The Rain Effect in The Great Movie Ride

[ImagineerAndy]

A slightly weird question I know, but is the rain in the 'Gene Kelly' scene in the Great Movie real water or is it something else?
I'm sure someone out there knows! Thanks guys

 

[philsfan2185]

A slightly weird question I know, but is the rain in the 'Gene Kelly' scene in the Great Movie real water or is it something else?
I'm sure someone out there knows! Thanks guys

In the actual movie, they used milk as rain because the rain drops weren't showing up on film. But as for the attraction. I can't help ya out, sorry.

 

[gregburg]

It's really dihydrogen oxide. Pretty bad stuff.

A major component of acid rain
Can cause severe burns in the gaseous state
Accidental inhalation can kill you
Primary contributor to erosion



-Greg

 

[Jade]

it's dihydrogen monoxide.

And think about what that means for a second.

 

[ImagineerAndy]

What? Seriosuly? Ok, that wasn't the answer I was expecting. Was just asking because it looks like some kind of wire or something.

 

[steamboat_will]

A little chemistry lesson for everyone:

Dihydrogen (2 Hydrogen or H2)
Monoxide (1 Oxygen or O)

In other words, H2O, otherwise known as WATER.

Just for clarification.

As for the real attraction, not sure if they use water or not. But concur that they used milk in the movie.

 

[SallyShine]

Thanks for the science lesson

 

[steviej]

never thought about it, but interesting to know.

 

[Monty]

It's really dihydrogen oxide. Pretty bad stuff.

A major component of acid rain - water is the main component of acid rain
Can cause severe burns in the gaseous state - steam burns
Accidental inhalation can kill you - drowning does that
Primary contributor to erosion - water and wind erode



-Greg

That's just MEAN! :lol:

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

Its part of the recycling process Disney does with the water from the toilets of the ABC commissary

 

[mkepcotmgmak]

Its part of the recycling process Disney does with the water from the toilets of the ABC commissary

hahaha! yes, i remember reading that on the cast portal!

 

[Rob562]

A slightly weird question I know, but is the rain in the 'Gene Kelly' scene in the Great Movie real water or is it something else?
I'm sure someone out there knows! Thanks guys

The rain is real water. I came across the patent quite a while ago that showed the system Disney uses.

Picture a large piece of metal, cut like a saw blade with triangular teeth pointing downward. Then they spray water onto the vertical surface of the metal. The water flows down the surface of the metal, collects on the points of the teeth, and then drop off when a large enough drop has formed. This system allows very precise control of where the water falls, and starts and stops within a second or two of the water sprayers turning on or off. My guess is that there's a couple rows of these "teeth" layered along the front of the set, off-set from each other so that there isn't really a pattern to the rain. You'll also notice that because of the curve of the set, these teeth keep the water along the very front edge, not going anywhere near the animatronic.

-Rob

 

[ImagineerAndy]

Thanks Rob, much appreciated!
I just thought it was something much more complicated than that!

 

[jsfra209]

It's really dihydrogen oxide. Pretty bad stuff.

A major component of acid rain
Can cause severe burns in the gaseous state
Accidental inhalation can kill you
Primary contributor to erosion



-Greg

That was pretty funny :lol:

 

[Kadee]

I teach 8th grade science. At the first of the year, we go over lab safety. I use the dihydrogen monoxide thing in my "you NEVER know what's in there" speech.

This is too funny!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrogen_monoxide_hoax

Dihydrogen monoxide hoax

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO) is an obscure name for water used in variations of a common hoax that illustrates how ignorance of science and one-sided analysis can lead to misplaced fears among environmental activists and others.
The joke involves listing strictly negative effects of water, such as erosion or death by drowning, attributing them to "dihydrogen monoxide," and then asks individuals to help control the seemingly dangerous substance.
The hoax was apparently created by Eric Lechner and Lars Norpchen in 1990, revised by Craig Jackson in 1994, and was brought to widespread public attention in 1997, when Nathan Zohner, a 14-year-old student, gathered petitions to ban "DHMO" as the basis of his science project, titled "How Gullible Are We?"

 

[Rob562]

Thanks Rob, much appreciated!
I just thought it was something much more complicated than that!

Sometimes the simplest solution is the best one. I've learned (and proven) that many times in the tech stuff I do with my local community theater group. Why over-complicate things?

(Now ask me why the mannequins on the cake opposite Gene Kelly haven't rotated in over a decade, and I couldn't tell ya.)

-Rob

 

[Lefty]

I don't know...I just went on it Friday and also 3 months ago. It definitely looks like string that spins and shows the reflection as if it were real rain...

 

[NASAMan]

Sometimes the simplest solution is the best one. I've learned (and proven) that many times in the tech stuff I do with my local community theater group. Why over-complicate things?

(Now ask me why the mannequins on the cake opposite Gene Kelly haven't rotated in over a decade, and I couldn't tell ya.)

-Rob

Why over-complicate the Buzby Berkeley girls as well? The turntable kept breaking down, so a bubble machine, scrim and projector were added to provide movement without the mechanics.

 

[Sledge]

A little chemistry lesson for everyone:

Dihydrogen (2 Hydrogen or H2)
Monoxide (1 Oxygen or O)

In other words, H2O, otherwise known as WATER.

Just for clarification.

As for the real attraction, not sure if they use water or not. But concur that they used milk in the movie.

Haha. I just told my friend I drank dihydrogen monoxide and she thought I had poisoned myself. Even after I told her the H2O thing she still didn't get it. :sohappy:

 

[rileyspaw]

Rain Effect in the GMR

There's a hole in the roof and that scene only works on rainy, FLORIDA days!!

Trust me on this one! :animwink: