Originally Posted By TP2000 Al Lutz is saying that this sudden 3 day Indy rehab this week is to install a new "sophisticated" Indy Jones figure at the end of the ride. They replaced the other Indy at the start of the ride last year, and it was a huge improvement. That Indy animatronic at the end has always looked less than convincing. Let's hope this rumor is true, and maybe someone can report back to us on Friday to tell us if it's true? Maybe he'll talk to us like Roz on Monsters Inc.? ;-)
Originally Posted By PirateLover "Maybe he'll talk to us like Roz on Monsters Inc.? ;-)" I love it when she does that! She said one time at the end of the ride: "Hey you in the back! Are you two twins?" She asked the people on the ride.
Originally Posted By Dole_Whip_Adventure Yes please! I like the idea of just sprucing up Indy. It's a fantastic ride, but every once in a while, it just needs some minor updating. I love the Roz idea. Last time I went on that ride, she was flirting with my boyfriend hahaha!
Originally Posted By bravebrother So, has anyone been on it and seen the new Indy AA figure??..... any pictures????
Originally Posted By bravebrother I cant believe nobody has confirmed or debunked it yet???? Someboby here must have been on it recently??
Originally Posted By bravebrother Miceage again reported that the new Indy figure was in.... Nobody here has seen it???? Anyone???
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I went on Indy yesterday, and it looked like the same figure as usual to me. However, the effects throughout the rest of the attraction did seem to get a nice freshening. Both of Mara's eyes smoke again (and smoke a lot!), which I haven't seen in a long long time. There seemed to be some more lightning effects (more strobes maybe?) at the beginning of the Gates of Doom scene, and the projectors in the bug room now shine a light that makes the same background color as the headlights. I still like the original film with the sillhouettes of the bugs better, but this is a vast improvement on what was there recently. The scrim in the skull room with the giant demon thing (what is that supposed to be anyway?) looked like it might have been new, or the lighting may have just been adjusted. We didn't stall out in the dark on that trip, though we did sit in the rolling boulder scene for a long time, so that may not be a permanent change. Overall, the attraction got a great freshening up, but as far as I could tell, it was the same Indy at the end.
Originally Posted By Manfried Knowing Disney, I doubt if they changed one animatronic figure. It would cost them too much money for no return on investment.
Originally Posted By bravebrother >>Knowing Disney, I doubt if they changed one animatronic figure. It would cost them too much money for no return on investment<< They replaced only one last year, the AA Indy at the gates of doom. Thats not an issue.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I always thought it was actually Harrison Ford. What is this 'AA' robotic figure you speak of?
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I remember when I was on the Jungle Cruise years ago, and this guy tried to tell me that all the animals are these robot machines. Man, did I let him have it! I mean, you can see that they're real animals...
Originally Posted By Hista98 That reminds me of one of my favorite Jungle Cruise jokes Jim. "Yes folks are the animals on The Jungle Cruise are real, except for the ducks, those are AA's.
Originally Posted By ksargen We went on Indy most days we could this past week - I didn't notice any new Indy figure. I was just thrilled the rats were working. 8)
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <I was just thrilled the rats were working. 8)> Hey, it's a brutal economy -- rats have to take whatever work they can get. Thank you all! G'night!
