Space Mountain/Tomorrowland Transit Authority update...

[marni1971]

How does Everest work exactly? I'm assuming it has anti-rollback mechanisms but not sure how it would exactly work.

I`m a bit loose on the specifics, but a magnetic field is generated by the motion of the car going up the hill (by a metal or magnetic strip attached to the hill but under the car) - the rollback bar is held up by this field so it dosn`t clunk on the teeth. The car stops, the magnetic force is lost and the bar drops into place on the teeth, stopping the car from rolling back. Simple physics.

Or something like that.

 

[Lee]

I`m a bit loose on the specifics, but a magnetic field is generated by the motion of the car going up the hill (by a metal or magnetic strip attached to the hill but under the car) - the rollback bar is held up by this field so it dosn`t clunk on the teeth. The car stops, the magnetic force is lost and the bar drops into place on the teeth, stopping the car from rolling back. Simple physics.

Or something like that.

^That. Basically the way it was described to me.

 

[Exprcoofto]

Ahh, okay. Thanks :wave:

 

[ASHLAND WDW MAN]

Has anyone thought there used to be seating areas around the bathrooms. Maybe there will be some benches built in to the two concrete forms that are being built. Anyone else think this is a possibility?

 

[EPCOTPluto]

Has anyone thought there used to be seating areas around the bathrooms. Maybe there will be some benches built in to the two concrete forms that are being built. Anyone else think this is a possibility?

Well, not really. If they already have the concrete seating under the TTA, why install additional benching?

 

[panther726]

Did you notice the few pipes in the circle with tons of additional pipe still on the truck? So who knows what they have in mind!

Maybe they will try the "jumping fountain" thing, like the one that's in front of Imagination pavillion.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

Well, if they haven't worked on the train or the track, that 12 mil will sure make the queue and post-show look nice.

Visuals.


Music.


Lighting.



:brick::lol:

 

[jt04]

Maybe they will try the "jumping fountain" thing, like the one that's in front of Imagination pavillion.

I'm partial to the Worlds Fair motif people have discussed. Specifically a scaled "Unisphere". I know, wishful thinking.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

I'm partial to the Worlds Fair motif people have discussed. Specifically a scaled "Unisphere". I know, wishful thinking.

That would be great. Espeically if they could have the continents use the SSE Geosphere motif.

 

[magicmaya]

fountain of planets? :wave:

 

[ChrisFL]

The chain isn't the problem.
The problem is the anti-rollback mechanisms that keep the trains from...well...rolling back if the train comes loose from the chain.
That's where the clankety-clank noises come from.

But the problem with SM vs. other outdoor coasters is that it's like an echo chamber and the noise is much louder....if they could at least add some sound deadening to the walls around it might help I think.

Still, that should have been a priority to make a less noisy lift.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

Laughing Place has a report that says Mr. Tom Morrow is back in the spiel. Don't know if it's the monotone voice, or if it's the new voice. More as it comes!:lol:

 

[SirGoofy]

Laughing Place has a report that says Mr. Tom Morrow is back in the spiel. Don't know if it's the monotone voice, or if it's the new voice. More as it comes!:lol:

Well that's nice.

I guess some people around here might be able to sleep now.

 

[magicmaya]

Well that's nice.

I guess some people around here might be able to sleep now.

:lol:
so true! I didnt even get any sleep!:lookaroun:lol:

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

Well that's nice.

I guess some people around here might be able to sleep now.

Yes, it was that big of a issue.:lookaroun:lol:

I wonder if the new guy gives the announcement, or if itis back to Monotone Robot...

 

[SirGoofy]

Yes, it was that big of a issue.:lookaroun:lol:

The way people talked about it, you would have thought it was.

I wonder if the new guy gives the announcement, or if itis back to Monotone Robot...

Probably monotone if I had to guess. I doubt they recorded it with the new guy, or it woulda been in there from the start, but that's just a guess.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

The way people talked about it, you would have thought it was.



Probably monotone if I had to guess. I doubt they recorded it with the new guy, or it woulda been in there from the start, but that's just a guess.

Hmm....That'd be kinda weird, if that was the only instance. Perhaps they should edit him in some more.


With the chime, of course.:lol:

 

[magicmaya]

Hmm....That'd be kinda weird, if that was the only instance. Perhaps they should edit him in some more.


With the chime, of course.:lol:

I wonder if they could edit his voice to sound like that woman's voice inside of SM. :lol:

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

I wonder if they could edit his voice to sound like that woman's voice inside of SM. :lol:

She shoulda done the whole narration....A female voice would have been cool.

 

[HMF]

The World of Color construction workers already have and begun calling out MiceChat members' usernames as they shoot photos.

Where was this mentioned?