maelstrom gutted

[bwang123]

looks like maelstrom is getting gutted and not just an overlay


@JohnCFSS: The continuing destruction of Maelstrom.

 

[HulkBuster]

yeah not suprised even disney doesnt take over a year for just an overlay hopefully itwill be like ratatoiue in Paris or pooh in tokyo

 

[Jennasis]

Can't really tell much about those two pics. Whether it turns out to be an overlay, a repurposing, reusing of the existing ride track or a total ground up construct. Those two pics don't show anything really. Personally I hope it's truly a new build.

 

[Laketravis]

It appears they are making room for the new plywood cutouts covered in fluorescent paint.

 

[cgattis]

It appears they are making room for the new plywood cutouts covered in fluorescent paint.

They're bringing back Mr. Toad???!?! LOL

 

[MrInfinity]

This is one of the few improvements I'm not thrilled about.

Frozen is not at all relevant to Norway, other than the geography being loosely modeled after that of Norway. They could have done so much more w this, and not taken away an otherwise enjoyable attraction.

I would have put Frozen in place of Ellen's Energy, and built that pavilion up into a crystal palace. Then you've got the water zone to the right, and ice to the left as you enter the park. Balanced! Nice! Each theme based on it's own mega-popular movie.

It'd be ditching a junk ride instead of a moderately popular one, and giving Frozen it's own defining corner of the park instead of killing off Norway.

Then you make Frozen, Soarin and TT tier-1, and move Maelstrom to Tier-2 which would alleviate the feelings of Tier-2 being worthless.

All I can think... is that Maelstrom got too costly relative to the # of ppl riding it, and probly Akershus seeing insufficient bookings, thus reskinning that w Elsa will boost it's mega-pricey buffet.

 

[GotLabradors]

They're bringing back Mr. Toad???!?! LOL

Oh, how I miss Mr. Toad.

 

[CandleontheWater]

The twitter account says that the photos are from the entry way. I think we all knew that the queue area was going to be completely redone to maximize space. These photos don't really tell us anything about the ride.

 

[summerw]

Does anyone know the projected opening? I've been looking but can't find one

 

[HulkBuster]

sometime in 2016

 

[DebbieB]

Oh, how I miss Mr. Toad.

Head to Disneyland, alive and well!

 

[flatlandcycle]

Those are pictures of the space shuttle cargo bay. What am I missing?
At least they still have Grete Waitz...in spirit. Too soon?

 

[Tonyz]

It's too sad!

 

[ethanwa]

I expected it to be gutted. An overlay just didn't make sense to me.

 

[mom2rtk]

Head to Disneyland, alive and well!

We rode it just last week!

 

[HockeyMomNH]

I was actually a bit disappointed when we went to DL and rode Mr. Toad. It was completely different that the WDW version was.

It was one of the things that we were most looking forward to, as Mr. Toad was one of DH's favorites.

 

[patty57]

I was actually a bit disappointed when we went to DL and rode Mr. Toad. It was completely different that the WDW version was.

It was one of the things that we were most looking forward to, as Mr. Toad was one of DH's favorites.

Completely OT, but those cakes are phenomenal!

 

[Laketravis]

Completely OT, but those cakes are phenomenal!

+1

They made me completely forget what this thread was about.......

 

[Luckybee]

+1

They made me completely forget what this thread was about.......

If that is their effect I can think of a few threads then where those cakes would be helpful for many posters...really helpful

 

[buzzrelly]

Good…I'm glad it's getting gutted. I was never a fan of Maelstrom anyway. We only went on because there was never a line. But I remember feeling trapped into watching that awful movie at the end. Good riddance!