Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover closing for a near two month refurbishment

[bethymouse]

Darn, this and the Pinocchio village haus will be closed for my March trip. Oh well, can't complain about Disney actually taking care of something and possibly upgrading it.

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[bethymouse]

Great! Some love and attention that has been much needed. Now hopefully COP will be next! Those seats are awful!

 

[Soarin' Over Pgh]

Great! Some love and attention that has been much needed. Now hopefully COP will be next! Those seats are awful!

And the floors! YUCK.

 

[danv3]

Expectations are low. Very, very low.

 

[rct247]

Seems like a silly reason. A large number of WDW attractions operate in nearly complete darkness and have done so for decades. What they've done to the TTA is the equivalent of installing white flood lights in Haunted Mansion, or SSE, or --insert favorite dark ride here--.

I can understand the lights not rapidly changing color, but just having them be only bright white is dumb.

It's because the ride attendants need to see the track at night because people hop out of the ride, stand up, and jump cars... while it's moving. The areas of the track that are dark have infrared cameras in them. The rest of the outside track has no cameras. Watching old videos of the Peoplemover, there have always been lights on the track. Some have been colored and others not.

 

[Soarin' Over Pgh]

It's because the ride attendants need to see the track at night because people hop out of the ride, stand up, and jump cars... while it's moving. The areas of the track that are dark have infrared cameras in them. The rest of the outside track has no cameras. Watching old videos of the Peoplemover, there have always been lights on the track. Some have been colored and others not.

People do that? Why on earth would anyone want to?

I don't understand the mentality of "hey this ride vehicle is moving LETS JUMP OUT OF IT"

 

[Goofyernmost]

People do that? Why on earth would anyone want to?

I don't understand the mentality of "hey this ride vehicle is moving LETS JUMP OUT OF IT"

There's no explaining stupid. It just exists.

 

[Ralphlaw]

To me, the idiotic, ridiculous, half-brained, hare-brained, biscuit-brained, knuckleheaded, half-witted, numbskulled, foolish, unimaginative, blah, beige, dumb, assault to humanity narration was an absolute 100% sure sign that mediocre spirits had taken over the decision-making at Magic Kingdom. I have never had an adjective rant like this in my life, and that is because the drivel of Mr. Wimpyvoice is so unparalleled in its mediocrity. Nobody with the ability to think would believe that the current narration infomercial is superior to the, yes, clever happiness that preceded it. It's one of the few things on vacation that I allow to ruin my day, for at least 20 minutes or so anyhow.

Can you imagine if they had done this to Spaceship Earth. "Cavemen told stories. . . The Renaissance was an amazing time. . . Printing presses were big . . . That guy is building a computer in his garage." UGH! Could you get more bland--or obvious.

To now close down the TTA is, hopefully, a sign that someone with discernment exceeding that of a fruitfly has taken over. If, however, they continue with a dull, milquetoast, mealy-mouthed, drab, insulting, dimly-lit, damaged, inhibited, prune-lipped, whispery version, I will officially be assaultive (verbally) in my leanings to the point that some dusty government agency will open a file.

Nobody with sanity could disagree. But if you do feel like defending the current narration, feel free to pipe in.

 

[RSoxNo1]

And the floors! YUCK.

Buzz's Girlfriend... WOOF

 

[Goofyernmost]

To me, the idiotic, ridiculous, half-brained, hare-brained, biscuit-brained, knuckleheaded, half-witted, numbskulled, foolish, unimaginative, blah, beige, dumb, assault to humanity narration was an absolute 100% sure sign that mediocre spirits had taken over the decision-making at Magic Kingdom. I have never had an adjective rant like this in my life, and that is because the drivel of Mr. Wimpyvoice is so unparalleled in its mediocrity. Nobody with the ability to think would believe that the current narration infomercial is superior to the, yes, clever happiness that preceded it. It's one of the few things on vacation that I allow to ruin my day, for at least 20 minutes or so anyhow.

Can you imagine if they had done this to Spaceship Earth. "Cavemen told stories. . . The Renaissance was an amazing time. . . Printing presses were big . . . That guy is building a computer in his garage." UGH! Could you get more bland--or obvious.

To now close down the TTA is, hopefully, a sign that someone with discernment exceeding that of a fruitfly has taken over. If, however, they continue with a dull, milquetoast, mealy-mouthed, drab, insulting, dimly-lit, damaged, inhibited, prune-lipped, whispery version, I will officially be assaultive (verbally) in my leanings to the point that some dusty government agency will open a file.

Nobody with sanity could disagree. But if you do feel like defending the current narration, feel free to pipe in.

Hell, I'm not even sure what you are adjective ranting about. Spend a little less time looking up adjectives and include some identification of rant purpose and connection, please.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Hell, I'm not even sure what you are adjective ranting about. Spend a little less time looking up adjectives and include some identification of rant purpose and connection, please.

He's saying he doesn't like the current TTA narration. Esoterically.

 

[Goofyernmost]

He's saying he doesn't like the current TTA narration. Esoterically.

Really? Can we all say over-reaction? And here I thought it was something important. Silly me!

 

[G00fyDad]

Monorail interiors falling apart
Buzz Lightyear guns broken
PotC effects out of order
Sorry looking Soarin' screen
Nemo is still attached to the Living Seas
The control sticks in Mission: Space are still not giving vibration feedback
Scratch graffiti in most of the queues
30% of Splash Mountain's AA effects not working
The Yeti is still down
Stitch is still there
Things like this exist...

The BAH
etc..

The list goes on. Try to not get bent out of shape about a TTA spiel that doesn't sound like it used to.

 

[Ralphlaw]

The current narration is very bad. I hope that's clearer. It also replaced something that was good. And, it would seem, the new one could have been replaced back to the old one very easily, far easier than replacing new Coke back to Coke classic, for example.

Again, if anyone here prefers the current drivel over the classic version of 4+ years ago, I'm all ears. I've asked this on previous threads, and no one has defended the new bland version, which tells me that Disney obviously has an easily replaced lemon on its hands. It's similar to a school system that keeps an inept teacher in the classroom even though absolutely everyone knows that the teacher is a loser.

I hope you all enjoyed my adjective rant; I know at least three of you did. It was fun and therapeutic to write, and did not require "looking up" anything. After all, looking stuff up takes away much of the fun.

 

[G00fyDad]

I didn't actually have to look anything up. That's my photo from my previous trip that I just took this past October. Everything else I listed is from memory and my own personal experience in the parks. Again there are far bigger things to worry about in the parks than a TTA spiel.

 

[Soarin' Over Pgh]

To me, the idiotic, ridiculous, half-brained, hare-brained, biscuit-brained, knuckleheaded, half-witted, numbskulled, foolish, unimaginative, blah, beige, dumb, assault to humanity narration was an absolute 100% sure sign that mediocre spirits had taken over the decision-making at Magic Kingdom. I have never had an adjective rant like this in my life, and that is because the drivel of Mr. Wimpyvoice is so unparalleled in its mediocrity. Nobody with the ability to think would believe that the current narration infomercial is superior to the, yes, clever happiness that preceded it. It's one of the few things on vacation that I allow to ruin my day, for at least 20 minutes or so anyhow.

Can you imagine if they had done this to Spaceship Earth. "Cavemen told stories. . . The Renaissance was an amazing time. . . Printing presses were big . . . That guy is building a computer in his garage." UGH! Could you get more bland--or obvious.

To now close down the TTA is, hopefully, a sign that someone with discernment exceeding that of a fruitfly has taken over. If, however, they continue with a dull, milquetoast, mealy-mouthed, drab, insulting, dimly-lit, damaged, inhibited, prune-lipped, whispery version, I will officially be assaultive (verbally) in my leanings to the point that some dusty government agency will open a file.

Nobody with sanity could disagree. But if you do feel like defending the current narration, feel free to pipe in.

I tend to agree. I think.

 

[Ralphlaw]

I 'm glad Clark Griswold agrees with me.

 

[G00fyDad]

Don't get me wrong, I agree with him too. I just think there's bigger things to worry about than an updated spiel. Unfortunately I think things are going to get worse before they get better. It's likely going to be another decade before Disney finally wakes up and starts doing something about the parks in Florida.

 

[flynnibus]

Seems like a silly reason. A large number of WDW attractions operate in nearly complete darkness and have done so for decades

Most attractions have restraints or a lapbar... TTA does not.

 

[Ralphlaw]

Don't get me wrong, I agree with him too. I just think there's bigger things to worry about than an updated spiel.

I agree, but it was so inferior, and so easily replaceable, that it was an indication of a mediocre mindset that not only made a dumb decision, but stuck with it for so many years. Many people, for example, complain that the Imagination with Figment attraction is bad, and that's fine. However, switching to something good, or switching it back, would cost millions. By contrast, switching back to the old narration would have been easy (and obvious). Yet they didn't do it--they stuck with drivel instead.

I doubt that there's anything on property that is so obviously inferior AND so easily fixed. Other inferior elements remain throughout the property, but I would hazard to guess that none fit both criteria as being so obviously bad AND so easily fixable.

How long do they allow horse doodoo to remain on Main Street? Not long because it's so obviously bad and so easily shoveled up. This narration needs to scooped out and composted away.