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Space Mountain trains cycling today (Sat 26 Sep) - photo
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calicommando
Active Member
Nice! I DID see that one.
yeti
Well-Known Member
Did that train look like it was painted purple in the back to anyone else?
And whatever happened to the SM star tunnel music?
WDW Vacationer
Active Member
Prefurbs. Is EVERYTHING a prefurb to you? An 8 month closure is not a prefurb.All these months and almost $20 million to put a cover over the queue and add a few section of track? Something doesn't add up here.
I think we are witnessing the mother of all prefurbs.
Time will tell. :king:
jt04
Well-Known Member
It sure doesn't appear to be a refurb either.
WDW Vacationer
Active Member
Well, we will have to wait and see. we have herad too many things about this. At this time I am leaning to what Steve has said though.:shrug: Still is a refurb based on what he said. It would enhance the experience.
EPCOT Explorer
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jt04
Well-Known Member
I see nothing that warrented a 6 month closure and $20 million dollars. That is all.
Now if we find out that the track supports were also upgraded so they would have the option of adding on-board audio later, as was once rumored, then that would make more sense. And that, for those who still don't get it, could best be described as a "prefurb".
Time will tell.
Extended maintenance
EPCOT Explorer
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Enchantâmes
Active Member
Um how so? Just because they are not changing much compared to what some people wanted (I not being one of them) does not mean its not a refurb. Space Mountain needed maintenance badly, now its getting it. :wave:
SirGoofy
Member
Yup a complete and utter waste of time.:brick:
Dude, he just does it for attention. Ignore his "prefurb" nonsense and it'll go away.
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
Maintenance wise, no....It's a good thing that it's getting it.
However, it SHOULD have gotten it in the past, if possible, and this was the prefect opportunity for some plussing.
Two steps forward, one step back.
All these months and almost $20 million to put a cover over the queue and add a few section of track? Something doesn't add up here.
I think we are witnessing the mother of all prefurbs.
Time will tell. :king:
No not just that. The VAST majority of it has been on ride system control.
The end product is going to be:
1. New queue.
2. New ride control swystem which will give it better reliability.
3. Ongoing replacement of portions of track (that has been done over the last few years with the ride operating)
I dont know where you got $20 million from?
How is it a waste of time? It means that one of MKs most popular rides can carry on operating. You cant do all refurb work overnight.
SirGoofy
Member
Two steps forward, one step back.
Yea, pretty much.
jt04
Well-Known Member
Martin said they were upgrading the supports so they would have the option of adding new cars with on-board audio later. Since you have such a knee jerk reaction to the word "prefurb", how would you describe such a two step process?:shrug:
I'd really like to know what Imagineering calls it also. :veryconfu
jt04
Well-Known Member
Someone found a permit that had like 17.8 million on it. They posted it on the forum. But I just don't see that ammount of work. And the timeframe seems too long for such a short list of changes.
Does it really matter what you call it? It's being refurbed so it meets the operational needs and to carry on running. I'm sure at some point in the future it may well have something new added, but there again, I could see it going for another 10 years without a single change. The MK will be focussed on FL, so once SM is up and running again in Nov, I expect it to be left at that.