Originally Posted By Malin Kevin Yee has a brand new article today discussing in details various broken effects around attractions at WDW. It makes for very concerning reading. <a href="http://miceage.micechat.com/kevinyee/ky080911a.htm" target="_blank">http://miceage.micechat.com/ke...911a.htm</a> Highlights: MuppetVision 3D (visited Friday evening) Like last week, penguins still do not retract into the ground. This has a real effect on the 3D of the show; one gets dizzy easier with the penguins in the foreground. Also, the penguins are not programmed to move when they are supposed to be out of sight, so it’s distracting to see frozen penguins when the rest of the movie is blaring on Has the Swedish Chef always appeared brandishing his large gun when Kermit first introduces him at the start of the movie? (if so, this isn’t a decline, but it seems weird) The bubbles appear before Bean Bunny starts blowing bubbles (an admittedly small problem to have) The “explosion” projections at the end of the show only show two panels instead of the whole theater – this is a weird decline but a real one. Also, the projections are crooked, and don’t really fit the real contours they are projected on to. Fantasmic! (visited on Friday night, 10:30 show) There were no fireworks in the first Mickey-controlling-falling-stars sequence Mickey’s hand-held fireworks (end of the first sequence) did not ignite No cannon fire – the big cannon did not fire to signal the start of the Pocahontas sequence The four Indian canoes have two torches each, for a total of eight torches. Of those, only one was lit. No Steamboat Willie pinwheels – the fireworks “aimed” downward. Pirates of the Caribbean (visited Saturday afternoon) No lightning flash on the skeleton-piloted boat (just before the drop) – one assumes they turned off the flash because the multiple holes in the ceiling showed through the flash in the prior scene – itself a bad problem “Don’t be chicken!” girl’s broken arm – the animatronic’s arm and hand are supposed to be connected to the window shutter, but something was disconnected Singing pirates (near the donkey) are BARELY moving their mouths No disco ball lighting effects on final Jack in treasure room Pirates of the Caribbean (visited Saturday afternoon) No lightning flash on the skeleton-piloted boat (just before the drop) – one assumes they turned off the flash because the multiple holes in the ceiling showed through the flash in the prior scene – itself a bad problem “Don’t be chicken!” girl’s broken arm – the animatronic’s arm and hand are supposed to be connected to the window shutter, but something was disconnected Singing pirates (near the donkey) are BARELY moving their mouths No disco ball lighting effects on final Jack in treasure room Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (visited Saturday night) No waterfall at the top of the lifthill(the week before, the rainbow caverns lights were all off) Still some missing railroad ties Amazingly, some of the earthquake effects were working (one lamp shook, the shadow effects up ahead were working)
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 I see Kevin visited Brazil. I hope he marched around with his family, shouting and singing at the top of his lungs and cutting in lines everywhere he went and generally making his presence felt. It's the least they could do to return the favour!
Originally Posted By Donny As I become a WDW fan I somtimes wonder myself why attraction problems don't get taken care of for such a long period of time.
Originally Posted By wmax3234 I'm not saying it's right for the effects to be down, but it is still the summer madness season. I'm sure those guys have a hard enough time keeping up with basic park maintenance as is.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer ^ That's no excuse... Ride maint. is separate from park maint. And shame to hear about Pirates. It was looking good in June, hope they fix the minor problems soon.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 I have a question does Kevin go on these attractions and notices these things naturally or does he go on with the purpose of specifically looking for these issues?
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I am sure the "groups" (and we need a new word to describe that presence as it is more than a group) surely are paying top dollar and not a big discount so hopefully the extralarge SuperSize group money will be used to repair maintenance issues since Super large groups have Super large money...right? The supersize movement is creating supermassive problems and right now that affects plans to return more than anything not working.!!!.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>Has the Swedish Chef always appeared brandishing his large gun when Kermit first introduces him at the start of the movie? (if so, this isn’t a decline, but it seems weird)<< In DCA, he looks through a window that's mostly fogged over, but appears to have been wiped clean so you can see his face. If you're paying attention, you can see that he's holding a gun, but it's mostly covered by the glass. It sounds like that piece of glass (and presumably the broken glass at the end) was missing. >>The bubbles appear before Bean Bunny starts blowing bubbles (an admittedly small problem to have)<< That's always happened, so that the bubbles can make it down to the audience in a reasonable amount of time. Since the room is so tall, they need a head start to get down, since they float down instead of falling. They're allegedly what makes the DCA theater smell like pee. : ) >>The “explosion” projections at the end of the show only show two panels instead of the whole theater – this is a weird decline but a real one. Also, the projections are crooked, and don’t really fit the real contours they are projected on to.<< I'm not sure what projections he's talking about here. In the DCA version, IIRC, there's an explosion onscreen, and a bright flash of light in the theater. Then the 'holes' in the wall (behind the scrims) are lit with red/orange light and puffs of smoke come out. I don't think that there's anything more to the effect. And while I really don't remember any projections, he should check out The Magic, The Memories, and You, and he'll see that they never quite line up right either (at least at DL, including the projections for Remember and Nutcracker at Christmas). It's usually pretty close, but just not quite right. It's just one of the problems with using that type of technology. >>Singing pirates (near the donkey) are BARELY moving their mouths<< Next time, check out the mouths on the rest of the pirates. You might be surprised how little they all actually move. >>No waterfall at the top of the lifthill(the week before, the rainbow caverns lights were all off)<< That waterfall in DL seems to be one of the most tempermental effects in the park. I don't know if they do it based on temperature, or just when it's functioning, but it seems like it's only on about 1/3 of the time. While I would assume that some of these are actual problems that need to be fixed (particularly the ones in F!), a lot of them are just the way it is. Whether those effects need to be upgraded from a technical standpoint is a different discussion, but it sounds like some of them he's just noticing for the first time, even though that's the way it's always been.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 "I am sure the "groups" (and we need a new word to describe that presence as it is more than a group) surely are paying top dollar and not a big discount so hopefully the extralarge SuperSize group money will be used to repair maintenance issues since Super large groups have Super large money...right? The supersize movement is creating supermassive problems and right now that affects plans to return more than anything not working.!!!." What are you talking about?
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 Maybe it's a post written for a different thread. That's all I can think as I have no idea what he is referring to!
Originally Posted By Malin *** I have a question does Kevin go on these attractions and notices these things naturally or does he go on with the purpose of specifically looking for these issues? *** Its easy to think he's just nitpicking for the sake of it. But some of the stuff he picks up on are quite noticeable features. So no I don't think he's specifically looking for these issues. I am glad Kevin Yee is drawing attention to the problems at WDW. Some of this stuff is unacceptable. Unfortunately despite how bad things are in WDW. Disneyland Paris is in a even worst state. Its very well known to see things working one day. And find them broken the next.
Originally Posted By -em I haven't noticed the attraction issues ( though admittedly haven't ridden many attractions within the last month) but amazed the f! Issues were similar yet different than the ones I noticed recently... - em
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 I wouldn't be able to pick out Kevin(no offense Kevin) I just don't know what he or just about any blogger looks like.
Originally Posted By danyoung >What are you talking about?< Kevin also did a section about the ending of the Grand Gatherings (or whatever the program was called). I'm sure that's what the poster was talking about.
Originally Posted By DlandDug As I recall, Kevin Yee has stated that he wants be be an "Al Lutz" for Walt Disney World. Al spent a great deal of time and effort pointing out where DL management was negligent through the 1990s. Many feel that this resulted in changes for the better. Kevin Yee wants to do the same for WDW.
