Originally Posted By TMICHAEL ^^Agreed! IOA/Universal's WWOHP and the cutting edge Forbidden Journey opens when... Nice move WDW.
Originally Posted By virk4 What is the exit song? 25 years ago there was a great song, then they changed it. The new one never did much for me. I wonder what they are using now....
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 24 posts here ... ah, got nothing to add until I ride it in a few weeks. But it sure is nice to not have to wade thru 796 posts, including blurry queue pics.
Originally Posted By hopemax My Dad called me this morning to give me his review. They rode it last night as part of MVMCP. He doesn't think SM will be high on his list of attractions to see regularly. The track is still way too rough, and it still gave him a headache after riding. He did think the star field looked better, and obviously noticed the queue and load area changes. But there was nothing to really feel like new life was breathed into the old girl. He also was not impressed with the ride photo. He rode with my Mom and a friend. When the picture was displayed on the screen, it was only my Mom and friend. The previous photo showed only his leg. When they went to the area where you could buy (which he said was very disorganized, no one knew where to line up) they were able to adjust the photo so all three of them were in it. But he said, he was totally out of proportion to my Mom and friend, and why would anyone want to buy a photo like that.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones It sounds like the people who initially thought this rehab was going to bomb weren't so irrational after all. Looks underwhelming to me and I'm several thousand miles away. I can't imagine what people riding it think!
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad jkayjs...I'll be there in 27 days so will see what's up & since I'm going to get my NEW CAMARA in 1hr&45mins(not that I'm excited)>>> That car is sharp. Let us know how you like it.
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad <<<The previous photo showed only his leg>>> MPierce likes it when they show a little leg(;0)) <<< He did think the star field looked better>>> I think this is one of the most important ride elements. If the star field is done right it really adds to the effect. I also hope that the ride que will still be darkly lit as that seems to add to the fantasy
Originally Posted By dresswhites thats wierd that they didn't add on board soundtrack. that would seem like a logical thing, so this is what partly makes dl space mountain such a good attraction. hmm.
Originally Posted By tonyanton they couldn't even put in a fountain at the entrance to replace the old one in the skyway station...yet another planter with one of those trees which sheds leaves all over the walkway (like the ones around rockettower plaza.
Originally Posted By dshyates "thats wierd that they didn't add on board soundtrack" Originally the plan WAS to add on board audio. But to do that they were going to have to relace the entire track because of weight issues. The original plan was to replce the entire track with a wider track to accomadate a vehicle that sat 2 across AND include on board audio. But the Budgeteers got involved and all that was replaced was the incorrectly banked turns that resulted in stress fractures. Remember that the original Space Mt. was not designed with the help of advanced computers so the banking of the corners was more guess work than science. They corrected this banking issue resulting in a slightly smoother ride and less wear and tear on the ride system. But the end result isn't really going to be noticed by the casual tourist.
Originally Posted By leobloom When I was at the MK on Saturday morning, I was surprised to see Space Mountain break down twice between 9:30 and 11:00. I thought the work was supposed to minimize that sort of thing.
Originally Posted By dshyates I heard that Sat. was a rough day for WDW with downtime on many attractions and then the monorail power failure.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Leo, you would think, right? Hopefully it gets ANOTHER refurb, though I doubt that.
Originally Posted By -em >> I thought the work was supposed to minimize that sort of thing.<< Of the 2 times I've been at the MK since it reopened its been down (I wont even compare that DLR's didn't seem to have any issues (that affected me at least) in the 15 times I think I rode in 6 days...)
