Yes, that's precisely what he was suggesting.....
Or actually he wasn't, and it was just another opinion. Kind of similar to your prattle.
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Seven Dwarves Mine Ride Construction
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Yes, that's precisely what he was suggesting.....
Or actually he wasn't, and it was just another opinion. Kind of similar to your prattle.
Tom
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"Means and Methods" are always up to the contractor. In other words, HOW they build the ride is up to them - as long as it complies with the plans and specs. With this said, they will do what makes the most sense, and is the easiest and in the best interest of the schedule.
If the track is a long way out, they'll probably go ahead and build the rest of the ride, and piece the track in. This ride won't be nearly as complex as EE, or even BTMR. There are only a few locations where the track configuration is complex (like the helix). Also, much of the track will be outdoor, so it can be installed any time.
In all reality, they'll likely install indoor track as they go, since it saves a trip for the crane.
The maintenance garages are sized to hold a total of 4 trains, based on the scale of the plans.
This will likely have an EE style load/unload. BTMR has a fairly "old school" load/unload format, similar to early era and wooden coasters. Most of the major coasters at WDW have separate load/unload platforms (Space Mtn, RnRC, EE). This technically increases capacity, because it adds one more "block" to the track, which allows one more train to be in the system.
PorterRedkey
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That makes sense. One block at load, unload, 1st hill, 2nd hill for a total of 4 trains. Right?
1400 per hour, sounds like long lines and fastpasses running out at 3 or 4.
I am sure whatever the wait, that it will be filled with interactiveness....
Tom
Beta Return
I would agree with your block count. In theory, you could squeeze one more block out of it by throwing in a braking section pre-unload, but that's overkill for a ride this short. 4 trains is plenty.
We're guaranteed long waits for this thing when it opens. It will essentially be the first "thrill" ride ever in FL, and will trump everything else in the land. If it's really designed to accommodate entire families (or most people in a family), it's going to be one of the most popular attractions in the park.
Unfortunately, the current plan shows a very old school, winding queue....not conducive to much interactivity. It also appears to be very outdoors. Barring any trees, it'll be a hot queue.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
In the areials it's pretty easy to compare the size of Barnstormer to the space where the mine ride is going to go. You could almost fit two Barnstormers in the that space. Remember this is not supposed to be a large scale coaster like BTMRR or Everest. It's going to be somewhere between Barnstormer and BTMRR.
xdan0920
Think for yourselfer
the best
Lee
Adventurer
That was an early version of the layout. The design is substantially different now.
RSoxNo1
Well-Known Member
1400 is relatively low, and obviously this will have a high demand early on. However, I would expect this to "settle" a lot quicker than Soarin' or Toy Story Mania, mainly because when it opens, it will be at least the 11th Fastpass attraction in the park that runs it daily:
Space Mountain, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Peter Pan's Flight, Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, Town Square Theater Meet and Greets, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, and Jungle Cruise.
Compared to the other parks, this will make the return times a bit more manageable after the initial rush to ride wears off.
NewfieFan
Well-Known Member
Seriously!?! I thought queues were being improved over time?
Do you have another drawing for us? :kiss:
PorterRedkey
Well-Known Member
Okay, so the LM omnimover (which already has short waits at DCA) attraction get the long, indoor interactive queue and the Mine coaster gets the hot, long outdoor queue with no interactivity? :hammer:
That hurts my head:brick:
Gregoryp73
Active Member
If the queue is where i think it is...it should place it almost right across where they sell ice cream.
hmmm makes one wonder.:shrug:
coolbeans14
Active Member
In the UK, many rollercoasters now have food stalls at the halfway point in the queue. a prime example is the SAW roller coaster, which has one open at busiest times, and in hot weather. that is of course because until you reach the show building there is no shade full stop.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
I just learned about this site http://www.amusementpics.com/ which has lots of theme park pictures including ones for WDW. One of the recent Magic Kingdom photos shows a really big crane at the Mine Train site.
The art I've seen seems the queue will be indoors, with two different mine shafts, one for Fastpass and one for standby. Sure, some of that may spill over to an outdoor areas, but I think the same is the case for the Little Mermaid ride.
PorterRedkey
Well-Known Member
That's what I got from the art also. I really hope this is the case!
scottnj1966
Well-Known Member
Everyone needs to remember that this is a dark ride with coaster elements included. It will not be a full out roller coaster.
All details about what will be included have not be released. Everyone is guessing.
For some reason Disney is keeping so much of this ride under raps for now.
All details about what will be included have not be released. Everyone is guessing.
For some reason Disney is keeping so much of this ride under raps for now.
RSoxNo1
Well-Known Member
I wouldn't say "guessing". It's not like we're talking about Avatar here. There have been partial ride throughs released that while very primative, do provide a decent amount of information.
Scuttle
Well-Known Member
That crane is enormous. I wonder what it's being used for. They haven't even finished the foundation yet, so I'm curious as to what it is doing. Interesting.
Unplugged
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Well, looking at the crane (which is indeed one of the larger we've seen in FL for some months now) is that it's configured for long reaches. We know that no crane is going to be in tight spaces, but most likely fixed in one place to move steel, any kind be it track or building, across over the open pit there.
I would think structural parts and potentially some of the lower track is going in. Most likely for the train garage as they'll be longer pre-built parts the garage will be constructed around. We did see the most concrete pads & footings in the far North/East section of the attraction. That would make sense to build the lower level garage/maintenance bays with the rest of the ride going in around it.