Everyone has been wondering over the last few days “What happened to everything that was going to be done during the refurbishment?” Well the quick and simple answer, some unexpected stuff happened and some stuff took a lot longer than expected. “Well what did get done then?” Safety systems got upgraded, and that took a lot longer than expected and also had some stuff that had to be replaced with the system. Animation had a few fluid lines replaced that was unexpected, but with that being said the animation team did an amazing job fixing up Rover and replacing John in act 2. “Well what about signage?” As I said up above some stuff took a lot longer, so that meant other stuff had to be moved down the list… signage ended up towards the bottom of that list. The theaters did get new sign mounts though! Sound adjustments were made, so stuff should be sounding better now. New carpeting and seating was put in theaters 1,2,3 and 5. Theaters 4 and 6 got new seating and carpeting before the refurbishment took place. The seating and carpeting took a lot longer than expected, but engineering got it done and did a good job doing it! The show controllers had a few changes, and had a few bugs… (as a few noticed Friday when the carousel resumed normal showings) Show lighting wasn’t turning on, and the DVD player for the TV in act 4 was stuck in pause mode. “What about clothing?” Clothing was another thing that got moved down the list… but the animation team will be working on stuff while the park is closed. “Was the outside lighting programmed?” Nope, other stuff took way too long. But with that being said, the show is 52 years old and requires a lot of work and it defiantly does get love it deserves. “Does this mean all of the stuff that didn’t happen will be done during the September refurbishment?” Let’s not forget the September refurb was being talked about but never officially planned, as of recently the September refurbishment will NOT be happening. Big Thunder Mountain will be down for refurbishment during that time period and Park Ops doesn’t want two high capacity attractions down at once. It would also require two teams doing the refurbishments, and that would mean both of them would not have the man power that they need. I hope everyone has a great big beautiful day
But we've been to the Bordwalk a few times (which is my second favorite resort after bay lake!), so I've been to the Beach Club for dinner and to check it out, stuff like that.
