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Mad Tea Party closing January 7th for 6 week refurbishment.
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RandomPrincess
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It will most likely be closed when you get thereIf they saw closing on April 10th does that mean the last day to ride is April 9th? I really hope not because I arrive April 10th and the teacups are one of my favorites
Adam5897
Active Member
Well that's not good.
I don't get to go very often so its very hard for me to easily act like not going on a favorite isn't a big deal. Do you think there is any way that I would have a chance of going on it? Maybe a late start or something. Either way thanks for clearing it up for me I appreciate it.
Rob562
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Anybody else could do it in that time frame, but this is Disney we're talking about here
All joking aside, I also wonder why they would be doing it again since it was just done in 2010. I do remember reading a rumor that the 2010 job was temporary, but that just seems odd to go through all of the work of stripping the roof down to the frame, putting on a temporary roof, just to redo the whole thing a few years later. Either way, if the rumor of the temporary roof is true, or if it was just a shoddy job, I have to agree with you. Why not just do it the first time?
Maybe someone else will be able to shed some more light on the subject.
At the time it was speculated that the 2010 work was an emergency patch job because it closed suddenly with no warning or pre-scheduled closure to have the roof stripped down and replaced. Theory was that some kind of refurbishment/redecoration of the roof was planned, but then they discovered something that had to be taken care of right then and they weren't ready to do the planned roof at that point. So, they did as minimal work as they could get away with to get them through to the full refurb.
My speculation has been that the roof we see now is the under-layer of the final roof, and that some kind of pre-fabricated roof will be brought in an installed on top of it. (That pre-fabricated roof will have to be sealed, hence the contractor hired with experience in roof sealing)
-Rob
Belowthesurface
Well-Known Member
YES!
This ride needs it, badly!
Although, rumor has it that Fantasyland management wants the giant teapot in the center removed from the ride and Fastpass will be installed soon.
This ride needs it, badly!
Although, rumor has it that Fantasyland management wants the giant teapot in the center removed from the ride and Fastpass will be installed soon.
The Empress Lilly
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The Teacups are awesome! One of my must-do's. It may be a simple ride, but I've got so many, so very old, memories of it! No need to be ashamed - I too would consider it a big deal if I found them under refurbishment.Well that's not good.
muteki
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I could see the latter happening, but why remove the teapot?
prfctlyximprct
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The roof here looks so pretty
thehowiet
Wilson King of Prussia
Thanks for the info, Rob! Two roof refurbs in such a short span of time seemed odd so I guess this makes sense.
Any speculation regarding the look of the final roof? I always thought the roof depicted in the New Fantasyland artwork looked nice but wondered if that was actually part of the final plan or just an artistic liberty.
that roof looks very similar to the one in disneyland paris
Yep. It appears to be the same one. That roof would be amazing!!!
prfctlyximprct
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It would help "old fantasyland" look new!
rle4lunch
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It would help "old fantasyland" look new!
Agreed. they also could work on the chinsy looking fascia that is over through the area by IASW. That looks so cheap compared to the rest of FL, and especially bad next to New FL. Time to put the scrims up and go to work on that part!
Pixiedustmaker
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The sub-contractor also does, "sealing and glazing of windows", seems like they might be the ones to call if they were thinking about a glass roof and protecting it from the element in Florida. If the roof required several coats of a sealer, they might have to come back weeks, or months, later to apply an additional coat.
Pixiedustmaker
Well-Known Member
Anybody else could do it in that time frame, but this is Disney we're talking about here
All joking aside, I also wonder why they would be doing it again since it was just done in 2010. I do remember reading a rumor that the 2010 job was temporary, but that just seems odd to go through all of the work of stripping the roof down to the frame, putting on a temporary roof, just to redo the whole thing a few years later. Either way, if the rumor of the temporary roof is true, or if it was just a shoddy job, I have to agree with you. Why not just do it the first time?
Maybe someone else will be able to shed some more light on the subject.
I'm just hazarding a guess, but I remember looking at photos a while ago (I might be wrong), but it looked like they didn't remove the wood part of the roof, which may have had dry rot. If so, they might have been able to get away with just putting a "temporary" type covering over the wood. (I think this is what they did).
Could be a good sign for a glass roof as it makes sense to *not* replace the wood if the whole thing will be glass/metal in a couple years.
If they were going to replace the wood and be done with it, it would have been so much less expensive in the long run to simply remove the wood during the last refurb, put up some new wood, and put on the permanent roof. They could even have just a temp roof if they didn't want to go permanent, over the new wood.
Not a big deal $ wise for Disney, though I guess they look at every penny. Probably would just take a roofing crew a day or so, to install new wood rafters.
I think the double refurb is a result of indecision/plans for a glass roof. If they don't do a glass roof, then they are just doing what they should have done last time, IMHO.
prfctlyximprct
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The concept art found here
can make a girl dream
can make a girl dream
JustInTime
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Yes, they stripped the old roof but they never added shingles. It's just a big metal roof painted green.
trr1
Well-Known Member
wouldnt this be hot under the florida summer sun?that roof looks very similar to the one in disneyland paris
Sped2424
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Yes lol Yes it would
Rob562
Well-Known Member
Depends on the glass. There is "low-e" glass that reduces the amount of infrared light that gets through the glass, thus keeping the area under it cooler.
-Rob