D23 - @loumongello just tweeted this

[Master Yoda]

Are any of the ceremonies/events streamed online?

WDW radio will have a couple of live feeds.

http://wdwradio.com/d23expolive.html

 

[janoimagine]

OK, I'll be the first to comment this on the video:

EPCOT MUSIC!!

Yeah, baby.

Nothing says innovation like old Epcot music.

Swinging cars are NICE. Way more motion than I was thinking.

Model looks great, wow the mountain portion is a lot higher than I thought.

Bring on some more surprises, but this is really cool to see already.

Thats not just Epcot music ... that was the music from The Living Seas ... I miss it.

 

[devoy1701]

OK, I'll be the first to comment this on the video:

EPCOT MUSIC!!

Yeah, baby.

Nothing says innovation like old Epcot music.

Swinging cars are NICE. Way more motion than I was thinking.

Model looks great, wow the mountain portion is a lot higher than I thought.

Bring on some more surprises, but this is really cool to see already.

It encouraged me to put it on my iPod just now! haha.


Definitely like what I'm seeing!

 

[gamblepsu]

WDW radio will have a couple of live feeds.

http://wdwradio.com/d23expolive.html

Excellent; Thanks!

Is there a schedule of events handy anywhere?

 

[FLYbyNITE]

Here is a video of the mine train and at the end of the video you can see the FLE model!
http://youtu.be/VTyOITQmpsg

Thanks for posting. Ride looks great! Worth the wait

 

[disneyrcks]

If you want to get constant Expo updates, myself and a couple others are maintaining a list of everyone Tweeting live from the Expo: http://twitter.com/#!/list/FromTheExpo/d23expo2011

Thanks!

I now know that I picked the wrong engineering field after witnessing the section of the video where the guys were testing the swinging motion of the cars on the back of a truck.

I know! That looked so fun

 

[worldfanatic]

Based on this video:

Mine Train > Expectations.

 

[Phineas fo Prez]

The SDMT is going to be sweet!!! I am even more excited then I was before!

 

[Jasonflz]

Wow! This looks very impressive, especially the swinging concept.

 

[Oddysey]

The mine car tech looks impressive! I am definitely looking forward to this.

 

[imagineer boy]

Its the old Living Seas music! Love it!

And the ride is really exciting looking. I can't wait!

 

[Slowjack]

Based on this video:

Mine Train > Expectations.

I think you mean:

New Expectations > Old Expectations

...but yeah, I would agree.

 

[dreamscometrue]

Based on this video:

Mine Train > Expectations.

I agree! I thought it would be cool, but looks better than I imagined.

 

[dreamscometrue]

Buildings can be seen on the north side of the mountain. They almost have to be themed to those areas creating World Showcase type environments which is more good news.

I noticed those too and was trying to figure out what exactly might be going there. Looks neat though.

 

[plaz10]

OK, I'll be the first to comment this on the video:

EPCOT MUSIC!!

Yeah, baby.

Nothing says innovation like old Epcot music.

QUOTE]

Thank you! This is the #1 thing I thought as I hear the music and see "Fantasyland" on the screen. I'm like "uh..that's EPCOT music!!"

 

[Rob562]

I would agree. It also looks like they have dampeners (shocks) on them that can control or at least limit the amount of swing

That's basically how the old Arrow suspended swinging coasters handled the swinging cars. Up near the pivot point of the hanging cars there were about 8 shocks to dampen and limit the freedom of the swing.

-Rob

 

[wdwmagic]

Hey guys, we have a board dedicated to Fantasyland, and there is a thread running not he coaster. So head over there if you are looking for info or have questions on this one.

http://forums.wdwmagic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=126

 

[KingoftheMooner]

the video of rainbow conection was great.

 

[jt04]

I noticed those too and was trying to figure out what exactly might be going there. Looks neat though.

I think you will be very pleased once you have seen more of the model. It is very much what I was hoping they would do.

 

[kylewr86]

Watching this makes all the sense in the world.Swinging freely will make every ride unique and most importantly make upkeep and breakdowns to a minimum b/c they wont require alot of equipment to control the movement.

Looks awesome, cant wait