What rides have you been stuck on when they broke down?

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Re: What rides have you been stuck on when they broke down?

Post by Amy » Jan Mon 03, 2011 7:53 pm

MoonPet wrote:...What I did like was that I took a photo with the bats on the cave wall (you know, the part where it is all dark and you see the bat eyes looking at you). I couldn't believe that it was literally two diodes connected with wires. Nothing more. Such a convincing effect...
That happened to me in Peter Pan too. I was stuck in the above London scene for quite some time, then the lights were turned on. All the little cars on the streets were nothing more than little tiny LED lights on a track. It was quite interesting to see everything with the lights on because you can see how great the illusion truly is! I only wish I had my camera that day but unfortunately I did not :(
Do you still have that photo MoonPet?

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Re: What rides have you been stuck on when they broke down?

Post by MmeLeota » Jan Mon 03, 2011 7:56 pm

Amy wrote:
MoonPet wrote:...What I did like was that I took a photo with the bats on the cave wall (you know, the part where it is all dark and you see the bat eyes looking at you). I couldn't believe that it was literally two diodes connected with wires. Nothing more. Such a convincing effect...
That happened to me in Peter Pan too. I was stuck in the above London scene for quite some time, then the lights were turned on. All the little cars on the streets were nothing more than little tiny LED lights on a track. It was quite interesting to see everything with the lights on because you can see how great the illusion truly is! I only wish I had my camera that day but unfortunately I did not :(
Do you still have that photo MoonPet?
I've always wanted to be stuck in that area too (or flying over Neverland). I imagine the star effect is just fiber optics, but I've always wanted to see. :peter_pan:

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Re: What rides have you been stuck on when they broke down?

Post by Amy » Jan Mon 03, 2011 8:00 pm

MmeLeota wrote:
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MoonPet wrote:...What I did like was that I took a photo with the bats on the cave wall (you know, the part where it is all dark and you see the bat eyes looking at you). I couldn't believe that it was literally two diodes connected with wires. Nothing more. Such a convincing effect...
That happened to me in Peter Pan too. I was stuck in the above London scene for quite some time, then the lights were turned on. All the little cars on the streets were nothing more than little tiny LED lights on a track. It was quite interesting to see everything with the lights on because you can see how great the illusion truly is! I only wish I had my camera that day but unfortunately I did not :(
Do you still have that photo MoonPet?
I've always wanted to be stuck in that area too (or flying over Neverland). I imagine the star effect is just fiber optics, but I've always wanted to see. :peter_pan:
I can't remember much other than the little cars not having any bodies :shock: Plus the buildings looked pretty garish. I don't think any of the blacklight paints look good in regular light.

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Re: What rides have you been stuck on when they broke down?

Post by MmeLeota » Jan Mon 03, 2011 8:02 pm

Yeah, the blacklight paint is normally pretty bad in regular lighting. We always laugh about how much lint you can see on us while we're flying over London... :roll:

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Re: What rides have you been stuck on when they broke down?

Post by Amy » Jan Mon 03, 2011 8:06 pm

MmeLeota wrote:Yeah, the blacklight paint is normally pretty bad in regular lighting. We always laugh about how much lint you can see on us while we're flying over London... :roll:
That makes me feel like we've got a pretty good lint-catcher on our dryer then ~ I don't remember any glowing lint! :lol:
I do usually try to wear something that will look fun when we are planning the day in the MK, black lights make your clothes and shoes look cool! :cool:

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Re: What rides have you been stuck on when they broke down?

Post by MoonPet » Jan Mon 03, 2011 8:16 pm

Amy wrote:
MoonPet wrote:...What I did like was that I took a photo with the bats on the cave wall (you know, the part where it is all dark and you see the bat eyes looking at you). I couldn't believe that it was literally two diodes connected with wires. Nothing more. Such a convincing effect...
That happened to me in Peter Pan too. I was stuck in the above London scene for quite some time, then the lights were turned on. All the little cars on the streets were nothing more than little tiny LED lights on a track. It was quite interesting to see everything with the lights on because you can see how great the illusion truly is! I only wish I had my camera that day but unfortunately I did not :(
Do you still have that photo MoonPet?
Yes...somewhere in a windows folder of my photos from a few years ago. When I do come across it, I will certainly share it.

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Re: What rides have you been stuck on when they broke down?

Post by leblanan » Jan Thu 06, 2011 10:40 am

We were on snow white when it stopped and they turned the lights on. It was only for a minute but we were right under the queen with the big boulder. It's amazing how the lights on kills the whole atmosphere. You could see the wiring the pipes, all the black curtains to hold the effect. It's amazing how they do it.
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Re: What rides have you been stuck on when they broke down?

Post by elizabethswann » Jan Fri 07, 2011 5:14 am

I haven't had the opportunity to be on a ride when the lights turn on. My one wish is to see Space Mountain with the lights on in person instead of on film.

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Re: What rides have you been stuck on when they broke down?

Post by mindflipper » Jan Fri 07, 2011 10:30 am

elizabethswann wrote:I haven't had the opportunity to be on a ride when the lights turn on. My one wish is to see Space Mountain with the lights on in person instead of on film.
Been on the peoplemover/TTA many times in the past when the lights are on inside Space Mtn. I was surprised how small the coaster inside actually is when compared to the size of the building.

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Re: What rides have you been stuck on when they broke down?

Post by Amy » Jan Fri 07, 2011 12:46 pm

mindflipper wrote:
elizabethswann wrote:I haven't had the opportunity to be on a ride when the lights turn on. My one wish is to see Space Mountain with the lights on in person instead of on film.
Been on the peoplemover/TTA many times in the past when the lights are on inside Space Mtn. I was surprised how small the coaster inside actually is when compared to the size of the building.
It is small compared to the building isn't it? They need lots of space for the queue and so you can get the full space tunnel music effect ;)

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Re: What rides have you been stuck on when they broke down?

Post by bkyrdmoviemom » Jan Sun 09, 2011 8:32 pm

elizabethswann wrote:I haven't had the opportunity to be on a ride when the lights turn on. My one wish is to see Space Mountain with the lights on in person instead of on film.
That happened to us this past December 3rd. It was one of the coolest things ever. To see the other cars and how everything isn't as close as you think it is in the dark. We could see 3 other cars besides ourselves! When the lights popped on, everyone broke out there cameras and phones! We have some great pics and video - but it's true, being there in person was a whole different experience!
Miss Swan - Hope you get the chance someday too!

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Re: What rides have you been stuck on when they broke down?

Post by Amy » Jan Sun 09, 2011 8:55 pm

bkyrdmoviemom wrote:
elizabethswann wrote:I haven't had the opportunity to be on a ride when the lights turn on. My one wish is to see Space Mountain with the lights on in person instead of on film.
That happened to us this past December 3rd. It was one of the coolest things ever. To see the other cars and how everything isn't as close as you think it is in the dark. We could see 3 other cars besides ourselves! When the lights popped on, everyone broke out there cameras and phones! We have some great pics and video - but it's true, being there in person was a whole different experience!
Miss Swan - Hope you get the chance someday too!
Hope you can share a few of those photos with us!!

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Re: What rides have you been stuck on when they broke down?

Post by bkyrdmoviemom » Jan Mon 10, 2011 12:01 pm

Amy wrote:
bkyrdmoviemom wrote:
elizabethswann wrote:I haven't had the opportunity to be on a ride when the lights turn on. My one wish is to see Space Mountain with the lights on in person instead of on film.
That happened to us this past December 3rd. It was one of the coolest things ever. To see the other cars and how everything isn't as close as you think it is in the dark. We could see 3 other cars besides ourselves! When the lights popped on, everyone broke out there cameras and phones! We have some great pics and video - but it's true, being there in person was a whole different experience!
Miss Swan - Hope you get the chance someday too!
Hope you can share a few of those photos with us!!
I would love to share them! But I'm not sure the best way to do it here...suggestions would be much appreciated!

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Re: What rides have you been stuck on when they broke down?

Post by Amy » Jan Mon 10, 2011 1:33 pm

Amy wrote:
bkyrdmoviemom wrote:
elizabethswann wrote:I haven't had the opportunity to be on a ride when the lights turn on. My one wish is to see Space Mountain with the lights on in person instead of on film.
That happened to us this past December 3rd. It was one of the coolest things ever. To see the other cars and how everything isn't as close as you think it is in the dark. We could see 3 other cars besides ourselves! When the lights popped on, everyone broke out there cameras and phones! We have some great pics and video - but it's true, being there in person was a whole different experience!
Miss Swan - Hope you get the chance someday too!
Hope you can share a few of those photos with us!!
bkyrdmoviemom wrote:I would love to share them! But I'm not sure the best way to do it here...suggestions would be much appreciated!
There are many free photo sharing websites, but I use Photobucket.com It is free and easy to use. You can upload photos and then just use the url code to share them on here. The have resizing options that make it easy to resize your photos to an appropriate size for sharing too :D Let me know if you have any further questions.

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Re: What rides have you been stuck on when they broke down?

Post by mindflipper » Jan Mon 10, 2011 1:43 pm

Photobucket.com is the most popular around here for the reasons Amy stated. I use photobucket as well to post pics here on Subsonic.

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