I didn't want to start two new topics for Colonel Hathi's Pizza Outpost refurb and the Old Mill. I thought it would be better to create a general DLP refurbishment thread. But feel free to change or divide the topic!
Disney Gazette has posted pictures about the Colonel Hathi's Pizza Outpost:
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The wings of the Old Mill have disappeared:
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Pictures taken from Disney Gazette:
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Magicforum's partner site Dlp.info has also posted an article about the refurbs:
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So, what's getting refurbished at the moment?
- Sleeping Beauty Castle;
- Big Thunder Mountain;
- The Old Mill;
- Fantasyland pavement;
- Colonel Hati's Pizza Outpost;
- Rainforest Café(?);
- Disney's Sequoia Lodge Hotel;
- Newport Bay Club's lighthouse;
- ...
Don't forget Pinocchio and the Nautilus as well.
i have a question, why did they stop running the old mill ride?
I am not sure of the official reason, but what I do know is it was extremely slow loading with poor views.
All of these refurbs have got me so excited, I kind of regret booking up for this year now. It would have been much better holding off and seeing a 'good-as-new' park all at once for the 20th.
Does anyone know if the Snow White ride is or will be having any more refurbishment?? They were doing some refurbishments to it last September when I went to DLP and I'm desperately hoping it will be open this September when we return to DLP??
The resort seems quite like construction land Paris, it's all very exciting, so glad to see finally all of these refurbs taking place. Just makes you wonder what the opinion of the general visitor must be. But brilliant to see Colonial Hathis finally getting that much needed work, no longer will it have moss growing on the roof :D .
Quote from: "aliscrapper"Does anyone know if the Snow White ride is or will be having any more refurbishment?? They were doing some refurbishments to it last September when I went to DLP and I'm desperately hoping it will be open this September when we return to DLP??
I think that's unlikely. :)
Quote from: "Meph"Quote from: "aliscrapper"Does anyone know if the Snow White ride is or will be having any more refurbishment?? They were doing some refurbishments to it last September when I went to DLP and I'm desperately hoping it will be open this September when we return to DLP??
I think that's unlikely. :)
I hope so! Thanks! :thumbs:
It does seem that management want the 20th to be special
Great to see all these refurbishments going on. Although I have to say I'm a bit worried for our trip in September - with so many rehabs going on the park starts to look like a construction site. Would be gutted to return to DLRP after so many years only to see everything covered in tarps. ;) I'm starting to think it would have been better to go next year for the 20th.
Quote from: "Macchiato"Great to see all these refurbishments going on. Although I have to say I'm a bit worried for our trip in September - with so many rehabs going on the park starts to look like a construction site. Would be gutted to return to DLRP after so many years only to see everything covered in tarps. ;) I'm starting to think it would have been better to go next year for the 20th.
We're going in September and was starting to think the same thing. Has just made me more determined to save the pennies to go back next year and join in the celebrations! :D/
Quote from: "JelleP"So, what's getting refurbished at the moment?
- Sleeping Beauty Castle;
- Big Thunder Mountain;
- The Old Mill;
- Fantasyland pavement;
- Colonel Hati's Pizza Outpost;
- Rainforest Café(?);
- Disney's Sequoia Lodge Hotel;
- Newport Bay Club's lighthouse;
- ...
- Walt's - An American Restaurant
- Fantasyland Festival Stage (By the looks of disney gazette's pictures, this may just be the floor !)
- Toad Hall (By the looks of disney gazette's pictures, this may just be the floor !)
- Captain Hooks Ship (Well hasnt started yet, but shouldve ! :evil: )
And i guess if where just saying constructions fences or areas under development right now;
- World of Disney
- Earl of Sandwich
So DLP really sounds like a construction site right now :P
Refurbishment on Main Street USA continues. Now The Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlour is under scaffolding.
http://www.dlp.info/News/2011/05/even-more-scaffolding/ (http://www.dlp.info/News/2011/05/even-more-scaffolding/%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
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Dlp.info has posted new pictures about the refurb of The Ice Cream Parlour and The Old Mill:
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Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlour:
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The Old Mill:
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Thanks for posting the photo's Dagobert! :thumbs:
Quote from: "aliscrapper"Thanks for posting the photo's Dagobert! :thumbs:
You're welcome!
Now we can add The Swiss Family Treehouse to the list. According to Dlp.info, the attraction is now also fenced off:
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I'm glad I made the decision to skip going this year and save up for the 20th, I didn't even think about all the refurbs that would be going on!
And yet another refurbishment taking place, The Orbitron. I really am now starting to wonder how park capacity is coping with all these refurbs. At least hopefully this will reinstate the moving mechanisms that have been broken for years now.
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Thanks for the update.
I feel so sorry for the current guests, especially if they are visiting DLRP for the first time. What isn't fenced off at the moment?
I don't know if Patrick's link to the pictures doesn't work, or maybe it is just my browser, but I'm going to repost the picture of Orbitron:
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I guess it's like Fantasyland in WDW. When I was there in Oct last year, there is a lot or things boarded up, but I know it will be fantastic when it's done, hopefully the same for DLP.
Is there any info if they will tone down the number of refurbs for the summer season? Our trip is in early September, last weekend of the summer season. My two friends will be in DLP for the first time and I haven't been for nearly 15 years. Would be really depressing to see half of DLP behind fences and scaffolding.
Isn't this a little excessive now? I never expected so much to be covered at once, can you imagine being a first time visitor while the park was like this?
Quote from: "dagobert"I don't know if Patrick's link to the pictures doesn't work, or maybe it is just my browser, but I'm going to repost the picture of Orbitron:
Twitpic annoyingly doesn't seem to allow direct image posting.
Here's the themed sign:
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Nice idea to use the attraction poster. I guess that's because it's closed till the end of June at least.
Yes it does :-)
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Oh, no it doesn't. ;)
You know what, with all these green Walls, do you reckon they've ever thought about putting planters in front?
Quote from: "Columbiad"Oh, no it doesn't. ;)
It only seems to work if you've already viewed the image on Twitpic, so it's saved in your browser cache. Best to just post the link in future!
I was going to go at the end of September seeing as they have the 25% offer back on at the mo but I think I'll wait til next year.
I'm so excited about the refurbs though - yey :D
We'll be going for a little trip in a few weeks, and I have to say I still thank the company for all the work they are doing. Even if I will be seeing a lot of green walls, it'll do the park good!
How many green walls do they actually have?
Even a little bridge near Cafe de la Brouse is having a refurb, now! :P
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Does anyone have any more details? Was there anything wrong with the bridge? :)
Quote from: "Anthony"Quote from: "dagobert"I don't know if Patrick's link to the pictures doesn't work, or maybe it is just my browser, but I'm going to repost the picture of Orbitron:
Twitpic annoyingly doesn't seem to allow direct image posting.
Here's the themed sign:
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Nice idea to use the attraction poster. I guess that's because it's closed till the end of June at least.
weird, it worked now it doesnt
Wow. The park is starting to look like a construction site.
The refurbs are good for the park, though. :D
I was hoping to go in the summer, but now I might want to wait till next year.
Of course both years would be the best, if possible.
Is there any word of a Phantom Manor refurbishment this summer? I dearly hope not. [-o<
Nope. The big PM refurb has been pushed back to later in the year, IIRC. :)
Still no mention on the Disneyland Pais website of what closures are for July.
I personlly want to see as all of my favourite rides appear as refurbs between now and September 8)
QuoteNope. The big PM refurb has been pushed back to later in the year, IIRC.
Yay! Thanks. :D
when then for PM? Surely they wouldn't close it during Halloween!
Wait. Sorry. I meant to say later after the 20th anniversary, possibly in 2013.
Quote from: "Pete's Dragon"Still no mention on the Disneyland Pais website of what closures are for July.
I personlly want to see as all of my favourite rides appear as refurbs between now and September 8)
Me too, I've been checking every day. We go in July and I want to know what isn't going to be closed.
Quote from: "Meph"Wait. Sorry. I meant to say later after the 20th anniversary, possibly in 2013.
phew! much as I like most of rumours about a PM plussing, we're there in Oct for Halloween again this year and PM on a Not So Scary part night is always one of the highlights for our family. Not sure how I would feel about going if PM or POTC were going to be closed at that time as they're such a part of the event.
Lol. Sorry about that. XD I bet the queues for it must be massive at Halloween.
actually not too bad, as a family we do everything we can to avoid lengthy queues but the season generally isn't too bad and if you time it right it's ok. Also for the Party events, especially early on and again towards the end, the PM is usually a walk on.
Now, stop frightening me about PM, I'm already nervous about POTC and Captain Hooks Galley (come on DLP, start work on it!)
Quote from: "DopeyDad"actually not too bad, as a family we do everything we can to avoid lengthy queues but the season generally isn't too bad and if you time it right it's ok. Also for the Party events, especially early on and again towards the end, the PM is usually a walk on.
Now, stop frightening me about PM, I'm already nervous about POTC and Captain Hooks Galley (come on DLP, start work on it!)
i remember that queueing at halloween was only a problem in fantasyland, and btm and sm:m2. i would have thought they would try to keep the refurbs to a minimum over halloween.
Quote from: "Meph"Wait. Sorry. I meant to say later after the 20th anniversary, possibly in 2013.
That's brilliant news! We went to DLP in September and Phantom Manor was shut then; so looking forward to doing it on our visit this September! :thumbs:
It's quite depressing to see the Orbitron being torn down. :P But it has to be done. I can't wait to see the planets moving again.
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Dlp.info has posted new pictures:
The Old Mill:
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Orbitron:
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Edit: Sorry, I haven't seen that Meph already posted the Orbitron picture. Sorry for double posting the picture.
My word, they are having to rebuild Orbitron again? This seems to be a frequent event.
as for PM being open or closed in September, we do not know what the calendar brings, but often PM is refurbed in September, more often than not, just like PotC often goes for refurb in March.
It is rare for refurbs to take place at Halloween as that week is often one of the very busiest of the year.
Quote from: "davewasbaloo"My word, they are having to rebuild Orbitron again? This seems to be a frequent event.
as for PM being open or closed in September, we do not know what the calendar brings, but often PM is refurbed in September, more often than not, just like PotC often goes for refurb in March.
It is rare for refurbs to take place at Halloween as that week is often one of the very busiest of the year.
Oh no! We couldn't do PM last September because it was being refurbished; was so hoping to do it on our September trip to DLP! :cry:
^ Dont know if it helps or not, but PM was closed for a week/2 weeks in Feb. It closed on the last day of our trip.
Dlp.info has posted a new picture of Orbitron. It seems the whole structure is gone now.
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It reminds me of when I looked at Orbitron when I was a kid. I used to wonder how the planets span without colliding into each other. XD
Quote from: "Martyn"^ Dont know if it helps or not, but PM was closed for a week/2 weeks in Feb. It closed on the last day of our trip.
Thanks :thumbs: Fingers crossed PM will be open for September! [-o<
does anyone know when the castle will be finished? i am going in july and would love for some refurbishments to be done, especially the castle?
The castle will be done by August. However, from a guests perspective, it's already done! All of the scaffolding is gone; it just needs about five more roofs to be painted (two of which are the golden turrets). :)
The website still has no mention of closures for July, or even opening times for that matter. I don't remember them ever leaving it so late, they usually have them up 2 months in advance.
The castle stage is also getting a refurb. Currently they are repainting the walls.
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I can't believe BTM has been repainted already. That was quick! Are there any before/after pictures?
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Does anyone have a picture of the repainted arch? The DLRPToday article says that it was also repainted, but it would be great to see a picture. Thanks.
According to Chirstian on the comments on that link above, the earthquake effect has gone and there is a big hole were the rock used to be :(
I hope this isn't true as not only would it look awful, its a potent reminder of what occured in there to everyone that rides.
Yes, the tumbling rock has gone, but the sound effect is still there!
Colonel Hati's Pizza Outpost completely under scafolding:
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Any reason why they're doing all these refurbs? Because they have the money? Its 20 years anniversary? Or because they feel they need to update? I don't mind them doing it was just wondering why? :)
Quote from: "HayHay"Any reason why they're doing all these refurbs? Because they have the money? Its 20 years anniversary? Or because they feel they need to update? I don't mind them doing it was just wondering why? :)
I think you got most of them! There seems to have been a realisation somewhere that they need to spend a bit more money to keep the park up to scratch. I don't know the exact details, but possibly a few more proactive people behind the scenes, pushing for things to get done. The 20th Anniversary is a convenient landmark to work towards.
There was a similar (smaller) effort before the 15th, but the park had wavering refurbishment levels for much of the last decade (since around the time they blew a load of money on a second park and Jay Rasulo became CEO), which might have dented its reputation. This feels like a big effort to finally get on top of things again.
The Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor got also a themed tarp:
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Colonel Hathi's Pizza Outpost:
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I thought the restaurant is closed, but according to the picture it seems it is open. Does that mean the inside will not be refurbed?
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Repainted BTM:
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BUT it seems the arch wasn't repainted:
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Lets wait, and hopefully well see it soon done
Big Thunder looks great. Good work DLP painters. Now if they could just clean up the water in the lake, getting rid of that stagnant green look.
I wonder why they decided to use a green dye instead of a blue one. :-k
Quote from: "Alan"Big Thunder looks great. Good work DLP painters. Now if they could just clean up the water in the lake, getting rid of that stagnant green look.
That green look, as has been pointed out elsewhere, is not because the river's dirty but because it was dyed that way...
As for why green instead of blue -- I'd guess that they chose that to convey the wilderness aspect of Frontierland as opposed to the (originally) storybook-blue waters of Fantasyland. And it probably does a better job of hiding the riverboat guide rails.
This is one of those things I'll never get. What's everyone's problem with that green water? It seems obvious to me that swimming pool blue would look horribly artificial. Rivers are murky the world over. And that shade of green is still a lot more cheerful than the fudges and slurries that actual rivers tend to be.
I always imagine river water in American deserts looking like this:
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But after looking at pictures like this, I see what you mean:
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In my opinion it is just a bit too much green. It doesn't look naturally, it looks like the river is dead. I just looked at my WDW pictures and in Florida the water looks a lot nicer.
And please Disney clean the river. MAybe they have already done that but last year there was so much trash in the water.
Even the water in fantasyland is that horrible green shade.
The Rivers of the Far West are very accurate to the Rivers near where I grew up, in the Far West. The Rivers of America in Florida is more like the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
So how come they only painted half of Thunder Mountain?
The Old Mill still under scaffolding:
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Quote from: "Pete's Dragon"The website still has no mention of closures for July, or even opening times for that matter. I don't remember them ever leaving it so late, they usually have them up 2 months in advance.
Almost a week into June and still nothing?????
Quote from: "MrsPirate"Quote from: "Pete's Dragon"The website still has no mention of closures for July, or even opening times for that matter. I don't remember them ever leaving it so late, they usually have them up 2 months in advance.
Almost a week into June and still nothing?????
It has been updated by now. :thumbs:
March Hare Refreshments is currently refurbed:
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Frontierland Shootin' Gallery is also behind green walls:
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Did they recently get a good deal on all this green fencing, or do they actually have an entire warehouse filled with it? Surely they must be running low. 8)
i was thinking that, i mean, they generally don't use this much at once, it seems they have an endless supply?!
When will October refurbs be announced?
September probably, but not a lot will happen during oct, it's peak season
Depends what part of October, often there are refurbs in early October, and I have seen IASW down in late October.
Here's a new photo of March Hare Refreshments:
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Pocahontas Indian Village is also behind walls now:
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Abre Enchante is back:
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What is abre enchante?
I think it's the fake tree. :)
I believe it's French for "enchanted fruit". The idea is that the Minute Maid juice sold in the hut comes from the fruit growing on the enchanted tree.
EDIT: Make that "enchanted tree!" Thanks, DGRavenswood!
It's "Enchanted Tree," actually.
Pixiedust.be has posted new pictures of the ongoing refurbs:
The Old Mill:
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March Hare Refreshments:
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New Flags:
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Disney & Co without the organ:
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Rebuilding Orbitron
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They'll have put orbitron all up by the time the summer holiday starts
I can't wait to see those planets spinning again! :D
Hey guys,
I'm a little confused right now cause i saw so many pics with green fences around almost everything.I'm glad to see everything being refurbished, don't get me wrong! And work on the castle was shorter than expected, but I'm a little afraid what the situation is going to be in august... Does anybody know more details? Thanks for your help!!! :)
I don't think you need to worry, particularly, when you go then. ;) I think we've probably been making it sound worse than it actually is. I think the only things in August that will be behind the walls will be The Old Mill, The Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse and the pirate ship in Adventureland next to skull rock. Oh, and the second floor of the castle may be closed, too.
There's probably a few things that I've forgotten, but they'll be really minor. :)
in august, there'll be very few if any ride closures
I filmed these over the last couple of days ;)
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It looks fantastic. People are saying on MiceChat that one month from now the planets will break and stop spinning again. I hope that isn't true, but let's come back at the end of August 2011 and see if it is.
Ha ha. I think they're just joking. :P It probably got a new motor that's more reliable, so I don't think that's going to happen. ;)
Anyway, it looks like it's spinning really fast. If they used to be like that before, then it must be ages since they were last working. XD
agreed, that middle one is really going. does it do it none stop or during ride cycles? because non stop must take up a lot of power.
Quote from: "Alan"It looks fantastic. People are saying on MiceChat that one month from now the planets will break and stop spinning again. I hope that isn't true, but let's come back at the end of August 2011 and see if it is.
They already stopped spinning after just a few days. (Anyone know the definite reason why?)
Has The Old Mill ever looked this bright before or is a new colour scheme?
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I think it's new. I was watching a video of it from about 1994, recently, and it lucked the same as it does today.
The new colour scheme is nice. It fits in a lot better with Fantasyland. :)
although now what remains of the ferris wheel looks even worse
They are going to remove it, right? :?
So Adventureland Bazaar (the entrance to Adventureland) has been repainted (I guess its first paint job since 1992?) and it looks magnificent!
Shame the other side still looks pretty bad.
Here's a before and after picture I posted on Twitter earlier:
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It must have been hard to get that moss off in the middle of the night. It was worth it, though.
Does anybody know why the refurb of the robinson tree is taking 4 months??????? :shock: :shock:
Are they gonna change every leaf or what?
Is it still linked to the post BTM accident removal of moving props? I was wondering if there had been any communication from DLP about when these props will be working again? It seems that there are things all over the park out of commission.
The Swiss Family Robinson treehouse has reopened! :D
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"There's even a little queue line going on!"
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Peter Pan's Flight is closed for refurbishment:
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"Scaffolding is coming down for Fantasy Festival Stage. Two things are missing: its sign and the flag on the top..."
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I hope these scribbles in the queue of Peter Pan will be repainted. Why are people doing this? It just ruins the experience for other people :( (Same for BTM by the way + all the rubbish on the ribbed roof). If people would just obey the simple rules of manner, life could be so much easier.
Quote from: "Patrick89"I hope these scribbles in the queue of Peter Pan will be repainted. Why are people doing this? It just ruins the experience for other people :( (Same for BTM by the way + all the rubbish on the ribbed roof). If people would just obey the simple rules of manner, life could be so much easier.
I couldn´t agree more! :thumbs:
Quote from: "Patrick89"I hope these scribbles in the queue of Peter Pan will be repainted. Why are people doing this? It just ruins the experience for other people :( (Same for BTM by the way + all the rubbish on the ribbed roof). If people would just obey the simple rules of manner, life could be so much easier.
I've never understood why people would write all over lovely buildings, even the Colosseum in Rome is written all over... Why would you ruin something like that?
I think we can answer this with Albert Einstein:
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Any chance of a full list of whats been (or being) refurbished at Disney
Thanks
Quote from: "disneymad1000"Any chance of a full list of whats been (or being) refurbished at Disney
Thanks
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In Disneyland Park, they're currently working on Alice's Curious Labyrinth, the Riverboats, Nautilus lagoon, Captain Hook's Pirate Ship, Pirates of the Caribbean, the middle of Central Plaza and the gazebo on Town Square (or is that finished now?). The paving out the front of the park is also being replaced in stages.
These past few days the pool around Space Mountain has been drained as the Nautilus gets a spruce up ready for the 20th.
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Please note the attraction (underground) was still open during this refurb.
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It was about time. The submarine was in a really bad condition.
QuotePlease note the attraction (underground) was still open during this refurb.
[spoiler:qf9mgqgd]The actual attraction is not under the sub. In one of the Imagineering books you can see the actual showbuilding on the other side.
Although guests may believe they are visiting the submarine seen in the lagoon, the 'underwater tunnel' actually leads them in completely the opposite direction - just outside the public areas of Discoveryland, into a show building hidden by tall green bushes. The winding staircase into the attraction helps to disorinatates guests so they do not realise this.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Myst%C3%A8res_du_Nautilus)[/spoiler:qf9mgqgd]
It's quite strange to see the Nautilus like this:
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Quote from: "Anthony"Quote from: "disneymad1000"Any chance of a full list of whats been (or being) refurbished at Disney
Thanks
In terms of attractions, see here: http://www.dlrpmagic.com/calendar/closu ... bishments/ (http://www.dlrpmagic.com/calendar/closures-refurbishments/%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
In Disneyland Park, they're currently working on Alice's Curious Labyrinth, the Riverboats, Nautilus lagoon, Captain Hook's Pirate Ship, Pirates of the Caribbean, the middle of Central Plaza and the gazebo on Town Square (or is that finished now?). The paving out the front of the park is also being replaced in stages.
Thanks
Also do you know what they actually did during the refurbishments. Was there anything knew added or was it just painting???
By the looks of it everything I've seen it is just sprucing up ready for the 20th. If they had been updating attractions (i.e. adding Johnny Depp to POTC) it would've been front page news!
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OMG! The water is blue! Never seen it so clean for a very, very, very long time!
I didn't think they'd get it done that quickly! It's looking spectacular! These refurbishments remind me of Project Sparkle in DCA, where they're refurbishing pretty much everything to make it look new -- as if the park had opened for the first time.
The new Mickey flowerbed at the front of the Disneyland Hotel looks fantastic! It actually looks better without the hedges.
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Quote from: "Josh"I didn't think they'd get it done that quickly! It's looking spectacular! These refurbishments remind me of Project Sparkle in DCA, where they're refurbishing pretty much everything to make it look new -- as if the park had opened for the first time.
Isn't that exactly how it should be at Disney Parks? At least WDI and Disney always say that in their books and presentations- They have a name for that, it's called project Main Street, which means that everything should look brand new. I know it's hard to achieve that, but at least three Disney parks world wide are able to that - TDL, TDS and DL Anaheim.
The submarine looks great. Hopefully they refurbed and improved the inside, too.
Everything is looking so much better across the Park. Alice's Curious Labrynth reopened this morning. Glad to see they finalyl did a proper refurbishment on the attraction
Mickey is come back !
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I've never seen the water that blue and mickey is looking great, i feel some more photo opportunities are necessary!
It looks more like a swimming pool now it is so clean!
Wow the Nautilus is looking stunning.
Notre Gazebo !
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Does anyone know, if the geysers in Frontierland will ever be refurbished? I have not seen them working for ages. I hoped they would be fully functional for the 20th anniversary, but now it looks like they won't.
Quote from: "phantom"Does anyone know, if the geysers in Frontierland will ever be refurbished? I have not seen them working for ages. I hoped they would be fully functional for the 20th anniversary, but now it looks like they won't.
And it seems it will stay that way for ages. Many fans want the geysers to return, but it is too expensive to repair the fountains. At least I read that some time ago and that Mr. Gas doesn't want to spend the money on that.
Quote from: "phantom"Does anyone know, if the geysers in Frontierland will ever be refurbished? I have not seen them working for ages. I hoped they would be fully functional for the 20th anniversary, but now it looks like they won't.
Hope for the 30th =]
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I dared to hope seeing them working when I am there for the premier of "Dreams" on Sunday ;)
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That's a very good idea to hide the refurb of the ship behind that themed tent. I like the reference to Jeff Burke, the Imagineer who was responsible for Frontierland.
Quote from: "dagobert"I like the reference to Jeff Burke, the Imagineer who was responsible for Frontierland.
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It's amazing when even a refurbishment scrim can add an in-joke to the park.
I like that tent, in fact, some people probably won't even tell that's a tent
Your right auroura86 I had no clue.
Quote from: "dagobert"Quote from: "phantom"Does anyone know, if the geysers in Frontierland will ever be refurbished? I have not seen them working for ages. I hoped they would be fully functional for the 20th anniversary, but now it looks like they won't.
And it seems it will stay that way for ages. Many fans want the geysers to return, but it is too expensive to repair the fountains. At least I read that some time ago and that Mr. Gas doesn't want to spend the money on that.
Pretty odd that they have installed dozens of fountains for Disney Dreams, but repairing another one is too expensive ;)
Well it's a different type of fountain. It'll probably involve cutting through the rocks or digging up the ground in some way. That can't be cheap.
Quote from: "Josh"Well it's a different type of fountain. It'll probably involve cutting through the rocks or digging up the ground in some way. That can't be cheap.
Yep. Also mind that they can justify the cost of Dreams much easier with their investors as they hope to attract plenty of people with it. The geysers, not so much. But if the recent wave of refurbishments is any indication, I'm hopeful that they'll get to it eventually!
Just got back, and with all the talk of the refurbs, was expecting the park to look stunning. Main street, the castle and the pirate ship looked stunning (as they should) But the state of the ride effects in phantom manor, pirates, star tours, space mountain and even buzz was a disgrace.... :(
Yes, Phantom Manor and Space Mountain 2 are in VERY bad condition... :( But main Street, Castle and pirate ship are very nice.
Quote from: "ulak"Yes, Phantom Manor and Space Mountain 2 are in VERY bad condition...
I cannot understand Mr. Ravenswood. How can he let his house fall in such a bad condition? Financial crisis? Illness? Any ideas? ;)
My wife said it felt like the park was unloved, I think they don't see the old rides attracting new visitors, but if they're not fixed it will put off people re-visiting. But I think it's financial..... And short slighted... Full refurb of phantom needed and they can put Vincent Price back whilst they're at it
i would like to add that sleeping beautys castle walkthrough is under refurb!!!! i was at the park from the 17-20 dec and the first thing i went to do was take photos there! sadly there was no warning that it was closed and when i enquired to numerous cast members i was told about 5 different stories!!! the shop accross from the castle said it had been closed for a week, city halls firsp rep tried to tell me it was open as did many other cast members. finally i got out that yes its under refurb, no its not been told to the public and it was meant to reopen on the 22nd but city hall said that it would probably take longer than that so maybe in a week. VERY DISAPPOINTED THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF CLOSURE!! with all the other closureshappening i kinda got a bit mad, but more sad!
on other news i saw them painiting peter pans flight, which made me feel better to see them actually working on it :) and i was able to watch some halloween decos go up on phantom manor.
I know the tea cups were meant to just be under refurb, they were pretty dirty!!! in desperate need of a good coat of paint the floor was very run down and the teacups esp the inside were scratched to hell :(
Following a recent trip in August my main concerns were not of the conditions of the rides, as there seems to be continuous refurbishments throughout the park, but the standard of the public toilets. When I first visited the park back in 1995 the one thing that stood out in my mind was the cleanliness of the toilets. This year it was something that everyone in my party commented on for very different reasons, the standard has dropped considerably and on more than one occasion we refused to use them.
Maaybe some of the money spent on refurbishments should be reassigned to pay for more attendants and more frequent checks. I would rather ride on a teacup that needs a lick of paint than have to use toilets that are of such poor standard, and I think that this will be an issue that is more likely to deter guests from returning to the park.
Quote from: "mary"Following a recent trip in August my main concerns were not of the conditions of the rides, as there seems to be continuous refurbishments throughout the park, but the standard of the public toilets. When I first visited the park back in 1995 the one thing that stood out in my mind was the cleanliness of the toilets. This year it was something that everyone in my party commented on for very different reasons, the standard has dropped considerably and on more than one occasion we refused to use them.
Maaybe some of the money spent on refurbishments should be reassigned to pay for more attendants and more frequent checks. I would rather ride on a teacup that needs a lick of paint than have to use toilets that are of such poor standard, and I think that this will be an issue that is more likely to deter guests from returning to the park.
I agree completely. On many instances I was quite taken aback at the poor conditions of some of the conveniences. You would think there were at least hourly checks on all of them, and if there are I can only say they are not being checked very well!
Quote from: "jonathan"Quote from: "mary"Following a recent trip in August my main concerns were not of the conditions of the rides, as there seems to be continuous refurbishments throughout the park, but the standard of the public toilets. When I first visited the park back in 1995 the one thing that stood out in my mind was the cleanliness of the toilets. This year it was something that everyone in my party commented on for very different reasons, the standard has dropped considerably and on more than one occasion we refused to use them.
Maaybe some of the money spent on refurbishments should be reassigned to pay for more attendants and more frequent checks. I would rather ride on a teacup that needs a lick of paint than have to use toilets that are of such poor standard, and I think that this will be an issue that is more likely to deter guests from returning to the park.
I agree completely. On many instances I was quite taken aback at the poor conditions of some of the conveniences. You would think there were at least hourly checks on all of them, and if there are I can only say they are not being checked very well!
This is quite a concern! I would expect Disney to refurb as discreetly as possible, as they do with street cleaning at night, and on a regular basis. From reading the posts it does seem as if they are 'slacking' on their previously polished performance. In a way i'm kinda afraid of what I may find on my next trip (i'm a very observant guest and cast a critical eye in general) :|
I appreciate that there are financial constraints, BUT this is Disney, not some low grade, 'cheap' theme park :|
Dumbo will be closed for 18 (!) days in June (I have NO idea why they need nearly three weeks to do some work on that ride). My question: Does anyone know whether they usually add another ride or attraction to the Extra Hours in the morning when one of the regular EMH-Rides is closed?
Quote from: "tobiasberlin"Dumbo will be closed for 18 (!) days in June (I have NO idea why they need nearly three weeks to do some work on that ride). My question: Does anyone know whether they usually add another ride or attraction to the Extra Hours in the morning when one of the regular EMH-Rides is closed?
Hi,
They often do add a different ride to EMH when one of them is under refurbishment (usually Snow White or Pinocchio), although not always; Tea Cups was off for 3-4 days in February but there wasn't anything else added. Mind you, Tea Cups isn't normally that busy, unlike Dumbo.
For me though, more troublesome would be the fact that Big Thunder mountain is currently out for nearly 4 weeks! I'm glad we're not going when that's off, LOL.
With the Peter Pan closure, does anyone know what they will be doing ? Does anything need fixing?
Probably just a standard refurb - touching up on paint, cleaning, removing the graffiti from the queue line again :P
Concerning the restroom situation, i would also like to mention that I would really like to see the basins refurbed as there was too much mold growing by now. They changed the type of soap dispenser which is nice but you can see the old dowel drills which looks not so nice.
And there seemed to be less cleaining staff throughout the park which means more litter everywhere...
I agree, it's quite a shame, they never used to be that way.
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Phantom Manor closed (for refurb I hope) on 16th of this month. At the exit there was already a section under scaffold and thick white plastic sheeting.We managed to ride it on the eve of 15th, day of our arrival. In fact I bought Park passes purely so we could ride it before the closure as they weren't actually included in our package for that day. Loved it!! However, when the CM finishes his 'please keep hands away from the walls....'spiel, the doors wouldn't close properly and he had to open/close them twice before the sequence would continue correctly. Also, when we were in the Doom Buggy the ride halted and they played the 'ladies and gentlemen the playful spirits have interupted our fun' tape, I loved this as it was a first for me ;) not sure what the problem was though.Cannot wait to see the changes/spot the upgrades next year.
I've just found out Small World is closed when I'm there :( I haven't been on for my past few trips and really fancied it
I notices that indiana jones is closed for almost 2 moths. Does anybody knows what they are doing in this time?
I heard somewhere (Sorry don't remember where exactly) that they are going to demolish and rebuild the temple. Does anybody knows if this is true? Why do they do this? Is the temple in such bad state? or are they going to build another different temple?
I would love some new additions on this attraction, or any other part of the park. Some things have never changed in 20 years. sometimes I got the feeling that they are only working on the disney studios and leave the park to be like a museum. I agree that some things should stay as they are. I mean I would totally scream if they one day decide to paint the castle blue :o . But some little new touches and changes would be nice.
I believe they are redoing the scenery as it was only 'temporary' and they are now going to do it with longer lasting materials. I know I read it somewhere but I can't be sure where!
They are rebuilding the whole attraction, this time in 'real' materials. What's there until now was never meant to last long, it was an attraction added to boost capacity. A quick fix if you will.
It's unlikely they'll add a lot of effects, there's no money for that. And since the attraction has always been very popular, there's no need to 'plus' the attraction.
Studio Tram Tour is also often closed for refurbishments, is this due to the heavy usage of the scenes? Like the flames etc.?
Haven't been able to see it for the last 3 times and in Januari when I'm going it is again closed..
thanks.. that made sence
I don't know what they are doing with the studio tram tour, but I do now that the last 3 times I did this attraction the screens in the train didn't work. So I hope they are fixing that, The ride is so boring without the narration. especially for first time riders who don't know where they are looking at.
This is wat InsideDLParis said:
"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril will close from tomorrow, for an extensive refurbishment of atleast 5 months. "
"Parts of the Temple will be rebuild in stone and a complete renewal of the ride's loop is in store too!"
So it looks like it wil be closed for a while!
It was high on my list for my last visit to ride the Indy coaster. I was glad I was able to do it since it will be out for a couple of months.
Studio Tram Tour for those asking is having new trams built for it which should hopefully mean new screens and maybe even a new video...
Oh no! I will be traveling there and probably visiting the park on 5-May - what are the chances it's opened again by then? This might be my first and only visit to Disneyland Paris!Quote from: naomi on January 06, 2014, 02:04:47 PM
This is wat InsideDLParis said:
"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril will close from tomorrow, for an extensive refurbishment of atleast 5 months. "
"Parts of the Temple will be rebuild in stone and a complete renewal of the ride's loop is in store too!"
So it looks like it wil be closed for a while!
Quote from: enough on January 10, 2014, 02:45:58 AM
Oh no! I will be traveling there and probably visiting the park on 5-May - what are the chances it's opened again by then? This might be my first and only visit to Disneyland Paris!
Quote from: naomi on January 06, 2014, 02:04:47 PM
This is wat InsideDLParis said:
"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril will close from tomorrow, for an extensive refurbishment of atleast 5 months. "
"Parts of the Temple will be rebuild in stone and a complete renewal of the ride's loop is in store too!"
So it looks like it wil be closed for a while!
Posters on the booths into the parks say closed until April 30th inclusive so it looks hopeful :)
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Quote from: enough on January 10, 2014, 02:45:58 AM
Oh no! I will be traveling there and probably visiting the park on 5-May - what are the chances it's opened again by then? This might be my first and only visit to Disneyland Paris!
Quote from: naomi on January 06, 2014, 02:04:47 PM
This is wat InsideDLParis said:
"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril will close from tomorrow, for an extensive refurbishment of atleast 5 months. "
"Parts of the Temple will be rebuild in stone and a complete renewal of the ride's loop is in store too!"
So it looks like it wil be closed for a while!
Posters on the booths into the parks say closed until April 30th inclusive so it looks hopeful :)
thanks Trekkie! I will keep my fingers crossed that they meet their deadline!
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Hi i read on another forum that some of the buildings on main st are geeting a makeover early new year has this started yet we go in three weeks hate the thought of scaffolding being up .
Quote from: hawian rollercoaster on January 19, 2014, 11:25:29 PM
Hi i read on another forum that some of the buildings on main st are geeting a makeover early new year has this started yet we go in three weeks hate the thought of scaffolding being up .
Yep Town Square photography shut today for refurb, you won't see scaffolding, they cover it well.
Going by RCDB (quite reliable I'd say), the entire coaster is being taken down and rebuilt...
They already changed that. It seems there was a misinterpretation of the info DLRP gave on the way.
Not sure where this is from, but my mum told me that Crush's Coaster is closed for refurbishment soon, they will extend the line and add a permanent Single Riders Line.
I post the latest news here. It seems the better place.
My source told that the long closure of Big Thunder Mountain will be probably delayed. It seems it will be on mid 2016-2017, not early.
At the beginning of 2015 Space Mountain will probably be closed for 6 months.
They all are rumors, nothing is still official.
Quote from: Uragano Tati on April 26, 2014, 10:59:31 AM
I post the latest news here. It seems the better place.
My source told that the long closure of Big Thunder Mountain will be probably delayed. It seems it will be on mid 2016-2017, not early.
At the beginning of 2015 Space Mountain will probably be closed for 6 months.
They all are rumors, nothing is still official.
My attitude to a lot of the things like this is that the park is open every day of the year, without seasonal closures they have to close off some rides for a long time to make sure they're as good as they can be.
I can't wait for Space Mountain to get some love!
Big Thunder after recently returning from a visit, needs some attention! I've never seen it so effect-less. Even the water effects were off during a hot summer day. The raccoons (?) that spin around their branch were gone, and the poor state of the last lift show still needs replacing, no gold fibre optics either. Such a Shame.
I did notice this type of 'standard' on all the dark rides too, and with a few buildings and pathways under scaffolding/green fences during peak season, I can only hope this is the turning point, and the Resort is getting sorted.