Inferno Barge Rumor

[philsfan2185]

Last night two little birds flew by me and I overheard the tail end of a conversation about the inferno barge. and i quote "There is no way this thing is goin to be ready for february. if they want it done by then, it's gonna have to be all hands on deck."

 

[Pongo]

No good.

 

[DizWhizKid]

someone told me that the inferno barge made a return. I think it was a couple nights ago, either Tuesday or Thursday. Was it just a test? Did anyone else see it?

 

[ICP06]

Last night two little birds flew by me and I overheard the tail end of a conversation about the inferno barge. and i quote "There is no way this thing is goin to be ready for february. if they want it done by then, it's gonna have to be all hands on deck."

But the question is this...

Were these little birds wearing suits, carrying briefcases and what may have been blueprints?

Or were these little birds wearing bus-driver costumes?



ICP06

 

[T-i-doubleguher]

umm not to sound stupid but is the inferno barge the globe in the lake? If so why did it leave the show?
Thanks!
Happy New Year

William :wave: :sohappy: :hurl: :lol: :lookaroun

 

[marni1971]

:lol: LMAO!

Welcome, ICP06.

Will, to recap;

The inferno barge was the barge that (as the name suggests) the flames came out of. The globe is another barge. A month or two ago the Air Launch system on board malfunctioned (maybe the launcher, maybe the pyro) but serious damage was done to the barge as the pyro (the first huge explosion in the RoE show, `triggered` by the `comet`) exploded in the launch tube.

 

[peter11435]

umm not to sound stupid but is the inferno barge the globe in the lake? If so why did it leave the show?
Thanks!
Happy New Year

William :wave: :sohappy: :hurl: :lol: :lookaroun

The inferno barge is the one that would spit out large amounts of fire (hence the name) at the start of the show. The earth globe never left the show.

 

[PhotoDave219]

...... I wouldnt expect to see it back until March or April.

 

[ICP06]

Which is just in time for my arrival... Yay!

In the mean time, I do feel for everyone who's not there when the <s>Inferno</s> KABLAMMO barge is missing...

It's just not RoE without it

ICP06

 

[donaldfan]

Which is just in time for my arrival... Yay!

In the mean time, I do feel for everyone who's not there when the <s>Inferno</s> KABLAMMO barge is missing...

It's just not RoE without it

ICP06

have fun on your program!!

 

[PlaneJane]

my friends saw it on their honeymoon last week and they loved!! it, so its probably only us fanatics that realize it is gone and they loved the holiday tag

 

[brertigger]

The show is now a lot different without it. I did notice that they have added a lot of lasers across World Showcase, which looks very cool in the show.

Hopefully the barge can return soon, but like PhotoDave said, I am guessing probably April.

 

[CrashNet]

Straight from the memo and my manager's mouth...at current projections, the inferno barge will be back the second week of February. Here's hoping all the parts get in and the timetable works out ok.

 

[Figments Friend]

Good to hear this...i hope to see the barge return as i always thought it was a very neat addition to the show. It is missed!

 

[ICP06]

Thanks Donaldfan!

And it is brilliant news that it could be back as early as 6 weeks from now!

The more guests get to see the show with it's fiery glory, the better!

Just had an interesting thought... I wonder if all/some of the new effects brought in to make up for the barge's removal will be kept when it returns... (I'm thinking they'll keep the new lazers and remove the effect that was causing fires on other barges!)

ICP06

 

[NitroStitch]

my friends saw it on their honeymoon last week and they loved!! it, so its probably only us fanatics that realize it is gone and they loved the holiday tag

When I was at WDW in early December, a lot of folks who only come annually to Disney (for Christmas) were complaining about the fire barge's absence. They did admit to liking the rest of the show and loving the extra Let There Be Peace on Earth and mega-firework sections, but they really missed the fire barge. I think its return will be greatly appreciated, even by those a little less obsessed than we are. :lol:

 

[Skippy]

Just a quick question, I'm don't know what was all included from the barge, is the ending with the really bright fireworks still there? (the ones where you can see every country in full light)

 

[MrNonacho]

Just a quick question, I'm don't know what was all included from the barge, is the ending with the really bright fireworks still there? (the ones where you can see every country in full light)

Yes, that has nothing to do with that barge and so is unaffected.

The only thing missing at this point is the actual fire in the first act of the show.

 

[Skippy]

Ah, okay. Thanks for clearing that up.

 

[marni1971]

Here`s hoping the new laser programs are kept in use when the barge does finally return. It`s been a bone of contention with RoE that the multi colour lasers arn`t as visable to the naked eye as the green ones were in IllumiNations - partly due to the colour spectrum and laser bandwidth (I think). Any additional programming can only add to the show; indeed I recall seeing one RoE where there were no visable laser effects. Only if you looked at Mexico, Canada and America could you see they were working.

I have to admit the absence of the inferno barge does leave a `gap` in the visuals. Although I`m used to the normal presentation, there are certain parts in the Chaos score that were written and so timed to coincide with a huge fireball. Now there is.... nothing.

Fingers crossed for February!