MissM
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Thanks for the update! I like it. I get that retro NASA vibe from it.
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TTA Refurbishment on schedule?
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Lord_Vader
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It does look like retro NASA in person, hopefully more will get painted while we are still here to see it.
Clamman73
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Nice...a little bit of old school Tomorrowland coming back...
Lord_Vader
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And... They are painting some of the plain silver areas bright yellow making things pop a little bit while keeping with the retro futuristic look.
I like it a lot more in person than I did in photos, kind of like the painting going on at Epcot.
MissM
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I agree. I was pleasantly surprised by Epcot's new Future World paint scheme in person. MUCH better than in photos.
spectromagic04
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Do you know if they did anything to the TTA other than just refurbing the loading station?
aladdin2007
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am liking this retro red more and more.
spectromagic04
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Im actually liking the red better than the green! So far im liking it
It looks good in person. It works well with the red lights under the perimeter TTA tracks
rct247
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Nothing to the rest of the ride except maybe some paint.
hpyhnt 1000
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Typical. Would it kill them to throw in a few vignettes in some of the tunnels? Even some sort of light projection would work wonders.
At the very least, can we get the music back in the SM tunnel?
Uncle Orville
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At MK right now and TTA is currently running, by this I mean the cars are running along the track and the audio is playing. However, no one is able to ride it, all the walls are still up too.
AndyMagic
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I like how the application of paint to a refurbishment is still a "maybe." We need to come up with a new word to describe TDO "refurbishments" since they typically don't really do much refurbishing. I mean I know the Disney website can't say something like, "Big Thunder Mountain will be closed for removal of show elements" or "The TTA will be closed since it's kinda close to the Astro Orbiter and we're considering painting something," or "Space Mountain will be closed so we can add fun-ruining trim breaks to prevent the ride from collapsing and to put iPad games in the queue," but seriously let's start saying that a certain ride is just, "closed." The word refurbishment implies something positive will be happening to the attraction which we all know hasn't happened to Disney rides in years.
flynnibus
Premium Member
This isn't fair at all. Simply because the resulting SHOW doesn't change - does not mean nothing was done. The range of possibilities are endless that can be reworked on a show (even like the TTA) that many would never know happened unless they were in the know. From touch-ups, mechanical overhauls, cleaning, modernization, etc.
AndyMagic
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Touch-ups and modernization can easily be done without extensive shutdowns of rides. And did you really mention cleaning as a reason to close an attraction for months? Last I checked the sun still sets. Cleaning should take place regularly when the rides close for the night. As for mechanical overhaul, no such thing is happening to the TTA. The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man went through a 9-month process to completely overhaul every inch of the ride and it was closed for less than a month since they did work during off-hours.
cw1982
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I have read on other threads that attractions that close without the distinction of being under refurbishment sometimes don't come back. I'd rather know that a ride is closed because it's getting a little tlc than wonder about whether or not one of my favorites is being closed for good.
flynnibus
Premium Member
Depends on the topic really. It's really overstepping your insight into the actual attraction's operation though to make such generalizations and be so dismissive about it.
AndyMagic
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I'm simply using what we do know about current management and recent "refurbishments" at the resort and making reasonable assumptions.