Earlie the Pearlie
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The only explanation I can think of for this is that you maybe watched the Futureport recreation? Other than that I have no idea where you got this from.
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News Test Track to be reimagined
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Tuvalu
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FTFY.
I would add that anyone basing their opinion solely on watching old videos - without personally experiencing the attraction - is misinformed.
bwr827
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Castle Cake Apologist
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I'm so happy you clarified because I was beyond confused. World of Motion was famously packed to the brim with animatronics.
Somebody will correct me, but I believe it holds the record still for having had the most. Paging @marni1971!
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jeanericuser001
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What makes this all the more embarrassing is after world of motion was decommissioned a few years later some of those animatronics ended up at the backlot tour in the waiting area just before the boarding zone. If you looked up you could see several of the animatronics. My favorite has always been the masculine centaur. It was always a good inside joke that went over most heads.
DreamfinderGuy
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As part of the Futureport team I can say that the cutout thing was simply the only way we could realistically release a WoM recreation without taking several years, it’s just so AA heavy that we went with using photos and focused the modeling effort on everything else. The hope is to someday have fully modeled and animated figures installed instead of flats, but that won’t be until the far future when there are other volunteers involved. The best representation of the attraction is still a real POV.
bwr827
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Congrats on the effort and result!As part of the Futureport team I can say that the cutout thing was simply the only way we could realistically release a WoM recreation without taking several years, it’s just so AA heavy that we went with using photos and focused the modeling effort on everything else. The hope is to someday have fully modeled and animated figures installed instead of flats, but that won’t be until the far future when there are other volunteers involved. The best representation of the attraction is still a real POV.
Haymarket2008
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As part of the Futureport team I can say that the cutout thing was simply the only way we could realistically release a WoM recreation without taking several years, it’s just so AA heavy that we went with using photos and focused the modeling effort on everything else. The hope is to someday have fully modeled and animated figures installed instead of flats, but that won’t be until the far future when there are other volunteers involved. The best representation of the attraction is still a real POV.
It’s spectacular. Getting a full dimensional feel for the space is so cool. I rode it a handful of times as a LITTLE one, but only have vague memories.
splah
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It appears the top covering of the canopy has been removed - photos from today:
Wonder why thy need these additional supports in the back?
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danlb_2000
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I think they are holding up the track. They go all the way around the building.
trainplane3
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I'd say you're spot on. There's jacks in those temp supports.
danlb_2000
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I didn't notice the black ones when I first looked at the picture. I agree, these are temporary supports so the can re-configure the permanent supports.
doctornick
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I'm with you as well. I greatly enjoyed classic Future World, but I'll admit that when people wax poetic around here about the architecture of the area I... don't get it. It mean, it was fine, but I certainly didn't look at the different shaped buildings and get inspired or anything. They just were there. Unlike say MK/DL where the different lands with different themes are pretty awesome just to absorb and appreciate the details.
I get that it was very ambitious to house the entire rides and other showpieces in "themed" buildings and have them basically "hidden in plain sight". But outside of SSE they didn't strike me as interesting - generally they were just geometric shapes. I know a lot of thought and effort went into the details (especially the differences between East and West) and I can appreciate that but I don't know if I really cared.
Ironically, I do find your choice of Imagination to be odd as it was probably IMHO the next most interesting building in FW after SSE. All the rest I would probably just lump together as just being there.
Mickeynerd17
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All of the canopy fabric is gone now.
Photo from that other site.
Photo from that other site.
Mickeynerd17
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Piggybacking on this post, I'd expect the canopy structure to start coming down next week at the rate they're currently going.
It's going to be surreal seeing Test Track without this canopy for the first time since 1996.
Bocabear
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Well not everyone cares about or gets the details... The architecture to me was inspirational. Forward thinking, beautiful buildings housing attractions. It has always been a beautiful park... The park had something for those of us that loved the design details as well as those that just wanted a ride or a cocktail... I am glad there are others that see the beauty and appreciate what was created to make this such a special place. I think overall more people cared about what they built and appreciate it.