Does anyone have any pics/videos of the lava rocks effect working? I've heard this used to be a great feature when it was working!
This photo was posted some time ago on Disney Central Plaza by DJinspace.
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I'm sure I have a photo of the fire effect somewhere as well. I'll keep on looking. :)
Thanks Kristof, it looks so cool! If only they were still working :(
I saw the fire effect in person, back in April 1992. It was cool. A small amount of fire, apparently burning on the surface of the water, travelled along in a line and then erupted in a larger burst of flames.
It was awesome. Sadly it was all in the days before digital photography where I always worried about light/fire shots in case it was a waste of film. Therefore I only have memories.
Oh wow - that looks very cool indeed! Such a shame health & safety turned the fire off.
It's annoying how even the water no longer works though. They could at least get that working again. :roll:
Quote from: "RnRCj"Oh wow - that looks very cool indeed! Such a shame health & safety turned the fire off.
It's annoying how even the water no longer works though. They could at least get that working again. :roll:
Last november when I was there, the water actually did work :o well, at least if I remember that well... my brain activities are low at this moment haha
very cool indeed
I never knew they did that, I thought they were just water falls :D
Quote from: "MagicKenny"Last november when I was there, the water actually did work :o well, at least if I remember that well... my brain activities are low at this moment haha
I went at the end of last November, and the water certainly wasn't working! :P I've got photo evidence:
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Quote from: "RnRCj"Quote from: "MagicKenny"Last november when I was there, the water actually did work :o well, at least if I remember that well... my brain activities are low at this moment haha
I went at the end of last November, and the water certainly wasn't working! :P I've got photo evidence:
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then it's just my imagination ;) haha, could be that I just thought it was working, but actually it wasn't... but you've got the photo evidence ;) haha
However nice it must have been, it does seem like a hazard for fowl, haha. A simple smoke effect would be very effective.
But indeed, if only the fountains would at least work properly...
Quote from: "pussinboots"However nice it must have been, it does seem like a hazard for fowl, haha. A simple smoke effect would be very effective.
But indeed, if only the fountains would at least work properly...
Funny how the birds seem to stay away from the flames on HKDL's Jungle Cruise or TDS's Raging Spirits.
I wonder how real an issue this is, and how much is spin based on cost savings?
Quote from: "davewasbaloo"Quote from: "pussinboots"However nice it must have been, it does seem like a hazard for fowl, haha. A simple smoke effect would be very effective.
But indeed, if only the fountains would at least work properly...
Funny how the birds seem to stay away from the flames on HKDL's Jungle Cruise or TDS's Raging Spirits.
I wonder how real an issue this is, and how much is spin based on cost savings?
Well, the thing is, the effect was turned off long before the quality level dropped to the point where no one seemed to care. If it had been turned off circa 2000, then I would be the first to blame it on cost-cutting.
Also, it does seem a little...
Out there to have actual fire effects in such places going on all day long. The same goes for the one inside the dragon's mouth. Smokey the Bear would have a heart attack.
I posted something earlier this evening about a video I had found online (http://www.martinsvids.net/?cat=98&paged=3 (http://www.martinsvids.net/?cat=98&paged=3)) about DLP, when I came across this...
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Is this the fire effect? I've never actually seen it myself, but the orange light next to the word "on" looks to me like it could be fire? The image was taken from the second part of a three part movie, at around 29mins 33 secs.
Thought I'd share incase any of you could shed some light on it!
It looks like it could be on the right, but I remember more flame than this.
Quote from: "davewasbaloo"It looks like it could be on the right, but I remember more flame than this.
That's what I thought, from other people's descriptions I always imagined the flames to be bigger. But I certainly think it looks like the orange light is behaving like fire, it just looks a bit weeny!
There's some more "fire" in the centre of the picture between the crack in the rock. Watch the video, it's a lot clearer.
As I remember the fire effect was bigger , it is such a shame this was switched off , it was one of the best effects in the park,but even the smoke would still be good !
I tend to think it was a cost cutting measure , although I was told by a CM that it was for safety of the ducks.I suppose if they were swimming around and the flames suddenly erupted ,as they didn't burn all the time, it could be "alarming" to say the least.And there is always some idiot throwing napkins etc into the fire to see what happens ! It set the scene for Discoveryland being built over a volcano , which is a bit lost now :(
I thought we should document the refurb of the lava pools in full, so rather than clog up the Effects/details thread, I'll post a "refurb roundup" here. :lol:
At the end of March, the pools were completely drained of water, so that all the utilities could be replaced:
(pictures are by "Mika" on Disney Central Plaza)
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After the work had finished (02/04), the pools were re-filled, and this is the finished result:
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A short video of the new bubbling:
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A green dye was then added to the water to make it appear more natural:
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And finally, lets take a look at the pools after dark! :)
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Thanks for putting the pictures together.
The Lava Rocks look really great, especially during night.
Wow! They really do look amazing with those effects back.
Wow - I love the bubbling. I love the way it travels around the pool! At night, when lit up, it'd make a nice substitute for the fire.
I actually think the green water looks quite vile, and dirty.
Looks good, but a second tier half way up the rocks in it, and surely a fire effect out of the water but in an inset for the fire jet would be okay?