Are the 3-D glasses cleaned after every use?

BadTigger

BadTigger

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Well being a former Tough to be a Bug CM, I'll give you a bit of insight on the whole process, or at least how it was 6-7 years ago, which I'm sure it is exactly the same now. The glass are collected then we sort them by hand, removing any damaged ones, and sorting them into large plastic trays. From there the trays are racked through out the day. The racks are then sent(and clean ones dropped off) at the end of the day to a facility at/near Epcot where they are washed in the trays. Pretty much anti-bacterial chemicals and hot water(think a big dishwasher). And then they are returned, nice and clean. We also use boatloads of anti-bacterial hand wash as we are doing the sorting, my hands were never so soft then those days.
But you won't have used glasses ever, you might get ones that are melted in the process or broken, but you won't get ones that just came out of the last show.
 
Senderella

Senderella

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BadTigger said:
Well being a former Tough to be a Bug CM, I'll give you a bit of insight on the whole process, or at least how it was 6-7 years ago, which I'm sure it is exactly the same now. The glass are collected then we sort them by hand, removing any damaged ones, and sorting them into large plastic trays. From there the trays are racked through out the day. The racks are then sent(and clean ones dropped off) at the end of the day to a facility at/near Epcot where they are washed in the trays. Pretty much anti-bacterial chemicals and hot water(think a big dishwasher). And then they are returned, nice and clean. We also use boatloads of anti-bacterial hand wash as we are doing the sorting, my hands were never so soft then those days.
But you won't have used glasses ever, you might get ones that are melted in the process or broken, but you won't get ones that just came out of the last show.
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So there are enough glasses per attraction to get yall through the day so nobody is wearing previously used (not cleaned) glasses?
 
EpcotServo

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ConstanceIrene said:
I'm more concerned about the headsets that get used over and over in "Sounds Dangerous". Those things have foam padding on the earphones which can hold plenty of germs. Do they ever get cleaned?
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No. They have never ACTUALLY been THOROUGHLY cleaned at ANY point during the ENTIRE lifespan of the attraction. They spray the BINS with Lysol, but NOT the actual headphones.



Hence, Why I don't go on Sounds Dangerous at all anymore.
:lol:
 
One Lil Spark

One Lil Spark

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EpcotServo said:
No. They have never ACTUALLY been THOROUGHLY cleaned at ANY point during the ENTIRE lifespan of the attraction. They spray the BINS with Lysol, but NOT the actual headphones.



Hence, Why I don't go on Sounds Dangerous at all anymore.
:lol:
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*Still loves SD*

:lookaroun
 
sknydave

sknydave

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ConstanceIrene said:
When? As you're leaving the show, you can see the next group coming in already.
Is it your opinion that they spray them or do you know this for a fact?
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The one time I saw Sounds Dangerous a person said they were disgusted by the headsets and the CM said they are sprayed with the Lysol type of spray and showed the cans behind the podium the CM stands behind.
 
Boray

Boray

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sknydave said:
The one time I saw Sounds Dangerous a person said they were disgusted by the headsets and the CM said they are sprayed with the Lysol type of spray and showed the cans behind the podium the CM stands behind.
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I am still grossed out by the headphones, regardless of what Lysol type spray they spray on them. They are sponge-like and there is way too much opportunity for gross stuff to get on them. I just can't bring myself to go to Sounds Dangerous ever again... :hurl:
 
hwdelien

hwdelien

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Boray said:
I am still grossed out by the headphones, regardless of what Lysol type spray they spray on them. They are sponge-like and there is way too much opportunity for gross stuff to get on them. I just can't bring myself to go to Sounds Dangerous ever again... :hurl:
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You can go to your local DollarTree and get a pair or two of headphones for a buck and that's retail. I'll bet WDW could get a dozen for a dollar. At least have them as an option. The only other option is some type of disposable cloth covering like hospitals use for pillow cases. I have not been back to SD since the year it opened. My youngest kids have never done it, I just tell them "it's stupid" and rush on by it.
 
Pumbas Nakasak

Pumbas Nakasak

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I dont know which is sadder, the demise of Sounds Dangerous or the germ paranoia.

I wonder if the germs are less of a risk than the mental scarring of cotton wool lives.
 
Boray

Boray

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I'm really not a germaphobe, but the idea of something that close to someone's face is what makes me a little grossed out. I'm thinking the sweaty person coming in there just before me and putting on the headphones, then leaving and then the potential of me putting on the same headphones which just happen to still be wet from their sweat. It's just yucky. Perhaps it's also because they are covered with a cloth-like product that holds the dirt more than something that's just plastic (ie: 3-D glasses) that can just be easily wiped off.

The thought of the sweat and dirt on something made with fabric that I would place so close to my face makes me throw up a little in my mouth... :hurl:
 
raven

raven

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Phonedave said:
Yes they are cleaned. Each night they are loaded into the trays and taken over to somplace by Epcot where they are put through a washing machine type dealy.

I would be more worried about pink eye than dandruff and sweat.

-dave
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CaptJacksFamily said:
They have a facility in the area behind "Honey I Shrunk The Kids" that cleans the glasses for all of the parks (they are color coded). It was part of the Undiscovered Future World tour we took once.
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The machine is called Omni-Jet and it looks like an industrial dishwasher with a conveyer belt. It's located in the ride maintenence bay for Imagination. The glasses are stacked in the trays by CMs before they are washed and a metal rack is placed on the trays in the washer so they won't get jumbled. The water drains out of the holes at the bottom of the trays. This facility cleans all of the glasses used for each of the five 3D films around the property.
 
Rob562

Rob562

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twilight mitsuk said:
has a 3D attraction gone 101 for lack of 3D glasses?
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I don't know if it's ever happened, but in the thread linked to earlier in this discussion a CM said that that's the procedure if it were to happen. But also it would most likely never get to that point, because they'd know well before that they were running low and could put in for a rush delivery.

It's not that hard to figure out how many they need on any given day. They know how long the show is, they know how many shows they can run within the park's operating hours, they know the capacity of the theater. It's simple to calculate the required number and then add in a buffer of xx% extra to cover for breakages, Guests taking too many for their party, etc.

The one place that might have a hard time with estimates would be TSMM, because dispatch and throughput aren't as consistent as a theater attraction. Plus you have to factor in that anyone in line at park closing time gets to ride, whereas the theater attractions have their last showing at or near park closing time, and then that's it. Though I suppose at TSMM they just use the theoretical maximum throughput, and add a buffer for post-closing-time riders and breakages.

EDIT: Using Raven's info above, this is essentially what the machine must look like.
http://pdf.directindustry.com/pdf/stoelting/omnijet-cbw-218/22599-61520-_2.html
(Though I've never seen it personally.)

-Rob
 
EpcotServo

EpcotServo

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Pumbas Nakasak said:
I dont know which is sadder, the demise of Sounds Dangerous or the germ paranoia.

I wonder if the germs are less of a risk than the mental scarring of cotton wool lives.
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If you saw or heard everything that happens inside an attraction over the course of the week, even you might be hard pressed not to wash your hands frequently while at Walt Disney World.
:lol:
 

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