Disneyland was motors and friction wheels. WDW is linear induction.
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PeopleMover issues
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WondersOfLife
Blink, blink. Breathe, breathe. Day in, day out.
That seems to always be the worst with Haunted Mansion, sadly.
AndyS2992
Well-Known Member
It's fitting though, wouldn't expect new sleek and smooth vehicles moving through an old haunted abandoned mansion now would you
It's fitting though, wouldn't expect new sleek and smooth vehicles moving through an old haunted abandoned mansion now would you
Nothing makes a Haunted ride scarier than the fear of your vehicle jumping it's track and the ensuing scraping and friction igniting a lubricant grease fire!
WondersOfLife
Blink, blink. Breathe, breathe. Day in, day out.
It's fitting though, wouldn't expect new sleek and smooth vehicles moving through an old haunted abandoned mansion now would you
Depends. If that was the original intention, then yes... But I personally believe that the ride being a smooth as possible makes it even more scary. The constant bumping back and forth distracts the mind into reminding you that you're on a ride instead of actually in a haunted house. It breaks the magic.
EOD K9
Well-Known Member
That's wonderful news actually. Immediately after the closing of peoplemover, they got Rocket Rods. Bring it.
danyoung56
Well-Known Member
You are correct - the DL version used rotating tires in the track to move the cars along, while in Florida it's magnetic induction motors. The audio track in DL came out of the individual cars, whereas in WDW it comes from the speakers above the track. Also the DL version could work going up or down hills. The WDW one is all on the same flat level.
donsullivan
Premium Member
This can occasionally happen on a restart and is dependent on exactly where the cars are relative to the magnets when they restart. Since the vehicles have no brakes, they can sometimes get too close together at a stop and the restart can trigger some bumping until they restore normal separation. It doesn't happen a lot, but it isn't something new.
danyoung56
Well-Known Member
I saw this happen when the track magnets seemed to fail just as the vehicles were rejoining the load platform. A train would hit the platform and then just sit there, or even roll backwards as another train came blasting in. The smackage was pretty serious, and after a couple of collisions the entire system stopped. I saw later in the trip that this had been fixed.
ToyStoryMiss
Well-Known Member
Was at MK about 7 times from the 12th-22nd and it was constantly broke down. Had it stop when we were on it around 3 times, and saw it broken down multiple other times, with a line going all the way back around to the Launching Pad!
donsullivan
Premium Member
Was at MK about 7 times from the 12th-22nd and it was constantly broke down. Had it stop when we were on it around 3 times, and saw it broken down multiple other times, with a line going all the way back around to the Launching Pad!
Are you sure it was actually broken down, or just stopped? Most of the ride stops that occur on the PeopleMover are a result of people loading and unloading too slowly forcing the CM's to stop the attraction for guest safety. Once everything is back on track it takes another minute or so before the system recycles and can restart again. The most extreme example of that I've seen was 3 stops after I got to the top of the load ramp. guests kept taking too long to unload kept forcing the CM's to stop the attraction and go through a restart cycle.
There are certainly times when there are actually problems, but most ride stops on PeopleMover are actually caused by guest behavior.
911deb
Active Member
This happened to us in August, too. We were stopped and the car behind us smashed into us. Got us moving again though....
MattFrees71
Well-Known Member
Haha...well... I briefly stood up back in 09 when Space Mountain was being refurbed to try to get a picture over the construction wall. Ride didn't stop though...
MattFrees71
Well-Known Member
I agree the WDW peoplemover seemed kind of worn out the last couple times I rode it. A couple trains weren't being loaded and had orange caution cones in them (maybe doors weren't working or something). And I saw the ride stop multiple times (it didn't seem to be for handicapped loading). The escalator ramp kept breaking down very abruptly while people were on (almost enough to make you lose your balance) and either for that reason or maybe for something going on with the ride- twice they stopped loading people while empty cars went by- one time being like 8 minutes. Also a lot of the paint/aesthetic on the escalator ramp, loading area, and on the cars themselves was worn out/chipped looking.