else you’ll find a coaster sync’d to classic rock...

Oh.... another Christmas turkey ruined..... 🙄

Crowds: If you arrive at least 30-60 mins., IIRC, before park opening, you may find yourself waiting just outside the entrance to Main Street USA, which would be under the train station. There might be 2 crowds there as well, one on the left-hand side of the station, and another on the right...

Because I’ve visited MK on my own a few times, I thought I might share a few tips that might help you out during your visit. Some advice might already be covered by other threads or other people, but I still thought I’d share some tips based on my own experience. Note that everything is sorted...

I don’t know what the Prodigy archives are or what recs.arts.disney.parks is. But maybe (assuming what you’re referring to is something online) this might help you find what you’re looking for.

My happy place? I have quite a few believe it or not! Transportation: Monorail try this: find an empty car, lay down on one of the seats and take a nap. You’ll enjoy it! Motor cruise boats (the semi-enclosed boats on the seven seas lagoon) Resorts: The carolwood room at the wilderness lodge...

Sacred attractions? I have quite a few, and to avoid making a very long post, I’ll separate them into different posts, each one being for a certain park. Starting with animal kingdom: Wildlife Express now this one is a maybe. I mean Walt loved trains, but this train was built more of a means of...