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Splash Mountain Referb.
- Thread starter irishboyforever
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WDWMountaineer
Member
I'm sure this ride is so over engineered, one for safety and two for guests who are much larger then these folks that it’s really more of an issue with it being incredibly uncomfortable. Mind you I’m sure it is frowned upon by management.
Great Picture btw, I always like a new take on the how many people can we get in a phone booth.
Rob562
Well-Known Member
Everyone appears full seated entirely within the log. It may not be the most comfortable ride, but it's "legal" enough that it's allowed.
-Rob
DisneyParksFan1
Active Member
What do you mean?
richiericher22
New Member
Sounds safe xD
Thrill Seeker
Well-Known Member
One of my friends is a Splash CM and she told me that lap bars are indeed being added. Not sure about the track changes thing...
disneydata
Well-Known Member
To clarify: the track changes are necessary to accomodate the dirrerent shape/size of the logs with the lapbar mechanism. You will most likely not notice any changes whatsoever.
DisneyPrincess5
Well-Known Member
:lookaroun....please explain, I'm curious!
BrerFrog
Active Member
That picture is hilarious. :ROFLOL:
boxesofschmed
New Member
the indiana jones ride in disneyland paris?? :shrug: its a guess
WDITrent
Active Member
I mean: Splash Mountain Mission 2!
DisneyParksFan1
Active Member
Ohhhhh! Okay. While that would be great I don't think it would work thematically because don't you have to see those crows while you go up and everything. What I think they should do for a Splash Mountain refurb would be....
- New animatronics, new lighting, and repainted props.
- Make the drop have some more splash for EVERYONE, not just the front row.
- They should incorporate the whole "interactive queue" thing into the Splash queue where you see the pictures or dioramas of the characters from the ride. That would be cool.
DOn't they arlready have that? :shrug:
Tom
Beta Return
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So, are we talking NEW logs, or retrofitted logs? I can't even comprehend how they'd fit a lapbar system into the current logs.
And in the logs at other parks that already have them, how are they operated? Is there a new mechanical device in the flume that triggers them (like on many of the dark rides) or will a CM have to step on some sort of pedal on the side of the log, or do they pull down manually (like BTMRR) and then release somehow at unload?
Lapbars can only decrease capacity, that's a fact. Like someone said, people are already too dumb to get in and out of a log as it is. Add one more guest and/or CM function and you can be assured that waits will increase significantly.
Regarding the possibility of them rusting - they won't. They'll be made out of stainless steel or an alloy with similar properties - just like the metal parts under the logs.
So, are we talking NEW logs, or retrofitted logs? I can't even comprehend how they'd fit a lapbar system into the current logs.
And in the logs at other parks that already have them, how are they operated? Is there a new mechanical device in the flume that triggers them (like on many of the dark rides) or will a CM have to step on some sort of pedal on the side of the log, or do they pull down manually (like BTMRR) and then release somehow at unload?
Lapbars can only decrease capacity, that's a fact. Like someone said, people are already too dumb to get in and out of a log as it is. Add one more guest and/or CM function and you can be assured that waits will increase significantly.
Regarding the possibility of them rusting - they won't. They'll be made out of stainless steel or an alloy with similar properties - just like the metal parts under the logs.
StageFrenzy
Well-Known Member
Im glad there were not any lap bars when i was a kid. When my mother and I rode I would duck down as low as i could go on the drop. On the picture it looked like she was riding alone