TestTrack Dummy
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I'm not sure if that remark is of delight or horror, but I should note that the color is possibly exaggerated from camera and software...
I'd be glad to send the original RAW image to someone more experienced. I didn't realize I was shooting in RAW until after I got back.
Thank youHall of Presidents and that's actually also an exception.
Yes, it appears that the Splash Mountain rehab is heading in the right direction. BUT ...
A refurbishment is supposed to restore an attraction to original working condition. Disney doesn't deserve "credit" for picking up garbage; they don't deserve "credit" for keeping their attractions operational. Instead, they deserve criticism for letting Splash Mountain deteriorate as badly as it did.
Disney has performed several refurbishments in recent years. If, as you suggest, Haunted Mansion and Splash Mountain or the only "good" ones, that's still a failing grade. IMHO, every attraction should look and function like new after a refurbishment. Instead, we seem get a lot of attractions with ride elements non-functional or intentionally shut down after a refurbishment.
It used to be that anything less than a "good" refurbishment simply was unacceptable.
Checked out splash mountain yesterday and part of the bottom of the flume after the big drop was curtained off and there were welders present.
Possibly to contain any possible debris from welding, but obviously I'm not very sure on that at all.Can someone explain these yellow plastic tarps to me? I see these in random spots on the mine train construction as well and have been wondering why some sections use tarp and others use the bright colored plastic. Whats the reason / difference?
Yes, it appears that the Splash Mountain rehab is heading in the right direction. BUT ...
A refurbishment is supposed to restore an attraction to original working condition. Disney doesn't deserve "credit" for picking up garbage; they don't deserve "credit" for keeping their attractions operational. Instead, they deserve criticism for letting Splash Mountain deteriorate as badly as it did.
Disney has performed several refurbishments in recent years. If, as you suggest, Haunted Mansion and Splash Mountain or the only "good" ones, that's still a failing grade. IMHO, every attraction should look and function like new after a refurbishment. Instead, we seem get a lot of attractions with ride elements non-functional or intentionally shut down after a refurbishment.
It used to be that anything less than a "good" refurbishment simply was unacceptable.
Can someone explain these yellow plastic tarps to me? I see these in random spots on the mine train construction as well and have been wondering why some sections use tarp and others use the bright colored plastic. Whats the reason / difference?
It's to prevent the people around (Guests, Cast and workers) to be eyes injured by the ''flash'' produced by the electric arc of the welding. Why they dont use a opaque tarp? IDK, maybe the yellow one is more fire resistant, because it's desinged for welding works.Can someone explain these yellow plastic tarps to me? I see these in random spots on the mine train construction as well and have been wondering why some sections use tarp and others use the bright colored plastic. Whats the reason / difference?
You beat me on this one.Those are weld curtains, designed to protect onlookers' eyes from the intense brightness of the welding flash.
I'm still perplexed over all these maintainence issues. I would have never though several years back that well-maintained but never updated attractions would actually be better than today's status quo of barely maintained but with few and seemingless out of place updates.
A book I read many years ago about the Eisner-Wells makeover of the company mentioned that Eisner ordered a review of all the planned rehab projects. He said that if those rehab budgets were INCREASED a notch, they could actually fit in improvements to the original attractions. The rationale was that these improvements would be a good reason for people to come back because they would be curious how they're beloved attractions were made better. So, they studied what could be done to improve everything and what the additional costs were. Those upgrades that were within reason for something guests would notice were approved. Unfortunately, I don't think any of these upgrades actually made it to WDW, but you can see it all over DL.
I'm just mentioning this bit from the book to show how times have changed. The discussion back then was how much to spend on top of a regular full-rehab budget on new things, while today's conversation is about how much of an attraction's disrepair is acceptable...
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