Mine Ride Construction Update

[PrincessNelly_NJ]

What are CMs saying at this point? I feel like given this development, end of May isn't a valid answer, unless they plan of paying people to stand in front of the entrance for a month...

Honestly, I've heard multiple stories from CMs, just like everyone else. I did see a CM post on twitter that the ride won't be open til late May and that it will not be fully functional for the Media Previews. So who knows...

 

[Lee]

I did see a CM post on twitter that the ride won't be open til late May and that it will not be fully functional for the Media Previews. So who knows...

That's sort of what I've been hearing, too.
Nothing I can confirm 100%, but that is the chatter.

 

[TestTrack Dummy]

Not sure if this is 100% true.When I was there on the 22nd I saw what looked like a higher up assisting Doopey off the tracks after a photo shoot on the bridge. I shouted if it would soft open soon but he said no. I then asked about it opening after the media day and he told me it's scheduled for June.

 

[KevinYee]

My video was current, yes (taken on Saturday) - the envelope vehicle was out for some reason. It was being winched up to the next tunnel by about 8 workers; I can only surmise that a single car like that "valleyed" on that spot as it didn't have enough weight/potential energy to make it up that last hill. Just a guess, though. The process took almost half an hour just for that part.

 

[danlb_2000]

My video was current, yes (taken on Saturday) - the envelope vehicle was out for some reason. It was being winched up to the next tunnel by about 8 workers; I can only surmise that a single car like that "valleyed" on that spot as it didn't have enough weight/potential energy to make it up that last hill. Just a guess, though. The process took almost half an hour just for that part.

I believe it's normal to use a winch to move the car while doing the envelope testing. This allows them to observe exactly where things are hitting the jig.

 

[PrincessNelly_NJ]

cast members riding! Photo from theme park review

 

[mvieguy]

cast members riding! Photo from theme park review

This Perticular Spot would make a great Photo Opp for the park to capitalize on. They have it on Tower of Terror, Rock N Rollercoaster, Splash and some others . this very spot would be awesome as a souvineir for Guests. Just a thought

 

[twebber55]

This Perticular Spot would make a great Photo Opp for the park to capitalize on. They have it on Tower of Terror, Rock N Rollercoaster, Splash and some others . this very spot would be awesome as a souvineir for Guests. Just a thought

i bet thats where the camera is since people seem to know to wave

 

[wdwmagic]

PHOTOS - The very last construction wall now down at Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

 

[Rob562]

i bet thats where the camera is since people seem to know to wave

...or they're waving at the Guests standing at the fence with cameras...

Oh, and the talk about limiting the swinging motion on the cars, if you look on the bottom of the seating area, you can see small side wheels facing outward. Presumably in the places where they don't want the cars to swing (Load and Unload, for example) the platforms will have a rial on either side to "trap" the car and hold it in a steady position.

And if they want to keep the cars from rocking elsewhere (like a lifthill), they would just have to install rails in those locations.

-Rob

 

[PrincessNelly_NJ]

More weight testing happening today:
http://instagram.com/p/nV99NQzDQH/

Also seen reports of sprinklers being used to test how it holds up during rain.

 

[jdmdisney99]

Is it just me, or did they double the height of the nets here?

 

[Rob562]

Is it just me, or did they double the height of the nets here?

I don't think so, but I think the middle rope is new from the last photo I saw.

-Rob

 

[jlsHouston]

Being over 6 foot tall, I still duck while riding Space Mountain.....I know those beams are far enough away not to decapitate me, but I duck anyway!

There are beams overhead inside Space? How do you know, it's dark in there.

 

[kap91]

There are beams overhead inside Space? How do you know, it's dark in there.

It's not that dark with the star projectors, mirror balls, and all. And before they enclosed the loading area and the cars glowed in the dark, it was even brighter.

 

[WDWBryan]

Any aerials of the finished product yet?

 

[alissafalco]

So, seeing the audio animatronics makes me wonder if that "supposed insider" who went postal was really telling the truth???

 

[Mawg]

So, seeing the audio animatronics makes me wonder if that "supposed insider" who went postal was really telling the truth???

Yes, I was wondering that too. But he sure did go postal when people did not believe him when he should have just said take it or leave it.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

Didn't that "insider" also later backtrack and say all he saw were the animals and not the dwarfs and that he was making assumptions based on how "good" those looked? Also while these figures are unquestionably much better than expected, their motion is still not as good as Ursula as he also was claiming. The projected faces adds some nice articulation to the heads, but the rest of the bodies aren't exactly cutting edge. They certainly are actual animatronics and look quite good, but there have been better figures in the past. And how well animated the figures are varies from dwarf to dwarf. Doc is the most impressive one with the best motion but the rest don't have as much movement. We'll see what they did for Snow White.

 

[Mawg]

Didn't that "insider" also later backtrack and say all he saw were the animals and not the dwarfs and that he was making assumptions based on how "good" those looked? Also while these figures are unquestionably much better than expected, their motion is still not as good as Ursula as he also was claiming. The projected faces adds some nice articulation to the heads, but the rest of the bodies aren't exactly cutting edge. They certainly are actual animatronics and look quite good, but there have been better figures in the past. And how well animated the figures are varies from dwarf to dwarf. Doc is the most impressive one with the best motion but the rest don't have as much movement. We'll see what they did for Snow White.

yes, he definitely got carried away. But, he was right in a sense to expect something better than we were all expecting. We all want the project we are currently working on to be the best thing out there and want others to think it too, often times our judgment of what we are working on is impaired by our pride in our work. I think this guy got carried away with his pride and made some assumptions that may be close to the truth but also exaggerated. Either way he still went postal.