What happened to dead men tell no tales

[aladdin2007]

Rode Pirates today. Why/when did they take out the dead men tell no tales echoe in the caves???
Its just not the same, in fact found all the audio to be very off/poor throughout the whole thing. I know its widely known thats its in bad shape anyway, but today seemed really bad quality.
And the railroad station announcement is gone with the booming voice, grand circle tour arounddddd the magic kingdom, all aboarrrrd!!!! It seems like more and more of the little things that made it great and "Disney" like that way are being phased out, of course the people mover narration being another. But I was surprised about dead men tell no tales. I thought it still played even with the mermaid addition, which is barely noticeable as it is.

 

[jdmdisney99]

Rode Pirates today. Why/when did they take out the dead men tell no tales echoe in the caves???
Its just not the same, in fact found all the audio to be very off/poor throughout the whole thing. I know its widely known thats its in bad shape anyway, but today seemed really bad quality.
And the railroad station announcement is gone with the booming voice, grand circle tour arounddddd the magic kingdom, all aboarrrrd!!!! It seems like more and more of the little things that made it great and "Disney" like that way are being phased out, of course the people mover narration being another. But I was surprised about dead men tell no tales. I thought it still played even with the mermaid addition, which is barely noticeable as it is.

Hmm...strange.

 

[Marc Gil]

I went during New Years and I'm pretty sure I heard it. You only hear it before the Blackbeard projection, after that you hear the "mermaid song".

 

[aladdin2007]

Maybe it was just today then or something, it was def off. In fact that whole float through section of the caves didnt have any of the theme music in the background like it use to. the mermaid voice was singing, but that was it.

 

[NoChesterHester]

*Thread Drift*

I have to say the mermaid additions are the most disappointing waste of effort I've seen in a while. I remember reading about them pre-install and when I finally saw them I was like... Really?

 

[RSoxNo1]

*Thread Drift*

I have to say the mermaid additions are the most disappointing waste of effort I've seen in a while. I remember reading about them pre-install and when I finally saw them I was like... Really?

Agreed, the skeleton on the beach is awesome, the water effects should be removed in their current state.

 

[jdmdisney99]

Agreed, the skeleton on the beach is awesome, the water effects should be removed in their current state.

Yeah, I haven't been there but I have seen the poor attempt online and it just looks BAD.

*splash*splash*
"Look mommy it's a wave!"



If they're going to add a mermaid they should add an AA that's noticeable or take it out completely.

 

[Soarin' Over Pgh]

Rode Pirates today. Why/when did they take out the dead men tell no tales echoe in the caves???
Its just not the same, in fact found all the audio to be very off/poor throughout the whole thing. I know its widely known thats its in bad shape anyway, but today seemed really bad quality.
And the railroad station announcement is gone with the booming voice, grand circle tour arounddddd the magic kingdom, all aboarrrrd!!!! It seems like more and more of the little things that made it great and "Disney" like that way are being phased out, of course the people mover narration being another. But I was surprised about dead men tell no tales. I thought it still played even with the mermaid addition, which is barely noticeable as it is.

I guess they told someone.

*Thread Drift*

I have to say the mermaid additions are the most disappointing waste of effort I've seen in a while. I remember reading about them pre-install and when I finally saw them I was like... Really?

Yeah, a bit...it could have been a bit bigger, a little clearer to see instead of a blue light and a splash. Still, kinda neat.

The skeleton is a nice touch though!

 

[MarkTwain]

Rode Pirates today. Why/when did they take out the dead men tell no tales echoe in the caves???
Its just not the same, in fact found all the audio to be very off/poor throughout the whole thing. I know its widely known thats its in bad shape anyway, but today seemed really bad quality.
And the railroad station announcement is gone with the booming voice, grand circle tour arounddddd the magic kingdom, all aboarrrrd!!!! It seems like more and more of the little things that made it great and "Disney" like that way are being phased out, of course the people mover narration being another. But I was surprised about dead men tell no tales. I thought it still played even with the mermaid addition, which is barely noticeable as it is.

It's not gone completely, but because the mermaids' singing now dominates the cave scene, it's greatly reduced. There's usually just one or two "Dead Men Tell No Tales" before the mermaids take over, so they can be easy to miss if you're not listening for it.

 

[discos]

Yeah, I haven't been there but I have seen the poor attempt online and it just looks BAD.

*splash*splash*
"Look mommy it's a wave!"



If their going to add a .

Yeah, I haven't been there but I have seen the poor attempt online and it just looks BAD.

*splash*splash*
"Look mommy it's a wave!"



If their going to add a mermaid they should add an AA that's noticeable or take it out completely.

If I didn't read here on the boards that they were supposed to be mermaids I would have thought they were little blue waves. THATS Disney magic right there

 

[RSoxNo1]

Yeah, I haven't been there but I have seen the poor attempt online and it just looks BAD.

*splash*splash*
"Look mommy it's a wave!"



If their going to add a mermaid they should add an AA that's noticeable or take it out completely.

The only time I've seen a clear projection in the water next to the boat was when I saw a Windows error message projected on the surface.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

*Thread Drift*

I have to say the mermaid additions are the most disappointing waste of effort I've seen in a while. I remember reading about them pre-install and when I finally saw them I was like... Really?

I see the mermaid and my only thought is "Poor Ariel!"

 

[71jason]

Speaking of mermaids that don't work, Ariel in "Under the Sea" was completely motionless tonight--which makes her look even more like a Real Doll. Also, the opening Scuttle blinked his eyes constantly but otherwise did not move.

On a ride that's been open since 2013, not since the 70s.

 

[ImagineerDude]

I don't feel like the mermaids are too bad but they are easily overlooked if you don't know that they're there. The skeleton, however, is the creepiest thing in all of WDW (aside from Stitch's Great Escape)

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Its just not the same, in fact found all the audio to be very off/poor throughout the whole thing. I know its widely known thats its in bad shape anyway, but today seemed really bad quality.

Attractions have good and bad days. Sometimes effects don't work. Sometimes they do. It worked when I was there a few weeks ago. It may have just been down for the day. My parents are at the world right now. They should ride it Sunday night. I'll ask them if they notice it then.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Speaking of mermaids that don't work, Ariel in "Under the Sea" was completely motionless tonight--which makes her look even more like a Real Doll. Also, the opening Scuttle blinked his eyes constantly but otherwise did not move.

On a ride that's been open since 2013, not since the 70s.

That's been down for a bit actually. Wasn't working when I was there either.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

In other news, I rode Splash Mountain right before it closed before it's annual refurb and it still looked great. Very few broken effects, looking much better. With an annual refurb, it should stay that way.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

So they've diminished "Dead men tell no tales"? What??

Admittedly, they already sort of ruined it by having the squid head guy in the mist waterfall blurt out, "Ahh, but they DO tell tales!"

 

[awesomeinabox]

I'll let you know tomorrow if the effects work (that is IF FP+ works)

 

[71jason]

That's been down for a bit actually. Wasn't working when I was there either.

That's crazy to me. It's centerpiece effects in a year-old attraction.