I braved the Magic Kingdom crowds yesterday to get a quick fix on a few classics. Yeah, I know that I was nuts. 
Anyway, on my spin around the CoP, I noticed quite a few problems. The scrim is still torn off the wall in the 40s room (how hard can it be for Disney to get a staple gun?), the boy's lip-synch is fairly off in the final scene, and the carousel itself is quite loud and bumpy. Meanwhile, a man sitting two seats down from me loudly pointed out every one of these problems to his wife and gave her the CoP's history throughout the entire attraction. This was annoying enough...
...then the ride broke. Halfway in between the future scene and the opening plaque, the CoP jolted to a halt. Everyone remained seated for a while, then someone realized that the exits are always accessible, and the entire attraction was soon empty. On top of this, Disney never announced what to do. We sat on the CoP at least two minutes before exiting; lights never came on, a voiceover never told us what to do, and nobody checked to see why Guests were exiting the building. About ten minutes later, I saw two managers standing near the attraction. About thirty minutes later, the CoP was rotating again.
Perhaps the saddest aspect of this entire incident is that the attraction was packed. My room and the one to my left (I could see it when the ride stopped) were near-capacity. Furthermore, a decent line of people were waiting in the queue when I left building. Obviously, people still love this classic. It's time for Disney to take care of it!
Anyway, on my spin around the CoP, I noticed quite a few problems. The scrim is still torn off the wall in the 40s room (how hard can it be for Disney to get a staple gun?), the boy's lip-synch is fairly off in the final scene, and the carousel itself is quite loud and bumpy. Meanwhile, a man sitting two seats down from me loudly pointed out every one of these problems to his wife and gave her the CoP's history throughout the entire attraction. This was annoying enough...
...then the ride broke. Halfway in between the future scene and the opening plaque, the CoP jolted to a halt. Everyone remained seated for a while, then someone realized that the exits are always accessible, and the entire attraction was soon empty. On top of this, Disney never announced what to do. We sat on the CoP at least two minutes before exiting; lights never came on, a voiceover never told us what to do, and nobody checked to see why Guests were exiting the building. About ten minutes later, I saw two managers standing near the attraction. About thirty minutes later, the CoP was rotating again.
Perhaps the saddest aspect of this entire incident is that the attraction was packed. My room and the one to my left (I could see it when the ride stopped) were near-capacity. Furthermore, a decent line of people were waiting in the queue when I left building. Obviously, people still love this classic. It's time for Disney to take care of it!
