Originally Posted By toddnbeth I was at Disneyland last night and was wondering if anyone had any news about whether a more permanent fix for the leaves on Alice in Wonderland was on its way. I am happy that Disney devised a temporary fix for their problem last summer to keep the ride open, but it sure does look lousy, especially now that the green tarps covering the supports are starting to become faded and torn.
Originally Posted By tashajilek I didnt really hear anything else either. Hopefully they come up with a better solution.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>Is there more background info on this someplace?<< Basically an OHSA employee was on a vacation at Disneyland and saw the outdoor ramp portion of the Alice ride as a potential hazard for the cast members during an evacuation, when they would need to walk along the 'leaves' without any sort of guard rail or wide path. Since it was reported 'unofficially', Disney didn't have to make any serious changes, but instead opted to temporarily shut down the ride and install scaffholding under it to create a wider walkway with rails. Around the sides of the scaffholding there are tarps with designs similar to the other leaves, which is supposed to make them blend in, but just looks a little clunky and out of place. The fix was supposed to be temporary, since it was done during a busy time of year and it would be difficult to close the attraction for an extended period of time, but there has been nothing to indicate that they are working on a more permanent solution.
Originally Posted By Bellella The last time I got to ride Alice (those times are few and far between) I saw a view of the "fix" from the ride vehicle as it was going along the leaves. Believe me, it looks just as bad from the top as the bottom. They've built a whole extended layer under the leaves and put the guard rails on the edge of that. It looks really tacky and unprofessionally done. However, I can't see as how the change has affected the ride's popularity. 20 minute waits on a weekday in January!
