La Cabane des Robinson - Is there a Serious Problem

Pete's Dragon · July 19, 2011, 07:12:59 PM

From looking at the Closures calendar, La Cabane des Robinson has been closed from early June and will be closed until at least October.

Seems a hell of a long time for a simple refurb. Is it about to fall over or something ??

alternativerock123 · July 20, 2011, 08:00:37 PM

I did read somewhere, that it is being closed due to safety reason. I have no idea what those reasons are.

Like you said, something might fall if any refurbishment happens.

littlemermaid83 · July 20, 2011, 08:57:33 PM

Oh great, I hope its open in October as I still haven't managed to go on it yet.

peter · July 20, 2011, 09:52:59 PM

This may sound odd, but could they be changing it to tarzan's treehouse? It would be a cheap new attraction, wouldn't it?

Although it probably is safety reasons. After all, the treehouse part probably weighs hundreds of tonnes, and has it had any major structural works since opening?

Pete's Dragon · July 21, 2011, 09:46:28 AM

Quote from: "littlemermaid83"Oh great, I hope its open in October as I still haven't managed to go on it yet.

You walk up, you walk down. The end. Sorry, not a big fan of walk-throughs (dont get me started on the Nautilus)

Patrick89 · July 21, 2011, 11:48:07 AM

Quote from: "peter"This may sound odd, but could they be changing it to tarzan's treehouse? It would be a cheap new attraction, wouldn't it?

Hopefully not...I have had enough of cheap new toon attractions replacing old parts of DLP.

Quote from: "Pete's Dragon"You walk up, you walk down. The end. Sorry, not a big fan of walk-throughs (dont get me started on the Nautilus)

I really love both attractions...But well, tastes differ

Kristof · July 21, 2011, 03:50:33 PM

It closed after the Big Thunder Mountain incident, just like how all effects and animatronics that move over ride vehicles have been turned off.

peter · July 21, 2011, 05:39:51 PM

That makes sense, although surely this is extreme. All they should do is go through attractions, closing them for a couple of days, and redoing the risk assessments.

Patrick89 · July 22, 2011, 12:13:46 PM

Quote from: "Kristof"It closed after the Big Thunder Mountain incident, just like how all effects and animatronics that move over ride vehicles have been turned off.

Thanks for the information. Do you know how long this state will last? I mean, I don't see such a serious risk at La Cabane des Robinsons which would cause a 4 month - closure...

Pete's Dragon · July 22, 2011, 12:40:57 PM

Quote from: "Patrick89"
Quote from: "Kristof"It closed after the Big Thunder Mountain incident, just like how all effects and animatronics that move over ride vehicles have been turned off.

Thanks for the information. Do you know how long this state will last? I mean, I don't see such a serious risk at La Cabane des Robinsons which would cause a 4 month - closure...

Exactly, it's not like it has any moving parts of animatronics. And how long would it take to inspect the structural intergrity.

Q: If it did collapse, in what direction do you think it would fall?

Patrick89 · July 22, 2011, 01:27:41 PM

Quote from: "Pete's Dragon"Exactly, it's not like it has any moving parts of animatronics. And how long would it take to inspect the structural intergrity.

Q: If it did collapse, in what direction do you think it would fall?

Option 1: On the Pirate Ship, so they have less work with dismantling it and the new ship will be available much earlier.

Option 2: On PoTC, destroying all of the new AA related to the movies, so "unfortunately" the update of the ride has to be cancelled :-"

Kristof · July 22, 2011, 05:05:31 PM

Honestly, I think this is a case of Guest Safety freaking out after BTM.

Josh · July 22, 2011, 05:49:26 PM

Quote from: "Pete's Dragon"Exactly, it's not like it has any moving parts of animatronics. And how long would it take to inspect the structural intergrity.

Q: If it did collapse, in what direction do you think it would fall?

Ha ha. It's no more likely to fall than The Old Mill or the castle or any of the caves in Aventureland. XD

_Natalie_x · August 05, 2011, 03:59:00 PM

I like la cabane des robinson

although I was there with friends last time so we took lots of amusing pictures. Maybe that's why it was fun -_- when in Disney California I didn't get chance to go up tarzans treehouse, never had time and there was actually a big queue! That's one of my regrets though, what's up there and what's the difference between la cabane and tarzans? Xx

davewasbaloo · August 05, 2011, 06:52:13 PM

I hate what they did to the tree house at Disneyland. The original was very similar to DLP's, though some of it was from the real movie sets. Then when they did the Tarzan refurb, they made it feel very toony, with props and models of the characters similar to what you would find in the Fantasyland dark ride. They ruined it IMHO.