Refurbishment News

[Cardinals314]

Silver Creek Springs pool is going under refurbishment from Sept. 3rd and reopening Nov. 28th

[Goofyfan]

Maybe Grandpa had too much Christmas Cheer.

[Amy]

Maybe Grandpa had too much Christmas Cheer.

Must have nipped over to Be Our Guest for dinner and tied one on

[Sharonofwindham]

Agree!!! COP is considered "lame" by some......But we love it and have to ride it every time we are there. I guess it brings back memories>>>>

I never get tired of it either! It will always be a favorite for me.

[kelpseaweedkelp]

We went on COP tonight. In the last scene, I think the best way to describe it was "Granddad's dead, but his spirit's still here." It must have been a broken neck line/servo/hinge or something. His head was just bent down 90 degrees with chin resting on chest and not moving. The audio from him was a little creepy with that visual.

Please please tell me you have a photo of this. I love CoP and I love this description you gave

[BenB]

We went on COP tonight. In the last scene, I think the best way to describe it was "Granddad's dead, but his spirit's still here." It must have been a broken neck line/servo/hinge or something. His head was just bent down 90 degrees with chin resting on chest and not moving. The audio from him was a little creepy with that visual.

Please please tell me you have a photo of this. I love CoP and I love this description you gave

What?? And break the rules? "No photography or videotaping the COP". Lol, if I had my camera on me, I definitely would have gotten a video of it. But alas, I didn't.

[Amy]

We went on COP tonight. In the last scene, I think the best way to describe it was "Granddad's dead, but his spirit's still here." It must have been a broken neck line/servo/hinge or something. His head was just bent down 90 degrees with chin resting on chest and not moving. The audio from him was a little creepy with that visual.

Please please tell me you have a photo of this. I love CoP and I love this description you gave

What?? And break the rules? "No photography or videotaping the COP". Lol, if I had my camera on me, I definitely would have gotten a video of it. But alas, I didn't.

Shoot, I was sort of hoping you had as well. I never understood the no photography in CoP, I understand they don't want videotaping or flash photography, but what is wrong with just photos? I will confess, I have broken the no photography rule in there all the time and actually wasn't aware of the rule until a few trips ago
EDIT: Found a photo of poor Grandpa, but video remains elusive yet... https://twitter.com/EPCOTExplorer/statu ... 0827650049

[ImagineerWannabe]

Oh my, poor Grandpa! Hope he gets neck surgery and is good as new soon.

[Cardinals314]

Walt Disney Railroad will be undergoing refurbishment from September 28-November 8.

[kelpseaweedkelp]

We went on COP tonight. In the last scene, I think the best way to describe it was "Granddad's dead, but his spirit's still here." It must have been a broken neck line/servo/hinge or something. His head was just bent down 90 degrees with chin resting on chest and not moving. The audio from him was a little creepy with that visual.

Please please tell me you have a photo of this. I love CoP and I love this description you gave

EDIT: Found a photo of poor Grandpa, but video remains elusive yet... https://twitter.com/EPCOTExplorer/statu ... 0827650049

Oh man. That is the stuff of nightmares right there. Good find Amy, good find.
Is it just me, or did anyone else ever think that pipe was Grandpa just flicking ppl off all the time?

[JenMuse]

Magic Kingdom® Park

Monorail Now - December 2015
The Walt Disney World® Resort Monorail System is undergoing refurbishment and may be on modified service and/or routes. If Guests plan to use this form of transportation during their visit they should check to be sure of the best option available on their day of travel, as alternative transportation options will be available.
Pirates of the Caribbean® Jun. 8 - Sep. 25, 2015
Liberty Tree Tavern Jul. 6 - Nov. 19, 2015
Dream Along with Mickey Jul. 19 - Aug. 22, 2015
Liberty Square Riverboat Aug. 4 - 10, 2015
Walt Disney World® Railroad Sep. 28 - Nov. 5, 2015

Epcot®
None

Disney's Hollywood Studios®
Voyage of the Little Mermaid Sep. 7 - Sep. 10, 2015

Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park
Flame Tree BBQ Jan. 5 - June 3, 2015
Creature Comforts Jan. 5 - Jun. 17, 2015

Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park
None

Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park
None

Disney's Beach Club Resort
Guest Room Renovations Oct. 13, 2014 - Aug. 22, 2015
Guest rooms will be refurbished with new hard and soft goods. Guests will not be accommodated in the affected areas but it is possible that some noise could travel while work is in progress (between 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily).

Disney's Contemporary Resort
Contemporary Feature Pool Sep. 8 - 10, 2015

Disney's Polynesian Village Resort
General Construction Through Early 2016
During this time, Guests will observe construction taking place and certain pathways and buildings may be unavailable.
East Pool Late Spring - Early 2016
Closed for enhancement. Guests may see or hear work in progress.

Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
Guest Room Renovations Aug. 20, 2014 - TBD
Renovation work is scheduled to take place between 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. daily. No guests will be accommodated in the renovation area as to minimize impact on the guest experience.

Downtown Disney® Area
Parking Lots - Entrance 2 - Lots A-G Dec. 1, 2014 - Aug. 1, 2016
Loss of parking lot Entrance 2 to Guest/Cast traffic and associated lots A-G in preparation for the construction of Town Center and the East Garage.
Fulton's Crab House. Jan. 1 - Apr. 1, 2016
Planet Hollywood. Jan. 1 - Jun. 1, 2016

Golf Courses/Miniature Golf
None

[kelpseaweedkelp]

Boy, they seem to be constantly refurbing POTC.

Thanks for the very helpful new Jen!

[Len90]

Boy, they seem to be constantly refurbing POTC.

Thanks for the very helpful new Jen!

POTC is in dire need of this refurb. They recently received new boats that were just not working right with the track etc. It was causing the attraction to break on a pretty much daily basis.

Lots of walls up around the parks and I think this might be the most cranes I've seen on Disney property in a very long time with the work going on at Disney Springs, Animal Kingdom (Avatar and Night show), and the miscellaneous smaller projects going on right now at DHS (new theater behind RnR) , EPCOT (Norway transition to Arandelle) , and MK (Work in Adventureland and some Main Street facades).

[Amy]

Boy, they seem to be constantly refurbing POTC.

Thanks for the very helpful new Jen!

POTC is in dire need of this refurb. They recently received new boats that were just not working right with the track etc. It was causing the attraction to break on a pretty much daily basis.

Lots of walls up around the parks and I think this might be the most cranes I've seen on Disney property in a very long time with the work going on at Disney Springs, Animal Kingdom (Avatar and Night show), and the miscellaneous smaller projects going on right now at DHS (new theater behind RnR) , EPCOT (Norway transition to Arandelle) , and MK (Work in Adventureland and some Main Street facades).

Wow ~ that is a lot of construction zones! Do you know what the new theater in DHS is going to have in it Len?

[Len90]

From what I understand it is going to be a multi purpose theater that will be used for multiple different roles. I have heard it will replace the Premier theater as that will be supposedly torn down to make way for the rumored Star Wars expansion. We probably will know more in a few months when that is pretty much built. I think that will also be around the time we hear about the redevelopment plans for DHS as well.