Originally Posted By TomSawyer I saw on another board that HM is down for three months - that seems a little long just to change over from the Nightmare overlay. What else are they doing? Adding things? Improving the queue? Or just another deep cleaning and mechanical overhaul?
Originally Posted By Roger55 According to my sources, HM is in rehab for 7 weeks, not three months. NBC removal and other upkeep. Should be up around March 9th or there abouts.
Originally Posted By BrnardM It looks like they're doing some rehab work around the front of the manor. There also have been some rumblings of interior enhancements, similar to what was done last year.
Originally Posted By Roger55 Just did some follow up on the official DL calendar. It shows the HM back up on March 11th. This seems to match with a target date of March 9th or there abouts. That would give a few days of cushion.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I'm resigned to it, but we'll be there for the first time in over 2 years soon, our last day is March 4. Oh well, it was miss HM or miss Pirates. Everything else seems to be up, which ain't bad for this time of year.
Originally Posted By Tiggirl <a href="http://www.mousehub.com/articles/index.php?id=1" target="_blank">http://www.mousehub.com/articl es/index.php?id=1</a> Hey TS...I recently wrote an article that talks about that. I think I spelled everything correctly too! Its more towards the 2nd half of the article but Mansion seems to be getting a few nice upgrades from what I've been told. ~Beth
Originally Posted By 550Deano I walked through the attraction the other day and they are making proper exits to comply with the ADA code...The archway leaving the graveyard was completely replaced to allow a person to walk-by on either side of the doom buggies...before, you had to squeeze through that area...they also widened the doorway from the attic area to the graveyard for the very same reason...I believe they are adding 4 exits with ramps to accommodate wheel chairs...The doom buggies are also being retrofited with a lap bar foot release...A tool was needed to release the lap bar while in the attraction... DEAN
Originally Posted By Westsider 550Deano has summed it up well. I heard the foot pedal releases were causing some troubles in installation, and when the ride reopens all of the buggies won't have them installed yet and it'll take another month or so. But they'll be a HUGE improvement over the old way of popping open the buggies inside the ride. Most of this rehab is for ADA code enhancements and fire exits, plus some AC work in the show building. Most guests won't notice anything has changed when Mansion reopens.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros As far as the ramps for the exits, why bother? I understand the reasoning behind letting handicapped people out easier, but they leave wheelchairs at the loading area. Unless they are going to add some, none of the doombuggies can accomodate wheelchairs, so how will the people use them to exit? It may be one of those ADA rules, but it just doesn't make sense.
Originally Posted By Westsider FerretAfros, the newly widened access ways inside the ride will allow us to bring a wheelchair to a guest and wheel them out in the event the Omnimover breaks down. It's a rare thing, but it's actually happened and I can remember two instances where we just had to sit there with the guests in the doombuggies trying to keep them entertained for awhile until the Omnimover could be started back up and they could be cycled back to their wheelchair. And worse case scenarios; a fire breaks out in the show building somewhere and the Omnimover stops. Any CM or guest could get the wheelchair to the person stuck inside the ride and allow them to escape within a few minutes. Or, big earthquake disables Omnimover and electricity and causes structural damage. The new access ways allow a wheelchair to be brought to the handicapped person inside the ride who simply couldn't jump out and run during or after the earthquake.
