Originally Posted By SpokkerJones "Given that there a millions of Disney customers who don't read blogs or might not even be aware of problems, why would Disney seek to advertize issues to the public?" Why maintain any type of blog then? I doubt many people are reading the Disney Parks blog to hear about the newest popcorn for sale or Eli Manning's obligatory Disney World promotion, I mean, vacation.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA The power of the Internet! BAM! You say it over here -- and it happens over there. Good job, Kevin.
Originally Posted By danyoung Well, I wouldn't say pretty much everything is fixed, from what I saw last week. That scene on the boat is indeed working nicely. But there are many talking characters throughout the attraction that now have mouths that are barely moving. And in the Laughing Place scene, where the turtles are supposed to be floating on a column of water, well, they're just mounted there on a big pipe - no water. Not cool at all.
Originally Posted By Bellella Oh, for pete's sake. Can't they keep a popular ride running perfectly? I've never heard of such negligence.
Originally Posted By danyoung Well, to be fair, they ARE keeping it running. What they need to do is take it down and fix the things that need fixing. To run it in its current state is not the right thing to do, IMO.
Originally Posted By sjhym333 But at one time there was a standard operating procedure that would not allow an attraction to run with so many figures not working
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: So, whatever became of that standard operating procedure, pray tell?
Originally Posted By danyoung I'm not entirely sure that there ever was any "standard procedure" for when to close an attraction. Of course we all like to think that Walt would ride one of his rides, see a bit of paint knocked off, and close the whole thing till it was perfect again. And he may indeed have held that high standard. But we live in the information era. Heck, Pirates might have been a dump at DL back in the 70's, and most of us wouldn't ever have heard about it. But now we know every time there's the slightest problem with an attraction. Even with that cynical outlook, it seems to me that the decision point at which Disney should close an attraction has slipped downward over the years. Now it's only about turnstile clicks. If people are continuing to ride Splash, what incentive does Disney have to shut it down and fix it?
Originally Posted By sjhym333 Actually, I was a manager at WDW and every attraction used to have a SOP that included what features in an attraction, when not working, would shut an attraction down. For instance at the American Adventure, if Will Rogers doesn't work the attraction can still run, but if Franklin isnt working during the scene with Jefferson the attraction was closed. Today those things are more relaxed. I think that it is a shame that Disney has relaxed those standards. Disney should be setting the standard not being like everyone else
Originally Posted By tashajilek If something is really obvious it should be closed. A whole show scene should be a sure thing.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Apparently, the part of the Yeti has been played by Will Rogers for a few years now. ; )
Originally Posted By Bellella They still run Pirates at D-land when one or more of the AAs is M.I.A. I remember the drunken pirate with his leg hanging over the arch we go under was missing for months. And at IASW, either a few dolls are missing, or they're motionless or mute. It kind of makes me sad that a lot of the classic attractions aren't held up to such a high standard anymore. I guess the people in charge figure that as long as they attraction is safe for the patrons, it should stay open.
