Originally Posted By SuperDry Based on some of the recent pictures up on Deep Disney, TDS now has a coffer dam around the lagoon pit where the the Braviseamo dragon is stored. Presumably, they'll be taking it out and replacing it with whatever is needed for Fantasmic, or at least modifying it. But, as far as I can tell, they are continuing with Mythica performances. How is this done with a big gaping hole in the middle of the lagoon? The coffer dam appears to be too involved to be something that could be installed and removed daily, so I guess the answer to my question must be "very carefully!" If that's the case, it's an impressive effort.
Originally Posted By MagicalNezumi They usually continued performances of Mythica during Prometheus refurbishments. The present setup takes up a little more space, but Mythica is still doable in "alternate versions". -- MagicalNezumi
Originally Posted By Mr X Now that you guys are already bringing this up, I have a question that the both of you might be knowledgeable about...a while back we heard about the Rivers of America having to be drained at Disneyland for refurbishment...I've always wondered, will DisneySea require such a thing in future? If not, why is it so different? And if so, how will they keep the park open with the "Sea" missing? Just curious if I'm the only one who's thought about this...or if I'm just geeking out for no reason.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I've wondered about that too, X. I don't know the details, but it does look like the waterway at TDS is actually fairly deep, unlike ROA. Part of why it gets drained so frequently (every 5-7 years) is that there's just not much room for the junk (trash, scum, etc) to build up without getting in the way. I've always pictured the TDS waterway more like the World Showcase Lagoon, which is somewhat 'natural', but still very managed by Disney. I think it has a sand bottom, instead of concrete like ROA, which helps take care of itself, but I don't know what it's like at TDS. I would assume that TDS could close off segments of the waterway and keep the rest full of water, but I just don't know if they could do that for the Mediterranean Harbor/New York area due to the huge scale.
Originally Posted By SuperDry I don't know any of the specifics, but I would take an educated guess that the waterways at TDS were designed such that they would never have to be completely drained. It's not that big an impact on DL overall to have ROA drained periodically, but the impact on TDS would be *huge*. The entire park would probably feel like a construction zone. I would think that WDI took this into consideration. Also, consider that the TDS waterways were constructed in 2000, not 1955 - I suspect that the knowledge of designing, constructing, and maintaining artificial themed waterways advanced quite a bit during that time.
Originally Posted By Mr X Makes sense. I couldn't really imagine they could even have the park opened if things were drained out, as SD mentioned it would be like the place was under construction!
Originally Posted By TokyoSea where's the photo link on Deep Disney? I am curious to take a peek... thanks!
Originally Posted By SuperDry <a href="http://www.deepdisney.com/old2/101123.html" target="_blank">http://www.deepdisney.com/old2...123.html</a>
