BareNecessities
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Why didn't disney use that ride system for the new Little Mermaid ride? Money issues I suppose?
Why didn't disney use that ride system for the new Little Mermaid ride? Money issues I suppose?
Does anyone know how this ride capacity compares to omnimover? Just curious.
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I don't have the numbers, but it's got to be quite a bit lower. On Omnimovers you are always loading the vehicles. You essentially dispatch 2-3 riders every few seconds.
I believe dispatching of the trackless system still operates like the load zone of Pooh in the MK: vehicles stop, people get in, vehicle leaves (and at some point in this you lower the lapbar). It's what the vehicles do *after* dispatch that makes it an innovative ride system.
While I suppose it's *possible* to have some kind of always-moving chain of vehicles at the load platform ala Forbidden Journey at IOA, even that wouldn't get you the same throughput as an Omnimover.
-Rob
It's been a while since I have seen a video of one of the trackless rides, but one thing I remember was there seemed to be a lot of empty space that the vehicles used to get around. A standard omnimover has show scenes (generally) on both sides of the vehicle throughout the ride, and at a relatively close distance. Trackless have space to allow for cars to pass, etc so the show elements seem fewer and further away. I think the idea behind the trackless system is neat, but I think it comes at a cost of less show.
I think it all depends on how creative the designers get with the ride paths and the routes the vehicles can take. Imagine the attic of the Mansion with piles of furniture and knick-knacks all over the place and each vehicle in your group takes a different path through the room as they wind through the "islands" of clutter...
-Rob
I think it all depends on how creative the designers get with the ride paths and the routes the vehicles can take. Imagine the attic of the Mansion with piles of furniture and knick-knacks all over the place and each vehicle in your group takes a different path through the room as they wind through the "islands" of clutter...
-Rob
BTW- It was proposed for the HM long ago as part of a new version of the attraction as described above. I proposed it as an Imagineer both for the DL50th and developed it under the budget of TDL. The artwork was featured in an issue of D23 not long ago. This was not a straight replacement of Omnimovers, but an updating of the attraction overall using the same story elements.
an update to Figment in Epcot. keep the same song track update the theming and Figment a little would be cool.I think the best place to use this system would be for an updated Imagination ride. Now that would be perfect.
I'm happy to if you do me a favor. It's easier for me to track conversations on my own thread. I will post the answer on "Eddie Sotto's take on the current state of the parks". Would you mind looking over therefore the answer? Thank you very much.
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