Tails on Slinky Dog Dash's Ride Vehicles temporarily removed

[monothingie]

*****UPDATE*****
Strobe lights have been installed as a temporary replacement for the wagging tail. When reached for comment a Disney spokesperson said (while twirling their evil looking mustache and carrying a large sack marked with a $ symbol), “It’s worked at Disney Animal Kingdom’s Expedition Everest attraction for more than a decade, and besides they’re tourists, what do they know.”

 

[Ninja Mom]

"Imagineering" sure doesn't mean what it used to...

That's because all imagineers have to be accountants, first and foremost. Profits before show. Deliver the cheapest crap, sensationalize it, charge the most you can. That is Disney Imagineering today.

Disney has always been known for their attention to de-tail.

You sir are quite the wag....

~NM

 

[bcoachable]

I sure hope Slinky gets it back...
by the end...

 

[bcoachable]

Maybe Andy left the gate open and Sid came over...

 

[NiarrNDisney]

I wouldn't typically disagree but shouldn't these have been made a bit more wear-resistant?

Well one would think the Mouse would consider the amount of use and the wear that comes with it. Hopefully they find a better and more permanent solution.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

I'm sure it will become a static tail once it's put back on....#Tailwatch

 

[MisterPenguin]

"We can make the trains lighter if we use plastic. Just as long as it doesn't come in contact with any watery and oily substance that is both acidic and salty and is then subjected to UV light, it should be fine."​

From the same meeting:

"We can use plastic for the railings for the land, it will save us money. Just as long nothing heavier than 80 pounds leans against it."​

Just hope that their solution for shade isn't made of plastic.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

#yetitail

 

[TomDisney]

 

[SirLink]

Started doing this in November (possibly even before).

They were doing this in September - the queue is nasty at the moment though just like A: SS as well because. Needs a refurbish ASAP

 

[magicalfun]

They were doing this in September - the queue is nasty at the moment though just like A: SS as well because. Needs a refurbish ASAP

I heard there’s extensive wear to A:SS as well, especially on the floors. Anyone confirm this?

 

[KBLovedDisney]

I shall tell you a tale of a tail,
But let me tell you all this.

Slinky the springy sprightly dog,
Has lost his in the midst.

 

[SirLink]

I heard there’s extensive wear to A:SS as well, especially on the floors. Anyone confirm this?

To be honest this land needs a refurb ASAP, however, it is so far down the totem pole - it is not even funny.

 

[KBLovedDisney]

To be honest this land needs a refurb ASAP, however, it is so far down the totem pole - it is not even funny.

Already?! Didn't the land just open up a year or two ago...?

 

[larryz]

All this about a tail? Well, although Slinky's only a dog, I think this is appropriate...


Trigger warning: 19th Century references to interspecies mating, infidelity, body art and body shaming.

 

[meyeet]

Already?! Didn't the land just open up a year or two ago...?

Kids and adults don't take care of their toys these days

 

[GlacierGlacier]

New attractions always have issues. Good on them for fixing it rather than just letting it go.

It's tough. For the most part, the budget for an attraction disappears after the project is completed. There's rarely any capital left to be alotted to fixes, adjustments, or upgrades. If they want to make sizable changes, they have to go back to accounting and request a new budget for changes and repairs.

The alterations happening now are good. It means that someone cares enough about TSL to give them a budget to alter and fix it's issues.

New work comes with a warranty. It’s likely Mack’s responsibly to resolve.

Depends. Sometimes the coaster manufacturer just dumps it at the theme park and says "buh bye."

Coaster manufacturers are typically paid in installments, and the last installment is paid after the attraction opens a-ok.

For Gringotts, that attraction had so many issues during and after opening that Intamin, the manufacturer, refused to accept the last installment. They knew they messed up and were going to try to make it better. Since that part of the budget was now un-allocated, it was shifted over to use for repair and fixes for the attraction, meaning they didn't have to go to accounting to get money to fix the ride.

That move by Intamin built a good relationship with UC, and granted them at least one big new project right now.

 

[danlb_2000]

Already?! Didn't the land just open up a year or two ago...?

We just passed 6 months since opening.

 

[KBLovedDisney]

We just past 6 months since opening.

 

[lazyboy97o]

It's tough. For the most part, the budget for an attraction disappears after the project is completed. There's rarely any capital left to be alotted to fixes, adjustments, or upgrades. If they want to make sizable changes, they have to go back to accounting and request a new budget for changes and repairs.

Once the attraction opens, ownership is handed over to the park and responsibility shifts from Imagineering to FAM.

Depends. Sometimes the coaster manufacturer just dumps it at the theme park and says "buh bye."

Coaster manufacturers are typically paid in installments, and the last installment is paid after the attraction opens a-ok.

No, they do not just dump the coaster, especially with a big client and especially when it is your first big project for said client. Repairs, changes and adjustments that occur shortly after a coaster opens are costs eaten by the manufacturer.