Carousel of Progress in need of TLC!

[Amy]

If it ever came to them closing CoP, I would seriously have to find a financier and purchase the whole attraction and have it moved to wherever I happened to live at the time!

[cousininmiami]

If it ever came to them closing CoP, I would seriously have to find a financier and purchase the whole attraction and have it moved to wherever I happened to live at the time!

Oh Geeeeze, I'm with you Amy!!! Shopping for the Carousel of Progress!! It's a great big beautiful tomorrow...

But in reality just some fixing up would be nice! I clean my house every week, if there are scuff marks on the walls I scrub them or paint them. I vacuum, dust and clean up the baseball clay all over the house! HOw tough is it to clean it every night? Seriously the CM's should demand it!!

Then... I would totally "Horizon's" the entire last scene!

[Wizzard419]

I don't think the people who work the ride want to spend part of their day cleaning. I do wonder, in low interest attractions, do they put people with more seniority there or less?

I too would horizon the ride, as in demolish it and replace it with an E Ticket (oh snap!)

[Amy]

...I too would horizon the ride, as in demolish it and replace it with an E Ticket (oh snap!)

Bad Wizzard No biscuit!!

[jiminycricket]

more attractions are starting to look run down! This ride has a connection to Walt and I believe he wouldnt be happy with the way things look or with the way the parks are ran! It seems that other than the name, the management wants nothing to do with Walt, the Disney legacy, or the history of what made this place the happiest place on earth!

[figmentaholic]

If it ever came to them closing CoP, I would seriously have to find a financier and purchase the whole attraction and have it moved to wherever I happened to live at the time!

Considering it was one of Walt's ride, I severely doubt that they would ever close the CoP.

[DisneyYorkie]

This is to the left of the stage right where the CM picks up the phone to talk. Seriously, this is so un-Disney like to see it looking so beat up and in need of freshening up! How much can a can of paint cost? And maybe some glue to stick the carpeting back down? I don't think Walt would have liked this very much

We just saw CoP on Friday. I was dismayed at the condition of the theater. The carpets were filthy as were the seats. I hope they don't remove the attraction as it is a true classic, but they really, really need to do some refurbishment. It was yucky!

[packwingfn]

I will handcuff myself to the ride if they ever said they were going to get rid of this. And I am serious. Carousel of Progress has a lot of meaning to me as it's one of my favorite rides as a child but also a memory as it was the ride that my best friend & I enjoyed quoting with each other before he passed away. I also have a photo of me standing in front of the sign (when it used to display the current year) for the past 5 years....to continue the tradition this year, I am going to buy a newspaper and a sign that says the current year.

[fancyfeet]

I wonder if they are going to tear it down/gut it soon? Sometimes when the ride starts to fall into disrepair it's a sign that they are working on a replacement and don't want to invest in it. Though, the low rider numbers probably also impact it's service schedule as well.

This just caused my heart to actually stop for a moment. I know a lot of people pan it or skip it, but I love the COP. I remember going one year and it was closed. I was very sad!! Please, Imagineers, repair but do not tear it down! My heart couldn't take it!

[momeja]

I wonder if they are going to tear it down/gut it soon? Sometimes when the ride starts to fall into disrepair it's a sign that they are working on a replacement and don't want to invest in it. Though, the low rider numbers probably also impact it's service schedule as well.

This just caused my heart to actually stop for a moment. I know a lot of people pan it or skip it, but I love the COP. I remember going one year and it was closed. I was very sad!! Please, Imagineers, repair but do not tear it down! My heart couldn't take it!

Pay no attention to that Wizzard in the corner. Like Randall in Monsters Inc., he likes to scare little people and little monsters.

[Wizzard419]

Don't mind me, I'm just taking bids from demolition companies.

[cousininmiami]

I will handcuff myself to the ride if they ever said they were going to get rid of this. And I am serious. Carousel of Progress has a lot of meaning to me as it's one of my favorite rides as a child but also a memory as it was the ride that my best friend & I enjoyed quoting with each other before he passed away. I also have a photo of me standing in front of the sign (when it used to display the current year) for the past 5 years....to continue the tradition this year, I am going to buy a newspaper and a sign that says the current year.

I would be right there with ya! Actually I was thinking of volunteering to clean the place up for them!

[Amy]

I will handcuff myself to the ride if they ever said they were going to get rid of this. And I am serious. Carousel of Progress has a lot of meaning to me as it's one of my favorite rides as a child but also a memory as it was the ride that my best friend & I enjoyed quoting with each other before he passed away. I also have a photo of me standing in front of the sign (when it used to display the current year) for the past 5 years....to continue the tradition this year, I am going to buy a newspaper and a sign that says the current year.

I would be right there with ya! Actually I was thinking of volunteering to clean the place up for them!

Now that would be fun! We could go in with some paint, and glue and fire up the tunes

[Wizzard419]

Note to self, get a wood chipper...

[Jacca5660]

Note to self, get a wood chipper...

IGOR strikes again!!