Required envelope testing??? Bad move, Disney!
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SOFT OPENING WATCH - Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Coaster
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Required envelope testing??? Bad move, Disney!
unkadug
Follower of "Saget"The Cult
That was the quote from a previous poster in this thread used this contraption to determine Disney hadn't met basic clearance requirements for the ride. Needless to say, it was baseless cynicism and blind Disney bashing. Not very surprising, but comical nonetheless.
Slightly off topic, but my 5' 10" brother INSISTS that when riding Space Mountain, his hand touched part of the wooden framing. More than once.
I say - no way!
What say you?
unkadug
Follower of "Saget"The Cult
The framing is steel, so I say BS.
Could he have touched anything, though?
Would you not be severely injured if you whacked your arm hurtling at 30+ mph? At the very least, you should be black and blue.
unkadug
Follower of "Saget"The Cult
I'm not sure as I have always ducked and covered on Space for fear of being decapitated!
It sure LOOKS like I could touch the beams, but I have always to too chicken to stick my arms up or out.
I agree, but you can't argue with some people. They know everything!
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
How so....this is standard procedure.
Look familiar?
Look at the state of construction. There are older photos of the ride envelope being checked on the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. The reappearance is not usual, especially after some members of the public (the commercial extras) have ridden.
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Disneyhead'71
Well-Known Member
The difference is the EE pic is clearly in the construction phase. 7DMT is in the test and adjust phase. Which is pretty late in the game for clearance tests.How so....this is standard procedure.
Look familiar?
jt04
Well-Known Member
If it is the cars they are concerned with it should be a fairly quick fix. Even though the cars move they can only swing so far.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
Based on everything posted here it makes sense that this would be a final check. I don't think it necessarily means there was a problem, but we saw recently that they moved some railings and part of the rock work so they are likely required to re-do this testing. I assume the ride hasn't been turned over to ops yet. Anyone know how long after that transition it typically takes before a ride opens?
Think of new Dumbo. So I hear.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
The device is to verify that there are no clearance problems, and based on the pictures of the railings being moved a couple weeks ago it appears that some clearance problems were discovered after construction. No matter how carefully a ride like this is deigned you can't be sure there are no clearance issues until you do the testing. The problem with Dumbo proved this.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
5' 10" is about average height, if he hit something it would be happening to a lot more people.
Please have the nads to tag me if you feel the need to call me out. RVs have collided with rock-work. It has delayed the opening. As to "standard envelope testing" anyone who has been around park construction is fully aware that it occurs during construction and not post B-roll shooting. Major tolerance errors were made and there is a mad scramble to correct it. As @marni1971 said this is not foreign to modern day WDI.
Please come back with you have more knowledge and info. I guess the uber defense many are showing here just shows how starved people are for something new at WDW.
Not bashing, simply opining on the information at hand. But keep going; your posts too have great levels of comedy, even if unintentionally....
GrumpyFan
Well-Known Member
Envelope/ride profile testing can and does occur throughout development of a coaster. Just because they're testing it now doesn't mean it's the first time. If I had to guess, I would say they've made some adjustments, or maybe this is a new train or one they've tweaked and they're verifying everything is still within the safe window of operation.