EPCOTCenterLover
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I was there opening weekend as I worked for AT&T at the time. I rode twice and remember lots of these now gone effects.
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Indiana Jones Adventure refurbishment
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D.Silentu
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It definitely had a reddish look, though in person I thought it was the lighting. Your explanation seems very possible though.
Rich Brownn
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Disney's version of a 'story coaster' is Guardians. Make what you will of it.
Professortango1
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I'd say more Expedition Everest, which I still find weak in terms of pacing. Guardians is just Ghost Galaxy with new projections.
Rich T
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They’re about to give us a much shorter version with no animatronics that mostly takes place in a dark warehouse full of projections.
But, seriously, I’d love to see the Imagineers get free reign—with proper funding and no cutbacks—to tackle a coaster like this.But I do agree Hagrid’s’ tracks and supports could be hidden better—and I think Nature is going to do wonders in improving this aspect over the next few years. I’m very forgiving on that point for now, I think, because off-ride, the coaster is great fun to watch, and on-ride the graceful twists of the layout so convincingly sell the idea that it’s a flying motorcycle that my disbelief is properly suspended.
SuddenStorm
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This video on Youtube shows the long lost ice effect, though I think the bits of Indy dialogue that no longer are used in the 'rotation' are far more interesting. The ride's potential is far more than what's currently there- they don't randomize the vehicle's movements, they don't use all the available dialogue, most effects are busted. The preshow is significantly shortened with all of the 'Eye on the Globe' stuff removed.
CaptinEO
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I think the vehicles still have unique movement profiles.
So cool to see the lava effect in good quality, that's amazing! I wish they could bring that back as well as the rotating doors and the smoke that would come out of the mara statue when it was angry.
Phroobar
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My sister in law's father's construction company built the show buildings for Indy. He said it was like nothing they ever did before because they were used to steel frame warehouses. They had a lot of fun throwing cement on the walls in the cave system. He confirmed the diamond floor button would lower the floor and ceiling in that section.
SSG
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Indy Stuntshow/Treehouse confirmedRemember when they tried an Indy stunt show type thing in Adventureland like 15 years ago? They had Indy running around the treehouse and some pretty girl flailing about on a balcony and bad guys chasing them. There were also bullwhips.
Except this was all being done in Adventureland. At Disneyland. Where it's shoulder-to-shoulder and you can't see or hear a thing because you are crammed into a sea of deafening humanity. So the blaring audio track used for the show just sounded like...
"BLAH-BLURGH-BLAH-INDY-BLAH-BLAH-BLARP-JEWELS-BLAH-BLAH-BLAH-JUMP!!!!
And the "show" itself looked like this to the audience...
There's something so charmingly stupid about most theme park entertainment. Especially when it is produced by people who apparently have never actually been inside their own theme park on a Saturday afternoon.
I hope Disneyland Entertainment group does something like that again for this next Indy movie.
They could just call it BLAH-BLAH-BLAH-INDY!
Seriously though, on my visit last week Indy was by far the most disappointing attraction. The doors, the snake, the bridge, the boulder--even the projected 'rats scurrying' effect was out and half of the blow gun air effects were missing. I love that attraction but we only rode it once over the 5 days.
For a long time, you could move the bamboo pole and the spikes would come out of the ceiling a few inches.
DrAlice
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Thank you for confirming that I'm not crazy! I remembered that, but it hasn't worked in so long I figured that I must have remembered it wrong.
Professortango1
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I still am not convinced. I rode that ride 4 times opening day and then throughout the summer and I can never recall a gag in the diamond floor corridor. Spike room 100%. The rope. Yep. But I remember always wishing the diamonds did something and them never doing so.
_caleb
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I agree- I don't think the diamond floor stones ever depressed. Makes sense, as it could be a tripping hazard. I do vaguely remember a clunking, grinding sound effect here, though... maybe?
SuddenStorm
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I'm fairly certain in an interview Tony mentioned the diamond floor being something that was planned for, but removed due to budget constraints- so they put wood wedges in the ceiling to give the illusion that the ceiling could depress. I can't remember the exact words but I think it basically confirmed the diamonds never worked.
Didn't the steering wheel on the vehicles used to turn?
Didn't the steering wheel on the vehicles used to turn?
SuddenStorm
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This was still working sporadically in 2019.
Of course, when I went on it a week ago the bamboo pole was gone, and the 'don't pull on the rope' gag wasn't working either.
_caleb
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My brother and I have a running disagreement about whether the steering wheel on the Indy vehicles ever turned! I don’t think it did, but my brother insists he’s ”steered” before.
We’ve scrutinized this video from the pre-show, and we still disagree. Despite the actor’s hand movements on the wheel, I say that that the spoke at the top of the wheel stays at 11:00.
Professortango1
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It never turned. Even in the video the guy is just sliding his hands around the wheel to simulate turning. When I was a kid, I'd get the driver's seat and do the same thing for fun.