Originally Posted By mickeymorris1234 When I heard that they were going to be doing modifications to BTMR I got excited. But if paint and a new track that does the same thing is all then I'm a little dissapointed. However I understand why, it takes a long time to paint to great detail and any track upgrades also means system upgrades and safety upgrades which are always great as well. Maybe when you get thrown into the dark after the first drop something can happen there and I'm down for making the final turn before you hit the station a little exciting. Overall it's a great ride. I'm also always down for getting rid of the old and in with the new......
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <It would be, but the best seats are in the rear of the train.> True of most coasters in my opinion
Originally Posted By Dabob2 A new track configuration isn't in the cards, but certainly new and improved AA critters along the tracks should be possible and a very easy "plus." More expensive but in the "wouldn't it be cool" category would be upgraded show scenes in the indoor portions. They could create a lot of excitement, especially among AP/frequent attendees, with such upgrades. Seeing how it's going down for so long, it would seem the perfect opportunity to do this - but it doesn't look like they are, or they'd have mentioned it in the press releases.
Originally Posted By berol They usually don't add anything new during refurbs. I'm not expecting much more than trains, paint and track.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 They don't usually add anything new, and I guess they won't here. But there are exceptions - Pirates, the piranhas to the Jungle Cruise, the new bride stuff in the HM... When Space had its big refurb they did change up the lifts and the "re-entry." <I'm not expecting much more than trains, paint and track.> Me either. But boy, wouldn't it be nice if they're intentionally holding back news on some new critters at least.
Originally Posted By tashajilek "They usually don't add anything new during refurbs. I'm not expecting much more than trains, paint and track." I hope there will be some change, but not very likely. However it is good that Disneyland will do extensive refurbs and not have things falling apart like in Florida.
Originally Posted By mickeymorris1234 Ah yes, good ol Florida. I feel bad for those parks, Disneyland makes sure that they keep everything up, even the food carts, WDW, if it is able to legally still run and it passes enough so most people wont notice. Open it!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt The Disney Park Blog has posted an update on DL's BTMRR refurb with a few photos of Rainbow Ridge. Things are looking quite nice so far. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2013/07/behind-the-wall-update-on-big-thunder-mountain-railroad-at-disneyland-park/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DisneyParks+%28Disney+Parks+Blog%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher">http://disneyparks.disney.go.c...dfetcher</a>
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <Disneyland makes sure that they keep everything up, even the food carts> Well sort of... Unless we talk Big Thunder Mountain trains and Columbia sailing ship dock cleats..
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt How long ago and how many different management teams ago were those two incidents again?
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I'm just suggesting before we get all high fallutin' about how great Disneyland maintenance is -- let's not forget about the recent issues.
Originally Posted By tashajilek Looks nice so far, I just hope the ride doesn't change for the worse. I don't know what they did to the Matterhorn, but the ride itself feels much slower after the refurb.
Originally Posted By believe I don't get it, why did they waste money rebuilding Rainbow Ridge from scratch. What was wrong with it in the first place? It's not like anyone was living or working inside the structures. What a waste. They could have just pressure washed it, and repainted them. What a waste of time and effort.
Originally Posted By berol The town had to be a mess from termites and/or dry rot and/or weathering after 30+ years.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Yep, someone confirmed a while back that the buildings were falling apart. "I'm just suggesting before we get all high fallutin' about how great Disneyland maintenance is -- let's not forget about the recent issues." Hmmm. Columbia was in '98 and Big Thunder was in '03. I wouldn't call those accidents "recent".
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA But they were major accidents, Hans. Both of which were caused by lack of proper maintenance. I can't think of any such occurrences at WDW during the same time frame.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Yes they were, but they were not recent. Obviously a lot has changed.
Originally Posted By phruby Don't forget the lack of maintenance on Space Mountain in '03 that made them close the ride for a year suddenly and install a brand new track. I was the last one on that coaster the night before it went down for a year. I swear I didn't break it!
