Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest-ID-81578.asp" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Video: First Look Inside the New Big Thunder Mountain Interactive Queue</b></a> <p><span>In the video, Project Manager Wyatt Winter and Creative Designer Pete Carsillo offer up a behind-the-scenes tour of the new queue, which builds on the attraction’s backstory of </span>Barnabas T. Bullion<span>, founder and president of Big Thunder Mining Company. The storyline of the new area builds the attraction into something that takes guests deeper into the mining days of the Wild West. When the finished queue debuts in a few weeks, guests will be able to explore the mountain’s Mining Office, the Explosives Magazine Room, and maybe even get a little hands-on by doing some of the miners’ activities.</span></p> <p><span>[[yt:</span>http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oNfl19gKA2Y]]</p>
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt This is really cool. I hope they do something similar with the current remodel in California.
Originally Posted By dagobert I have to admit it looks fine, at least better than at the Haunted Mansion. Is Disney planning to upgrade more queues? How well is the interactive queue received at the Haunted Mansion.
Originally Posted By sjhym333 I find it interesting that when FP was introduced it was touted as keeping you from having to wait in long lines. Of course that has created longer standby lines that now require interactive queues. Kinda funny.
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>I find it interesting that when FP was introduced it was touted as keeping you from having to wait in long lines. Of course that has created longer standby lines that now require interactive queues. Kinda funny.<<< Disney should get rid off the FP system, but I guess that will never happen.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper Not a fan of shoehorning a new story into the ride, but the effects look nice enough and much better than the HM crapfest.
Originally Posted By TP2000 Disney World has a miserable track record of keeping the effects actually found on the rides in working condition. (Animatronics, special effects, mechanical effects, aesthetics, etc.) How the heck are they now going to keep the effects in the queues in working condition? And the irony of adding all these games and activities to the Standby queue 14 years after Fastpass was installed to make the Standby queue obsolete is hilarious. And the added irony of adding all of this stuff, that they won't be able to maintain properly to begin with, just as the entire country invests in smartphones and mini tablets to entertain them at all times is hilariously sad. If this type of Standby queue stuff had debuted with Fastpass in 1999, before we all had iPhones, I could get it. But it just doesn't make sense in 2013 and beyond. I don't think they spent their money wisely here. And it'll all be broken by Easter.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Of course it will break from wear and tear, and of course WDW management won't maintain it. Still, that doesn't mean that this effort isn't welcome. I seem to recall lots of people worrying about the possible demise of Disney's elaborate queues as a result of Fastpass, and apparently the exact opposite is happening. "Not a fan of shoehorning a new story into the ride" Shoehorning? It's a mine train ride. How is elaborating on that theme with more show features "shoehorning"? I could see if they were adding the Care Bears or something, but this is simply adding more detail to what was already a very detailed environment.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Shoehorning? It's a mine train ride. How is elaborating on that theme with more show features "shoehorning"? I could see if they were adding the Care Bears or something, but this is simply adding more detail to what was already a very detailed environment.>> Big Thunder Mountain is supposed to be an abandoned mining area, not active.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN I wish they had put the money to better use and actually improve the show quality during the ride and add some more animated props to the show experience.. like the gold dust seen at TDL or mine explosions from DLP.. or even some more AA figures. And rebuild the falling rocks effect. As of now, WDW's Big Thunder is a Big Blunder.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Even HKDL's Grizzly Mt. Runaway Mine cars have more show going for them than this poor man's Thunder Mt experience.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>>I find it interesting that when FP was introduced it was touted as keeping you from having to wait in long lines. Of course that has created longer standby lines that now require interactive queues. Kinda funny.<<< I recall saying the same thing about longer lines way back when they introduced this virus named Fastpass. And it's not 'kinda funny'. It's kinda sad actually. >>>Disney should get rid off the FP system<<< Again.. not to eat **** but I said this way back when at a time when all the fanboys here thought FP was 'chic'. And got hate mail for saying so. How far ahead of the times was I?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I love Fastpass. The issue I have with it is that you have to physically go to the location, get the pass (or not if the return time is inconvenient), and then find something else to do until your reservation is valid. I'm hoping that MyMagic+ eliminates this hassle. At the very least there should be a mobile app that allows you to review and secure ride reservation slots without traversing back and forth across the parks.
Originally Posted By dagobert The problem I have with FP is, that, especially in Paris, the attractions aren't designed for such a system. For example BTM has two loading platforms, one is used for FP while the other one is used for stand-by. So even in the FP line you have to wait for quite some time. At least DLP enforced the return time during our last visits. I don't know what MyMagic+ is capable of, I didn't read a lot about that, but it seems there are mixed feelings about it. I would even say, that it's something bad for the parks. Luckily DLP doesn't have the money to introduce it right now, but the CEO mentioned that DLP is looking to bring it to Paris in the long run.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I don't know what MyMagic+ is capable of, I didn't read a lot about that, but it seems there are mixed feelings about it." There's mixed feelings about everything it seems Dagobert. I'm not betting anything on MyMagic+ but I'm hopeful that the user experience will be improved over Fastpass. I detest waiting in line, so anything that cuts down on wait times is a blessing as far as I'm concerned. I think Disney is way behind the curve in terms of being able to use mobile technology in the parks (the Android mobile parks app sucks is pretty much useless) which means that there's plenty of room for growth in that area.
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>I think Disney is way behind the curve in terms of being able to use mobile technology in the parks (the Android mobile parks app sucks is pretty much useless) which means that there's plenty of room for growth in that area.<<< DLP offers an Android App, which I've just downloaded, but I don't know a lot about it yet. I will try it when I'm there and I hope it will help to eliminate the waiting time.
