-
Welcome to the WDWMAGIC.COM Forums!
Please take a look around, and feel free to sign up and join the community.
Space Mountain
- Thread starter iellis14
- Start date
olmec26
New Member
Aw, I quite like the queue...one of my favorites in WDW! (Not to mention that it has the best queue music ever!)
And in my mind, DL's version of the coaster is far superior, hands down. And I agree, the new version does need to be dark, preferably with on-board audio and the same layout.
And yes, a light show would be cool. However, I don't think that neon on the actual mountain is too appealing.
In regards to the picture posted of......well.......WHATEVER that ugly thing was.......
I was imagining a more simplistic display. No big metal spokes, or odd lighting. Just lines of neon.
It was just a thought.
Maybe not the best idea though, now that I think about it......lol
I was imagining a more simplistic display. No big metal spokes, or odd lighting. Just lines of neon.
It was just a thought.
Maybe not the best idea though, now that I think about it......lol
Lee
Adventurer
Lee
Adventurer
Not sure.
That's the current look, I think.
Nah...I fear for MK as a whole. No direction there. No forward-thinking leadership. Sad.
Somebody get Matt Ouimet on the phone, quick!
It's just so sad...Disneyland for the 50th was amazing thanks to Matt and Gregg...every Disney blogger, fan, cast member and regular guest knows what that kind of management achieved and how show and revenue improved in tandem because of it, and yet TWDC continues to allow the resorts to operate below that level of care. Mind boggling really.
stitch2008
Member
Just a quick question. How difficult would it be into add an on board audio system(for a soundtrack) on the current SM trains?
olmec26
New Member
culturenthrills
Well-Known Member
Well, I am not Lee or Marni but the 2 things I have heard of where 2 things DL got. A brand new sound system, which is why when you ride the WDW now the new dialogue is crystal clear and the old dialogue sounds like it is stuck in the 70's. And a brand new lighting system. DL got both of these.
You know if SM doesn't get a full blow rehab then I will be very disappointed. After the HM rehab where they went the extra mile I had hoped SM would get the rehab it needed. It was starting to look like MK was turning a corner. With the rumored Little Mermaid ride and possible Fantasyland upgrade but a cutback SM rehab would be a huge stepback.
Lee
Adventurer
Yep, those two things...and a whole new show scene.
Not scrapped, exactly. More like....declined....by Phil. He figured the guests would be just as happy with what they ended up getting, so why spend more money on show.
MiklCraw4d
Member
Maybe we should just flood Phil's office with postcards saying
"SHOW >>> EFFICIENCY"
"SHOW >>> EFFICIENCY"
imagineer boy
Well-Known Member
I think it would just be alot easier to ad new trains all together just like what they did in DL's rehab.
landauh
Active Member
WDI tested serval different configurations and each made the trains too heavy for the current track layout. The current plans are to refurb the current trains with newer trucks and under carriages to give a smoother ride and seat cushions to keep them from ripping so easily. There are newly refurbished trains on the tracks now (#1, #9, and #15) that give a smoother ride (even though it does not speed up the train, the smoothness makes it feel faster).
So, can someone confirm: Is the on-board audio proposal now completely off-the-table??
I remember when DL first added the ________ (oh, sorry, "Richard"---this won't let me use his first name!) Dale soundtrack. That one little thing (I know its not little from a technical standpoint) completely changed that ride---night and day difference---and all for the better. I'd be fine with other proposed upgrades getting scrapped. But the audio makes all the difference!
I remember when DL first added the ________ (oh, sorry, "Richard"---this won't let me use his first name!) Dale soundtrack. That one little thing (I know its not little from a technical standpoint) completely changed that ride---night and day difference---and all for the better. I'd be fine with other proposed upgrades getting scrapped. But the audio makes all the difference!
Brian Noble
Well-Known Member
Ask Disneyland. (Answer: it will work. For a while. Then, you lose.)
Guys, I get why we are all disappointed, but Enigma is right---MK is the single best-attended theme park in the world. From a purely business standpoint, it doesn't make that much sense to go overboard with upgrades to the park, 'cause the peeps keep flooding in. What's more, it's not clear how much higher attendance could go in the current physical infrastructure so if you want to monetize any improvements, you might have to do it through admission increases instead.
Worse, it looks like the economy might be starting to have an impact in Lake Buena Vista. Free Dining and a room discount all the way up to Christmas? That's absolutely unheard of, and to me sounds a little bit desperate. If things don't get straightened out on Wall Street pretty soon, Main Street may follow, and that's exactly the wrong time to spend a big bunch of money on park upgrades if you want to keep your job---no ROI.
Anyway, I have some hope. Mansion is great. Pirates isn't all it could be, but it's a nice improvement. Space could end up being interesting, and as with all things Disney, we probably won't know until it happens.