Drew the Disney Dude
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News Tiana's Bayou Adventure - latest details and construction progress
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Normally he goes for a clump of hair but given it was Chappie...
MerlinTheGoat
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Iger is the reason why Chapek has no hair, he uses it as the material for his sweaters.
So when the ride inevitably breaks down for a couple of hours we can go to the beignet stand and cheer every time someone buys one?
Splash was a beloved attraction by almost everyone. TBA is a soulless corporate manifestation that while technically advanced from Splash has none of the magic and charm.
There’s no reason to celebrate a downgrade.
Kirby86
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Out of the big two? Hagrid’s had its issues. Rise of the Resistance had its issues as well. Other examples look at Top Thrill 2 in Cedar Point. It was opened for a weekend before being indefinitely closed for the time being.
Those are both "new" systems. Hagrid was a full on new attraction and TT2 is a partial rebuild. Tianas is practically unchanged from Splash.
aladdin2007
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they couldn't even build or an add an official beignet stand,,instead they shoehorn it into the westward ho cart or whatever its called,,,,they could have made it worthwhile but no.
FEA had tons of issues and wasn't fully reliable until a few months after opening.
Smiley/OCD
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Whoa! You gotta be ABSOLUTELY clear…the AA’s may be technically advanced, (and judging by the B mode and sensor malfunctions even THAT is still questionable), the ride itself is NOT…
The optics for this is sooooooo bad…Bob is wearing sunglasses…I guess he really DOES love the Timbuk 3 song “The future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades”
What a dumpster fire…
MickeyLuv'r
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Re-read the question. The questions was, "whether it was new or a re-theme."
Test Track had a lot of down time. Hagrid's and Rise are the big ones that come to my mind as well. I think Mission:Space also had some downtime. Some of that though was due to people getting sick on it, I think. It was a while ago, so I might not be correct on this point, but I think it took WDW a little while to realize they needed to provide barf bags.
Gringott's also initially had some problems, but I think they were resolved fairly quickly. I'm not sure. I recall waiting in a non-moving line back when it was new.
Kirby86
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I get it but the question asked rethemed or new.
LittleBuford
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He happens to really like this attraction and wants to celebrate it. That’s absolutely his right.
Whoops my bad. I misread that.
FettFan
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Jaws.
peter11435
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Test Track
SilentWindODoom
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You can stay home. Those that have the opposite opinion can go and enjoy and do this fun little thing that you felt the need to reply to twice. No problem.
FettFan
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Test Track also opened, what, an entire year after its initial opening date. I remember that TT’s multiple issues were what enabled Horizons to stay open a bit longer, as it would give FW East three pavilions instead of just Ellen and Wonders.
But then again, it was a brand new system that Disney designed from scratch. The computers onboard each car would hiccup and not know where the others were, which led to two of them colliding
They also used off-the-shelf tires, but something about the rubber composition did not work with the stresses the ride placed on them, which led to them bursting after prolonged use…Disney contracted Goodyear to make specialized tires for them.
Again though this is all moot, when you consider that TBA was an established ride system that was untouched. (As far as I can tell, although it does look like the old camel hump during the drop into the laughin’ place isn’t there anymore in every video I’ve seen. Can anyone confirm?)
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