Studio Backlot Tour to close for a near two month refurbishment in early 2014

[wdwmagic]

Looks like the tour is here to stay for a while

http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions...-close-for-a-near-two-month-refurbishment.htm

http://www.wdwmagic.com/refurbishments.htm

 

[Ignohippo]

What a shame...

 

[IowaHawks7]

I think this will be good for the Backlot it desperately needs TLC

 

[JenniferS]

Until they have to shut it down permanently to make way for new projects, then I, for one, am pleased that TDO is going to invest a little time and $$ to maintain this once great attraction.

I certainly am glad that they have abandoned their current MO of closing attractions many, many years ahead of building anything new in its place.

 

[NowInc]

2 months could also yield some time for them to survey the land for possible future projects

..we can only hope.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

The only thing that would need a refurbishment is Catastophy Canyon...They can bypass that can't they? For a Backlot tour that isn't even a real studio anymore this is just pathetic...

 

[rudyjr13]

Maybe one of those, closed for refurb and never to open again. Please...

 

[SirLink]

2 months could also yield some time for them to survey the land for possible future projects

..we can only hope.

Ding ding ding.

 

[Ignohippo]

Doesn't it usually close down for two or three months around that time every year anyway?

What is there to refurb? Some new monitors for the (incredibly out-of-date) Pearl Harbor show and maybe some new paint on the canyon?

It doesn't seem like there's enough ride to even justify a refurb!

 

[Ignohippo]

2 months could also yield some time for them to survey the land for possible future projects

..we can only hope.

Nah, that could easily be done during park hours or after the park closes. Sadly.

 

[MasonDuo]

I agree with the sentiment that this could close permantently and not reopen. One can only hope that they are gonna do something back there...now's the time to start breaking ground on an expansion and they can close it and start ripping it apart.

 

[wdwmagic]

Doesn't it usually close down for two or three months around that time every year anyway?

What is there to refurb? Some new monitors for the (incredibly out-of-date) Pearl Harbor show and maybe some new paint on the canyon?

It doesn't seem like there's enough ride to even justify a refurb!

Here is the refurb history http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/studio-backlot-tour/refurbishments.htm

 

[Since1976]

I hope the Backlot Tour's hiatus is as temporary as SpectroMagic's was.

*removes hat and bows head*

 

[tissandtully]

The Backlot tour pretty much amounts to "Remember that one time we shot that thing here?... " "Look at this old stuff that we let rust out in the elements!".. and.. "Boom, fire, water!"

 

[Finiamh123]

It has been closed 6 weeks to two months before. Although I agree on unless they are going to change the Pearl Harbor FX, change out the boneyard and repaint the canyon and tune up all the trucks there isn't much that justifies two months. Hopefully something else will transpire.

Losing Residential Street stole what was left of its "Backlot" cred. It's more behind the scenes maybe than backlot.

 

[Captain Neo]

Yea that whole Cars Land is gonna replace backlot tour to compete with Potter sounded like BS to me

 

[rd805]

I was hoping for some demolition.

 

[jeff59rt]

They are testing using the trucks at the Main Street USA backlot tour before they theme that area and see if they can just save the money.

 

[afar28]

Dissapointed that it's probably here to stay for a while longer. Well if it's here to stay I'm glad they at least still care about it

 

[Tom Morrow]

I'm all for it to close, but only if it has a replacement directly lined up and ready to go. It might be lame, but DHS is already lacking in rides and attractions and can't really afford to lose another one.