News Tower of Terror to operate at reduced capacity due to an extended refurbishment

[mikejs78]

there's an insidious disease inherent in wholly owned twdc parks, symptoms of which are littered all over wdw...
luckily for some, wdw, in particular, has developed a fascinating auto-immune response which shields the truth.

quick show of hands...
how many have brought their concerns of tot's show quality to gs?

Spoiler

if the only thing you've done after having gone is book your next trip and complain on the internet, you're part of the problem - you're actually morton, and when it rains it pours

They are fixing much of that now...

 

[smile]

They are fixing much of that now...

 

[Rodj]

Especially Echo's VVC speakers, which are STILL broken as of 7/26/19.

 

[jaxj21]

They are fixing much of that now...

It's been mentioned that this is not a 'show' update, but a mechanical update/refurb

 

[MisterPenguin]

Spoiler

if the only thing you've done after having gone is book your next trip and complain on the internet, you're part of the problem - you're actually morton, and when it rains it pours

No need to be so salty!

 

[Magenta Panther]

God I loved John Candy...

 

[marni1971]

there's an insidious disease inherent in wholly owned twdc parks, symptoms of which are littered all over wdw...
luckily for some, wdw, in particular, has developed a fascinating auto-immune response which shields the truth.

quick show of hands...
how many have brought their concerns of tot's show quality to gs?

Spoiler

if the only thing you've done after having gone is book your next trip and complain on the internet, you're part of the problem - you're actually morton, and when it rains it pours

Hand.

 

[eddie104]

So is this refurbishment happening now as we speak ?

 

[jaxj21]

So is this refurbishment happening now as we speak ?

Yes. I believe they are on the second shaft now. Someone had earlier in this thread mentioned that at one point (maybe an after hours event) they were using both, so that may have been a midpoint?

 

[ToTBellHop]

Yes. I believe they are on the second shaft now. Someone had earlier in this thread mentioned that at one point (maybe an after hours event) they were using both, so that may have been a midpoint?

Correct. They finish by August 29.

 

[Tom Morrow]

there's an insidious disease inherent in wholly owned twdc parks, symptoms of which are littered all over wdw...
luckily for some, wdw, in particular, has developed a fascinating auto-immune response which shields the truth.

quick show of hands...
how many have brought their concerns of tot's show quality to gs?

Spoiler

if the only thing you've done after having gone is book your next trip and complain on the internet, you're part of the problem - you're actually morton, and when it rains it pours

I would argue that, in addition to making your voice heard with your wallet (which we know none of us are gonna do lol), threads like this are more effective than shooting off an email to Disney which will likely only get a canned response and not be seen by anyone who can do anything. This, on the other hand, is out there in the public, seen by thousands, and Disney does frequently scout the boards to see what people are saying.

 

[SoFloMagic]

Both sides were open tonight but foxtrot (I think? The right two doors) went down when we were in the boiler room. The car came back down and they offloaded it.

 

[Tom Morrow]

I guess that means the refurbishment is over.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I guess that means the refurbishment is over.

Now maybe they can release more FP...

 

[ToTBellHop]

Must not be done quite yet. As of 9:55 am, it has a longer wait than Slinky Dog Dash and RnRC.

 

[SoFloMagic]

Cast members didn't seem surprised when it went down, so I was wondering if it some early testing or something since reports were that there were two weeks left of refurbs

 

[Unplugged]

I wonder what mechanical updates they could make that can be tested with live souls before they finish it. With the videos posted of the SkyLiner bouncing like crazy, I'm assuming they are upgrading ToT as it now has some competition?

 

[ToTBellHop]

Cast members didn't seem surprised when it went down, so I was wondering if it some early testing or something since reports were that there were two weeks left of refurbs

Yes. I believe it will finish before 8/29 but not this much before.

 

[marni1971]

Cast members didn't seem surprised when it went down, so I was wondering if it some early testing or something since reports were that there were two weeks left of refurbs

It’s been expected (and anticipated) for several months now.

 

[trainplane3]

It's apparently done now?
https://blogmickey.com/2019/08/tower-of-terror-refurbishment-ends-at-disneys-hollywood-studios/
We’re told that the work was purely maintenance related and that no changes to the ride were made. During the refurbishment, Disney only used one drop sequence, not the randomized drop sequence normally in use. The randomized sequence should be back now.