I sincerely hope that 2D cut out of the donkey pulling the mine cart is just a place holder
ray:. Otherwise it looks pretty good so far.
ray:. Otherwise it looks pretty good so far.Fantasyland Expansion - Part 2
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With the corners at an angle the RV's are not able to swing much. I was wondering why they would do that because it takes away from the movement but I think you have a point here, when they lock them in it won't be a problem except for the uniqueness of the ride.
The more I see of this ride, the more impressed I get. My expectations were never that high, and still aren't, but I think this ride will serve it's purpose; a fun, well-themed coaster the entire family can enjoy.
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Old Arrow Suspended coasters have been swinging for decades. Why should this be so hard?
The only real "innovation" is that these sit over the track instead of under.
Old Arrow swinging coasters have also been tearing themselves apart because of the increased stress caused by the swinging motion. That's one of the reasons why so few are left.
I can practically guarantee you they will be locked down within a year because of either injuries, stress on the cars or track or some kind of incident. Much like with the Yeti, the innovation will be short lived when it turns out to be impractical to maintain or dangerous.
According to a post on Screamscape.com yesterday (via a recent online chat event through DisneyParks Blog) the height requirement for the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train is going to be 38 inches.
Really?!?!? Awesome. Now I am even more excited!! :happy:
Now when is this thing opening. I would even be fine with softs at this point!!!
Last I heard it was opening with a three day event at the end of April/beginning of May but look for softs to begin anywhere from a month in advance or so. If all goes well of course.
Soft for Mermaid started a little under 2 months before the media events for FLE. The first soft day was 10/12 and the event was on 12/5.
The last step completed before the softs began was putting the grass on Mermaids roof, which is currently what is happening now at SDMT. Not saying that softs are gonna start within the next few weeks, but by the end of March i'd be looking out.
The last step completed before the softs began was putting the grass on Mermaids roof, which is currently what is happening now at SDMT. Not saying that softs are gonna start within the next few weeks, but by the end of March i'd be looking out.
Unfortunately the Mine Train still has a lot more queue/theme work to be completed in comparison to what the Little Mermaid did at the time the grass went on (both the cottage and entry/exit passages into the mountain are still being worked on in the last pictures I saw). Not to mention there is a ton more grass on this hill then there was on the Little Mermaid building. Nonetheless, I've heard rumors that they are already doing after hours testing with some team members. So, as long as they can get the remainder of the themeing done in time (because you know it won't be open to the public before that), the end of March may be a good possibility.
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