Shaman of Songs Removed from Na’vi River Journey

[mf1972]

i thought the ride was so so at most. not bad, but nothing to go crazy over. i can’t see any reason to ride it now with the animatronic gone. is it being fixed?

 

[jt04]

I am surprised they didn't build two of them. When one breaks slide it out then slide in the second. Then fix the first. Essentially no downtime.

 

[VJ]

I am surprised they didn't build two of them. When one breaks slide it out then slide in the second. Then fix the first. Essentially no downtime.

They should have built two Pandoras. One for when the other isn't up to show standards.

 

[Lensman]

To return as the Shamen of Snacks? I really liked that idea.

 

[jt04]

They should have built two Pandoras. One for when the other isn't up to show standards.

Harsh.

 

[Phineas]

"interestingly lit wet hallway with a 2 hour wait" is quite possibly the greatest thing I've read on this forum.

Bravo, sir.

Thank you. It’s an honor to just be nominated.

 

[ParksAndPixels]

I’m just glad they had the “yeti meeting” and came up with a plan to repair the shaman easily. That said, as much as I like the feel of the ride (I enjoyed the movie), there should be a bigger “pay off”. With no Shaman, this would be a bust. What was the replacement fx? Anything of definitive content or just more “atmospheric” projections? Would be cool if the could do a scrim/smoke fx with projected “distant” shaman of something to still carry some simblence of the intended A mode. But then TDO would just slash the maintenance budget and go to video full time... so nvm

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Though it would be funny if this was the canary in the coal mine for Yeti 2.0

Yeti 2.0 is slated to be installed by an engineering team of unicorns and leprechauns...with a Sasquatch foreman

Date TBD

 

[Biff215]

They should have built two Pandoras. One for when the other isn't up to show standards.

Ha, or one for when waits exceed 3 hours.

 

[mikeymouse]

The boat ride has awesome views but no drop, only 1 animatronic, and its not really disney-ish. Sorry, I'll pass.

 

[twilight mitsuk]

Yeti 2.0 is slated to be installed by an engineering team of unicorns and leprechauns...with a Sasquatch foreman

Date TBD

While using broomsticks

 

[Horizons78]

They're even cutting back the animatronic's hours?

Indeed. Cutting them severely.

Essentially, squeezing the Shaman.

Which they were asked, nicely I might add, not to do.

 

[Bairstow]

I am surprised they didn't build two of them. When one breaks slide it out then slide in the second. Then fix the first. Essentially no downtime.

For a while there was word that they had indeed built two and could swap them as needed. I recall this was even confirmed by someone. Maybe they were referring to the TV screen as the "second" shaman and we misunderstood.

For those wondering, here's what the Universal Studios mode of the ride is like:

 

[RustySpork]

Essentially, squeezing the Shaman.

1 Mega Shaman = 4 Regular Shaman = MEGA VALUE!

 

[marni1971]

For those wondering, here's what the Universal Studios mode of the ride is like:

So named because they had the foresight to have a plan B for Revenge of the Mummy’s Imoteph AA.

 

[networkpro]

When the Fox deal closes, they've got another alien they could use... one that could repopulate Pandora.

 

[KBLovedDisney]

TDO creates new Animatronics (via new technology so to speak) but they break down very often.

However, CoP animatronics are still going strong...

I think they may be missing something.

 

[TJJohn12]

TDO creates new Animatronics (via new technology so to speak) but they break down very often.
However, CoP animatronics are still going strong...
I think they may be missing something.

Like having only 4-5 (or fewer) articulation points? Seriously... the more complex and lifelike a system, the more there is to break and wear. Patty isn't going to break down when she's just a manikin strapped to an exercise machine.

 

[marni1971]

Like having only 4-5 (or fewer) articulation points? Seriously... the more complex and lifelike a system, the more there is to break and wear. Patty isn't going to break down when she's just a manikin strapped to an exercise machine.

COP main characters are A100s.

 

[KBLovedDisney]

Like having only 4-5 (or fewer) articulation points? Seriously... the more complex and lifelike a system, the more there is to break and wear. Patty isn't going to break down when she's just a manikin strapped to an exercise machine.

But just because they are newer in technology, doesn't mean they shouldn't have gone through a good testing of longevity. The older animatronic systems, even though the system itself is rather archaic, had substantial grounds even though their movements were less complicated.