Originally Posted By Kurtisaurus Anybody out there know how breakdowns are handled at Peter Pan? I've been on a breakdown on Mr. Toad's where we were escorted back to the entrance with the lights on. In Pan though you're suspended and above fragile displays and fiber optics, so how do they get guests off the ride if it can't be restarted fairly soon?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros They have emergency walkways built into the sets, and there are people who come help you out with a ladder. Beneath the forest of fiber optics is actually a pretty clear path that is easy to navigate with the work lights on.
Originally Posted By princessmarilyn Wow! That would be something! Doesn't sound as complicated as the guys in waders on Pirates pushing the boats to the exit areas...but there is something about being suspended and having to ladder out or step out onto a walkway that sounds pretty exciting. I have seen Peter Pan with the lights on at one magic morning...it was odd at first, I could tell something was different but couldn't put my finger on it for a minute or two. Pretty amazing if you ask me.
Originally Posted By Kurtisaurus Great info, thanks! I think Pan and Haunted Mansion tie for rides I most hope to get a breakdown on
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 If you go on YouTube you can find some videos of rides breaking down. You might be able to find one of Pan.
Originally Posted By Bellella I'd prefer not to have to walk off a broken-down ride, thank you very much. I had to walk off Indiana Jones once, and that was bad enough. Right before our jeep went through one of the three doors at the start, everything stopped. We were so high off the ground, the cast members brought in a stepladder to get us off, and then we walked back to the loading area. I do not want to have to walk off any rides, especially the Mansion. That would be ultra-freaky!
Originally Posted By Disneydanny I experienced my first ride evac on Monday, it wasn't on Peter pan but rather Pinochio. my dad & i were riding & got to where Monstro tries to eat us, then the lights came on and we played "Follow the Cast Member" we then got to watch them restart the ride & were the first ones back on the ride
Originally Posted By monorailblue I've evac'd from Pinocchio and Alice, exited the Monorail from a rolling staircase, walked through Pirates and the Haunted Mansion--oh, and the Primeval World dioramas. And I loved every minute of it all.
Originally Posted By iamsally Only a bunch of Disney nerds would get excited about rides breaking down. We thought it was so neat on our last trip when Indy stopped and we were right under the rolling ball. The lights came on and we could see all the mechanics and some teenagers were facinated that the walls did not touch the floor. Luckily it did not last long and we got to go around again. But my all time favorite evac has to be Gadget's Go Coaster. <-----BTW, major Disney nerd here.
Originally Posted By SGE_lvr i had gotten a ride breackdown on alice. rite were u start to curve left upward around the flower room. for 20 min i was on that and walked down toward the white rabbit passing the twins and out a secret door. it was neat cuz the room we were in was the peter pan boat storage workroom. we went out that door were the restrooms are near the ride. as exiting, the cm told us not to step on the track or even croos it.... wat would happen if so happed????
Originally Posted By WestWind I can't recall any attraction break downs when I've been on one - other than short stops. I think it would be interesting and something to talk about but could it cause the loss of some magic. I don't think I want to see a dark ride with lights on.
Originally Posted By SBSBelle22 I agree that some of the magic would be lost, but I still get a little geeked out about it. Never had a breakdown where I had to evac-but did ride the loop on HM when I went with some friends who had family member in a wheelchair. It was only a black curtain but I was stoked for some nerdy reason
Originally Posted By bAmboo1 Some rides I've had to evac from: -Big Thunder: got to walk through the mountain and to an exit. -Splash: right before going up the final climb before the final drop. Stepped off the log and walked in the back area. -Indy: on the first hill where Indy is trying to hold the giant doors shut. That was cool because they had to get a step ladder so everybody could climb off. I never realized how high up the vehicles are. -Space Mountain: just after pulling out of the loading area it broke down. We were at the bottom of the hill with the "spinning tunnel" and had to evac. I was bummed because I always wanted to see it with the lights on and were were literally 2 or 3 vehicles away. -Rocket Rods: We were on the track just above Pizza Port. Unfortunately, they did not evac us, probably for safety reasons (imagine trying to walk on the Rocket Rods track way up there) and we had to wait for almost an hour. I've always thought some rides would be so cool to get stuck on. Peter Pan is definitely one, as is Space Mountain. Some would be terrible. Can you imagine getting stuck on the subs or Small World for a long time (I actually did get stuck on Small World for about 20 minutes. After 5 minutes they stopped the music and everybody cheered).
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 I think the only one I wouldn't want to be walked off of would be Pirates. Only because the magic would be totally ruined and it's been my favorite since I was a kid. So far I've been walked off Indy (once, the other time we sat in the dark in a bouncing car on and off for 20 minutes until the managed to get it to the beginning of the ride), Alice, and Big Thunder. It was pretty neat except we broke down on Thunder on a HOT day in July at the top of the hill before the goat and the sun was beating down on us. We were only there for about 5 minutes though.
Originally Posted By Kurtisaurus Hey SBSBelle22, I was wondering what happened if you stayed on the doombuggy and rode it back to the loading queue. It's just a black curtain? I thought there was some sort of workstation there with monitors for the CMs to keep an eye on things from what I'd been told.
Originally Posted By monorailblue ^^^ There is. It is behind the curtain. The curtain is often open and pulled shut when Guests need to pass by.
Originally Posted By bAmboo1 Speaking of staying on Haunted, how close to the beginning is the "end" of the track? I've always wondered what it would be like to stay on Haunted.
Originally Posted By monorailblue Not far. Here's a graphic of the track layout: <a href="http://www.doombuggies.com/images/secrets_layout.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.doombuggies.com/ima...yout.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By bAmboo1 Very cool graphic monorailbue. Do you, or anybody else, have track layouts for other attractions?
