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Video from TTA and Skyway demo.
- Thread starter rlaeromech
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janoimagine
Well-Known Member
Do you think it will open on schedule?
Since I don`t work on it I can`t say. Educated guess? Yes. Perhaps slightly early. Maybe.
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
Better than nothing.
Seeing that it was a technical refurb, at least we have something to look at.
joel_maxwell
Permanent Resident of EPCOT
I went back and watched that clip a few times with some of your notes. Yes, the posture if definitely different. It looks like the right astronaut might be saying "Touchdown FX-1" now.Well, something has been disturbed; look at 16 seconds in on this video - the astronauts. Look at the posture, and the arms of the one on the right. Now look at this photo taken last July:
New positions. New props. There was talk about the figures getting movement. Makes you wonder...
Jmaxwell; the new staircase is at 1:03. Move on a few seconds and you can see new railings for a new CM bridge above the poster to walk between the 2 new load ceiling structures.
What is apparent on this video more than others is the work being done to the ceiling below the penthouse (the flat central section) - see the projection pannels that have been removed?
I did notice the new staircase, but the hand railing going between queue's wasnt noticed on my behalf. I went to look at an old photo and I feel really good about the ceilings.
Well said Zac. I completely agree. Im extremely excited about the ceilings in the queue, what visual they will have with those and how much it will darken the dome.
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
Will they really, though? I am wondering if that is more Maint. than effect...
joel_maxwell
Permanent Resident of EPCOT
What do you mean maintenance? The mountain performed fine without a ceiling/roof over the switchbacks so it cant be for a maintenance reason. I hope it is for aesthetics. I hope that a infinite star field of sorts will be projected on it. I am not aware of how much of the switchback area it covers (100% or if you can still see the top of the track).
If you are referring to how much light will be spared, I can only imagine every little bit helps. If the lift hill scene had a cover, then we are talking.
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
Ahhhh...What do you mean maintenance? The mountain performed fine without a ceiling/roof over the switchbacks so it cant be for a maintenance reason. I hope it is for aesthetics. I hope that a infinite star field of sorts will be projected on it. I am not aware of how much of the switchback area it covers (100% or if you can still see the top of the track).
If you are referring to how much light will be spared, I can only imagine every little bit helps. If the lift hill scene had a cover, then we are talking.
Hopefully! That's a very good thought, Joel.:lol:
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
Just an FYI, I`ve just received a TTA video from last night which not only clearly shows there is music on the track itself now, but the Mr Johnson spiel is back again above the North building exit.
Plus I`ll hear it all myself on Saturday
YES!:sohappy::sohappy::sohappy::sohappy:
Ok, that's HUGELY GOOD NEWS!
Let me add some other points from last nights TTA video I`ve noticed;
Music in the EPCOT model, Space Mountain entrance and exit area is not Tland area. I`ve no idea what it is but it isn`t the normal BGM. SM area could have been MNSSHP BGM leaking through, but I also heard the regular BGM in other outside areas. Strange. No music in SM.
The penthouse (centre) roof of SM looks brand new. Obviously still being worked on but it`s actually an even colour with hardly any tile marks showing. It appears to the eye to almost be one continuous surface.
Explorer / FX1 - the spaceship model above the lift hill - has had a paint job. The side name lettering looks new, the rear end around the engines is now all dark blue instead of white.
Tarps do cover the postshow now. End section (first to be seen from Speedramp) had workllight showing around edges.
LED DMX issues seem largely resolved; I only saw one mismatched downlight on the entire circuit. Lighting looks gorgeous!
Lots of crew in hardhats on Skyway restroom roof. At night. Looked more suits than workers.
Music in the EPCOT model, Space Mountain entrance and exit area is not Tland area. I`ve no idea what it is but it isn`t the normal BGM. SM area could have been MNSSHP BGM leaking through, but I also heard the regular BGM in other outside areas. Strange. No music in SM.
The penthouse (centre) roof of SM looks brand new. Obviously still being worked on but it`s actually an even colour with hardly any tile marks showing. It appears to the eye to almost be one continuous surface.
Explorer / FX1 - the spaceship model above the lift hill - has had a paint job. The side name lettering looks new, the rear end around the engines is now all dark blue instead of white.
Tarps do cover the postshow now. End section (first to be seen from Speedramp) had workllight showing around edges.
LED DMX issues seem largely resolved; I only saw one mismatched downlight on the entire circuit. Lighting looks gorgeous!
Lots of crew in hardhats on Skyway restroom roof. At night. Looked more suits than workers.
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
Exprcoofto
New Member
I bet all the work will be done in the last couple of months. Not sure what they did in the past several months. When I was there in August, it looked like they were testing paint colors on the side of the wall (inside the gift shop). That was when we were still able to look in that window.
PhotoDave219
Well-Known Member
Exprcoofto
New Member
Wow awesome video. You can clearly see work is being done on the lift scenes and on the top of the roof. Let's hope it continues. Love the music on the TTA now, but it seems a bit odd. Is that music found anywhere else in WDW? It certainly appears they are keeping those restrooms, which makes sense, because there isn't any near by.
Also, are the blinking bright white strip LED lights along the railing of the TTA new?
This refurb is quite puzzling. I will be interested to see it once it opens.
Exprcoofto
New Member
Ah, okay. Thanks :wave:
janoimagine
Well-Known Member
I continue to be amazed at your wealth of knowledge and meticulous attention to detail. Thanks for the breakdown.
Figment1986
Well-Known Member
I went on it twice monday, and it is eery being in space mountain with 0 noise... but Mr Johnson was talking about the traffic situation... (otherwise i was more out of it trying to get my camera set up to take photos... lol)
I wish they would just install permanent ones, then get them to run with the speed of the vehicle to add more kinetic movement, since they look cool at night, but weird during day.
I wish they would just install permanent ones, then get them to run with the speed of the vehicle to add more kinetic movement, since they look cool at night, but weird during day.