Studio Tour
- Thread starter Allen The Actor
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No, like, they were actually being used all day today. It was a mix of the old and new today. The seats aren't exactly "ultra cushy" but they're pretty supportive and firm actually. Like a hard version of memory foam you could say.
I like the look of the "new" trams very much! Much better in person than in pictures. Very sleek/modern color scheme.
The reflective steel flooring of the new trams is new as well. With the amount of work that went into refurbishing them, it's hard for me to imagine that we're actually getting another full new "fleet".
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The blue is darker than the concept art but looks very shiny in person. It looks much better in person.
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Yeah now I think that they are not going to add a whole new fleet because there is so much different on the refurbished trams. I thought they were just going to repaint the teams but I saw in the back of the garage some trams with just the steel structure.
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Great pictures, just the yellow paint on the ground reflects on the steel flooring and it looks like the trams are already starting to rust.
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Jon Fu
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Hmmm makes me wonder how many park maps litter the studio tour along with glasses that fall out.
Here's also a photo I took of the new tram.
I personally love it, and think it's a huge improvement from the previous design. Many were in use yesterday, and they look strikingly better than the current ones. While I didn't get to actually ride in one, I noticed that the seating is a lot firmer than the current plushy cushioning fastened to the trams right now.
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I'm very glad they're upgrading the trams. I had to pull the emergency cord today when someone's phone went over the ledge. After that, the tram pretty much died. They had to have mechanics come out and check on the emergency cord in my tram and the cord connecting my car (second) to the car behind us. They were trying to fix the issue for about thirty minutes before they gave up and decided to call in a whole new tram.
I rode the new tram today. I was told there's just one new tram in service at this time. The seats look hard plastic but are actually very cushy with a memory foam feel. The video and audio of recorded material was good quality but the tour guide sounded slightly muffled. Perhaps just a microphone placement issue. The tram engine may have been somewhat quieter (I was in car 2) but not significantly. I was told that the new models turn better. There are subtle changes to paint scheme but apart from general 'newness,' overall I thought there was very little difference from the current models. I don't think the general public will notice any difference at all.
Only one in service? Maybe that was just during your visit, because when I went last, I saw several in use during the day.
