Originally Posted By teddibubbles They are doing some work in the daytime? first i didnt see it then it was there. what do you think? the ride is going so???? <a href="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b363/teddibubbles/Untitledggh.jpg" target="_blank">http://i23.photobucket.com/alb...dggh.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By disneylandfan8 Might be renovation to Big Thunder Mountain or the Princess Faire area to the west of the Matterhorn.
Originally Posted By ksargen It's Big Thunder - someone took a picture of it from ground level on Mousewait earlier. I'd seen it on Mattercam and wondered, too! I'm guessing it's to help lift out the track sections as they pull them.
Originally Posted By teddibubbles I was looking at the cam. and next it came back that was there. strange they use to not work much like that in the day time
Originally Posted By ksargen Bear in mind, they did work during the day on Matterhorn, too. It's gotten to the point where it makes more sense to work during the day, even though folks might be able to see some of what they do, because it's safer for the workers, and easier to see what they're doing. 8)
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I was looking at the cam. and next it came back that was there. strange they use to not work much like that in the day time" I remember that there was a crane very similar to that one when Big Thunder was being built. I have pictures of it somewhere. Ooo-wee, I'm getting old.
Originally Posted By believe In the old old days, DL was closed on Monday and Tuesdays during off season. Therefore, work can be done without guests seeing it. With 7 day operation, you can no longer have that "magic". But some jobs are just too big to hide.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt There have always been big construction project though that required cranes and other visible equipment to be on site for months at a time.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Check this out: <a href="http://cdn.d23.disney.go.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/072312_FS_DatelineDisney_BigThunderMountain_FEAT_1.png" target="_blank">http://cdn.d23.disney.go.com/w...AT_1.png</a>
Originally Posted By ksargen Thanks, Dr. HR! Wow, yeah, I'm beginning to feel old, too. BTMRR opened I think the year of my first trip I remember... Eep. Most memorable moment of the trip? My poor sister wetting her pants on the tea cups.
Originally Posted By DlandDug That crane tower is parked on the Big Thunder trail. I saw it Friday morning and took photos myself. I am trying to get an update together.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I'm looking at a Disney Parks ad on this page that features video of BTMRR. Funny.
