For what it is worth:
Pirates Rehab - (2/16/05) Lately there has been all kinds of speculation about what kind of rehabs Disney may be thinking of doing to Pirates, both in California and in Florida to add tie ins to the Pirates movies. So much so that I think it’s gotten to the point where just about every blue sky idea has grown legs and went running in different directions. The latest rumors for the Florida version talk about adding several new animatronic figures in addition to Captain Jack Sparrow, but also a dramatic change to the the ride itself. The rumor claims that the loading station and queue will be reconfigured to allow for it to load two boats at once from the same side and allow for riders to exit at the same time from the right side platform where they will likely make a new exit out into the shopping area. So what this really means is that the ride would be extended to add a new scene where the boats used to exit and then allow the riders to go with the boats back up the lift hill to the top. Again... this is all the way that it’s done on the Disneyland version of the ride and certainly in general I think it may be possible. I’ve never ridden up the lift as is right now, so I don’t know if there are any access or height issues on the lift. That said, I think the main issue to contend with may be the lift itself... because adding the increased weight from several loaded boats to a lift that most likely was not designed with this purpose in mind may just be too much for it and require a major overhaul. Of course, this could all just be blue sky dreaming and nothing more...
Pirates Rehab - (2/16/05) Lately there has been all kinds of speculation about what kind of rehabs Disney may be thinking of doing to Pirates, both in California and in Florida to add tie ins to the Pirates movies. So much so that I think it’s gotten to the point where just about every blue sky idea has grown legs and went running in different directions. The latest rumors for the Florida version talk about adding several new animatronic figures in addition to Captain Jack Sparrow, but also a dramatic change to the the ride itself. The rumor claims that the loading station and queue will be reconfigured to allow for it to load two boats at once from the same side and allow for riders to exit at the same time from the right side platform where they will likely make a new exit out into the shopping area. So what this really means is that the ride would be extended to add a new scene where the boats used to exit and then allow the riders to go with the boats back up the lift hill to the top. Again... this is all the way that it’s done on the Disneyland version of the ride and certainly in general I think it may be possible. I’ve never ridden up the lift as is right now, so I don’t know if there are any access or height issues on the lift. That said, I think the main issue to contend with may be the lift itself... because adding the increased weight from several loaded boats to a lift that most likely was not designed with this purpose in mind may just be too much for it and require a major overhaul. Of course, this could all just be blue sky dreaming and nothing more...
