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Kilamanjaro safari question
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Courtney1188
New Member
I too have been wondering the last few times if it was my imagination, or if this part of the ride has been toned down quite a bit. I tried to search for the answer, but all the changes I can ever find out about are those to the actual plot.
Monty
Brilliant...and Canadian
- In the Parks
- No
There is a bridge that rocks as you cross it. I wouldn't call it a "suspension" bridge though. It simulates a rickety, collapsing bridge. The effect will only work if there is sufficient time since the most recent truck crossing, so even when the effect is working, every truck won't necessarily get the effect.
Last time I was on safari it was working, but that was in August. :shrug:
Last time I was on safari it was working, but that was in August. :shrug:
T-1MILLION
New Member
I really remember the bridge giving a good tip the first few times I ever rode. Where it would be rickety and then lean to the side to he point of making your mind think the truck was going to tip right over the edge into some crocks. There is also concept art out there of this.
Fade_to_Blah
Member
I think it was working this past november
ClemsonTigger
Naturally Grumpy
Rob would know
It's been my understanding (and experience) from the beginning that the effect does not (or is not supposed) to happen for every vehicle. Just as everyone does not get the same water spray on SM or KRR.
It's been my understanding (and experience) from the beginning that the effect does not (or is not supposed) to happen for every vehicle. Just as everyone does not get the same water spray on SM or KRR.
Liek Rob said, sensors and speed have a lot to play in if it will work. There was also an issue with the bird skirts on the truck axles a while back blocking the sensors. The driver knows how much to ham it up before hand normally by a status indicator before the truck reaches the bridge.
Trivia: the bridge is based on an actual bridge in Africa and recreated beam by beam, and it is just 18 inches above ground level!
Trivia: the bridge is based on an actual bridge in Africa and recreated beam by beam, and it is just 18 inches above ground level!
Susan Savia
Well-Known Member
We stopped on the bridge for a moment and then went on, no effect. I wondered about that...
I read in Unofficial Guide 2009 that they removed this part of the ride based on rider feedback and they really scaled back on the catching poachers theme. It is now more mild for younger children. We were there 2/7-2/14 there was no shaking bridge and only on phone call from "Wilson" to help with the poachers.
Rob562
Well-Known Member
The storyline was changed a couple years ago, where the bad guys aren't really "poachers" but rather "elephant kidnappers". I haven't ridden the safari since late 2007, but even after the storyline changed, the shaking bridge was still there.
-Rob
They still call them poachers. The only thing that was different (that I noticed) was that originally the mother elephant was found shot. I personally think that they should just get rid of the storyline. Being on a safari is story enough.
Zummi Gummi
Pioneering the Universe Within!
They also excised that annoying, nasty woman on the radio....
"Tommies!! Tommies!!"
"Tommies!! Tommies!!"
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
To save money, couldnt they just fit screens all around the truck showing wildlife footage and have it shaken by CMs to give it the feel of movement.
Very green and would save loads while keeping "shakers employed
Very green and would save loads while keeping "shakers employed
sillyspook13
Well-Known Member
From one of the drivers: the bridge effect is currently not working.
City Hall
New Member
There are a number of reasons why the bridge may not collapse during your two week safari. It is in fact on a sensor with a spaced interval. (This is why sometimes drivers go very slow or stop in the bushes, waiting for their green light.) To properly collapse the bridge a driver must maintain a slow speed. If a driver goes too fast sensors will override the effect. It takes (or at least used to take) a second truck crossing the bridge to reset this effect. So if your driver or the one ahead of them was going too fast it can mean a no show. Additionally, like all effects it can encounter purely technical difficulties. Finally, during peak times of the year management may opt to turn off the bridge effect to allow more trucks to follow more closely and travel at higher speeds through this area, thus increasing capacity and reducing your wait time.