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Just got back (some info)

Hey, I just got back from a long weekend at WDW. I got some pics but I have no idea how to load them on here. Maybe i'll try to figure it out this evening before I try to catch up on sleep. Anyhow, just wanted to let you guys know that everything in MK seemed to be in working order on Friday when I went except for Pirates, which was closed for EMH...I dunno about before hand.

Sunday however, Splash Mountain brokedown 3 times and was closed for most of the day. Space Mountain broke down twice but came back up about a half hour before the park closed. And Big Thunder Mountain broke down once around noon but came back up and ran fine for the remainder of the day.

The clock tower at "it's a small world" is working again too! I watched it do its little show 3 times and got a couple pictures of it. I guess that's good news!

You guys were right about the monorails looking extremely worn, but I did ride with the pilot a couple time and found that the rumor about escaping out the roof, sliding down the front (or back) of the train and walking to the nearest station via the concrete rail was completely false (if any of you believed it)

and some quick reviews before I go...SSE looks great. IllumiNations was amazing! (first time I ever watched it) Ellen's Energy Adventure was probably my favorite EPCOT attraction this go around, "Honey, I shrunk the Audience" is dated and should be replaced...and honestly...Journey Into Imagination was just plain stupid!

Oh how I missed the Haunted Mansion and SSE though! It felt weird not doing those on this trip!
 
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dixiegirl

dixiegirl

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Sounds like you had a great trip, thanks for the report!!! I hear ya bout not being able to go on SSE, we'll be down there in 3 weeks and somehow not be able to do it makes the trip not complete...But I know the next time we go it'll be unbievable!!!! As for the Haunted Mansion ,oh I hope it opens on time , we'll be there for the halloween party and we're looking forward to see it tweaked up a bit!!!! once Again thanks for the trip report!!!
 
Capt. Jack

Capt. Jack

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dixiegirl said:
Sounds like you had a great trip, thanks for the report!!! I hear ya bout not being able to go on SSE, we'll be down there in 3 weeks and somehow not be able to do it makes the trip not complete...But I know the next time we go it'll be unbievable!!!! As for the Haunted Mansion ,oh I hope it opens on time , we'll be there for the halloween party and we're looking forward to see it tweaked up a bit!!!! once Again thanks for the trip report!!!
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This being said about Haunted Mansion being open on time & such, someone posted not to long ago that the progression is moving along alot faster then expected. Any chance they'll do some sorta, whatever like..lets say before Sept. 10, which is the day we're leaving Disney. :( lol.
 
bgraham34

bgraham34

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Capt. Jack said:
This being said about Haunted Mansion being open on time & such, someone posted not to long ago that the progression is moving along alot faster then expected. Any chance they'll do some sorta, whatever like..lets say before Sept. 10, which is the day we're leaving Disney. :( lol.
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They might open up for soft opening an hour a day or so.
 
Figment82

Figment82

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When you say the IASW clock tower is working - do you mean it is ticking off the seconds and rocking back and forth as well? It always still did the shows every 15 minutes, but it was the ticking and rocking that I loved watching.

I'll be over at MK tomorrow, so I'll have to stop by and see.

Glad you had a good trip!
 
devoy1701

devoy1701

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Figment82 said:
When you say the IASW clock tower is working - do you mean it is ticking off the seconds and rocking back and forth as well? It always still did the shows every 15 minutes, but it was the ticking and rocking that I loved watching.

I'll be over at MK tomorrow, so I'll have to stop by and see.

Glad you had a good trip!
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well it was rocking during it's show...aleast when I was eating dinner at the Pinocchio Restaurant that overlooks it. but the sun/face/whatever it's supposed to be wasn't moving when I was actually in the queue for the ride... go figure. maybe it works when it wants to? :shrug: The mountains seem to follow that gameplan... :lol:
 
Figment82

Figment82

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devoy1701 said:
well it was rocking during it's show...aleast when I was eating dinner at the Pinocchio Restaurant that overlooks it. but the sun/face/whatever it's supposed to be wasn't moving when I was actually in the queue for the ride... go figure. maybe it works when it wants to? :shrug: The mountains seem to follow that gameplan... :lol:
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Yeah it moves during the show (every 15 minutes), but other than that the rocking function is broken and has been for months... :( Too bad, I was hoping they finally got it working correctly again.
 
wdwmomof3

wdwmomof3

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SallyShine said:
I can't believe everything that broke down at the MK! We only have one day in each park, so I hope everything will be working!
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I feel the same way! We are going down for a quick trip next month and we will only have 1 day for each park. This makes me nervous hearing about this. We are taking my little girls friend with us and it will be her first trip so I really want everything to be great for her, and for us too!:)
 
devoy1701

devoy1701

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WDWEric said:
Glad you had a good time, illuminations is unbelievable isn't it!
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Oh wow! unbelievable is an understatement! A CM explained the 3 parts to us while we were waiting. That helped to understand what was going on (i don't think I would have figured out the Big Bang part without him!) and definitely led to goosebumps while watching it! I'm sure their are plenty of people who just view it as a firework show...they're missing out on so much!

My girlfriend and I were trying to compare Wishes and IllumiNations and decide which was better, but we decided that they are so incredibly different that you can't compare the two! They are both unbelievable!
 

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