timekeeper gone?????

[mrFDNY]

i have read on another website the timekeeper is no more. i know it's been going out of the picture for a while now. can anyone confirm this that was there recently? it was posted that it was a pin shop and meet and great area as well as a photoshop in the works to open. anyone know for sure??

[toddp3]

I'm not sure if they still have Timekeeper for overflow (during peaks). But every time I've seen it open its now a meet and greet for Buzz Lightyear - however they still have all the Timekeeper signs up.

[OnWithTheShow]

Timekeeper is still open, but rarely. Most recently it was open July 3 and 4. I believe the last time it was open before than was last July 4. I make sure whenever I see it open I visit. It is one of my favorites and I hate to see it always closed.

[toddp3]

When I was there on the 3rd it was defintely setup as a meet&greet for Buzz. They had a big sign with an arrow out pointing toward the entry door. I was in tomorrowland around 11:30-noon that day (had lunch at the noodle station).

[Laurajean1014]

Can you remind me what the Timekeeper was?

I haven't been on that ride in years.

[mitros]

Sorry, is that sarcasm, or do you really not know?

[Laurajean1014]

No, not sarcasm. I really have not been on it in years. We go to WDW all the time< but pass it by

[mitros]

All right then, I'll give you brief synopsis. It is not a ride, it is like the circle vision theatres such as the ones in China and Canada, but it has a foward "stage" that has a robotic figure with, I believe Robin Williams voice, and he has this time machine thing that is supposed to be transporting you through different times in history, which is depicted on the "circle Vision" screens. Does that ring a bell?

[Laurajean1014]

thank you> It's starting to. I guess my ds9 would enjoy it.

Thanks again>

[Kujo54]

Disney still considers the Timekeeper to be operating seasonally, although I have not really seen it up and running. The last time I saw it in any capacity, they were using the area for the photo location for MNSSHP and MVMCP. For the most part, seasonally usually means during peak and holiday times, but it's been closed more often than not even during those periods lately.

[TheDogbots]

It was open when we were there durring the week before christmas last year... So I am guessing it is holiday and peak still.

[rocketriter]

I guess my ds9 would enjoy it.
In fact, it's one of the most literate (and literary) shows at WDW. Our entire family loves the show because it combines a moving story with characters that have an IQ larger than the number of fingers on one foot (including Jules Verne and H.G. Wells). The rides at WDW (particularly at Epcot) have had most of the content dumbed out of them over the years, which is a shame. But the Timekeeper is intelligent--and of course, they open it only a few days out of the year. Arggh.

[ECU Pirates]

Timekeeper was open July 3 and 4, but was closed again on the 5th.

[toddp3]

Its likely often down for one simple reason: standing room only. When it is running and you do get in there you have bars you can lean on and stand, not seats. You're asked not to sit on the floor because its dark and they don't want people tripping over you, and people, being people, do anyway. And I'm guessing its a bit of a hazard, so they don't open it to avoid issues.

[mitros]

I doubt that that would be a reason. Both China and Canada have exactly the same type of set up, and they have been running uninterupted for many years, in fact, changing the movie in China recentley, and continuing the same type of operation, just with a different movie.
I believe that Canada may be up for a new movie as well as some other changes at the site.

[Michael623]

It was open in late April too. It was just as lame as I remembered. I actually thought the one is Paris was better and the translator headphones weren't working.

[mitros]

Just wondering, do you find similar shows in China and Canada lame as well, or is it just something about Timekeeper?

[Michael623]

I really hate Robin Williams. I love the China and Canada movies, they are more about the beauty of the lands not a campy robot cracking unfunny jokes.

[minnie61650]

In fact, it's one of the most literate (and literary) shows at WDW. Our entire family loves the show because it combines a moving story with characters that have an IQ larger than the number of fingers on one foot (including Jules Verne and H.G. Wells). The rides at WDW (particularly at Epcot) have had most of the content dumbed out of them over the years, which is a shame. But the Timekeeper is intelligent--and of course, they open it only a few days out of the year. Arggh.

Our family loves :love: Timekeeper also. We enjoy the concept of going back in time :hourglass and a getting a glimsp of what it may have been like in Jules Verne and H.G. Wells time.
Last time we saw it was early October 2003.
Hope it is open when we go this October.
Linda ::MinnieMo
Just 82 more days :banana:

[disneygalsdd]

I went on the ride on the 3rd but when i was back to mk on the 7th it was no more! but its not torn down if that is what u mean..

[patsal]

Just back fro the world--there for 18 days--Timekeper and Wonders of Life are listed as seasonal. Timekeeper was only open on the 3rd and 4th all other days it was closed and used as a queing area for the Buzz meet and greet. Also used to hand out EMH bracelets in the evening. Wonders was not open at all. I do hope they plan on doing something with that building prior to EPCOT's anniversary. COP is in very bad shape--the animatronic "Dad" in the forst scene has the paint worn off his face and neck in several places and his head seemed a bit separated at teh neck--you could see seam and wires. It has seen better days and could use fixing--but it was on all days I visited the park.

[toddp3]

Volume was cutting out during one of the scenes in COP when I saw it this past weekend (7/16).

I agree, it'd be nice if Wonders got a decent facelift/makeoever.

[pooh_bee]

I saw it when I was there in June. It was open during an EMH night at MK, which was June 27. I think it was around the time they handed out wristbands cause I was in tommorrowland for the band and we noticed it was open. Later in the week it was open for character meet with Buzz & Stitch but that was daytime hours.

[MitchK]

It was open when I was there last week, but I did not get a chance to see it

[ShadowWind]

Haven't been there recently, but my guess on why Timekeeper and CoP are run seasonally is that Disney no longer is interested in paying the maintenance on audio-animatronics. It's much cheaper to skip these and phase them out. World of Motion, Horizons, Journey Into Imagination (which lost DreamFinder and Figment, until they were forced to bring Figment back) have been gutted for cheaper attractions. Cranium Command is another audio-anmatronic. And Spaceship Earth would be gutted if they could figure out how to change the track without taking the sphere with it.

[mitros]

Holy smoke, I never equated the closed rides with animatronics! The rides with animatronics that were closed were replaced by rides without animatronics. Excellent observation on your part. Also a good point regarding SE. There was a lot of talk about putting a thrill ride in there {which would obviously NOT have animatronic figures} but, as you stated, they could not figure how to take the track out w/o disrupting some of the integrety of the show building. There is a thread about that very subject somewhere. You also make a very good point on the maintenece costs of the figures. I have been saying for years that Disney {read Ei$ner} has been cheaping out on things at Disney. I somehow don't see Walt worrying about that.
And I fully expect flack on this from the Pro-Ei$ner camp on these boards. Flack which I will not give them the pleasure of arguing about.

[ShadowWind]

There was also talk of shutting down the Great Movie Ride and replacing it with a simulator which would be cheaper as well. I hope Iger is more willing to return to the age of audio-animatronics, a feature of Walt Disney World that has very little equal in the industry.

[dan-tot]

The timekeeper was open last year between dec 11-18th. We go alot, it is a favorite of my family along with COP. COP is stilol up and running. I say it may 5th this year. I am looking forward to it this year about the same time.


Dan-tot