Safari vehicles Gas or Electric

KrazyKemp

KrazyKemp

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When I was riding on KS a few weeks ago, I saw that on the dashboard it said "Service Engine Soon", thoughts of a propane explosion crept into my mind...lol
 
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monorailguy01

New Member
They use propane.. but Disney is tryn to come up with an even safer way to make the trucks go.. propane is what they use for now until they figure out a way to use vegetable oil... This is most likley the safest way to run the truck. with out doing any internal harm to the animals
 
ConstanceIrene

ConstanceIrene

Member
For those interested in seeing how the safari trucks were made and on what kind of fuel they run, the Travel Channel's show on the Animal Kingdom will be on again next Thursday, October 5, from 10 - 11 AM.

Geez, talk about your run-on sentences!
 
Figment1986

Figment1986

Well-Known Member
monorailguy01 said:
They use propane.. but Disney is tryn to come up with an even safer way to make the trucks go.. propane is what they use for now until they figure out a way to use vegetable oil... This is most likley the safest way to run the truck. with out doing any internal harm to the animals
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head mouse said:
Now that would be a great idea. They could recycle the oil used in the restaurants. Heck they could convert ALL Disney vehicles to run on veg oil. The buses, street cars, etc.
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Why do I have a craving for Disney fries and chicken strips when I ride the safari and busses.... ;)


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Magic Maker

Magic Maker

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The check engine soon light comes on all the trucks that are as we said "40s trucks". Each truck is numbered and all the trucks in the 40 series have that. They are also the slowest. So I usually would bring that to the attention of the guests in the first row, jokingly, so that when the puchers came around and my truck would only putt putt through the area there would appear to be a reason.
 
mkt

mkt

When a paradise is lost go straight to Disney™
Premium Member
Most diesel powerplants will run on Vegetable Oil... there's your answer. No major engineering feat required, just retrofit the vehicles with a diesel powerplant, use a little diesel to start it, and run it off veggie oil.

Or even better, get rid of those nasty things with newer (but still nasty looking :D ) Diesel powered ones that can run on Veggie oil
 
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niteobsrvr

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mkt said:
Most diesel powerplants will run on Vegetable Oil... there's your answer. No major engineering feat required, just retrofit the vehicles with a diesel powerplant, use a little diesel to start it, and run it off veggie oil.

Or even better, get rid of those nasty things with newer (but still nasty looking :D ) Diesel powered ones that can run on Veggie oil
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Combine it with a little diesel and call it BioDiesel. The only problem is biodiesel is currently more expensive than regular diesel. However, the vegetable oil is taken from fryers. They have to filter it, mix it, and you are good to go.

I wonder if some of the animals would follow the vehicle because it smells like a french fry?
 
mkt

mkt

When a paradise is lost go straight to Disney™
Premium Member
niteobsrvr said:
Combine it with a little diesel and call it BioDiesel. The only problem is biodiesel is currently more expensive than regular diesel. However, the vegetable oil is taken from fryers. They have to filter it, mix it, and you are good to go.

I wonder if some of the animals would follow the vehicle because it smells like a french fry?
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Problem #2, there's only 1 Biodiesel pump open to the public in the Orange-Osceola County area (located in Kissimmee on John Young Parkway), out of a grand total of 2 pumps in Central Florida.

eg, it's actually easier for me to find a pump selling 110 Octane racing fuel than it is to find a pump selling Biodiesel (oe E85 or any other alternative fuel in Central Florida)

Granted, Disney isn't the average consumer and if they are so inclined, they'll have a Biodiesel pump in no time... as well as an E85 pump, Hydrogen filling station, and power station for GM EV1's (and the people who do aftermarket work to the various Hybrids using Toyota's technology).

As for sentence #2, that'd be interesting... however, if my dog won't follow the smell of vegetable oil, I doubt they will as wel. However, I wonder if I'll follow an E85 Vehicle because its exhaust smells like Vodka :lookaroun
 
Hakunamatata

Hakunamatata

Le Meh
Premium Member
mkt said:
As for sentence #2, that'd be interesting... however, if my dog won't follow the smell of vegetable oil, I doubt they will as wel. However, I wonder if I'll follow an E85 Vehicle because its exhaust smells like Vodka :lookaroun
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Vodka smell coming out of an orange juice truck would be sweet :D
 

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