networkpro
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Thats a ride system on top of the first floor service complex.
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Thats a ride system on top of the first floor service complex.
There are no Utilidors under the Dwarf Coaster.
spectromagic04
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Yeah non of new Fantasyland is connected by the Utilidoors. They go as far as Winnie the Pooh/Friars Nook.
Remember there used to be a lagoon here. If I recall the closest the tunnels got to the area were the original locker rooms and men’s restroom that both sat at the side of the lagoon at the same grade.
brb1006
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Glad I wasn't the only person who thought I was going crazy when I thought it was harder to see the various characters because of the lighting.
brb1006
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HELP ME MISTER SMEE HELP ME!
OH I'M COMING CAPTAIN
Considering that the audio is played on loop on that ride doesn't help. You can even hear it before you even get to that scene. Does anyone even know who voiced Hook and Smee or was it an unknown voice actor?
Brer Oswald
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Pan needs help bad. It’s a shame that the attraction based on my favourite film gets the least TLC. Especially since it’s one of the most popular attractions on resort property!
aladdin2007
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yet how many millions did they spend for that new enclosed queue addition? meanwhile no tlc for the ride itself. Def something wrong there.
brb1006
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What a missed opportunity to update the ride in terms of visuals and audio. You would think the new interactive queue made years ago could have gave you a hint but the actual ride is still like it was for almost 50 years.
peter11435
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Is it true that there are ADA compliance issues that complicate any large scale attempts to improve the attraction?
smile
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yensidtlaw1969
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I can’t imagine there are any issues unique to this version of Pan, and every other version has seen updates (aside from Shanghai, which is a different story).
Surely there’s room for cosmetic improvement in the ride, though I have’t fallen madly in love with the ways any of the others have been updated in the last 5 years or so. They’ve all been sort of a mixed bag to me, with Tokyo resulting in a net loss with the redesign of their Neverland room. Paris seems to have fared best, and generally they showed a lot of restraint there. Their ride needed less, though, since it opened in 1992 and was designed as a small step up from the others to begin with.
All of this is to say, I don’t think the list for updating Florida’s Pan need be very long. New audio, fiber optics, and a new coat of paint would go pretty far. Sprinkle in some projection mapping if you want, some of those have been nice. I’d even forgive them if they skimped on improving the animation of the figures if at least they refinished them all to be more on-model — check out WDW vs. DL:
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smile
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rode wdw pan fairly recently and was taken aback, to be honest...
but it's hard to expect serious reno when guests continually jam-pack the current iteration.
yensidtlaw1969
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I rode it today — had a FastPass, I’d probably never get in otherwise — a lot of the charm is baked-in. They don’t really need to change a lot, no need for excavation of scenes, just clean up some of the edges and sprinkle some pixie dust over what’s already there. Shanghai notwithstanding since it’s a more ambitious ride, Florida could pretty easily have the best version if they just build off the bones they have.
You’re totally right about the numbers it brings in, I’m sure that’s why the ride never sees real love. Hopefully one day someone will force a refurb to give it the cosmetic update it deserves. It’s a great little ride that’s just lost it’s lustre.
I can’t see how since a) it could be grandfathered and b) the ride system wouldn’t come under the remit.
peter11435
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As explained to me the current attraction is grandfathered but any sizeable investment in the facility would require bringing the attraction up to current standards.
peter11435
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DL and WDW are the only two Peter Pan attractions that are covered by the ADA. Disneylands version of the ride functions very differently as the ships are individually dispatched and already stop for each guest.
aladdin2007
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I agree, despite the need for an update, its pretty much the last original charming attraction left aside from the tiki room. I would hate to see that changed. When I ride it all my magic kingdom childhood memories come flooding back.
I’m sure a fibre optic install could be argued of not being sizeable. More likely an incremental modernisation, like new speakers or LED lighting.
brb1006
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And using a new soundtrack instead of the same loop of You Can Sky heard everywhere compared to Disneyland that uses music from the film.