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Carousel of Progress Closed 5/9/18
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WEDwaydatamover
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New paint job? It's been weeks since they ruined the previous one.
Goofyernmost
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Sure glad somebody let me know because I was just about to hop in the car and drive the 600 miles down to Florida to catch the late show. 
Bolt
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And it must be a slow news day for those 'other sites'
Disnee4Me
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Hope this never completely closes for real. I experienced this first as a little girl at the NY World's Fair in 1965. It was a special attraction to Walt. All I know is my aunt & uncle came out from California and told me how much I would love Disneyland. It took 11 years for me to get there and I've been hooked every since.
Biff215
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Really???
Tom P.
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TWDC doesn't spend money on maintenance unless it will increase marginal revenue.
Clearly, this is just a trial balloon. I know Disney. Next they will start closing the ride 2, 3, maybe even 4 times per week, forcing the cast members to stay at home -- the home they've made for themselves in their cars, where Disney is charging them for parking. Then comes the "Carousel of Progress Magical Dessert Party" experience, only available to the elite 1%. With an extra upcharge for sprinkles on your ice cream. I can even foresee a time when you can't even hear the audio of the show unless you rent a pair of special Mickey headphones.
Don't try to pixie dust your way out of this. Trust me, it's all coming. That's just how the folks at TWDC think now. Kim Jong Un has nothing on Bob Iger. It's literally like a genocidal dictatorship.
Clearly, this is just a trial balloon. I know Disney. Next they will start closing the ride 2, 3, maybe even 4 times per week, forcing the cast members to stay at home -- the home they've made for themselves in their cars, where Disney is charging them for parking. Then comes the "Carousel of Progress Magical Dessert Party" experience, only available to the elite 1%. With an extra upcharge for sprinkles on your ice cream. I can even foresee a time when you can't even hear the audio of the show unless you rent a pair of special Mickey headphones.
Don't try to pixie dust your way out of this. Trust me, it's all coming. That's just how the folks at TWDC think now. Kim Jong Un has nothing on Bob Iger. It's literally like a genocidal dictatorship.
Biff215
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Please tell me this is sarcasm?
Bender123
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50 year old mechanical spinning building breaks down...Must be cost cutting.
Or maybe...juuuust maaaaaybe....its because its a 50 year old attraction that is literally spinning an entire building in circles every five minutes for 15 hours a day, 365 days a year. Things break down, it happens. CoP isn't going anywhere, anytime soon, and with tech that old, Im amazed it still has the uptime it has.
That's not Pixie dust, just a knowledge of machines.
TheGuyThatMakesSwords
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Time to comb John's hair - every scene . COP is REMARKABLY resilient to the ravages of time. Worst maintenance seems to be cleaning up seats & carpets from too many 4 year old "Bio spills" . Old tech can be GOOD.... doubt COP has ANY Internet gateways connected to it.
No one want's John delivering a political tirade in scene 3.
. COP is REMARKABLY resilient to the ravages of time. Worst maintenance seems to be cleaning up seats & carpets from too many 4 year old "Bio spills" . Old tech can be GOOD.... doubt COP has ANY Internet gateways connected to it.No one want's John delivering a political tirade in scene 3
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Goofyernmost
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I believe the mechanical theater drive was probably built fairly new when it came to WDW since the original stayed in Disneyland and is still there but not currently rotating. So less then 50 years for the theater itself, but a lot of the scenery and side stages have been around since 1964.
That said, it almost closed down at the end of the end of 1999 and was seasonal for a lot of that time. Then they had to gut out Alien Encounter to put in Stitch and needed someplace for people to actually see so they opened it back up and it has been operating regularly since then. But, it was apparent that the management of the time wanted to bulldoze it. It could happen again. That is why I advocate to stop thinking that the last scene should be redone. That would not only be unnecessary, but, it would also give them a good reason to find another use for the building. Even if it isn't the favorite of many, I don't think any of us want to see it gone.
gustaftp
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When I rode it last week (5/2/2018), the theater I was in had the most number of people in it I remember seeing in a long time. Our theater was probably about 40-50% full. It was a pleasant surprise to walk into that!
Also, something about one of the father's pupils in the first scene didn't seem quite right.
Also, something about one of the father's pupils in the first scene didn't seem quite right.
Tom P.
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My post above was intended to be a joke, kind of a parody of some of the more over-the-top "the sky is falling" type posts that seem to have become more and more common of late. The fact that people took it seriously suggests to me that either I am not nearly as funny as I think I am, this place has become *way* too cynical, or both. I'm guessing both.
Biff215
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I honestly thought it had to be sarcastic based off of what I thought I had seen you post previously, but unfortunately it's tough to tell anymore like you said. It's a shame, but it's how things have become with Disney. Lots of the two extremes, not enough reasonable discussion somewhere in the middle. I didn't mean any offense.
Horizons78
Grade "A" Funny...
Yeah, the maintenance team for COP really does try hard to establish and maintain the attraction.
But they just keep going round in circles.
HMF
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If the last year has taught me anything it is "Nothing" is too sacred to mess with at Disney.
BoarderPhreak
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When I was there last week, CoP was having serious problems. "Temporarily Closed" several times during the week and when we were in it - it made grinding noises and came to a stop between stages before finishing the rotation about 10-15s later (with the spiel already in progress). My guess is the rotational mechanism is now kaput.
