Murphy broke.

Gemini Cricket · 08-30-2010, 04:12 PM

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8/30: Murphy the Dragon suffered a rather public humiliation during the first Fantasmic! show Sat. night. The infrastructure of the sophisticated animatronic failed after a busy summer of twice-nightly performances, snapping some internal components and nearly dislodging the entire dragon from its hydraulically lifted mounts. It's too early to tell how long it will be before a fix is completed. Although the initial rumors from the Entertainment Dept of 4 to 6 months of downtime are probably over-dramatized, it's fairly safe to say that the dragon won't be in the remaining shows through Labor Day weekend. They didn't christen that dragon Murphy for nothing. - Al Lutz

Is it just me or does it seem like something's not right at Disney. Broken Yeti, broken World of Color platform, crappy Rocket Rods, heavy Space Mtn cars ruining the track, new monorails with windows that don't open...

Gemini Cricket · 08-30-2010, 04:14 PM

Spooky!

Gemini Cricket · 08-30-2010, 04:17 PM

Gemini Cricket · 08-30-2010, 04:20 PM

innerSpaceman · 08-30-2010, 04:30 PM

Bah. I KNEW I should have high-tailed it to Fantasmic earlier this summer.

Um, will someone please remind me why I purchased an AP. I barely go to the Park anymore.

Gemini Cricket · 08-30-2010, 04:54 PM

scaeagles · 08-30-2010, 05:06 PM

Everybody sing now!

Murphy, the Head-less dragon
Lived at Disney
And had his head completely off
for all the guests to see!

Cadaverous Pallor · 08-30-2010, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Is it just me or does it seem like something's not right at Disney. Broken Yeti, broken World of Color platform, crappy Rocket Rods, heavy Space Mtn cars ruining the track, new monorails with windows that don't open...

Your "something's not right" spans 12 years.

Gemini Cricket · 08-30-2010, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Your "something's not right" spans 12 years.

Totally.
Maybe they're not spending enough money on engineering or something? I don't know. Just a wonderin'.

Disneyphile · 08-30-2010, 05:27 PM

The dragon wasn't built by Disney, but an outside contractor, who was also responsible for last year's idiot mistake.

Rocket Rods and Light Magic were made from a different outside contractor.

Disney really needs to stop contracting. Really.

08-30-2010, 04:30 PM	#5
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Bah. I KNEW I should have high-tailed it to Fantasmic earlier this summer. Um, will someone please remind me why I purchased an AP. I barely go to the Park anymore.
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08-30-2010, 05:06 PM	#7
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Everybody sing now! Murphy, the Head-less dragon Lived at Disney And had his head completely off for all the guests to see!
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08-30-2010, 05:27 PM	#10
Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	The dragon wasn't built by Disney, but an outside contractor, who was also responsible for last year's idiot mistake. Rocket Rods and Light Magic were made from a different outside contractor. Disney really needs to stop contracting. Really.
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