Major 2015 Pirates of the Caribbean Refurbishment Watch/Rumor.

bcoachable

bcoachable

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Slowjack said:
I'm a little wary of an Omnimover-style ride system, though. I just wonder if it will diminish the feel to be in a chain of tracked vehicles and not in an individual boat. Wouldn't this make the whole ride feel like the boat backup at the end of WDW's? Plus, the typical Omnimover motions, like turning sideways and so on, would seem to destroy the feel that you were in a boat even if your ride vehicle is boat-themed. I guess I'm just curious to see how the ride system and ride fits together before I get jealous. Not that I am likely to ever see the Shanghai version in person.
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The rumblings I am hearing are that the boat is not going to move just "down the river" on a belt (shanghai here, not ours) think side to side and a bit of turning of the boat to see certain aspects of scenes. Each vehicle being independent of each other. I was thinking something not unlike the Dinosaur ride vehicle or Indy at DL, but boat like instead. Someone with more knowledge may be able to chime in?!?

EDIT: just read your post Barstow... yes, that makes more sense to what I was thinking, but you articulated much better!
 
Slowjack

Slowjack

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Bairstow said:
The patent drawings imply that there are wheeled track dogs below the boats, not necessarily that the boats are linked in a chain. It could be that the Shanghai Pirates boats function not unlike the Jungle Cruise boats or 20,000 leagues subs in that they're barely buyouant and still have wheels that make contact with the floor of the trough. In that case, having articulated wheels would allow the boats to be forced rotate about the surface of the water if the wheels are in different channels, and jets placed underwater could still power the boats' locomotion AND help them turn against the direction of their travel and back again.

This kind of motion might still feel like natural motion for a boat if the ride is giving ques to explain the odd motion (orbiting a whirlpool, having a rope being temporarily attached to the boat, being hit with waves or a sea monster from the side, etc.)

While this system probably relies on completely different mechanics to make it work, the end result reminds me a bit of older rides like Rhino Rally or Version One of the Jaws ride.
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The patent application itself, though, does describe a chain a vehicles. It does suggest that the linkage allows enough freedom of movement that boats may feel responsive to the movements of the water. I'm curious to find out more about this ride system!
 
JoeCamel

JoeCamel

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TJ Vazquez said:
Just had a great conversation with Marti1971 and I believe that I am going to try to go to both parks for a day in December. Without getting off topic, I am very excited to try something new.
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Try 2 days, that way you won't have to miss half and rush through the rest.
 
Bairstow

Bairstow

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TJ Vazquez said:
I've never gone to Universal, is it worth it to try a day? Which park is stronger?
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Islands is definitely the stronger of the two, especially when it comes to area themeing, but there's too many absolute must-do attractions at the Studios to skip them (Mummy, Men in Black, Gringotts, etc.).
 
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SayCheers!

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This might be a silly question, but are there ever soft openings at the end of refurbs? We're leaving 3 days before the ride is scheduled to reopen, and I would be willing to stalk that corner of MK if a sneak-peek was an option.
 
marni1971

marni1971

Park History nut
Premium Member
SayCheers! said:
This might be a silly question, but are there ever soft openings at the end of refurbs? We're leaving 3 days before the ride is scheduled to reopen, and I would be willing to stalk that corner of MK if a sneak-peek was an option.
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Sometimes.

This refurb is against the clock as it is.
 

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