Originally Posted By mousermerf A good short explanation of the phenomena: the emperor's new clothes.
Originally Posted By MousDad RE: Triangles 2 respected insiders on another site have explicitly said that this "addition" to the descent has been in the works after hours for some time, and will be "turned on" any day. They have also strongly hinted that it will include some kind of incorporation of Tomorrow's Child. Trust me, they have been met with healthy skepticism, which would have been derision if not for their track record. They have both gone so far as to say that "either they have been directly lied to/deceived by multiple sources," or the upgraded descent will happen. So, I'm not going to go as far as merf and say they're delusional. (Besides, if I recall, the last people merf called delusional were the ones saying that Phil Holmes did not get fired.)
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper Yea, merf. There is something going on with SSE. Is it going to fix the mess that is the descent? No. But it will give you something to look at.
Originally Posted By Mr X Not to excuse the poor state of Spaceship Earth (it really bums me out), but isn't the point that everyone is supposed to be looking at the monitors at that point? If so, I don't think it really matters if the scenery is all that "wow" (not that I love the concept of staring at a little airplane screen as part of "the show", but that's what they were going for right?), just so long as it's dark and/or "clean" looking.
Originally Posted By HMButler79 about the triangles on SSE, there's ONLY ONE MAGICal board site thats flipping out over that. The same site and fans flipping out over UoE getting PAINTED. Says alot....
Originally Posted By MousDad ...about what? One thing that no one can dispute is that the triangles are there, and they are clearly not operational. Seems like a pretty cut and dry topic of conversation to me.
Originally Posted By mousermerf Well, backing up from fantard land... "Operational" how? They don't do anything. They are not magical TV screens in the shape of triangles. They're not even projection screens because they're black - you don't project onto black. The blue outline is painted on. So what exactly do you propose is the final product?
Originally Posted By leobloom I don't know what the triangles were designed to do, but hopefully not much. See, if they were supposed to do anything, chances are they won't work properly, and they won't be repaired. So maybe this is Disney being smart: simplify the set pieces so they are less likely to break and make Disney management look lazy. Hey, maybe they could also just start using cardboard cut-outs instead of AAs (or have they already started doing that?). Anyone know if the footsteps effect is working in HM? I saw a post where someone said it wasn't working any more.
Originally Posted By MousDad ^I will agree with you that 'operational' was not a good choice of words. Yes, you're right, it's already been established they are not video. Maybe 'employed in full effect' is better? I have never pretended to have any information, and am, in fact, one of the skeptics about a descent being "turned on." I was just making the point that it was a legitimate topic for discussion. And the individuals who have indicated it's happening are not delusional, but rather are some of the most critical of wdw management.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> RE: Triangles 2 respected insiders on another site have explicitly said that this "addition" to the descent has been in the works after hours for some time, and will be "turned on" any day. They have also strongly hinted that it will include some kind of incorporation of Tomorrow's Child. Trust me, they have been met with healthy skepticism, which would have been derision if not for their track record. They have both gone so far as to say that "either they have been directly lied to/deceived by multiple sources," or the upgraded descent will happen. So, I'm not going to go as far as merf and say they're delusional. (Besides, if I recall, the last people merf called delusional were the ones saying that Phil Holmes did not get fired.) << Would that be Lee, and Martin?
Originally Posted By Daannzzz ""Anyone know if the footsteps effect is working in HM? I saw a post where someone said it wasn't working any more."" We were there a couple weeks ago and it was working.
Originally Posted By TP2000 I was there late in '08 and it wasn't working very well. Some steps showed up, others didn't. Overall, the WDW Haunted Mansion looked like it just needed a good three week rehab to get it back in the shape it was in during '07. Pirates at WDW looked like it also needed a three week rehab; jerky animatronics, broken water and moving effects, and muddy audio. Peter Pan at WDW looked like it needed a SIX week rehab; just bad and tired all over. Just my .02 however.
