June 25, 2003 Disneyland Resort News & Information

[disneyfreak62]

GREAT PICS OF TOWER!! It just keeps looking better! Dare I say it...I might like the look of this one better than WDW's! Gasp! Oh, and don't all pounce on me if this has been talked to death (which it probably has) but I noticed at the begining of the update,that SSL is due to come back in December, is this confirmed?

[MagicWDI]

Briguy -

I think that space on the back is actually gonna be for vehicle maintenance. If it's like the WDW, there should be a section where they can pull each individual car offline and work on it seperate from the ride itself...

Of course, thats just my guess.

-JRob

You know what, I'll change what I said before and go with this one. SM is probably right on this one.

[Santa Monica]

What'd I say?

[MagicWDI]

What'd I say?

Typo. JR*. My bad

[Santa Monica]

Ah. Bien.

OT: MagicWDI, is that your own picture of Indy in your avatar?

[MagicWDI]

Ah. Bien.

OT: MagicWDI, is that your own picture of Indy in your avatar?

I got it from a newspaper a long time ago. I think it was the LA Times. That's why it looks the way it does.

[cinder]

That's why it looks the way it does.

It looks sweet because it came from the newspaper?

[Briguy1314]

Nothin.

Youre just always right.

[JRob2k1]

To go with Jrob, it might be the VECH Maintenace part of the Building.... In WDW's version, its acessed in the unloadad area I believe... Since the Elevator moves in three directions when coming out of the main drop shaft.... Back from the Main Shaft... Then left or right rotation for unloading to either two exit points... I believe its either behind you from when pulling out of the main shaft or Directly infront of the Movie screen at the last portion of the ride... Jrob, help??? I call upon the master of TOWER....

LOL...master, i wish.

I'm not sure what you are asking for exactly....but I'll go with whats in my head.

The vehicle maintanence bay for WDW's Tower is completely independent of the ride. Its on the farthest "left" side of Tower. You can only see it backstage. I'll post an attachment at the end of this post.

(From the Left Drop Shaft-Echo)Basically, after unload, the vehicles move backwards to the 4 lift shafts. The vehicles are going the length of the 5th dimension, only on the 1st floor and backwards. In the middle of this stretch is another "hallyway" where the vehicles can turn and drive into the maintance bay. Ive only seen the MB from the outside, but it looks like only one elevator can fit in there at one time, but I'm not completely sure....

(From the right shaft-foxtrot)Same concept as the left side except it has to go through a fold up walkway, then into the left shafts "floor", then into the Bay. If anyone has gone on the "chicken exit" or has been given a re-ride, then you know the hallyway that has a few real doors and then when you walk towards the real elevator there are huge steel doors and each side of you....Thats where the vehicles can switch sides and/or the right side can go to maintanence...That grated walkway also lifts up.

I'm sure you didnt understand any of that...but here's a pic where the maintanence bay is:

The circled part is a close location of WDW's Maintanence Bay.

-JRob

[Briguy1314]

wow, thats big!!