Speaking of refurbs...I wonder if Peter Pan is eventually going to get some TLC-it was looking quite horrid just a few months ago.
I noticed that too, but this was a couple years ago. It was actually shocking at first. Shame they haven't done anything to fix it in the last
SEVERAL YEARS.
Out of the three dark rides at Magic Kingdom, Peter Pan was looking the worst. Disneyland's Peter Pan has all of those fiber optics that just look so great; they even beefed them up a couple years ago, and they keep it looking so fresh and clean. WDW's Peter Pan, on the other hand, is still grounded in 1970's technology. Tired and dusty and broken 1970's technology at that too.
I just don't get it quite frankly....
WDW Magic Kingdom only has
three C Ticket dark rides to worry about and maintain. Disneyland has
SEVEN C Ticket dark rides to worry about and maintain, and Disneyland's dark rides are clearly better maintained and kept up and freshened regularly. (
Example: Mr. Toad closes for 5 weeks later this month for a rehab, and then when Mr. Toad opens Alice In Wonderland closes for 5 weeks for a rehab into the Spring. And both of those rides are based on old and rather obscure movies that won't be generating big DVD sales anytime soon. Disneyland is spending money on regular refurbishments for these old low capacity C Ticket attractions based on non-trendy Characters simply because it is the right thing to do.)
And if you throw in the Monsters Inc. ride next door at DCA, then Anaheim as a whole has
EIGHT dark rides to worry about and maintain.
You would think that a maintenance department and their management that only has to worry about three dark rides would do a better job than a similar maintenance department and their management that has eight dark rides to worry about.
