Model3 McQueen
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I'm curious, why Indy? Is that in need of attention? Haven't been to DL since 2017 or 18, I think?
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I'm curious, why Indy? Is that in need of attention? Haven't been to DL since 2017 or 18, I think?
PiratesMansion
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Wasn't it originally supposed to get a fairly thorough refurb early in 2020 that got scuttled because of covid?
Model3 McQueen
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I'd believe it! I'm intrigued about a Indy refurb, from what I remember that was usually the 1 ride that rarely had feature malfunctions (although it always was breaking down!).
Dear Prudence
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Splash is in better shape than Indy
Midwest Elitist
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Wondering if we'll get one more refurb at WDW before they kill Splash.
Well maybe the show but I’ve had a few bad experiences of late with flooded logs.
Just because of all the broken effects and how unreliable they are. It could use some major love and I’ll gladly take some modern bells and whistles.
DrAlice
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I found some old photos at my parents' house today from my first trip to Disneyland in 1978. Sorry, I didn't take pictures (or scan) them because they were out of focus and not well lit. I figured they would be too hard to see details online. Anyway, some things I noticed:
1. Picture 1: Me standing in the hub in front of the castle.
1. Picture 1: Me standing in the hub in front of the castle.
- I'm right where the partners statue should be, but there is nothing there but me and the bricks. In place of trees and flowers are some benches (and my dad.. haha).
- The castle is a very castle-y grey color.
- No crowds!
- What struck me about this is that it was NOT the current, lawyer-approved iron railing. This looked like a wide spaced country wooden fence (posts, top board, that's it). The gap from the pavement to the cross board was certainly large enough for this 4 year old to crawl through and go for a swim. This cracked me up.
- No crowds!
Too Many Hats
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It really is. Rode it a few weeks ago; the "How Do Ya Do" segment is the brightest-lit I've ever seen it. Still countless broken/missing AAs, but overall the ride feels alive and joyous.
Indy, on the other hand, feels less like a cursed temple and more like a big empty soundstage these days. Pretty sure every practical effect is now chronically broken. And is up with the stationary replacement snake?
Indy is in awful shape at the moment. Lots of being flung around empty dark rooms.
The Tiki room was also in rough shape last time I visited. Lots of stationary birds and plenty with broke beaks, I’d say around 40% of the drummers weren’t moving either. It was easier pointing out the things that were working over what wasn’t.
Dear Prudence
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Snake doesn't work, audio is messed up, skeleton and rat projections aren't working, the Boulder doesn't work at ALL, and then jeeps hit the jeep in front of us. An absolute mess.
Too Many Hats
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There's certainly no point in continually "fixing"/refurbing Indy the way they've been doing it. At this rate, what will the attraction look like 20, 30 years from now?
It needs to close for as long as it takes to reimagine and rebuild various elements. I realize that's easier said than done (doesn't the ride run on Windows 95?). And since today's kids aren't even familiar with the Indiana Jones films, I don't see Disney doing it (I'm not even sure they'd do it if they had a perfect, fresh IP to justify the investment). So all we can do is enjoy the decline.
It needs to close for as long as it takes to reimagine and rebuild various elements. I realize that's easier said than done (doesn't the ride run on Windows 95?). And since today's kids aren't even familiar with the Indiana Jones films, I don't see Disney doing it (I'm not even sure they'd do it if they had a perfect, fresh IP to justify the investment). So all we can do is enjoy the decline.
Too Many Hats
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At this point I don't think we even need to point out that the rat projection isn't working; it virtually never does. I didn't experience the attraction in the 90s, but I'm not sure it ever really worked all that well.
When I rode a few weeks ago, the work lights were on.
That’s what I was getting at with starting the refurb after MMRR opens and that I want to see some modern bells and whistles. It needs to be a good long refurb even if it takes a year. With MMRR and GE open they can afford to have it down for that long. Hopefully it doesn’t get put on the back burner after a Splash redo. I want to believe this refurb/ reimagine is on their radar. It needs the broken effects fixed and some 21st century love they ve been giving the small dark rides.
SuddenStorm
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Huh?
Indy, like Star Wars is still beloved and is being introduced to newer generations. Not to mention the ride works on its own- you can enjoy it without having ever seen an Indy film.
Indy hasn't had a good film come out since before the attraction was built and the ride remains incredibly popular.
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SuddenStorm
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Why refurb a beloved attraction when you can gut and completely retheme a different beloved attraction?
Seriously this has to of me up in the boardroom right? Ok guys we can gut Splash or give Indy a proper refurb. Or reskin Tomorrowland. Or just build a D ticket PatF ride somewhere else for the same amount of money.
SuddenStorm
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I'm still an advocate for building either a restaurant/train station complex or an attraction/train station complex where the New Orleans Train Station is.
Princess and the Frog there would fit better within the context of Disneyland as a whole.
But also, wasn't there a huge Indy refurb scheduled for 2020 that got cancelled due to covid? I'll never forget how optimistic I was at the end of 2019. All of the announcements were good.
Then 2020 happened and it's like a switch was flipped.