Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://micechat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IMG_1224-610x381.jpg">http://micechat.com/wp-content...x381.jpg</a> I'm asking about the box on the ledge, not the new ring on top of the building.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Don't they have sound effects during the Ghost Galaxy halloween overlay? Maybe this is for that.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt You'd think a company known for producing some of the finest entertainment in the world could find way to wire sound in a way that's less conspicuous.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Patience Hans, maybe they aren't done. Remember your famous "park bench" blunder in Paradise Pier? LOL!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Yes, I believe that the supposedly-temporary speaker is added for Ghost Galaxy, and has been in place for such a long time because of the fall protection hoopla. It's a great example of hiding something in plain sight, since you can barely see it in the park. The edges line up visually with the rims and ribs on the mountain, and it blends in surprisingly well
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Since you brought it up Constance why don't you tell the bench story.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Fall protection for maintenance workers. Several years ago a worker was injured when he fell off the structure and apparently the new ring solves the problem somehow.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I think it creates a railing for the flat part of the roof that was enclosed with the original ring. Since it sloped down on the one side, they needed something taller for safety. I've never seen the top of the building up close, but I can't imagine that it actually needs to be as tall as it is; the old design looked like it had about a 2' lip above the surface, so it would only need another 1.5' to meet fall protection standards And I have no idea how it will help with fall protection when cleaning the surface of the dome itself (which is what started the whole thing). Maybe more tie-in points for rapelling down?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt That's what I was thinking Ferret. Perhaps the rigging points are integrated into the new ring.
Originally Posted By believe It looks suspicious. Who said it was for fall protection anyways? Has Disney confirmed that? Don't see how a new ring will help for fall protection. New rigging perhaps, but there's got to be an easier, faster, better way. Did you notice that the recent rains help clean the roof? Just wait a few months and Disney doesn't even have to clean it.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance One day long ago we were discussing the new Paradise Pier Park that was near completion. Hans starts mouthing off about the absence of park benches in the area and how ridiculous it was they didn't put them in. Suddenly, pretty much the next day, they put in benches. Hans learned a valuable lesson in patience, and I like to bring it up every now and again to make him laugh. So now you know the fabled park bench story, I hope you will pass it on to your family and loved ones so that it can live on in the hearts of us all.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Was it benches Hans, or bench umbrellas? I can't remember now lol
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I dug up the thread. It looks like we were were debating about the trellises, not the umbrellas. It all began with an online rumor (surprise!) that they were being permanently removed from Paradise Park.
