All four parks, waterparks, and other magic in Central Florida
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Sharonofwindham
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by Sharonofwindham » Jul Sun 31, 2011 4:42 pm
boilerbabe wrote:mindflipper wrote:There could be any reasons for a refurbishment and exactly what is being worked upon. If it's just the exterior, or structural reinforcement - there's any number of possibilities as to what they're doing to SFT.
True, I was just concerned. To me, SFT is a classic and one of my "must do's" when we visit WDW! It usually follows my DW!!!
Must do for me too! I'm always afraid for the originals that aren't "E ticket" attractions. Removing them to add rides like for example, "Aladdin's Magic carpets" (luckily nothing had to be sacrificed for that lame attraction, but I think it does take away from the atmosphere of Adventureland) would be so sad
. Besides SFT is great exercise, and what a great view from the top
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by boilerbabe » Aug Mon 01, 2011 9:31 am
Nice to know someone else is on the same page as me Sharonofwindham!!!
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by jeebz68 » Aug Wed 17, 2011 10:51 am
boilerbabe wrote:Does anyone know why the Swiss Family Treehouse is going to be closed for 2 months?!?! This makes me nervous!
It went down for its planned rehab... nothing to worry about. There was an article in the Cast paper saying there are some planned improvements as well
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by mindflipper » Aug Wed 17, 2011 11:28 am
jeebz68 wrote:boilerbabe wrote:Does anyone know why the Swiss Family Treehouse is going to be closed for 2 months?!?! This makes me nervous!
It went down for its planned rehab... nothing to worry about. There was an article in the Cast paper saying there are some planned improvements as well
Any details on what "improvements" there will be?
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by boilerbabe » Aug Wed 17, 2011 11:58 am
Yes, any word on what the improvements are?
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by Amy » Aug Wed 17, 2011 2:31 pm
boilerbabe wrote:Yes, any word on what the improvements are?
"Improvements" ~ it is sort of a worrisome word isn't it!
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by mindflipper » Aug Wed 17, 2011 3:04 pm
Hey, not all improvements are bad, as we've recently seen with the Haunted Mansion...
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by theBIGyowski » Aug Wed 17, 2011 3:07 pm
Maybe it will be improvements in lighting (for when it gets darker) and some of the steps and hand rails.
They could also be adding a few special effects that tie in with the movie.
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by boilerbabe » Aug Wed 17, 2011 11:14 pm
theBIGyowski wrote:Maybe it will be improvements in lighting (for when it gets darker) and some of the steps and hand rails.
They could also be adding a few special effects that tie in with the movie.
Yes, Amy, "improvements" worry me!
And hopefully they will do some lighting on the stairs...I've always thought about that when we visit the treehouse at night, how dark the stairs are and I'm shocked you don't hear about people falling!
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by Wizzard419 » Aug Wed 17, 2011 11:27 pm
Surprise! This one is going to tie into the lion king sequals (not the original). Don't thank us, you've earned it.
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by Amy » Aug Thu 18, 2011 7:18 am
boilerbabe wrote:theBIGyowski wrote:Maybe it will be improvements in lighting (for when it gets darker) and some of the steps and hand rails.
They could also be adding a few special effects that tie in with the movie.
Yes, Amy, "improvements" worry me!
And hopefully they will do some lighting on the stairs...I've always thought about that when we visit the treehouse at night, how dark the stairs are and I'm shocked you don't hear about people falling!
I agree with the lighting on the stairs. I was taking pictures and shivering when I was up there during the late EMH so I probably wasn't at my sharpest, but it was pretty hard seeing in some sections.
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by mindflipper » Aug Thu 18, 2011 9:16 am
I don't imagine the "improvements" are major cash outflow items here, but I think if anything lighting would be more probable than adding special effects...
