The Future of E.T. Adventure

[Acidsplat]

If memory serves me right it actually was a hardware update as well, since the computers were old and they got new ones, something like that.

An insider had said that there was a system-wide meltdown with the passport computers; I think they mentioned it took about 6 weeks to get back up and running with the new system.

 

[IAIN TRAYNOR]

We're over for our annual Orlando holiday and we stayed at the Royal Pacific this week and the (very chatty) girl piloting the courtesy boat told everyone over the tannoy to get a final ride in on ET as it's closing to make room for Nintendo. Any truth in this?

 

[Skold]

We're over for our annual Orlando holiday and we stayed at the Royal Pacific this week and the (very chatty) girl piloting the courtesy boat told everyone over the tannoy to get a final ride in on ET as it's closing to make room for Nintendo. Any truth in this?

Sounds like a few WDW bus drivers I know...
:whistle:

 

[belloq87]

We're over for our annual Orlando holiday and we stayed at the Royal Pacific this week and the (very chatty) girl piloting the courtesy boat told everyone over the tannoy to get a final ride in on ET as it's closing to make room for Nintendo. Any truth in this?

I hope not!

But in all seriousness, it's unlikely that someone in that position would be privy to that information at this juncture. They hear rumors just like we hear rumors.

Case in point: I was wandering around the Indiana Jones Outpost shop at Hollywood Studios in October of 2015 and struck up a conversation with the nice girl working in there. We talked for a few minutes about the plans for Star Wars Land and Toy Story Land that had been announced a couple months earlier at D23, and she said the rumors she'd heard from other CMs was that Toy Story Land would be taking over Indy's plot! Obviously that wasn't the case.

 

[JPRA513]

We're over for our annual Orlando holiday and we stayed at the Royal Pacific this week and the (very chatty) girl piloting the courtesy boat told everyone over the tannoy to get a final ride in on ET as it's closing to make room for Nintendo. Any truth in this?

I don't think Universal Creative or Management are dropping any hints or inside scoops to the hotel shuttle boat skippers. Probably just repeating internet rumors. Unfortunately, to the average guest any type of announcement or information like this from an employee seems official.

 

[JoeCamel]

We're over for our annual Orlando holiday and we stayed at the Royal Pacific this week and the (very chatty) girl piloting the courtesy boat told everyone over the tannoy to get a final ride in on ET as it's closing to make room for Nintendo. Any truth in this?

Was she dancing as she operated the boat?

 

[ChrisFL]

I believe the spaceship was wheelchair access only.

Not always, at least when it first opened, I rode several times with my parents, no wheelchairs, because my mother felt safer than on the bikes.

 

[fryoj]

I don't think Universal Creative or Management are dropping any hints or inside scoops to the hotel shuttle boat skippers. Probably just repeating internet rumors. Unfortunately, to the average guest any type of announcement or information like this from an employee seems official.

If I was Mark Woodbury, I'd drop random fake things to employees all the time. Like yeah, we are looking at taking out ET and building a Stratacoaster.

 

[shiekra38]

If I was Mark Woodbury, I'd drop random fake things to employees all the time. Like yeah, we are looking at taking out ET and building a Stratacoaster.

They wouldn't believe him because he didn't mention screens or 3-D once

 

[IAIN TRAYNOR]

I don't think Universal Creative or Management are dropping any hints or inside scoops to the hotel shuttle boat skippers. Probably just repeating internet rumors. Unfortunately, to the average guest any type of announcement or information like this from an employee seems official.

I took it with a pinch of salt as it was the first I'd heard of it. Love ET.

Got 3 rides in over our two days just in case as it could be a couple of years before we're back.

 

[Ashhanbre]

We had that same driver. She wouldn't shut up, especially with all the bad information. Ruined the ride over.

 

[Viator]

Adding more fuel to the fire...

 

[King_K.]

Adding more fuel to the fire...

OI replied to that tweet saying it was just undergoing a refurb. I doubt they'd remove him.

 

[belloq87]

Unless he was in danger of toppling over onto guests, I don't see any possible safety concerns. And if the entire ride was going away, what's the value in removing a single AA at this early stage?

A refurb of Botanicus sounds more likely than a removal.

 

[Mad Dog]

Botanicus is constantly going down & being refurbed. No news there.

 

[Acidsplat]

We talked for a few minutes about the plans for Star Wars Land and Toy Story Land that had been announced a couple months earlier at D23, and she said the rumors she'd heard from other CMs was that Toy Story Land would be taking over Indy's plot! Obviously that wasn't the case.

According to a few legitimate insiders, Star Wars was going to take over Indy's plot in the original concept.

 

[belloq87]

According to a few legitimate insiders, Star Wars was going to take over Indy's plot in the original concept.

I'm aware of that, but not Toy Story Land!

 

[Skubersky]

Unless he was in danger of toppling over onto guests, I don't see any possible safety concerns. And if the entire ride was going away, what's the value in removing a single AA at this early stage?

A refurb of Botanicus sounds more likely than a removal.

The way the TMs explained it to me was that when they reconfigured the forest queue to make it wider, they removed the railing in front of Botanicous' rock, making it too easy for guests to grab him now. I hope that isn't correct, and that they find a way to bring him back.

 

[Brian G.]

Rumor time.

E.T. Adventure safe, getting new entrance built | Inside Universal

 

[Scott W.]

Rumor time.

E.T. Adventure safe, getting new entrance built | Inside Universal

An updated film would also be nice.