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[pussinboots]

Updates:

- DLRR: On board sound working great, just a shame about the stupid CM interrupting every few seconds and the Discoveryland intro playing as we were at Fantasyland.

Yes, why do they do that? It seems so unnecessary. What is that bit of pivotal information that needs to be repeated at every station? It's like a harsh wake-up call from the serene spiel.

[king_spoon_ian]

Updates:

- DLRR: On board sound working great, just a shame about the stupid CM interrupting every few seconds and the Discoveryland intro playing as we were at Fantasyland.

Yes, why do they do that? It seems so unnecessary. What is that bit of pivotal information that needs to be repeated at every station? It's like a harsh wake-up call from the serene spiel.

I was under the impression that this was usually them yelling at someone to sit down, or to keep their arms inside the train. I seem to remember that's what it was the last time I was there, anyway...

[pussinboots]

I was under the impression that this was usually them yelling at someone to sit down, or to keep their arms inside the train. I seem to remember that's what it was the last time I was there, anyway...

Yes... If I'm not mistaken, the message usually comes down to "please remain seated and keep your hands and arms inside the train, thank you..." Which sounds like something that could be worked into the recorded spiel, doesn't it? And if it's already in there but not URGENT enough or not bilingual (I don't remember), then it would still be saner to change the recording than to physically repeat it at every station every day.

They could get that pleasant male voice again — if the bearer of said voice isn't dead or retired, that is. Or is that taking jobs away from French workers? Loud, boisterous, bored-sounding French workers... (I know, they're just doing their job...)

[Anthony]

They could get that pleasant male voice again — if the bearer of said voice isn't dead or retired, that is. Or is that taking jobs away from French workers? Loud, boisterous, bored-sounding French workers... (I know, they're just doing their job...)

I was wondering this at the weekend... what happened to him? You still hear him talking about getting your hand stamped at the exit, but they mustn't have had any new recordings from him for 10 years or more. I'd much prefer if parades were announced by a friendly American voice rather than with a disjointed accent and all the words mixed up. "In just 5 minutes will begin It's Party Time with Mickey and Friends. That's in just 5 minutes" does not make sense!

But yes, the DLRR cast members were interrupting the spiel for everything from "Please remain seated" (not entirely their fault) to "In Frontierland you can find the mine train". The annoying thing is that there's plenty of room between the spiels to announce things like "remain seated", but they just obviously haven't been told to do that.

[Nicholas-c]

I was wondering this at the weekend... what happened to him? You still hear him talking about getting your hand stamped at the exit, but they mustn't have had any new recordings from him for 10 years or more. I'd much prefer if parades were announced by a friendly American voice rather than with a disjointed accent and all the words mixed up. "In just 5 minutes will begin It's Party Time with Mickey and Friends. That's in just 5 minutes" does not make sense!

But yes, the DLRR cast members were interrupting the spiel for everything from "Please remain seated" (not entirely their fault) to "In Frontierland you can find the mine train". The annoying thing is that there's plenty of room between the spiels to announce things like "remain seated", but they just obviously haven't been told to do that.

Getting a little off topic now (may start one) but i tried doing an onride video both august and halloween time and interrupted by either screaming kids or castmembers saying "please remain in your seats, next station is ......" when it could be mixed into the sound track in gentle voice "Welcome aboard the DLRR, our next station is ______, Please, for your safety remain seated until the train comes to a complete stop" kinda BTM style

[djdisney]

Yeah the cast members interupt suddenly during the journey when you are like 2 mins away from the stations i get annoyed! why cant they say things softly instead of shouting"

[Anthony]

I was just editing a video of the Dance Time show and there's some woman from Guest Flow screeching at the start for people to move. I'm not sure if it's just because I'm not French that it always sounds so horribly shrill and unpleasant, though... if an English person shouted in English like that, how would it sound?

The thing about the railroad is that all the warnings - smoking, standing up, etc are all included in the actual narration. It's just a case of CMs being a bit robotic and going OTT on how they were trained. At Le Pays des Contes de Fées for example, I was the only person in the queue, there were empty boats going around, the CM still points me to sit in the boat in front with some other group. I smile nicely and sort of say... can I go in the next boat? .. and all I got was *robotically* "the middle row..." Why?! There is an EMPTY boat right there!

Don't get me started on the ToT CMs who confuse "creepy" with sleazy and plain rude... we're way off topic now. :lol:

[pussinboots]

I was wondering this at the weekend... what happened to him? You still hear him talking about getting your hand stamped at the exit, but they mustn't have had any new recordings from him for 10 years or more. I'd much prefer if parades were announced by a friendly American voice rather than with a disjointed accent and all the words mixed up. "In just 5 minutes will begin It's Party Time with Mickey and Friends. That's in just 5 minutes" does not make sense!

But yes, the DLRR cast members were interrupting the spiel for everything from "Please remain seated" (not entirely their fault) to "In Frontierland you can find the mine train". The annoying thing is that there's plenty of room between the spiels to announce things like "remain seated", but they just obviously haven't been told to do that.

You're right about that disjointed accent. It shouldn't be too difficult to find a native speaker. An American, preferably, as it seems to befit the park, or a Briton who does a passable impression (hey, it worked for the Australian accent on Crush).

There are two other spiels that aren't handled very respectfully, by the way; the ones on the riverboats. They get cut off or played at the wrong moment or not played at all. Which is too bad, because they're hilarious.

Spiels are great, really. You're listening to something that was created by those clever Imagineers; it's their narration to their visuals. Or at least it feels that way. You don't get that with "in Frontierland you will find the mine train."

[15yearsofMagic2008]

The animatronics on BTM always work when i am there , the head's move up and down.And when we go up a hill , there's this tree and there's 2 ravens/blackcrows in it looking over as you go by.

[Kristof]

Updated the list with things I remember from over the weekend.  

[RnRCj]

RIVERS OF THE FAR WEST
- Geysers (Kristof, 07 April '09)

They were actually working?! Are you sure? This is the first time in years if so!

[dagobert]

It would be great if the Geysers are working, because I've seen them only once in 2000.

[Kristof]

RIVERS OF THE FAR WEST
- Geysers (Kristof, 07 April '09)

They were actually working?! Are you sure? This is the first time in years if so!

Sorry, wrong colour... They were NOT working.  :roll:   Last time I've seen them working was on 3 February 2007.  They had just fixed the big geyser which hadn't worked in years.

There's a picture of that day on Photos Magiques in the Boot Hill album.

[RnRCj]

Sorry, wrong colour... They were NOT working.  :roll:   Last time I've seen them working was on 3 February 2007.  They had just fixed the big geyser which hadn't worked in years.

There's a picture of that day on Photos Magiques in the Boot Hill album.

Ah, I wondered why you hadn't mentioned it! The geysers are my favourite effect in the park. Very disappointing to see them completely inactive. It's strange that they fixed it for that one day in 2007 though. Is there a reason for them being inactive?

[Disneyland Paris Treasures]

Kristof, you have all recent dates set to 07 April '09, but I think that should have been 07 June '09, shouldn't it?

I updated the list with what I could check last week:

MAIN STREET, U.S.A.

AREA DEVELOPMENT
- Smoke coming out of The Coffee Grinder advertising (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Twinkle lights in Main Street trees (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Gas lights (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Dentist sound effect  (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Mahjong players sound effect (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Bathing guy sound effect (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Piano lessons sound effect (Nicolai, 01 June '09)
- "Rooms" sign on building near Storybook Store (Kristof, 07 June '09)

DISNEYLAND RAILROAD
- Main Street Station Organ (Kristof, 29 March '09)
- On board sound and music

TOWN SQUARE PHOTOGRAPHY
- Party line telephone (Nicolai, 01 June '09: horn completely ripped off, rest of phone now broken too)

STORYBOOK STORE
- Book-stamping Tigger  (Kristof, 29 March '09: moving)

EMPORIUM
- Overhead cash carrier track (Kristof, 07 June '09)

BOARDWALK CANDY PALACE
- Miniature fair rides (Nicolai, 01 June '09)

MARKET HOUSE DELI
- Party line telephone (Kristof, 29 March '09: horn near Main Street ok, horns behind counter and near arcade ripped off)

CABLE CAR BAKERY
- Fans (Kristof, 04 March '09)
- Arcade machines (Kristof, 29 March '09)

DISNEY & CO
- Animatronic Mickey, Minnie and Goofy in balloon (Kristof, 29 March '09)

MAIN STREET MOTORS
- Bubbling gas pump (Kristof, 07 June '09)

HARRINGTON'S FINE CHINA AND PORCELAINS
- Light behind glass dome (Kristof, 29 March '09)

VICTORIA'S HOME STYLE RESTAURANT
- Gas lights on restaurant logo (Kristof, 29 March '09)
- "Fire" effect in stove (Kristof, 04 March '09)

PLAZA GARDENS RESTAURANT
- Outdoor fountain (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Indoor fountain (Nicolai, 01 June '09)

CASEY'S CORNER
- Animated baseball players on overhead menu (Nicolai, 01 June '09)

LIBERTY ARCADE
- Statue of Liberty Tableau (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Gas lights (Kristof, 07 June '09)

DISCOVERY ARCADE
- Gas lights (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Fans near Ice Cream Company. (Kristof, 29 March '09)


DISCOVERYLAND

AREA DEVELOPMENT
- Rotating Discoveryland Sign (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Lava pool water fountains (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Lava pool smoke and fire effects (turned off due to safety regulations)

ORBITRON - MACHINES VOLANTES
- Full Rotating of all Orbitron elements (Kristof, 07 June '09)

SPACE MOUNTAIN MISSION 2
- Columbiad smoke (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Columbiad loading door (Nicolai, 01 June '09)
- Columbiad recoil (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Onboard music (Kristof, 04 March '09: all trains I've seen in station worked)
- Smoke in M.O.M (Kristof, 04 March '09)
- Smoke before wormhole (Kristof, 04 March '09)
- Starlight effect on top of roof (Kristof, 04 March '09)
- Strobes on tracks on top (Kristof, 04 March '09)

LES MYSTERES DE NAUTILUS
- Bubbling water in lake (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Bubbling water in Diving Room (Kristof, 29 March '09)
- Steam in Engine Room (Kristof, 29 March '09)
- Nuclear lights in Engine Room (Kristof, 29 March '09)

VIDEOPOLIS
- Moving fans on Hyperion (Both worked! Nicolai, 01 June '09)
- Pidgeon animatronics in baskets (Pidgeons are missing, sound still there. Nicolai, 01 June '09)
- Flashing lights on spires on façade (Kristof, 04 March '09)
- Hydrolics of Coke machines (Kristof, 29 March '09)
- Bubbling water in Coke machines (Kristof, 29 March '09)

STAR TOURS
- Flashing lights on façade (Kristof, 04 March '09: not all worked)
- Animated red lights on Star Tours logo (Kristof, 04 March '09)
- Large screen in queue line (Nicolai, 01 June '09)
- R2D2 moving up and down on Star Speeder in queue line (Nicolai, 01 June '09)

FANTASYLAND

LE CHATEAU DE LA BELLE AU BOIS DORMANT
- Fountain and indoor waterfall (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Small copper fountains near Castle Courtyard (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Fiberglass pixiedust in Sleeping Beauty tapestry (Nicolai, 01 June '09)
- Turning spinning wheel (both wheel and pedal fully working! Nicolai, 01 June '09)
- Real fire in fireplace (turned off in 1993)
- Fire light effect in fireplace (Nicolai, 01 June '09)
- Snoring knights (Nicolai, 01 June '09)
- Rose/Dove stained glass window effect (Effect was frozen in transition, not changing! Nicolai, 01 June '09)
- Light behind the window on the backside of the main Tower (Kristof, 04 March '09)

LA BOUTIQUE DU CHATEAU
- Light behind stained glass shop logo (Kristof, 29 March '09)

LA TANIERE DU DRAGON
- Fire breath (turned off due to safety regulations)
- Smoke breath (None! Also mouth not moving. Nicolai, 01 June '09)
- Fog in water (no lights and no fog! Nicolai, 01 June '09)

BLANCHE NEIGE ET LES SEPTS NAINS
- Evil Queen opening curtain (Kristof, 29 March '09)

LA CHAUMIERE DES SEPTS NAINS
- Snow White appearing in magic mirror (across the cottage) (Nicolai, 01 June '09)

LA CONFISERIE DES TROIS FEES
- Three fairies effect over fireplace (Kristof, 29 March '09)

AUBERGE DE CENDRILLON
- Cinderella Fountain (Kristof, 29 March '09)

L'ARBRE ENCHANTE
- Fruit and leaves in tree (Nearly all fruit and leaves are gone ; Kristof, 29 March '09)

SIR MICKEY'S
- Vegetables in garden (Kristof, 29 March '09)
- Lights on Giant (Kristof, 29 March '09)

ALICE'S CURIOUS LABYRINTH
- Pink and blue lights in hedges (Kristof, 29 March '09)
- Water fountains (Kristof, 29 March '09)
- Accordion Owl (Kristof, 29 March '09)
- Nail bird (Kristof, 04 March '09)
- Smoking caterpillar (Kristof, 29 March '09)
- Small Cheshire cat in tree moving eyes and tail (Kristof, 29 March '09)
- Cheshire Cat floral bed's eyes (Kristof, 29 March '09)
- Cheshire Cat floral bed light up smile at night (Kristof, 19 Dec '08)
- Turning card (Kristof, 04 March '09)
- Animatronic Queen of Hearts (Kristof, 04 March '09: only one worked)

MAD HATTER'S TEACUPS
- Coloured lights on roof (Kristof, 04 March '09)

MARCH HARE REFRESHMENTS
- Pop-up dormouse and smoke (Kristof, 29 March '09)

TOAD HALL
- Toad painting changing (Kristof, 29 March '09)

THE OLD MILL
- Turning mill wings (Nicolai, 01 June '09)

IT'S A SMALL WORLD
- Moving elements on façade (Kristof, 29 March '09)
- Fountains in front of the façade (Kristof, 04 March '09)
- "it's a small world" globe fountain (Kristof, 29 March '09)
- "it's a small world" clock parade (Kristof, 04 March '09)


FRONTIERLAND

LEGENDS OF THE FAR WEST
- Torches on Fort Comstock (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Waterfall near Indian village (Kristof, 07 June '09)

PHANTOM MANOR
- Interior: First "holographic" picture (mirror right after loading) (Kristof, 04 March '09)
- Interior: Leota's "floating" table (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Interior: Fog behind singing busts (Working, but not much fog. Nicolai, 01 June '09)
- Interior: Pharmacist's transforming face (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Interior: Ghost Train effect (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Interior: Ghostly cardplayers (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Interior: Finale: Fog behind the Bride skeleton (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Interior: Phantom on Doom Buggies mirror effect (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Exterior: Flapping window cover (Kristof, 04 March '09)
- Exterior: Phantom behind window on the side (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Exterior: Moving candle at night behind top windows (Kristof, 29 March '09)
- Exterior: Bride behind window (Kristof, 29 March '09)

BOOT HILL
- Beating heart in grave (Kristof, 07 June '09)

BIG THUNDER MOUNTAIN
- Water wheel in queue line (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Fluorescent pools (Nicolai, 01 June '09)
- Waterfall on top of lift hill (Nicolai, 01 June '09)
- Water splash (Nicolai, 01 June '09)
- Animatronic animals on the mountain (Nicolai, 01 June '09)
- Shaking and falling rocks (Nicolai, 01 June '09)
- Explosion Fog (Nicolai, 01 June '09)
- Fiberglass gold (Nicolai, 01 June '09)

FUENTE DEL ORO
- Fountain (Kristof, 07 June '09)

RIVERS OF THE FAR WEST
- Geysers (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Old Joe and dog animatronic (Nicolai, 01 June '09)
- Chewing moose animatronic (Nicolai, 01 June '09)

RIVER ROGUE KEELBOATS
- Torches at entrance, loading dock and Smuggler's Cove (Kristof, 07 June '09)


ADVENTURELAND

AREA DEVELOPMENT
- Torches near Hakuna Matata Restaurant (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Waterfall between Adventureland and Peter Pan's Flight (Kristof, 29 March '09)
- Waterfall near Frontierland entrance (across Colonel Hathi's Pizza Outpost) (Nicolai, 01 June '099)
- Waterfall near Hakuna Matata (Nicolai, 01 June '09)

ADVENTURELAND BAZAR
- Torches at entrance (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Chandelier (Kristof, 07 June '09)

ADVENTURE ISLE
- La Rocher qui Bascule (tipping rock) (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Fruit in root cellar (Kristof, 29 March '09)

LE PASSAGE ENCHANTE D'ALADDIN
- Cave of Wonders rising (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Moving flying carpet in final diorama (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Fountain effect inside walkthrough (Stopped working after a few minutes - Kristof, 07 June '09)

AGRABAH CAFE RESTAURANT
- Large fountain near cash register (Kristof, 29 March '09)
- Small fountain near the coffee / tea stand (Kristof, 29 March '09)

LA GIRAFE CURIEUSE
- Animatronic giraffe (Kristof, 29 March '09)
- Torch in front of building (Removed ; Kristof, 29 March '09)

COLONEL HATHI'S PIZZA PLANET
- Tiki birds in tree

LA CABANE DES ROBINSON
- Self-playing organ (Nicolai, 01 June '09)
- Water irrigation system (Kristof, 07 June '09)

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
- Torch tower near Blue Lagoon entrance (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Swinging pirate (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Canon ball splashes (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Duelling swordfighters (still no sound effect, but the swords are touching again!!! Nicolai, 01 June '09)
- Mayor spitting water in the Well Scene (Nicolai, 01 June '09)
- Rain effect in Grotto scene (Nicolai, 01 June '09)
- Fountain at exit (Kristof, 07 June '09)

COOL POST
- Cool box with sound effect (They even added fake ice in it! - Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Hidden Jungle Phone with sound effect (Nicolai, 01 June '09)

INDIANA JONES ET LE TEMPLE DU PERIL
- Torches in front of attraction (Kristof, 07 June '09)
- Torches on staircase in queue line (Nicolai, 01 June '09)

I added a few new ones and marked them bold.