TestTrack Dummy
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I always wondered how they made sure a person wouldn't loose their arms on a coaster, now I know. I still won't do it in SM though lol!
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Mine Ride Construction Update
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unkadug
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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!
Bairstow
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Wait, is this video current? Are they still doing envelope testing?
hpyhnt 1000
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I think at this point its more like emergency fixing. But yeah, you'd think this sort of thing would have been taken care of months ago.
Cesar R M
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What sneezy and dopey do on their own time at night, in the dark is their business
Seen this on Instagram. Appears to be part of the interactive queue!
a lot of thanks for the updates guys!
yensidtlaw1969
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I'm surprised (pleasantly?) to see how deeply wooded the area around the Cottage appears to be. From the photos, it looks almost as if you wouldn't be able to tell it was there if you were just walking by and didn't already know. Is this how it seems in person, or is it just a trick of the photos?
I don't know when the video was done, but there were pictures of this testing being done yesterday, so assume the video is also from yesterday.
Clamman73
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Must be for a final safety sign off...
DrewmanS
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I assume you are correct. Tests of the safety envelope would have happened long ago for major structural elements. In the last few weeks, pictures have shown the installation of railings, additional landscaping and some concrete. After all work is done, a final check would be required to verify nothing has violated the safety envelope.
Bairstow
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You would hope they would have done that BEFORE putting a bunch of actors on the trains for the commercial shoot.
Maybe one of those people scraped their knuckle or something.
Its sad that with Disneys track record as of late we have to consider that (bolded) as a possibility.
Rose&Crowner
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PrincessNelly_NJ
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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...
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I guess those posts are the readers? Pretty cool themeing if it is.
doctornick
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Yep. There's a lot of criticize TDO for regarding these days, but theming for the 7DMT -- and NFL in general -- has been very good. Let's just hope the show scenes on the ride are just as detailed.
unkadug
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You cannot credit TDO with any of this at all. All of it comes from WDI in Glendale.
TDO is responsible for it's upkeep after WDI turns it over to them. That is where people have been critical.
I just got back yesterday. Glad to see the walls around the entrance are down but the row of rolling foliage is still up, I see. Got a different story from each CM I asked about when the ride would open. One said soon and that a press event would happen next (now this) week, that just the day before (Tuesday) actors were riding to film a commercial and it would open in a few weeks. We overheard another say the walls would come down in a day or two (this was last Wednesday evening). The third said the ride wouldn't open for another month or two, to which I responded "but you've sent out the press package, which by the way is cool, and the ride is listed on the attractions for MK" to which I got a blank (and probably panicked) look. However, one train was running - it is VERY quiet - and a maintenance man was working on something in a large box. But we got a fantastic look at the inside and I was disappointed no soft opening last week while we were at the park. I cannot imagine if there were "safety" issues that Disney would hire actors and allow them to ride in order to film a commercial. I think the obfuscation is due to the intense interest in the ride - the night we watched the train, there must have been 30 others watching also. Just a train going around the tracks.
We are back in May for Star Wars weekend and I am hoping it is open by then.
We are back in May for Star Wars weekend and I am hoping it is open by then.