It seems as if a new ride technology (already in use at the Tokyo Disneyland attraction "Pooh's Hunny Hunt") is coming to WDW and DL, but in a few years. This patented ride technology allows and attraction to be built with no tracks, leaving the ride vehicles to move randomly around the attraction, through different paths.The ride vehicles use LPS (Local Positioning System) technology generated inside the attraction tiles. The tiles inside the attraction send signals to the ride vehicle and are randomly generated by the splitsecond, causing each ride to be unique. What if this was implemented into WDW attractions? Comments?
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The Haunted Mansion with no tracks?
- Thread starter baylaketower
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mousehockey37
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It could be neat, but depending on how the layout of the ride is done with scenery, should the ride breakdown and need evacuated, instead of having all the cars in 1 continuous line, you'd need more CMs to "find" the cars and get riders off and out, without guests messing with the scenery.
It looks good on paper, and if it's done well can be successful, but the "what if's" might win out.
GeorgiaPinesRJB
Well-Known Member
We know how it works and everything, but you'll never see all the attractions go to this system. Just wouldn't work. The down time and refurbs needed to just widen, let's say, HM, would be drastic. And people complain when Splash Mountain goes down during their vacations for much needed refurbs... besides, some of the boat rides couldn't use this technology. Maybe JC, but not Pirates or IASW since they use water jets to propel the boats... no. A new ride with this technology I'm all for but don't retrofit the old ones to shoehorn it in.
Here is the video of this technology in use at Tokyo Disneyland. The attraction is called "Poohs Hunny Hunt" as mentioned earlier. This attraction cost a whopping 130 million dollars to develop.
GeorgiaPinesRJB
Well-Known Member
Not trying to be crass here but....we know. This system has been talked about ad nauseum here and how/what/where we'd like to see it utilized. I won't be such a jerk, because you're new (welcome!) but this is old ground.
Yes, I realize. But the we you are referring to is a very limited amount of people of this forum. Some people have not heard of this technology yet alone the technology used in SDMT.
GeorgiaPinesRJB
Well-Known Member
If you say so...
Buck
Active Member
If you're really interested in helping, why not include a link?
GeorgiaPinesRJB
Well-Known Member
Because it's scattered all over, especially when talk of the Ratatouille ride going to Paris is added. Also, there is a search function.
I like that analogy. Very true. But could happen to other attractions.
GeorgiaPinesRJB
Well-Known Member
New ones but it'll never be utilized for preexisting, dyed-in-the-wool, established and beloved attractions.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
I could never see this being used in Haunted Mansion. The whole ride is setup to be experienced from the Omni-mover track, so get any benefit from the freedom of movement you get from trackless you would have to completely re-do the ride.
GeorgiaPinesRJB
Well-Known Member
Exactly.
TalkingHead
Well-Known Member
Orlando will be getting a similar technology this year when SeaWorld opens Antarctica.
WDW, on the other hand, will be getting new benches, some tacky hats you can purchase, and wristbands that know your favorite flavor of ice cream.
WDW, on the other hand, will be getting new benches, some tacky hats you can purchase, and wristbands that know your favorite flavor of ice cream.
Nemofinder
Member
on a positive note, if they did implement it, the haunted mansion would be much scarier everytime you ride it, and it opens up windows for different scares with each ride, you could get thrown close to something that maybe you wouldn't want to. Leota's seance room would probably be the coolest for this type of thing.
GeorgiaPinesRJB
Well-Known Member
But the falling from the attic would have to go...
JustInTime
Well-Known Member
Pretty sure when you exit out the attic window into the grave yard the only thing stopping you from tipping over is the track. I'm going to call this one false.
GeorgiaPinesRJB
Well-Known Member
Right! That incline is a little steeper than people realize and I don't think a trackless system would work for that part.
JustInTime
Well-Known Member
Lol! Great minds think alike. See my above post. I'm agreeing with you.