Originally Posted By avromark If they can't do a switch over during the day, how about running Regular Space Mountain on odd days, and Rockin' Space Mountain on evens, or weekends/weekdays or some sort of rotation?
Originally Posted By deadmentellnotales Or they could loan me the sign until Rockin space mountain is over and I'll bring it back... I promise
Originally Posted By leemac The myth surrounding the switch-out between the versions was Marcie spinning his take on it and nothing else. It can be done quickly and easily as that was precisely the brief that WDI was given to make it happen.
Originally Posted By leemac ^^ Oh, maybe. I thought it was Marcie that claimed that. One and the same to me.
Originally Posted By soccermermaid Actually last I heard the switch would take around 15 minutes for the projectors to cool off for regular SM and warm up the new ones for Rockit Mountain. That’s why the "attention" spiel would last that long if it wasn't muted in a down time.
Originally Posted By fantasmic425 *clueless here* where do you guys get all the individual information on all these new features for the celebration? I would just prefer to ride space mountain. Didn't they just get a new soundtrack and everything? I even have the space mountain soundtrack on my mp3 player. Do you know what music it will be playing? I know I'm restating myself, but I would really prefer to just ride space mountain.
Originally Posted By soccermermaid Easy...I work it 5 times a week =P It's a miracle what maintenance will tell you when your friends with them!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros If there are seperate projectors for each version (as it sounds from your post), couldn't they be powering up one set while the regular version is running, then empty the ride out, take off the lens caps, cover the regular ones, and turn them off? There could even be a machine that does all that, so it would only take enough time to cycle empty cars through the track once to switch. I know it must be more complicated than that, since that just sounds too easy. I hope if they get it to work, it doesn't take too long.
Originally Posted By soccermermaid I'm actually not sure if theres seperate projectors. The computer does all the switching (all we do is turn the show from classic to night in tower) but it take the computer awhile to do it. And we probably would cycle empty rockets because clearing the line would be havoc just to switch the show over. Hopefully I'll be at subs when it opens because that is going to suck for the Cast Members to explain to guests why there is no line or it's not moving. I already opened it for the grads so I'm good. That's why it wouldn't work in the beginning, the computer would start switching it over into night mode through the day during normal operation. Even the Rock-it part of the Space Mountain sign had to be unplugged for this reason. And there wasn't enough money in the budget to plug it in for gradnight.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Hey, Soccermermaid, thanks for letting us know what it's like working the attraction. How long does it usually take to cycle out the cars and start up the line again? Since the computer seems to do all of the switching to the Rockit version, would the only time delay be cycling the cars?
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Actually, let me clarify (mostly for my own head...). I imagine all you would need to do is make one complete cycle of the track...letting guests get off, but holding the standby line until all cars have been emptied. That's what I am curious about...how long that would take. If it is only 15 minutes, and the guests waiting in the standby line just wait it out, then I don't see the big impact the switchover would have. Except for the "buggy" issues talked about...and the funding...
Originally Posted By soccermermaid If we're running 10/11 rockets we usually can cycle out in about 5 minutes (otherwise we breakdown). I assume though, I haven't heard what we are going to do, that we would continue cycling at 10, just so we don't have to warm up the rockets again. Basically the only delay would be waiting for the ok that the new show is working and that guests could go on. The idea just sucks about how long it's going to take, everyday, because we get some pretty rude guests for an hour wait, and I can't imagine how they would feel knowing that suddenly they have to wait longer for Rock-it when they wanted regular Space...And if the projectors don't switchover/turn on the entire show, I don't know if we would have to wait for someone to fix them or if we'd be like screw it, let the people on.
Originally Posted By deadmentellnotales yeah I feel your pain, I must say I saw the ride breakdown and watched you guys cycle the carts before and it was done quite quickly. I was impressed by just how fast and well trained you guys/gals were
Originally Posted By berol Say the switch is 6-6:30pm. When the 5:55pm riders arrive in line, I'd start a nighttime line further back in the queue with signs posted that say this will happen, a blurb in the park schedule. If the ride breaks down in the meantime, the survivors of the daytime line become the front of the nighttime line. It won't stop the complaints, but at least complainers can be pointed to the signs.
Originally Posted By monorailblue Since the changes are cosmetic in nature (sound, light) and do not affect the physical part of the ride, why not just keep riding Guests through during a changeover? OK, some will get funny lighting, maybe, or the wrong soundtrack, or no soundtrack at all. But if the sound were to go down anyway, Space would keep on putting its Guests through. Or if one projector of stars went out, the whole thing would never go 101. So, why all the fuss about keeping people out during the "changeover"? If it is only 15 minutes of Guests, and if safe operation is not impacted, just let them go! I, for one, think few, if any, would notice, and even fewer would care. Those that would "care" would actually probably be thrilled with the "privilege" of experiencing a changeover!
Originally Posted By fantasmic425 Well, for obsessive disneyland peeps, it would be awesome to ride it , just to say you had the experience, and because it only happens for about 15 minutes a night. On the other hand, some opinions go that it wouldn't be the full and magical experience, if the lights and sound were changing. However, if guests are willing to ride the mountain anyway, I say why not...they would have to be warned though... wow...I think that disneyland would be about the best place to work...that is, if broadway doesnt work out!
Originally Posted By soccermermaid Just like people are pointed to the sign now for how long the wait is and they still ask if the wait is 60 min? Lol, too bad they can't even read those signs. And It would trip out the guest because it isn't the experience they stood in line (say if they were to go on during the switch over). Our leads and such would never let them do that because it ruins the disney show.
