Mine Ride Construction Update

[Soarin' Over Pgh]

Thanks for the new set of photo's Steve. 2+ years removed from our last WDW visit, and I am getting quite homesick. Looking forward to October.

As much as I like to growl at Disney for their shortcomings, I'm quickly approaching that one-year mark since I was there last and honestly, the thought makes me rather ill. I understand the "homesick" ... even the critical folks get it too sometimes.

 

[kma71677]

I see the safety railings have been removed from the mountain too!! Yeah- getting closer to opening!

 

[Cesar R M]

It sounded like the soundtrack from a 70's o film. Not that I would know about such things...

Filmed by me yesterday March 29th, 2014. Testing with weights

much appreciated man!

Fixed that for thee...and ye are both correct, in a way.

And, while on the subject of singular and plural, does it bother anybody else to hear "mantenganse alejado" instead of "mantengase alejado" or mantenganse alejados"?

It honestly depends on the country.
I've seen many centro-americans (mid americazone) cutting some S's like "Mantenganse alejados" to "Mantengase alejado"

I see the safety railings have been removed from the mountain too!! Yeah- getting closer to opening!

outwork is finished then? only internal stuff to finish?

 

[Seth7721]

I'm not always that observant.

Here you go :

We wish you a merry welcome,
We wish you a merry welcome
We wish you a merry welcome...
To W - D - W - Magic!!!

(... dot com!)

Thank You!!!

 

[RandySavage]

How's this area looking at night? When I was there last May half of it was still walled off and what remained was rather dark.

Was there a week ago and waxed poetic in another thread about how good the NFL area looks in person... especially at night when it empties out. Feels like France meets Canada in World Showcase in many ways. Photos don't do the area justice, particularly the mine hillock which can't be photographed in its entirety. Sensational placemaking.

One thing about the area at night: the space directly below/beneath the main drop portion of the coaster track appeared to be completely open to a brightly lit service basement below. It's pretty jarring (at night) to an otherwise awesome setting, and I hope the basement lights may be turned off unless in use:

The right side of this pic sort of shows what I mean.
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2828/12648060745_888d87332c_k.jpg

 

[Jabbas]

That is gorgeous.

 

[wdw71fan]

I can tell you without a doubt that operations is taking over the attraction on the 19th.

 

[JordanKing]

I can tell you without a doubt that operations is taking over the attraction on the 19th.

So what does that mean exactly?

 

[jdmdisney99]

I can tell you without a doubt that operations is taking over the attraction on the 19th.

So what does that mean exactly?

Ready to run?

 

[orky8]

Was there a week ago and waxed poetic in another thread about how good the NFL area looks in person... especially at night when it empties out. Feels like France meets Canada in World Showcase in many ways. Photos don't do the area justice, particularly the mine hillock which can't be photographed in its entirety. Sensational placemaking.

One thing about the area at night: the space directly below/beneath the main drop portion of the coaster track appeared to be completely open to a brightly lit service basement below. It's pretty jarring (at night) to an otherwise awesome setting, and I hope the basement lights may be turned off unless in use:

The right side of this pic sort of shows what I mean.
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2828/12648060745_888d87332c_k.jpg

Those are work lights. In fact, I believe a lot of the lights along the track are work lights and won't be on come show time.

 

[GoofGoof]

So what does that mean exactly?

Ops is taking over. It means things will start breaking and won't get repaired. -Insert your favorite Yeti joke here-

 

[Lee]

So what does that mean exactly?

It means that CM training can begin.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

The only part of that whole thing I understand is 'Por favor'.

Si

 

[Soarin' Over Pgh]

Woohoo operations!

Didn't think it got more exciting than photos of construction walls and a piece of track!

 

[kendalljo]

Part of me kinda wishes they had just left all the walls up until they're ready to take them ALL down. Like when Santa or the tooth fairy visits. You just wake up one day and voila. Enjoy. This slow reveal is driving me crazy.

 

[disney4life2008]

When does this ride open up? I have been to disneyworld about 15 times in the last 12 months and its been on pending status that long. what gives?

 

[marni1971]

When does this ride open up? I have been to disneyworld about 15 times in the last 12 months and its been on pending status that long. what gives?

That's what been constantly asked for over two and a half years now.

Consensus is finally this side of summer.

 

[Rob562]

Interesting. I wonder what is going on with the railing on the big drop. It looks like they are moving it a couple inches away from the train. Wonder if they decided it was too close or something...

Looks more like they're replacing it. I wonder if they found that the mist from the waterfall was keeping it constantly wet and that it'd be a problem for whatever its original material was (wood, presumably). If so, they're probably replacing the railings with a composite material.

-Rob

 

[orky8]

Looks more like they're replacing it. I wonder if they found that the mist from the waterfall was keeping it constantly wet and that it'd be a problem for whatever its original material was (wood, presumably). If so, they're probably replacing the railings with a composite material.

-Rob

I don't pretend to know exactly what they are doing, but if you look at this old picture (with the bridge mostly complete), you can the the supports are about 6-10 inches away from the edge closest to the waterfall:

But, in the most recent photos, it looks like they are latching onto the base of the old supports, and the new supports are flush against the edge closest to the waterfall, as shown in attached.

 

[danlb_2000]

I don't pretend to know exactly what they are doing, but if you look at this old picture (with the bridge mostly complete), you can the the supports are about 6-10 inches away from the edge closest to the waterfall:

But, in the most recent photos, it looks like they are latching onto the base of the old supports, and the new supports are flush against the edge closest to the waterfall, as shown in attached.

Only reason I can think to do this is to increase the clearance between the fence and cars.