Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "If you eat at the Blue Bayou, watch for shadowy figures walking along the back wall. Those are the Pirates CM's going to lunch or the restroom. It's the only way in or out for CM's, and has been that way since 1967, although it was once taboo to run through there according to the old timers. The construction of the Indy queue in '94 now prevents CM's from using any other access to facilities." Well, being a hoary traditional purist, that's okay as long as they're singing. Yo ho yo ho, a restroom break for me We ate us some pizza and chili to boot And now it's time to go We had big burritos and munched taro root Watch out me 'earties oh no Yo ho yo ho, get out of the way for me! My stomach's in knots, I had too much Jack I think I'm gonna explode I'm really not kidding now cut me some slack Get out of my way or I'll blow Yo ho yo ho right now it's all about me I'm moanin' and groanin' say something's not right I know I'm gonna explode There's a rumble and tumble I had a bad night I can feel it starting to grow And so on............
Originally Posted By WestWind I noticed the lighting was brighter around the Blue Bayou a couple weeks ago. It was noticeable to me because I looked down in the water and saw the bottom, never seen that before. The water seemed blue instead of black like I remember, probably because of the lighting.
Originally Posted By dresswhites just got back, the lighting seems odd throughout the attraction. it seems brighter in the bayou, but also the whole village area. i hope they fix it, because u can really seem many of the flaws.
Originally Posted By DBitz2 It seems that they have been "playing around" with the lighting in Pirates recently. I've noticed some definite differences of late. I've been taking advantage of the brighter lighting to grab some nice video shots. I've noticed in the past that when the lighting in Pirates is worked on, it will be bright for awhile, but, over time it dims, just as light bulbs or tubes at home do. Personally, I like the brighter lighting in the bayou, which allows you to see the scenery. Usually, it's so dark, I can't see much of anything. A few years ago after one of the rehabs, the bayou was bathed in a nice blue light that was quite lovely & magical and allowed you to see the details. Then, after awhile, it was no longer lit that way. Someone mentioned that it is flourescent lighting in there covered with gels, which would make sense, as flourescents definitely dim over time, as I've noticed at work. As to eyes adjusting to the dark, awhile back I was listening to a discussion on night driving on an informational program and the vision expert stated that it takes our eyes about 30 minutes to really fully adjust when going from a brightly lit situation to a dark one. So, even though we may spend a little time in dimmer lighting in the inside queues for Pirates or other attractions before boarding the ride, our eyes have only had time to adjust slightly. I think it would be great if the Imagineers could devise a way to light some of the darker attractions like Pirates and Haunted Mansion just a bit brighter in the daytime to compensate for that, then, adjust it in the evening when it is not needed. My frustration in going on some of the rides in the daytime is that I can't see some of the stuff that should be seen because the lighting is too dim.
