It'll become less convincing once it breaks in 2013.^Nicely done! A very thorough analysis.
I'm especially curious about the Beast waterfall. It looks like they are trying to use forced perspective on it to make it appear higher/bigger than it really is. It will be interesting to see if the final result is convincing.
It was pretty quick. By my visit in June 2006, numerous effects were broken (I've never seen a functional yeti).
It's unfortunate--the Everest waterfalls are actually pretty effective for forced perspective--and it looks horrible when they are off. Who would have thought water effects would be such a problem. The average mall in America manages to keep fountains working......vs.
Sigh....we deserve better, Disney.
Running a fountain on a closed loop inside a climate-controlled building a bit different from running a fountain outside, in Florida heat/humidity where much gets evaporated and they can't pump more water back into the system due to drought and water restrictions. Not saying all of the problem is that, but it's a big factor. Most of our state has had significant restrictions for year after year now on things like fountains. :shrug:
Sweet! Good work.
So there we are. 4 waterfalls, 3 at Mermaid and 1 at Beasts Castle
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All of the fountains at Universal are operational.
Or maybe they have a different water source that's exempt from the restrictions or maybe they don't care and just pay the fines. Or maybe that picture was taken during a period where restrictions weren't in place. Or maybe Universal doesn't care and uses grey water where guests can interact with it. Who the freakin' heck knows.
All of the fountains at Universal are operational.
Maybe they don't have Florida heat and droughts ten miles down the road.
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FIX THE WATER IN ADVENTURELAND
Oh, but I will immediately take your word that there are water issues in Central Florida. I just don't believe it is the reason why five small fountains in AL are not operational.
I don't like Universal. I think the music is too loud, the colors too bright, the entertainment too tacky and crass. The attractions too focused on thrills and fire and explosions. I dislike Potter too.
Great! That got me going through some more pics, and here's what I found:
So there we are. 4 waterfalls, 3 at Mermaid and 1 at Beasts Castle
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You don't have to take my word. You can, oh, I don't know, read or watch the news anytime in the past 10+ years and perhaps hear about drought conditions in the South.
And for the THIRD TIME I will say that it's not the ONLY problem but that drought conditions are most likely a contributing factor.
Golf courses and lawns and related use grey and reclaimed water which is not limited. Hotels employ low flow shower heads and other water saving cost measures.
You don't have to take my word. You can, oh, I don't know, read or watch the news anytime in the past 10+ years and perhaps hear about drought conditions in the South.
Or, since you're incapble of recognizing that I live in Florida and therefore probably am familiar with the weather here, how about a news article from June 2011?
A severe drought across vast swaths of Florida is wilting crops, sparking wildfires and sinking one of the country's largest lakes to historically low levels.
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Even as Florida starts its rainy season -- which in its first week has been bone dry -- showers can only do so much to reverse months of below-normal precipitation. A best-case scenario this summer might only lift the hardest-hit areas from the highest drought rating to one still rated severe.
The South Florida Water Management District, a 16-county area of central and South Florida with 7.7 million residents, recorded rainfall between Oct. 2 and Monday of just under 12.5 inches, nearly 11 inches below average. The period from October through February ranked as the driest such time frame in the district in 80 years.
That's drying out Lake Okeechobee, the backup reservoir for 5 million people, which stood at just 9.81 feet Wednesday, 3.32 feet below normal and approaching its all-time low of 8.82 feet set in July 2007. That drought ended in August 2008 when Tropical Storm Fay lingered over the state for almost a week, dropping 30 inches of rain in some spots.
Susan Sylvester, the water district's director of operations control, said the current problems are compounded by increased evaporation.
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9NOIODG0.htm
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And for the THIRD TIME I will say that it's not the ONLY problem but that drought conditions are most likely a contributing factor.
Golf courses and lawns and related use grey and reclaimed water which is not limited. Hotels employ low flow shower heads and other water saving cost measures.
AGAIN, I never said drought was the sole cause, but we have had SERIOUS DROUGHT CONDITIONS in Florida for several years now. To stick your head in the sand and pretend it never happened or that it couldn't be a factor is just mule-headed and needlessly stubborn.
In 2001, drought conditions were so bad they shut down the fountain at Epcot: http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?t=2173&highlight=water+restrictions+fountain
I don't know. I had merely mentioned in passing that drought could be a factor. (which was apparently as unlikely as Dracula being a factor to a certain person.
) I do remember reading about problems with the Adventureland fountains but I don't know all the details.I remember reading something too though I don't recall the details. I was merely trying to offer a possible suggestion that could contribute to the problem. :shrug:
Because you live in Florida and read the local news I will immediately take your word that there are local water issues.
Great! That got me going through some more pics, and here's what I found:
So there we are. 4 waterfalls, 3 at Mermaid and 1 at Beasts Castle
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