Demolition of Catastrophe Canyon has begun...

[Buffalo]

Does it bother anyone else that this guy made a Disney "abandoned" video about an attraction that was not abandoned in the slightest?

 

[danlb_2000]

Does it bother anyone else that this guy made a Disney "abandoned" video about an attraction that was not abandoned in the slightest?

I am not sure what you mean, at the time the video was made, it was abandoned.

 

[matt9112]

says a structural engineer? the sides of the tram were more than just keeping ppl from falling out, they are just like the doors of your car, INTEGRAL to the structure and safety of the vehicle (and not just from falling out, but for crush and impact survivability)

Crash bars in doors of automobiles is relatively new.

 

[PhilharMagician]

says a structural engineer? the sides of the tram were more than just keeping ppl from falling out, they are just like the doors of your car, INTEGRAL to the structure and safety of the vehicle (and not just from falling out, but for crush and impact survivability)

The doors were there for safety. They hung from a point midway up the canopy supports with a minimal latching system on the door itself. The doors could be ripped right off and the tram car would be structurally unchanged.

 

[Next Big Thing]

The doors could be ripped right off and the tram car would be structurally unchanged.

And much less expensive to run, seeing as one of the big reasons they were expensive to begin with was the hydraulic doors.

 

[danlb_2000]

https://twitter.com/TheFloridaFoxs/status/707666867540893696

 

[dstrawn9889]

hmmm, the pumps must be worth something, since thay did not scrap them with everything else

 

[PhilharMagician]

hmmm, the pumps must be worth something, since thay did not scrap them with everything else

Going to reuse them for the new high flow toilets! You may want to hold on when you flush.

 

[PhilharMagician]

Does it bother anyone else that this guy made a Disney "abandoned" video about an attraction that was not abandoned in the slightest?

I honestly thought Adam had a lifetime ban from Disney Parks.

 

[spectromagic04]

I honestly thought Adam had a lifetime ban from Disney Parks.

They lifted his ban last summer.

 

[danlb_2000]

hmmm, the pumps must be worth something, since thay did not scrap them with everything else

Or there is more to removing them then the current equipment on site could handle. They had access to them from the back of the structure so I would think that if they wanted to save them they would have removed them before the demolition started so there was no risk of them being damaged.

 

[FoozieBear]

I am not sure what you mean, at the time the video was made, it was abandoned.

Yeah an attraction that closes in September of 2014 and left to rot until March of 2016 definitely qualifies as abandoned.

 

[dstrawn9889]

Or there is more to removing them then the current equipment on site could handle. They had access to them from the back of the structure so I would think that if they wanted to save them they would have removed them before the demolition started so there was no risk of them being damaged.

maybe they are saving for resale... there is NO need for Disney to re-use a 20+ year old pump for ANYTHING
i see no reason to leave them on the stand pipes during demo though... they were out in the clear so they could be pulled and serviced...

 

[rioriz]

The footprint looks so much smaller after demolition...

I actually thought it looked larger than I realized...

 

[matt9112]

Or there is more to removing them then the current equipment on site could handle. They had access to them from the back of the structure so I would think that if they wanted to save them they would have removed them before the demolition started so there was no risk of them being damaged.

#pumpgate 2016 "the conspiracy surrounding water pumps only grows" in this episode of......

 

[Homer fan]

With CC Demo'd, I'd imagine it can't be too long before we start seeing this land go up

 

[Phicinfan]

Obviously they are being retained for the new water ride they will put in this spot as part of the phase three expansion...................................................................

 

[dstrawn9889]

put a fiddley OLD pump in when they have the CAPEX to place a new one that wont have to be serviced? i know you are kidding, but i have never seen people so dead set to reuse old and worn out somewhere else... ok, how about this... that water faucet in your kitchen is what, 15 years old? its still good enough, we'll leave it in when we replace the ENTIRE kitchen during the remodel, save you, what 120.00? aint that great?

 

[danlb_2000]

With CC Demo'd, I'd imagine it can't be too long before we start seeing this land go up

Prevailing rumor is that this area will be used for staging, not one of the two new lands.

 

[dstrawn9889]

yeah, they shouldnt be building here, since this is the entrance they will use to bring equipment and building materials into the park 'berm'