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Great Movie Ride
- Thread starter Tom
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HAHA, yeah, the Alien really creeps me out too! Well, that and the snakes - I HATE SNAKES!!!!
There actually are track-like things in Great Movie Ride - silver plates that run along the path, on each side. You can see the marks on the floor where the wheels follow, but I just don't know if those plates are electric rails that the vehicles just follow or what.
Any Imagineers here? Perhaps GMR Cast Members?
Sir Hiss527
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They probablly run that same just as anything at WDW, I believe the CM's are actually driving them. Now about UoE, I have no clue. UoE amazes me.
isnet396
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The "guidewire" is also located in ToT. Its about an eighth of an inch thick, and communicates with the onboard vehicle computer. Essentially, the thing can be thought of as lining up dog treats in a row and then letting a dog out on one end. The dog will follow the path of treats. On attractions, the vehicles follow the guidewire, which recently have been replaced in some attractions with metallic puck-like devices. If there's a major difference in where teh vehicle is, and where the guidewire is, the Ride Control Computer (RCC) automatically declares an E-Stop and sends the attraction 101.
cirquesoleilfan
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Hi edwardtc!
Centered between the two tire marks is a very thin silver line. This is the electrical track called the "Guidewire" which is followed by a sensor underneath the vehicles. The tour guides do not actually steer the vehicles. However, they do shift speeds. When the vehicle comes into a scene where it needs to stop, there are metal plates on the track which triggers another sensor on the vehicle that automatically stops it at a designated spot.
Also, this ride doesn't have a central computer. All of the vehicles are completely independent of each other. There is no central system to detect collisions, vehicle locations, etc.
Centered between the two tire marks is a very thin silver line. This is the electrical track called the "Guidewire" which is followed by a sensor underneath the vehicles. The tour guides do not actually steer the vehicles. However, they do shift speeds. When the vehicle comes into a scene where it needs to stop, there are metal plates on the track which triggers another sensor on the vehicle that automatically stops it at a designated spot.
Also, this ride doesn't have a central computer. All of the vehicles are completely independent of each other. There is no central system to detect collisions, vehicle locations, etc.
Thanks CIRQUE! I wish you'd posted a long time ago, HAHA.
So, the vehicles are self-powered with batteries i presume? Is it true that they charge while at the load/unload platform, and if so, where?
So, do those 2 silver bars on the floor do anything, or are they decorative? And by the way, I have noticed the shifter and the traffic lights. That's why I asked how much control the drivers had, because I'd noticed them using the shifters. So, in a weird way, it's very similar to the Jungle Cruise - where the drivers only control forward and backward movement. Except there are not auto-overrides in JC!
So, the vehicles are self-powered with batteries i presume? Is it true that they charge while at the load/unload platform, and if so, where?
So, do those 2 silver bars on the floor do anything, or are they decorative? And by the way, I have noticed the shifter and the traffic lights. That's why I asked how much control the drivers had, because I'd noticed them using the shifters. So, in a weird way, it's very similar to the Jungle Cruise - where the drivers only control forward and backward movement. Except there are not auto-overrides in JC!
cirquesoleilfan
New Member
The vehicles are electric and have on-board battery and are charged whenever the vehicle is stopped automatically by the plates on the floor. The sound of the vehicle charging is the the loud buzz you hear when it's stopped.
But it is very much like Jungle Cruise...only indoors with a more advanced scene system. :king:
But it is very much like Jungle Cruise...only indoors with a more advanced scene system. :king:
For an indepth explanation how the UoE (and GMR) vehicles operate and charge, look at this site. Its also a minefield of UoE info!
http://planet7.home.mindspring.com/energy/
http://planet7.home.mindspring.com/energy/
cirquesoleilfan
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Thanks Marni,
that's a very good resource. Specifically, visit http://planet7.home.mindspring.com/energy/companion/pavilion/tech_traveling.htm.
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that's a very good resource. Specifically, visit http://planet7.home.mindspring.com/energy/companion/pavilion/tech_traveling.htm.
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Would you care to elaborate on that please? I'm not doubting you, but after reading that site, it seems as if some attractions are using the parades' "puck" system. Are you saying that they still utilize the wire?
Also, I find it extremely hard to believe that they don't talk to a computer system in the ride, because they have to, haha. They can't just be independent, drive themselves, and troubleshoot themselves....
cirquesoleilfan
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Again, the vehicles have no central computer, nor are pucks utilized. It simply follows the guidewire. Each vehicle is completely independent and incapable of transmitting any information whatsoever.
It's not too uncommon for vehicles to collide, run red lights, or leave late. This would be prevented by a central computer, but is unneccesary when you have someone to do the computer's job. Also, with the nature of GMR, a central computer wouldn't work too well.
It's not too uncommon for vehicles to collide, run red lights, or leave late. This would be prevented by a central computer, but is unneccesary when you have someone to do the computer's job. Also, with the nature of GMR, a central computer wouldn't work too well.
cirquesoleilfan
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Be aware that pucks don't drive any of the vehicles that utilize them (parade floats, etc.). Pucks report a vehicle's location to a central computer.