...and I suppose you're welcome to do that.I've been expressing it the whole time.:lol:
And I'll express it to City Hall after it's done. And to my managers.:lol:
I'm not seeing to many "I'll be disappointed if" comments. I'm seeing a lot of "I'm beyond disappointed" comments. The timing matters because some of you seem surprised when a few insiders tell you what the refurb actually is. We already knew this. "Why the surprise?" is the more appropriate question.Why the heck does it matter when you express it? It's not like a few people expressing it online in April or May is going to do anything about it. If anything, the majority of guests (if they are going to express it, so I don't mean the majority, I mean the 'dissatisfied minority') are going to express their displeasure when it reopens. I guess I fail to see why it matters when you indicate dissatisfaction with the refurbishment. It would probably be most logical to do so when you actually experience it and it fails to meet your expectations. Most people now are saying, "I will be disappointed if." Since none of us truly know how the attraction experience will make us feel until we actually experience it, it's premature to complain now where it matters--directly to Disney.
Seems to me that the ride is separate from the entrance and exit queues, so any cosmetic work in those areas could continue without a problem. Could be wrong, though.Correct me if I'm wrong, but if they are doing "test and adjust" with the ride, I would assume that means at least a few rockets are cycling around on the track and brakes and track switches and things are moving. And if vehicles and ride system equipment is moving in the attraction, then major installation of any new show effects or equipment is already done.
They can't have construction workers and Imagineers climbing around in there when the ride is running. All of the new stuff must already be installed by now. Right?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if they are doing "test and adjust" with the ride, I would assume that means at least a few rockets are cycling around on the track and brakes and track switches and things are moving. And if vehicles and ride system equipment is moving in the attraction, then major installation of any new show effects or equipment is already done.
They can't have construction workers and Imagineers climbing around in there when the ride is running. All of the new stuff must already be installed by now. Right?
if vehicles and ride system equipment is moving in the attraction, then major installation of any new show effects or equipment is already done.
I am real late to this party.Gotta stop obsessing over Mary Poppins!
Anyway,I for one would be happy if they just smooth out the track a little,fix what is broken & clean it up.
To me SM is a classic.Just needed a little remastering.Just like the Beatles music.No need to modernize it,just remaster the recordings.
Unfortunately I think you've dreamed that
There wasn't a press release about Space Mountain's refurb.
here is all the news about it as it happened - you'll see its very thin on the ground with official info.
http://www.wdwmagic.com/Attractions/Space-Mountain/News.htm
Most of what you have read has just been internet speculation, not confirmed facts.
More than anything, it's the over the top "I'm just gonna die" negativity that is beyond exhausting. Seriously? We all love WDW, but I'm also pretty sure that these same people who are complaining will be riding the new mountain with a big smile on their face.
We knew what we were getting. We have for a while now. How 'bout we just enjoy the cool stuff we're getting and not pretend it's the end of the world?
Dear lord.:dazzle::ROFLOL:
I'm not seeing to many "I'll be disappointed if" comments. I'm seeing a lot of "I'm beyond disappointed" comments. The timing matters because some of you seem surprised when a few insiders tell you what the refurb actually is. We already knew this. "Why the surprise?" is the more appropriate question.
More than anything, it's the over the top "I'm just gonna die" negativity that is beyond exhausting. Seriously? We all love WDW, but I'm also pretty sure that these same people who are complaining will be riding the new mountain with a big smile on their face.
We knew what we were getting. We have for a while now. How 'bout we just enjoy the cool stuff we're getting and not pretend it's the end of the world?
This was release just before the refurb started and did specifically mention track replacement
Disney's Space Mountain will close for a makeover
One of Walt Disney World's iconic attractions is getting a makeover.
Disney said Wednesday that it will shut down Space Mountain this spring for what the company described as a months-long "refreshment" of the 34-year-old Magic Kingdom roller coaster.
The ride will close April 19, just after the Easter holiday. It is expected to reopen late in the year, Disney spokeswoman Andrea Finger said, though a specific reopening date has not been set.
The timetable means Space Mountain will be closed throughout the busy summer-travel season.
The construction work will include installing a new track inside the enclosed coaster, which carries guests in the dark through a series of sudden drops and sharp turns. The layout of the track will remain the same, however.
Other upgrades will include a new enclosure for the ride's queuing area and a new ceiling inside its signature white dome, Finger said.
Finger said the renovations are the first substantial work on the ride since September 1999. The project follows a series of other makeovers Disney has made in recent years to some of its oldest attractions, including the Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean in the Magic Kingdom and Spaceship Earth in Epcot.
Disney fans have been swapping rumors for more than a year that the company was planning a sweeping overhaul of Space Mountain. In 2005, the Walt Disney Co. completed an extensive, two-year makeover of the Space Mountain at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif.
But the changes to Orlando's version of the ride -- it's the original Space Mountain, having opened Jan. 15, 1975 -- are likely to be more modest.
"We're retaining many of the classic elements that made Space Mountain a rite of passage at the Magic Kingdom that's been enjoyed by generations," Finger said.
Jason Garcia can be reached at jrgarcia@orlandosentinel.com or 407-420-5414.
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