Chape19714's News and Updates from around WDW iss.1

Chape19714

Well-Known Member
Original Poster
Hello everyone and welcome to issue 1 of WDW News and updates. I figured all my titles should match, and this was an easy way to do so...

Let's begin, shall we?

-Mission:Space is doing well with 2 colors, and people seem to be much more aware

-My test track car had no audio, the screens went blank mid-way. The car also made a terrible clicking sound all thorugh the track.

-Work continues on Living Seas, no real news here.

-The new maps are awsome!

-SSE contines with it's improvements. The post show room is now only exiting to the East, as the west side is being worked on.

-I suprisingly saw nothing on the new KP hunt.

-At MGM, the 2nd to last showing of Millionaire was bitter sweet. The cast seemed bothered by it, and the audience was full of people who loved the show. (I did not see the last show, as it was full buy 5:00ish. All the people were being held outside Soundstage 1)

-It's that Time of year again! The Osborne lights are being installed on the Streets of America! The half of one side is currently done.

-The Corner of Mickey Avenue across from the backlot tour entrance has been decked out for KP meet and greets, the charactors are now posters in the windows, etc.

-One Man's Dream did re-open, and the new lighting looks great! Many of the models have been moved, and the Adventureland model is now gone. There is a new flying dumbo car on the roof I never noticed before. With those exceptions, the attraction seems to be completely as it was before, with a fresh clean-up.

-The ABC Theatre was fully ready for the Doodlebops, who opened there today. Mickey's Magic Show was in full swing at Soundstage 1.

-MuppetVision needs some work on the inside. Many of the effects are not working like they should, espically in comparision to the much newer, yet identical film at DCA.

-At the Magic Kingdom, not much to report, However Here are some notes on the New parade:

-The new music actally sounds a bit different then the video, more bass, a bit less singing. All the face charactors and dancers lip-sync with the recording.

-All the float charactors are now teathered in. In the previous parade, charctors in the snow globes were not theatered, but did have a support pole. All the charactors are now teatherd, no exceptions.

-All and all, great parade, I was impressed. The cast has really fallen into thier new roles and lines.

-Beyond the parade: Philharmagic's light smoke to show the lights has now returned after some absence (at least noticed by me).

-Work continues on Monster's Inc

-No audio for Little Leota

-The temp. buffet was in place at the noodle station. I find it wierd that they needed it, because we walked into tony's at 1:00.

-Cinderellabration contines to bore audiences several times daily, but thankfully not for too much longer.

-Did anyone ever actually realize that the Cars on the Indy speedway have steering wheels on different sides, depending on the load platform location? News to me, but interesting.

That was about it, feel free to post and ask questions, I'm sure to have forgotten something. Next update will be on Saturday. Until then, :wave: .
 

TTATraveler

Active Member
Thanks for the update! I agree with you about Mupptevision 3D. I didn't feel a drop of water when Fozzy showers the audience nor did I see any fireworks on the ceiling screens during the finale on my last trip.
 

Magicot

Member
Chape19714, do you know if Living With the Land closed today for it's new audio recording like it was supposed to? Thanks so much!
 

Craig & Lisa

Active Member
Do you know if the temp. buffet closes off everyone? That's where we go to watch Wishes, otherwise we have to watch from another place, where people can be somewhat inconsiderate. Like the street. 3 days and counting till our 2nd visit this year, and 76 days till our 3rd in Nov. ( with family, total 10) :brick:I want to be on the plane NOW!!!
 

Chape19714

Well-Known Member
Original Poster
LwTL was open yesterday, but that's all I know. It closed promptly at 7.

MuppetVision is also lacking the huge amount of soap bubbles it once had. The Gobo/projections on the side are also in need of replacement/re-focusing.

You can still cut through on the lower path, but the upperpath is blocked by plants.
 

Chape19714

Well-Known Member
Original Poster
Really? I never noticed it before...
That's what I said! :lol: That's odd for me because I've been through a bunch of times, but never seen it, and I tend to have a knack for details. So I was a bit perplexed.

I added above something I missed: The Osborne Lights are currently being installed!
 

nelsonj3

Well-Known Member
Thanks for the update. I wish I could go to the parks myself and post updates, but since I can't, I appreciate those who do so on this board.

Next summer though, I may be able to report on the parks quite often... :D
 

SewIn2Disney

Well-Known Member
I just got back today, and I have a few add on's (well comments really)
-Millionaire- We went there on Sunday, as we'd be driving home the day it closed. The theater was packed, not a single seat left. We were in the second row, and were talking to all these people around us who were obvious fans. Some even had signs for the various hosts saying "we'll miss you" and their name. One guy said he was going to get to the MGM parking lot at 3:00 am on Sat, just so he could be the first in line for Millionaire that day. Was it really that insanely busy?

-Osbourne lights- It's funny you mention it. Also on last Sunday, my family and I were walking down the street, and I saw the lights, and I made a comment that they never finished taking them down, little did I realize that they were putting them back up!
 

JeffH

Active Member
Muppets 3D

nor did I see any fireworks on the ceiling screens.
Last time we were there 7/28, we noticed the fireworks on the ceiling (and I thought a few other things) and thought they were new...
 

TheBeatles

Well-Known Member
I believe the Adventureland model is on tour with the Disneyland 50 years museum attraction. I think some of the other models may be too.
 

joel_maxwell

Permanent Resident of EPCOT
thanks, yeh, i never noticed the steering wheel thing either. granted, i havent ridden since a kid.

not surprised Cinderellabration is getting canned, it looked like it stunk!
 

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