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mousepod · 08-31-2009, 12:23 PM

Went to the park yesterday with two friends - Johnny, who had never been to DL and Savannah, who had been 24 years ago, when she was 5 years old.

We watched Fantasmic!, and then I told them about the dragon that ought to be there.

"I like the tall Maleficent," Savannah said.

innerSpaceman · 08-31-2009, 01:02 PM

p.s. I don't really blame K, i just tease. But I won't say I didn't have a bad feeling about it when I heard K was staying just to see it.

Chernabog · 08-31-2009, 02:46 PM

I blame the gays. First you queens make hurricanes, and now THIS. I mean, really. Are there any lengths to which you gays will not go to hurt the families that want to see a giant inflatable dragon? For shame. Think of the children.

Cadaverous Pallor · 08-31-2009, 10:23 PM

Ok, biggest DL fails....

Flying Saucers
Rocket Rods
Luminaria

and now, Murphy.

Hmm, what else had to be shut down due to poor design? No, I don't mean "shut down because it sucked", aka SuperStar Limo.

RStar · 08-31-2009, 11:35 PM

Well, at least it was due to pore design, and not sucky. Have you seen the video? It looks like it will be cool!

Not that it's any excuse for poor planning, mind you. Unlike SSL which was bad story, idea, and execution....

Morrigoon · 09-01-2009, 02:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Ok, biggest DL fails....

Flying Saucers
Rocket Rods
Luminaria

and now, Murphy.

Hmm, what else had to be shut down due to poor design? No, I don't mean "shut down because it sucked", aka SuperStar Limo.

*ahem* forget something?

(Light Magic)

Gn2Dlnd · 09-01-2009, 03:27 AM

Light Magic was teh suck, not design. The Hatbox Ghost was a victim of the design limitations of the time. The Flying Saucers were also a victim of their era, whereas Luminaria and the Rocket Rods were badly designed AND sucked. Innoventions manages to stay open, despite its suckiness. The new Monorails have been full of design fail, but have failed to be shut down.

Ghoulish Delight · 09-01-2009, 07:23 AM

I have heard from a semi-reliable source (who supposedly heard directly from Bob Gurr) that the issue with Murphy isn't so much poor design as poor planning. The claim being that he was designed, and functioned, as ordered, but once he arrived, the folks running the show decided to add things to the show that weren't in the original plans and that he therefore wasn't engineered to handle.

innerSpaceman · 09-01-2009, 09:18 AM

Many aspects of Indy are design/engineering fail. Prime among them the roof cave-in effect that they still play the sound effect for, but can't service the dry ice machine they stupidly installed inaccessibly in the ceiling.

It was an awesome-looking effect ... for the first few months. Ok, not an entire ride fail. But the continuing sound effect reminds me of the fail every time I ride.

Ghoulish Delight · 09-01-2009, 09:21 AM

Then of course there's the giant sink-hole the Matterhorn is built on, necessitating the sub lagoon to keep it afloat.

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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Went to the park yesterday with two friends - Johnny, who had never been to DL and Savannah, who had been 24 years ago, when she was 5 years old. We watched Fantasmic!, and then I told them about the dragon that ought to be there. "I like the tall Maleficent," Savannah said. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	p.s. I don't really blame K, i just tease. But I won't say I didn't have a bad feeling about it when I heard K was staying just to see it.
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Chernabog Biophage Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Moon Posts: 2,679	I blame the gays. First you queens make hurricanes, and now THIS. I mean, really. Are there any lengths to which you gays will not go to hurt the families that want to see a giant inflatable dragon? For shame. Think of the children. __________________ And they say back then our universe Was a coal black egg Until the god inside Burst out and from its shattered shell He made what became the world we know ~ Bjork (Cosmogony)
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Ok, biggest DL fails.... Flying Saucers Rocket Rods Luminaria and now, Murphy. Hmm, what else had to be shut down due to poor design? No, I don't mean "shut down because it sucked", aka SuperStar Limo. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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RStar Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Me & Manyard hangin out! Posts: 5,433	Well, at least it was due to pore design, and not sucky. Have you seen the video? It looks like it will be cool! Not that it's any excuse for poor planning, mind you. Unlike SSL which was bad story, idea, and execution.... __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup! www.StarTownGifts.com
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Gn2Dlnd Parmmadore Jim Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Casita del Queso Posts: 3,810	Light Magic was teh suck, not design. The Hatbox Ghost was a victim of the design limitations of the time. The Flying Saucers were also a victim of their era, whereas Luminaria and the Rocket Rods were badly designed AND sucked. Innoventions manages to stay open, despite its suckiness. The new Monorails have been full of design fail, but have failed to be shut down. __________________ Does anyone still wear a hat?
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09-01-2009, 07:23 AM	#218
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I have heard from a semi-reliable source (who supposedly heard directly from Bob Gurr) that the issue with Murphy isn't so much poor design as poor planning. The claim being that he was designed, and functioned, as ordered, but once he arrived, the folks running the show decided to add things to the show that weren't in the original plans and that he therefore wasn't engineered to handle. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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09-01-2009, 09:18 AM	#219
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Many aspects of Indy are design/engineering fail. Prime among them the roof cave-in effect that they still play the sound effect for, but can't service the dry ice machine they stupidly installed inaccessibly in the ceiling. It was an awesome-looking effect ... for the first few months. Ok, not an entire ride fail. But the continuing sound effect reminds me of the fail every time I ride.
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09-01-2009, 09:21 AM	#220
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Then of course there's the giant sink-hole the Matterhorn is built on, necessitating the sub lagoon to keep it afloat. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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