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Holiday Overlay for Toy Story Mania
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Buried20KLeague
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I seem to recall that talk when EE opened, but I think we came to the conclusion it wasn't the case.
Animals get used to repetitive motion. It might scare birds for a bit, but they'd figure out that thing did the same thing all the time. Kind of like a deer standing by the highway. The car flying by at 60mph doesn't send them running. The car STOPPING or doing something different than they expect would.
The easiest answer was that they needed SOMETHING for people to focus on while the track switched behind them.
It probably went like this:
"Hmmm... There's a lot of time that people just sit here doing nothing when the track behind them rotates. We should probably do something."
"Hmmm... How about a bird on a stick?!?!?!?!?"
"GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You get the bird, I'll find a stick, and meet you back here in 20 minutes."
:drevil:
Figment632
New Member
LOL or they wasted all there money on building the yetti instead of making an actual good coaster, then all the could afford was a bird on a stick!
RSoxNo1
Well-Known Member
That's not exactly how it happened. The first idea was a sign that said, "Hey, don't look behind you." Of course, that caused people to look behind them...
SirGoofy
Member
Now, now. EE's coaster is pretty good for a Disney coaster. It just needs some more show scenes.
_Scar
Active Member
Figment632
New Member
If I had to rank the coasters in WDW it would look like this.
SM
BTM
RnRC
EE
Barnstormer.
wdwmemories
New Member
Does anyone know what attractions actually do get a Christmas ovelay?
The HM at DL is the only one I recall.
I think that Disney could do this lots more, but don't because of cost. Remember all the rumors over all the years about different versions of Star Tours? That may actually come to pass, but only after so many years the the original is looking worn.
I would love to see this, but am not counting on it...
The HM at DL is the only one I recall.
I think that Disney could do this lots more, but don't because of cost. Remember all the rumors over all the years about different versions of Star Tours? That may actually come to pass, but only after so many years the the original is looking worn.
I would love to see this, but am not counting on it...
SirGoofy
Member
Small World also gets a holiday version at DL. Country Bears used to get one in WDW, but no more.
EpcotServo
Well-Known Member
What I love is how little some of you people actually know.
Oh wait...no, nevermind. I don't like that so much.
"Bird on a stick" is actually a pretty complicated cantilever device built onto the side of the Mountain, so it's pretty hard to access. And the reason it's there is to show off how that particular bird (Whom you'd know about if you ever paid attention in the queue) actually floats vertically just like that on Mountain winds.
May have looked a tad silly, but I know Joe Rhode himself rode the ride 14 times in a row, seven with the bird on, Seven with the bird off, and when he was done the decision was amongst everyone that it should stay.
Imagineering rejects your grievances.
Ha!
(And personally I want Waterfall B back first...Oh, and you can't see Track Switch 2 from Broken Trestle if you're in the train.)
Oh wait...no, nevermind. I don't like that so much.
"Bird on a stick" is actually a pretty complicated cantilever device built onto the side of the Mountain, so it's pretty hard to access. And the reason it's there is to show off how that particular bird (Whom you'd know about if you ever paid attention in the queue) actually floats vertically just like that on Mountain winds.
May have looked a tad silly, but I know Joe Rhode himself rode the ride 14 times in a row, seven with the bird on, Seven with the bird off, and when he was done the decision was amongst everyone that it should stay.
Imagineering rejects your grievances.
Ha!
(And personally I want Waterfall B back first...Oh, and you can't see Track Switch 2 from Broken Trestle if you're in the train.)
Buried20KLeague
Well-Known Member
I don't care if it's made out of unicorn horns and magic. It looks ridiculous.
Seems to me they don't have anyone to complain to but themselves if it's difficult to access. :shrug:
Now that you said that though, I remember reading that.
Figment632
New Member
Yea I guess we do EE just isn't a must do when I'm in DAK. I've been on Hulk and Superman, to be honest I prefer a good dark ride over a coaster but that's just me.
EpcotServo
Well-Known Member
Yes.
Yes it is made of unicorn horns and magic.
I'm surprised I didn't mention that actually.
I do not doubt that that was said but they did an incredibly crappy job of implementing in. Had the thing had any motion, even the slightest sense of realism or had they at least made the pole out of clear plexy I would have liked it. The thing looked like a plastic bird you would get at Home Depot to scare away other birds on top of a broom stick.
Animaniac93-98
Well-Known Member
Most people are unaware that unicorns still exist because Disney owns most of the shares in the unicorn poaching and ranching business.
Horns and magic are used for theme parks props while blood and tears are used to make DVD/Blu-ray slipcovers shiny. Most veal served in Disney operated restaurants is actually unicorn young because the taste is pretty much the same, the health inspector's district does not cover the factories where the meat is produced and it's far more hilarious to slaughter.
Just more magic from Disney!
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
I'm all for it.
Would be nice thing to tote in DHS for the Holidays.
Seriously, though, if it's as easy as they make it sound, why not?
It does seem a little bit late to be talking about it, but that's the only thing that says "NO" to me.
Would be nice thing to tote in DHS for the Holidays.:dazzle::lol: Oh, Disneyland...Always trumping us.
Seriously, though, if it's as easy as they make it sound, why not?
It does seem a little bit late to be talking about it, but that's the only thing that says "NO" to me.
nemofinder22
Well-Known Member
Dont forget about new this year Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy for HalloweenTime as well as the Halloween/Christmas overlays at Big Thunder Ranch.
SirGoofy
Member
_Scar
Active Member
Makes me sad, cuz I know we'll never get it at WDW.:lol:
We do get Cinderella's castle lookin beautiful.............
I bet you're going to burst that bubble and say so does DL, DLP, TDL, and HKDL :O