Phil's MK Update 01/24 (no pics, sorry)

GymLeaderPhil

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My camera's lens managed to jam up in the camera, so it's off to the manufacurer tommorow. But I managed to swing by MK today for an hour or two. Here's what I saw...

Construction walls are up on the Resort Monorail's MK Station where guests normally exit the monorail. Instead, guests are apparently entering and exiting from the same walkway.

There are now cast members at the pen stations to ensure that the pens don't walk away.

The existing rock work for Ariel's Grotto seems to be completed. A large pole is sticking out from one of the structures in the old 20K area.

Riverboat is officially closed and a sign/CM was outside the station to inform guests.

Stitch's Great Escape has installed height signs and there was a CM stationed there each time I walked by. Good improvement from last Monday's experience.

Splash Mountain's Brer Frog projection in the queue is back. The Brer Rabbit projection inside the ride is still not working, but the two bunnies are talking about BR running up the hill. The Brer Rabbit AA that leaps up from behind the bushes is not working, but the Brer Frog animatronic following it is finally singing in sync with the score. The Brer Roadrunner is also talking again. However there is no speech from any of the characters (Brer Fox, Bear, or Rabbit) before the first dark drop. They seem to be fixing parts of the ride slowly to prevent a closure for a rehab.
 

wdwmagic

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Fantasmic!329 said:
Liberty Sqaure Riverboat closed for refub or for good? Better be for refurb.

Liberty Square Riverboat closed for refurbishment 23rd January 2005 to 8th February 2005
 

dxwwf3

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GymLeaderPhil said:
Splash Mountain's Brer Frog projection in the queue is back. The Brer Rabbit projection inside the ride is still not working, but the two bunnies are talking about BR running up the hill. The Brer Rabbit AA that leaps up from behind the bushes is not working, but the Brer Frog animatronic following it is finally singing in sync with the score. The Brer Roadrunner is also talking again. However there is no speech from any of the characters (Brer Fox, Bear, or Rabbit) before the first dark drop. They seem to be fixing parts of the ride slowly to prevent a closure for a rehab.

Well hopefully they can fix everything. I've always wondered why everytime that I ride Splash something different is messed up on it. And they are very easy to pick out when you've been on it about 100 times. The jumping Brer Rabbit or the jumping fountains or the Brer Frog projection, it's always something.

Hopefully they can make the Magic Kingdom's best attraction (By Far, IMO) perfect again.
 

NTI2002

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Splash Mountain's Brer Frog projection in the queue is back. The Brer Rabbit projection inside the ride is still not working said:
I was there Jan7-12 (the first time in like 5 years) and this was all pretty much the same, except the hopping AA brere rabbit was working. I was so happy to see teh shadow back in the queue area. also, Brer Fox's tail looked better in teh gator's jaws The only real thing that annoyed me was that going from room to room, the characters were singing almost in rounds (this was the same in the Haunted mansion as well) I also wanted to point out that the entire outside of the ride looks like it had just recieved a nwe paint job and looks wonderful and bright!
 

tk421-sw

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Sorry to hear about your camera phil! :eek: I will be there on Jan 28th and 29th, so I'll get some shots of stuff. (Overlay and such) I will also be getting a few pins..(20K) so, I hope this will be a good two days! We are going up for my girlfriend's (which you meet's,) birthday. We hope to get the birthday buttons too. Anything you want pics of? will be glad to get them for ya! Thanks! see ya there sometime!:D
 

Poncho1973

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I'm going to ask a question here...

What possesses people to respond to topics like this with "THEY BETTER NOT _____"?

I see it all the time and I still can't understand it at all. What does this sort of pseudo-threat do? Aren't you "preaching to the choir"? Aren't people here because they love Disney, the rides and the shows?

I honestly mean nothing personal against you Fantasmic329 b/c yours wasn't NEARLY aggressive... but I too often see "THEY BETTER NOT _____ TO _____ BECAUSE I'LL DO ______! THAT'S MY FAVORITE _______!"

It's like a new wave of Internet Hippies. Just out to protest for the sake of a good protest.... you know... the kind where you pick up chicks and stuff...

I just don't understand it. What do these worthless threats mean to anyone? I did see something awesome one day in the parks... this girl was wearing a shirt. It said "I DO NOT APPROVE" on the front in big letters. On the back it had a ride's picture and a statement about how her $$ weren't being used to restore that ride, they were being used to remove it and she didn't approve.

Point is... it was effective. She threatened nothing. She just said she didn't approve. She also wore this where people could see it. CM's and her fellow guests saw it. It didn't change anything... but she was heard and seen and she didn't have to threaten anyone or thing.

/soapbox
 

Slipknot

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Phil, did you notice if the smaller possum was moving its arms and legs again? Last time I rode Splash Mountain, her limbs were jammed and I'm just curious.
 

GymLeaderPhil

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Static-X said:
Phil, did you notice if the smaller possum was moving its arms and legs again? Last time I rode Splash Mountain, her limbs were jammed and I'm just curious.

No, I didn't look up at the Possums, mostly because I'm afraid one of the spit balls attached to them might fall off and hit me right on the head... :hammer:
 

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