PiratesMansion
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Soooo.....how long are they going to delay this refurb?
1 year? 2? 3? 5? Cancelled entirely?
1 year? 2? 3? 5? Cancelled entirely?
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Indiana Jones Renovation (2020)
- Thread starter Californian Elitist
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George Lucas on a Bench
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Don't worry, I'm sure after a 1 year closure, Indy now has all effects broken.
Nirya
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Ironically, sitting unused for a year was exactly what it took to fix the boulder.
Figments Friend
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They could have spent the year the Park was closed to cut open the roof of the show building and replace the ice machine.
That effect was awesome.
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That effect was awesome.
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SuddenStorm
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They could have spent the year the Park was closed to cut open the roof of the show building and replace the ice machine.
That effect was awesome.
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And, they could have taken the roof off of Mansion to replace the cracked glass in the ballroom scene!
Let's be honest, Disney could have done A LOT with the parks, given they've been closed to the public for a year. This was the perfect time to re-paint buildings, replace things like lightbulbs, plant new things, fix ride issues, etc. I wouldn't be surprised if they let opportunities like these slip by, but how sad would that be.
they did a massive refurb to haunted mansion, massive refurb of snow white, massive refurb of entrance to tomorrowland as well as other pathways (project stardust) and are building a massive new e-ticket in toontown. theyve kept pretty busy while parks have been closed
Nirya
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Those things were happening prior to the shutdown, and from all reports the only stuff that got finished were the Mansion and Snow White. MRRR was even announced as having been delayed due to the pandemic.
Like, they might have gone in and fixed some stuff during the shutdown, but considering they were trying to minimize any and all costs at the parks while this was happening, I really doubt they did much if anything, and are likely doing any touch-ups right now.
PiratesMansion
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Paris is still in reputation recovery mode. After being neglected for so long, they can't skimp on Paris at the moment.
California is not in the same situation.
el_super
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There was also a refurbishment of the carrousel that had started in 2020 that seems to be wrapping up now, so it may open at the end of April. They also finished the new bridge into Frontierland and completed repainting on the Emporium and (I think) Mickey's House.
It wasn't just costs... they also had to be careful with how many people they had working together and in the park. There's only a handful of contractors that Disney users, and of course once those contractors time is booked up, there isn't really much option for expansion of the schedule.
They've started a refurbishment of the Matterhorn, and I have no idea if that's going to be done by April 30th, and they've started some additional re-painting projects. They do still have a month though...
Speaking of paris, they spent god knows how much money to acquire the majority stake of the park and actually own it, then are spending 2.7 biillions refurbing DHS and spending a 100s of millions if not billions on the downtown disney expansion....alot of money has/is being spent in Paris and I kinda think its dumb to make a 1 ride land that has a clone of a 30+ year old ride as the signature attraction of the park. They really should go big with these lake front lands. Its like if they built Galaxies Edge but with only smugglers run and no RoTR.
SuddenStorm
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"Where is the money coming from" is a question that can be asked about a variety of projects.
Splash Mountain is being rethemed to Frog Mountain. Where is the money coming from?
Jungle Cruise now has a backstory featuring Alberta Falls, an ambitious women dreamed up by the best in the business. Where is the money coming from?
Disney Irish
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...and taken the roof off and replaced the bb hole in the Grand Canyon scene glass.
CaptinEO
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Which ride are you referring to?
PiratesMansion
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I believe he's referring to Frozen Ever After, which reuses a 30+ year old boat system and route that is, for whatever reason, being replicated in other parks.