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Space Mountain track replacement questions
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Lee
Adventurer
Differently? or NO differently?
My bad. Edited.
Expo_Seeker40
Well-Known Member
going back to the audio, I noticed that I was able to hear a few sounds while going up the lifthill.....they sound like deep bass sounds.....like radio wave sounds being sent in space...a sort of droning sound. :shrug:
I could also here the Comm Chat while in the queue for the ride. Is this original 1975 comm chat, or was there no comm chat and we are using disneyland's 1977 comm chat?
the reason I ask this is because I swear much of the same comm chat we hear was actually first used in Mission to Mars for both CA and FL.
as far as the track goes....when I rode it....I rode track B twice and track A once.....track A whipped us, we flew down that fast....but with both tracks the lifthill seemed especially rough...when our "rocket" attatched to it, let alone the lifthill is very noisy, and you can hear it while in the queue :lookaroun
I could also here the Comm Chat while in the queue for the ride. Is this original 1975 comm chat, or was there no comm chat and we are using disneyland's 1977 comm chat?
the reason I ask this is because I swear much of the same comm chat we hear was actually first used in Mission to Mars for both CA and FL.
as far as the track goes....when I rode it....I rode track B twice and track A once.....track A whipped us, we flew down that fast....but with both tracks the lifthill seemed especially rough...when our "rocket" attatched to it, let alone the lifthill is very noisy, and you can hear it while in the queue :lookaroun
Expo_Seeker40
Well-Known Member
in space, no one can hear you shake :lookaroun
Expo_Seeker40
Well-Known Member
you can hear shaking :dazzle: we heard an earthquake before it hit us
A litte blurb that I took in from a conference one year...no idea if it is true or not but it makes sense.That's actually something that I've never thought about.
Kind of a scary thought, being on a roller coaster during an earthquake.
Roller coaster tracks are not rigid and are designed to move. This makes them somewhat naturally earthquake resistant.
RSoxNo1
Well-Known Member
I never thought about it as being earthquake resistant, but you are correct in that they are designed to move.
joel_maxwell
Permanent Resident of EPCOT
that is the comical thing about people that are looking on to woodies and freak out when the structure moves.... followed by a "Im not getting on that thang, its moving" *zig zag stap in the air*
gjohnson66
Member
Speaking from an audio engineer's point of view, ferrous magnets aren't used that much any more. Neodynium (sp? sorry my brain is not working all that well this morning) magnets are far lighter and can handle more power -- in other words, they are more efficient. Also there are several manufacturers who are making very light (40-50 lbs. versus 100lbs.) amplifiers these days. I do not think (and this is my opinion not knowing how DL's SM sound system is set up) that the weight issue should be a problem. But I have to agree that the original support structure needs some TLC. Perhaps a total rebuild is the only right choice -- everything else is just delaying the inevitable.
As for the trackside sound system, I truly believe that this is not a viable option. As an audiophile I think that that is a horrible idea and as an engineer it makes my brain hurt as to how I would make such a system work (install, time delays, eq settings, yada, yada, yada...). Remember that SM is basically a large steel and concrete cone with tons of reflective surfaces and you would have to get the trackside sound system up above all the noise the train makes as it makes it's way along the tracks. Once you had the sound system loud enough to get over that the reverb in the room would be horrendous. Now I believe that there are ways to quiet the train down (rubber on the train wheels, so and so forth), but that still leaves the logistics of getting the sound to follow a train around a track that's traveling about 30 mph -- just not a good idea.
Still, it's good to have folks look at things from outside the discipline (outside the box, as it were
) because that's how I sometimes get my best inspirations!:animwink:
Mr.EPCOT
Active Member
That's actually something that I've never thought about.
Kind of a scary thought, being on a roller coaster during an earthquake.
I've been in a Disneyland Hotel tower and on the Autopia during an earthquake, no big deal.
mousespouse
New Member
In regards to the audio:
The real answer is . . . there just isn't enough time to add the audio. That's all I can say.
The real answer is . . . there just isn't enough time to add the audio. That's all I can say.
devoy1701
Well-Known Member
sure there is...if new trains have actually been in the works since the original rumors of the refurb popped up about 18months ago...WDI could have had alot of things in the pipeline already.
WDW1974
Well-Known Member
Oh, you can always say more ... always ...
devoy1701
Well-Known Member
Having trouble disecting this...so there were new trains developed that will be implemented for SM or there were plans to develop new trains that fell through so the other project and SM both missed out?
Lee
Adventurer
Nope. I don't believe that.
There is no "time limit". Any deadline that may exist is purely arbitrary, and can be changed to allow for all the necessary changes (including audio) to be made.
It all comes down to two things:
1- Money
2- Management's inexplicable and irrational fear of having the ride down.
Oh, please. You can say anything you want.
Must relate to the new Matterhorn trains that have been in the works.....
Variation on new cars for the Matterhorn in DL.