BTMR questions

[The_CEO]

Originally posted by Bagheera
Is this true??? If so, could one of the cords have broken, dropping the "boulder" onto the track and causing the derail?

No, that would of came out already. And it would of been found impaled into someone's head..

 

[Bagheera]

Originally posted by The_CEO
No, that would of came out already. And it would of been found impaled into someone's head..

Didn't think so, just new info to me. (Haven't been on DL's BTMRR since '95.)

But that "impaled into someone's head" is irrelevant. If it fell onto the track and was run into/over by the locomotive, it couldn've derailed it and it wouldn't have hit a passenger.

 

[Woody13]

Originally posted by goonsquads57
Sorry if this has been asked elsewhere, but I don't have time to search. How long is BTMR going to be down, or....will it be open and running in December? Any help is appreciated.

Well, based upon your post it would seem you have more than two months to find the answer! In reality no one can predict at this point when (or if) BTMR will run again.

 

[TinkRBell427]

Originally posted by Dr Albert Falls
For the most part, the two attractions are very similar.

The queues are different. DL has no mining village during the ride (but it IS set up along the outdoor queue).

There is no "derail" effect-- but there is the 3rd lift with the "avalanche scene" that gives the appearance of a broken track--just like at WDW. (I wonder if that's what one of the injured guests saw when she reported to the LA Times seeing the track broken.)

In 1997, Disneyland upgraded its "avalanche scene". They removed the cheesy rocks-on-a-stick. The cavern had a little bit of smoke. They projected some of the "falling rocks". And I believe they even had a few boulders drop from the ceiling, attached to cords. Most notably, they created a very cool effect with fiber optics that made it appear like gold was trickling down the wall.

Thank you for answering my question, I knew my friend's mom didn't know what she was talking about. It sounded wrong, but since I've never been there I thought I would ask before I argued it!
Thanks again!:wave: