Myths and Urban Legends, True or False

George1995

George1995

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Not really a myth but if you ask the monorail drivers nicely they sometimes let you sit in the front seat with them, I did it once when I was younger and it was a lot of fun. I don't know if they still do this but I know they used to.
 
Goofnut1980

Goofnut1980

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PatV35 said:
Not really a myth but if you ask the monorail drivers nicely they sometimes let you sit in the front seat with them, I did it once when I was younger and it was a lot of fun. I don't know if they still do this but I know they used to.
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I wish they still did, but for liability reasons we do not get to sit up there any longer. :(
 
dopeylover

dopeylover

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I totally believe the ashes thing. My friends partner discreetly dropped his Moms ashes in IASW. My friend didnt know he had planned on doing it, and when he found out, he was mortified.
 
dopeylover

dopeylover

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Goofyernmost said:
What did he have against his Mom? Can you imagine spending eternity listening to that song over and over and over. That must be what hell would be like. :in pain:
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Right?!

I have asked my husband and family to discreetly toss a little into PoTC and HM when I die. I just ask that they do it so discreetly they don't get caught so my family can still enjoy going. ;)
 
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James H.

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litaljohn said:
how about this great myth. I have once heard tale that in expedition Everest there was once a yeti, and he moved! it's been so long now
nobody can remember if it was real or if they only dreamed it. there is a prophesy that says it existed and may one day exist again. between you and me I think it an old wives tale meant for the easily fooled and for stickied forum threads...
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Deep inside the 20-story Expedition Everest attraction at Disney’s Animal Kingdom stands one of the most sophisticated animatronics Disney has ever built: a nearly 25-foot-tall, 20,000-pound Abominable Snowman powered by hydraulic cylinders with more potential thrust than a 747 jetliner.

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And it has stopped working. This sensitive piece of machinery has been bombarded with vibrations from passing trains for years and it has affected it's performance greatly. (No safety issues here, just cosmetic performance)

Where the Disney Yeti once snarled and lunged at passing roller-coaster trains, riders in recent years have found it motionless and dark, lit only by strobe lights designed to create an illusion of movement.

Much the way scientists have debated alleged sightings of a real Yeti in the wild, Disney followers now debate sightings of a moving Yeti inside Everest. There is an entry on the online encyclopedia Wikipedia devoted to the subject, which claims the “last known full A-mode operation” of the Disney Yeti occurred in March 2009.

While rumors fly around that the Yeti will soon be removed, these have been confirmed as just rumors. The likelihood that Disney will have guests traveling to animal kingdom and finding Expedition Everest down for several months so they can get this Yeti working in full swing again is unlikely, mostly due to the fact that the Yeti is only seen for a split second by the guests on the speeding train leaving the mountain.
 
Figments Friend

Figments Friend

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My contribution to this thread -


Some famous Imagineers' used their own faces in place of some of the presidents in WDW's 'Hall Of Presidents'.

Herb Ryman, John Hench, Marc Davis, and a recently hired young upstart named Tony Baxter all provided face casts to create the basis for the sculpts for some of the lesser known presidents.

Herb Ryman was James Monroe (#5), John Hench was John Quincy Adams (#6) and Marc Davis became both Martin Van Buren (#8) and John Adams (#2).

The record holder however was Tony, who was actually face cast for FOUR presidents...James Polk ( #11 ) just one.
One of the four he was cast for is said to still be part of the show.

Don't believe it...?

Read here...and ponder.....

http://www.parkeology.com/2010/04/hall-of-imagineers-or-how-mop-saved-day.html
 
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willtravel

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Figments Friend said:
My contribution to this thread -


Some famous Imagineers' used their own faces in place of some of the presidents in WDW's 'Hall Of Presidents'.

Herb Ryman, John Hench, Marc Davis, and a recently hired young upstart named Tony Baxter all provided face casts to create the basis for the sculpts for some of the lesser known presidents.

Herb Ryman was James Monroe (#5), John Hench was John Quincy Adams (#6) and Marc Davis became both Martin Van Buren (#8) and John Adams (#2).

The record holder however was Tony, who was actually face cast for FOUR presidents...James Polk ( #11 ) just one.
One of the four he was cast for is said to still be part of the show.

Don't believe it...?

Read here...and ponder.....

http://www.parkeology.com/2010/04/hall-of-imagineers-or-how-mop-saved-day.html
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Great article.. Speaking of HOP, I have always thought the older president's were more realistic than say around Kennedy till now. IMO. The last time was there in May, didn't one use to lean over and talk to another president? Did't see it this time. Sorry, not trying to derail.
 
Figments Friend

Figments Friend

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willtravel said:
Great article.. Speaking of HOP, I have always thought the older president's were more realistic than say around Kennedy till now. IMO. The last time was there in May, didn't one use to lean over and talk to another president? Did't see it this time. Sorry, not trying to derail.
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It may be the style of the head sculpts you are referring to that makes the newer presidents look 'different' when compared to the later models. Blaine Gibson did almost all of the head sculptures except a few of the more recent additions, i believe.

I know the detail you are referring to regarding the two presidents talking to each other. I remember those two 'quietly muttering' to each other as one of the others had a speech moment. If was a nice detail..and added a lot to the suspension of disbelief needed for such a presentation.

There is actually a lot of that if you watch the areas of the stage where focus is being directed in another area.
Watch the others react and gesture as Lincoln, Washington, or Obama talk. Even during the 'roll call' during the start of the AA segment when all of the presidents are revealed has some great reactions from the figures as the names are called.

Some of the ones over on the far ends of either side of the stage do some good reactions.
I get great pleasure out of sitting there and looking for those little details.

The recent re-Imagineering of the attraction a few years ago may have altered some of the moves you were looking for...not 100% sure.
 
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Goofyernmost

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Fable McCloud said:
I really liked seeing them tap their feet and drum their fingers, it made them just a bit more lifelike.
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It's stuff like that that makes me chuckle when I hear so many people saying how boring that show is. Apparently they are listening but not watching. It is a marvel of entertainment. Back in the early 80's an employee of mine decided to have his honeymoon in WDW. When he got back he commented on how much it must cost Disney to have all those CM's on stage, in costume for that many shows a day. When I informed him that he was looking at AA's his jaw dropped. He couldn't believe that they all looked so real, little movements while another was speaking, shifting weight from one side to another, moving an arm to a different location, glancing over at the person (President) next to them, etc. The same reactions that real people might be doing. That, my friends that wonder why us oldies seem to get so fired up about less detail in attractions, is why!
 
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Softball for days15

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My neighbor said he went to disney and there was a man harassing another man outside of Toy Story Mania and that a cast member said something on his walkie and then 2 men (in suits) came in through a nearby room and took said man away through the doors. Not sure if its true, anyone else heard this? I thought it was cool though.
 

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