Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 <a href="http://miceage.micechat.com/kevinyee/ky012412a.htm" target="_blank">http://miceage.micechat.com/ke...412a.htm</a> Scroll down about halfway to the youtube video. I have to tell you - as someone that has just returned from Tokyo and seen the absolutely pristine version the AAs are in there, this video shocked me and, quite frankly, I have to say, appalled me. I know the regulars will probably rise and call me a WDW hater and whatever but, before you do, ask yourself this; If you were paying $90 per day(I know, I know, but just as a hypothetical), would YOU be happy seeing THAT in the ending for one of the MK's biggest E tickets? Seriously? If you answer "yes". I think you need to seriously ask what levels you are happy for WDW to drop to.
Originally Posted By dagobert I've never experienced Splash Mt. It was closed for refurbishment when we have been to WDW. I guess the AAs on the boat should move. Everyone keeps bashing DLRP for bad maintenance, but even in 2008 when we have been to WDW, some parts of the whole resort were as bad maintained as in Paris.
Originally Posted By dagobert We were only disappointed with the Magic Kingdom. The other parks also needed some TLC, but in general they looked good compared to DLRP at that time. In my opinion DLP improved a lot over the last years compared to our visits in 2006 and 2007. To me it seems the MK is heading in the same direction like DLRP did a few years ago.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 Yes dago - they should be moving. The chickens rock back and forward in a southern mammy type thing like cariacatures of negro women from the thirties or something. And calm down - that is EXACTLY what they are meant to evoke. I didn't create the ride. Anyway, they should NOT be static statues. I am sure there is a video on youtube of the ride at TDL or even working properly from WDW's MK - I am just too tired to look it up right now.
Originally Posted By Manfried This is sad. The attraction should be shut down until it is fixed. What's up with WDW management? Oh, the guy who runs the place isn't there every day. Doh.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 And don't forget - when he is there, he gets flown in by private plane. What the....?!?
Originally Posted By dagobert Who runs WDW? It thought Meg Crofton is responsible for WDW and unfortunately she is now also responsible for DLRP. Isn't she working at WDW?
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA wow -- that video of 'Splash Mountain' does look really, really terrible. It looks like a major malfunction of the entire boat really. But whatever it is, it's rather inexcusable as Kevin mentions in the story. And maybe it's open to interpretation, Bob Paris 1, but the birds on the boat could also be described as singing in a 'gospel choir' (they were originally part of the 'America Sings' cast and were the group that sang 'Down By the River Side.'
Originally Posted By tashajilek I was on Splash Mountain about a month ago and noticed a few AA's not working. I don't know if i noticed because i knew to look for it? I still enjoyed the the but i find it really funny that most people think the WDW'S SM is better than DL'S.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I can't look! So disturbing to see these problems (Carousel of Progress ,etc) especially since people claim WDW is the better version as compared to DL's,I think. Seriously everybody is so busy putting masking tape on the ground at WDW they must forget to look up. I call the parade time THE EXECUTIVE with STICKS (to pick up litter)in SUITS ShowTime. Maybe my litter should say Please repair animatronics in classic rides and I can stick it on the ground with a little masking tape! I really do love my trips to WDW and hate to be critical. But let's be honest. This is sad for the young and new guests,their future repeat customers!
Originally Posted By tashajilek I didn't notice anything wrong at the other parks, im sure i just didn't notice so who knows. One thing i will give WDW credit was during the busiest time of year i didn't experience one ride shut down. When im at DL i expect at least a few.
Originally Posted By tashajilek I guess you could argue that WDW should temporarily shut down their rides to fix something. A few years ago at Magic Mountain they shut down their new x2 coaster because a flame feature went out. We waited about 15 minutes extra.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA How about they just get in there over night and fix the 7-8 broken animatronics in one of their major show scenes of one of their most popular attractions. This goes way beyond the missing donkey in 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Sheesh!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan A trip to a Disney park is not an inexpensive proposition -- they're charging a premium price for a premium product. Keeping in mind the folks who have saved for a long time to make that journey, this is just plain bad show. I remember an "Evening Magazine" show back in the 70's that followed crews along as they talked abut how you'll never see a burnt out bulb at Disneyland because they were replaced far before their expected lifespan. When did that attention and care become old hat? If this were some struggling park, one could look the other way a bit. But this is a major part of an E Ticket attraction. Bad show.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 Jim - I never saw "America Sings" but I can very easily see where your interpretation/assessment would be accurate.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox Jim is right spot on with his assessment. The hens are meant to evoke gospel singers. The original song in AS was written by Mahalia Jackson, one of the greatest gospel singer/songwriters of all time. Lots of emotion and energy were in that original number, which the showboat scene in Splash, IMHO, fails to fully communicate. I feel the 'Down By the Riverside' number was one of the best 'ensemble' scene finales in the entire AS show.
Originally Posted By tashajilek Yea, pretty bad to have the whole boat oF AA's not working. I wonder how long it will be like that? Even someone who has never ridden SM would probably know the boat scene is not working.
Originally Posted By HMButler79 ACtually the ONLY America Sings figures in MKs Splash are the weasels in the Laughing Place from "Pop Goes the Weasel". Everything else is a copy. The reason the DL AAs run so good is because the America Sings AAs were made by the old MAPO which makes for some really great functions and move like it's 1975 again.
Originally Posted By danyoung >How about they just get in there over night and fix the 7-8 broken animatronics in one of their major show scenes of one of their most popular attractions.< You're assuming quite a bit with this statement, Jim. We don't know if the video Kevin shot was an isolated incident. Perhaps the scene was down for only a few minutes - we have no way of knowing. Second, you assume that if the scene was truly broken, all they need to do is zip in, replace a couple of parts, and that would be it. The fact that it's a whole scene down indicates that it's not a failure of a bunch of individual AA's, but something central to the scene, like maybe a hydraulic pump or perhaps some piece of computer hardware. Heck, after they scrapped the Lights of Winter because they couldn't fix the control system, I'd even believe that something in this legacy attraction just can't be fixed without some major down time. And with all that said, if the scene is really down for a long time, I think they should close the attraction down till it's fixed. Running it with an entire scene not working is just not cool.
