mk attraction update...

joel_maxwell

joel_maxwell

Permanent Resident of EPCOT
Master Yoda said:
Yes, there are quite a few things that can be done off site and most of those things are already done off site. Track is built off site as well as the cars. What complicates things is all the little x-factors that come into play with a major rufurb like this. First and foremost the size of track pieces must be designed to fit through a rather small space. A track section that in a new build might be able to be done in one section now might have to be broken up into 5. That makes 5 more pieces to the puzzle and 5 more things that can go wrong. On top of that you can have somewhat unpredictable site conditions that can throw a monkey wrench in even the best laid plans.

If the dates are correct one of two things has happened. Either the refurb has been scaled back or by some miracle of prefabrication and time management they have figured out how to cram an originally planned 18 month refurb into 6.
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Like working 24/7


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jt04

jt04

Well-Known Member
MousDad said:
You mean if the schedule has been shortened, it's not because of a slashed budget, but because of something (or someone) else?
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My guess is the rumors are having an impact on bookings and AP's so I'm taking the new time frame with a grain of salt. Disney has waited way too long for this refurb and they might as well just take their medicine and fix SM right. Otherwise they are just putting the problems off and will have to deal with it again in the not so distant future.........IMO of course.
 
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Brian Noble

Well-Known Member
I thought DL's was down that long because management wasn't prepared to fix it as soon as it finally broke. (I don't know the details of what happened there. Anything I've ever read abot it skirted around the details, but made it clear it was pretty bad, whatever it was.)
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Varous sources put it something like this: when audio equipment was added to the trains, the change in center-of-mass put un-planned stresses on the track/supports. These periodically cracked, with spot-welds to repair it more or less nightly. At some point, the powers that be decided that enough was enough, and the opening crew was told during spin-up that they were not to open the ride that day, and later that day, they were told they were down more or less for good.

I don't know if this is true or not, but the ride *was* closed on very short notice at the beginning of an operating day, and as far as anyone could tell, not much happened in the building for some time after that.

Here is MousePlanet's report from that week it went down:
http://www.mouseplanet.com/articles.php?art=dl030414xx
 
Buried20KLeague

Buried20KLeague

Well-Known Member
Brian Noble said:
Varous sources put it something like this: when audio equipment was added to the trains, the change in center-of-mass put un-planned stresses on the track/supports. These periodically cracked, with spot-welds to repair it more or less nightly. At some point, the powers that be decided that enough was enough, and the opening crew was told during spin-up that they were not to open the ride that day, and later that day, they were told they were down more or less for good.

I don't know if this is true or not, but the ride *was* closed on very short notice at the beginning of an operating day, and as far as anyone could tell, not much happened in the building for some time after that.

Here is MousePlanet's report from that week it went down:
http://www.mouseplanet.com/articles.php?art=dl030414xx
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I think it was a bit more dramatic than that...
 
the-reason14

the-reason14

Well-Known Member
Well maybe the plan is to close Space mt. for a slower time and open it back up for the peak times, then close it down again.

I know that if it is true, I may be able to go back to WDW next year, but thats only if Space is opened.
 
Mr.EPCOT

Mr.EPCOT

Active Member
No one's thrown this thought out there, but is it possible they're saving any major retheming work so that it would debut for this rumored 40th anniversary "celebration of the classics"?
 
RiversideBunny

RiversideBunny

New Member
They may have encountered longer lead times for some of the parts and materials than initially thought, so the January start date wouldn't work.
All that stuff is custom, of course.

If they get everything in place and on hand, ready to go, then six months from the actual start of the down time for the attraction seems reasonable, including removing the current configuration.

IMHO

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SJFPKT

SJFPKT

Active Member
You think maybe it is only gonna be 6 months because they are only gonna replace one track? And just take the second out completely??? if they were the case they would have plenty of room to use and thus could probably work faster :shrug:
 
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timetopretend

New Member
From what I have heard and understand (and what the time period indicates) there will NOT be a complete track replacement. There is some work that is going to be done on the track, but it is not a replacement. There are some truths out there in the rumors about the rehab that have been spread, but some of them are not true as well. The April to November time frame is new to me, so some of my information may be out of date, but I doubt it.
 
Iceviper123

Iceviper123

Member
timetopretend said:
From what I have heard and understand (and what the time period indicates) there will NOT be a complete track replacement. There is some work that is going to be done on the track, but it is not a replacement. There are some truths out there in the rumors about the rehab that have been spread, but some of them are not true as well. The April to November time frame is new to me, so some of my information may be out of date, but I doubt it.
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thats what i was wondering if the track could
easily be removed by parts instead of a entire replacement.
 

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