Originally Posted By dresswhites does anyone know are the three barges and the crocodile in in fantamic driven by someone? or are they on a track?
Originally Posted By kennedyjane The barges used during F! are guided using the same rail as the Mark Twain and Columbia. My DH saw a picture of the inside of the Crocodile which showed a throttle control not unlike that of a speed boat. There were not any means of steering.
Originally Posted By kennedyjane The barges used during F! are guided using the same rail as the Mark Twain and Columbia. My DH saw a picture of the inside of the Crocodile which showed a throttle control not unlike that of a speed boat. There were not any means of steering.
Originally Posted By Dave There is someone driving them from inside. Hang out sometime near the canoes during the show and you'll gets to see the transformation of the barges from monkeys to princess's
Originally Posted By tikiroom5 The barges are driven by someone from the inside, and they are NOT on a track. If you ever view the transformation of the rafts from monkey to princess from either the hungry bear restaurant or the gap in the fence next to conestoga fries, you will notice that a) the barges make some pretty zippy maneuvers to get out of the way of the columbia and pull up to the dock in time and b) the barge also conceal two or 3 other techs (excluding the driver) who actually do the changing of the lamp posts and such. Since the changeover time is so brief, it would take too long for the crew to enter and exit the barge, so they just stay below, most likely acting as spotters as the barges float across the ROA. Hope that helps.
Originally Posted By AaronInCal Also to note, when Fantasmic returns the barges will be all-new. The lighting that is on the outside for the princesses was replaced will new LED lights in new patterns matching each princess, as before. It should look really good! Not sure if they barges themselves are brand new, or were extensively rehabbed during the downtime.
