Handcar Railers

I remember as a kid loving the "Huff & Puff" at Knott's Berry Farm's Camp Snoopy. Well, the ride is a little too big for me now. But this inspired a grown-up version:

The "Handcar Railers" attraction is based on handcars that were used to manually power carts through a train track. The route would be taken around Grizzly Mountain in the Disney California Adventure park. It is also a mix of Legoland's Sky Cruiser and Fire Truck Academy.

Handcar:

Sky Cruiser:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6i1KcIUD2E

Fun Town Fire Academy:

"Sky Cruiser" because it is "self-propelled" human powered on a rail. Although the electric rail continues to advance the vehicle forward ever so slightly, powering the handles will make the car go faster. "Fire Academy" because the handles use separate handles on each side, allowing the person to move the handle at their own rate instead of relying on one or the other's rate of pumping. And the previous "Handcar" vehicle design is what I believe would be most efficient in capacity. Or have a 4 person sitter facing each other 2x2.

The current idea is to have the queue structure and load station in the Condor Flats Restrooms next to the Fly 'n' Buy store. Perhaps relocating the restrooms by the "Bear Left" signage. I propose the vehicles go clockwise around the mountain and downhill.

The area around Grizzly River Run's geysers would be the hold areas to prepare to unload at the station. Once into the station, the bottom level is reserved or unloading guests. The vehicles are then lifted to the top level to the load station. That also means if handicap guests wish to board, they must also start from the top level. Elevator to be provided of course. So the entrance will be at the bottom level and goes upstairs to the load station.

I haven't decided which lift to use to get the cars to the top...

Ferris wheel lift:

Vertical Elevator Lift System:

The attraction would also have a few Cast Members scattered along the track just in case. Similar to Grizzly River Run and Autopia. Restraints would be seat belts. The cars will also have intrusion systems to temporarily disable the car's power to bump the other car in front of them.

World of Color

THIS POST IS FROM MY OWN PERSONAL OPINION AND HAS NO ASSOCIATION WITH THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY.

It's almost there, but not quite. Transitions and pace needs to be worked on.

I think in addition to the fire whip, they should have included "CO2 moving head jets". You can see an example of this on youtube. Should have also put CO2 blasters in the planters with the water jets. Apparently there is also multi-colored flame effects in the market as well. I know the creators don't want fireworks, but perhaps consider "sparker" low-level pyro that looks like a water fountain.

**OPENING- THE MAGIC LIGHT**

1) Get rid of the Walt Disney quote "Every child is born blessed with a vivid imagination". Use the television show's original title sequence with Tinkerbell.

2) Save this for a future show. Add a new arrangement of "The Spectrum Song". The words "red, yellow, green, blue, orange, purple", "Blend them up and what do you get?", and "Color has its harmony" will be the only lyrics in this sequence. The rest of the song is instrumental. Blackout after this sequence.

**COLORS OF THE SEA SEGMENT**

1) From an eariler test footage, I prefer the earlier "Part of Your World" sequence. The version now is too long and relies more on video footage. I just cut about 40 seconds of showtime.

2) "Under the Sea" is fine the way it is.

3) During the EAC, Jellyfish can be created with water shooting up, but lid creates a dome and tentacle effect. Dory exclaims "Oh, look. Whale!". Marlin shouts: "Move, Dory! Move!". NEMO characters in front screen and back screen transitions from EAC to whale swimming towards audience and "Pines of Rome" whales.

4) Cut out Whale Talk scene.

5) Cut out the shooting arrow sequence. It's nice on paper and on a TV/movie medium. But for a show like this, I think the transition to the WALL-E segment gets lost.

**COLORS OF THE UNIVERSE SEGMENT**

1) Stitch surfs the waves on the front water screen with flying whales in the back screen. Then Stitch rides a red hover cruiser and blasts off into outer space. When Stitch jumps to hyperdrive, he passes by Buzz Lightyear.

2) Buzz is hovering in space, looks to the audience and says "I am Buzz Lightyear. Alright. Stand back everyone!". Then continue with the current Buzz vs. Zurg segment sans "Gamma Quadrant 4" clip.

3) Get rid of the red coupling on EVE from the WALL-E segment. Cut out WALL-E giving EVE the plant. Leave the projection domes with planets, no image of WALL-E & EVE holding hands. At the end, let the planets sink under the water line.

4) WALL-E's fire extinguisher transition to the Toy Story clouds. But this actually transitions to the movie UP sequence instead.

**COLORS OF FLIGHT & IMAGINATION SEGMENT**

1) Delete the characters on the UP house and cut the lines "My name is Dug. I just met you. And I love you. Squirrel".

2) Cut out the Genie's entire appearance in the show. Save the program for another show in the future.

3) Return the original "Whole New World" opening sequence from the 1st version of the show. The sand animation is great. After "A Whole New World", add the phrase "You can fly! You can fly! You can fly!" from PETER PAN.

4) Put back "Go the Distance" from HERCULES.

5) The HERCULES sunset has an eclipse, transition to the Chesire Cat for the cut "Alice in Wonderland" sequence. One of the first things seen is Alice falling into Wonderland. The only song from the film will be "March of the Cards". Panoramic of tea table would be cool.

6) Then from "Alice in Wonderland", the last images have the plants and flowers branching over Alice (walking through the plants/trapped inside the bottle floating through water). This transitions to "Firebird Suite" featuring the Spring Sprite.

**COLORS OF EARTH SEGMENT**

1) The Spring Sprite, Pocahontas, Heimlich, & Little April Showers sequence is very successful now.

**COLORS OF FEAR SEGMENT**

1) No "Pirates of the Caribbean" sequence. Save the program for another future show.

2) The windmill vortex reveals the skull & crossbones from Dr. Facilier's hat & he says "I've Got Friends on the Other Side". The tiki masks & voo doo dolls appear on the globe projections and say "He's got friends on the other side". The Doctor says "yes... Are you ready?!". Tiki masks says "Are you ready?!" repeatedly. Instrumental upbeat.

Visuals mostly include DR with color backgrounds in his musical number from the film (without Neveen & Lawrence) & shadow army from Tiki mouth(black figures against green background). Lasers make up colorful symbols in the air.

The Shadow Man is in the back water screens flying fortune cards at front water screens. The cards turn around to reveal fortune cards with Villains on them: Horned King, Firebird, & Chernabog. (The Horned King because it seems to fit "Hellfire" the best). Doctor says "Now we're cookin!" & blows his magic powder to transition to next scene.

3) Flaming dancers sequence. No projection of flaming Judge Frollo. Instead of the current Shadow Man appearance in the show, it is replaced by the Horned King activating the Black Cauldron. The same fountain from Buzz Lightyear's blast off will be reused. Return back to Firebird/Chernabog/Hellfire sequence.

4) Save this for a future Halloween show. During the "Night on Bald Mountain" sequence, have clips of Hades & Jafar throwing flames. At one point, Hades & Jafar are laughing in their glory on the sides of the water projections while Chernabog occupies the center screen.

Jafar clips: (1) blowing flames to the left frame, (2) laughing with smoking coming out of mouth, (3) walking thru flames.

Hades clips: (1)Waltzing (3 flame throwers)!! (2)Laughing to himself

5) Green River of Death vortex from HERCULES to replace Scar's introduction. Use the same music currently in show.

LYRICS: Adventure is waiting, Unrelenting

6) Cut out Scar & Mufasa saying their lines. No image of young Simba and Mufasa falling. Okay with Simba shouting "No!" but not "Dad".

**FEARS TO TEARS/HEART SEGMENT**

1) No Mufasa dead body projection. Aurora borealis appears slowly with slow opening from Brother Bear's "Transformation" music with video of where the lights touch the earth. Instead of this music becoming bigger, transition to "You'll Be in My Heart" from TARZAN to replace ENCHANTED's "So Close". The former is more on the romantic side whereas the later can be applied to almost any type of love.

**TEARS (LOVE CONQUERS ALL)/TRANSFORMATION SEGMENT**

1) I agree when someone said the double images on the water projections AND globe projections seem like overkill. So perhaps use symbols and objects from what is projected on the water. EXAMPLE: Beauty & the Beast with rose, Aladdin & Jasmine with lamp, Simba & Nala with Simba wall drawing, Pocahontas & John Smith with a compass, Hercules & Meg with the Symbol of the Gods.

2) Tinkerbell SHOULD NOT open the finale. Leave that to Fantasmic! The power of love/heart should be the element that brings back life and sets balance.

3) Simulate fireworks with fountains. Do not turn on lights until they get hit again by a bigger stream force and play fireworks sound effects with it.

4) Apparently in Glow Fest, they have Disney/PIXAR character kaleidoscopes. I wonder how that would look on the water or globe screens.

5) The Cheshire Cat seems to be really random in the finale. Should just be in the Wonderland sequence.

Vertical Drop on Roller Coaster

The "surprise" is a vertical drop on a roller coaster. Exactly what I proposed for Universal's "Revenge of the Mummy". Storywise, it was to simulate the floor below you crumbling to the chamber beneath.

Disneyland Monorail System

I was looking back at the WESTcot plans and especially what was to become of the Monorails and Peoplemover systems.

The Monorails opened INSIDE a theme park. A couple years later expanded to the Disneyland Hotel station. Whereas the Walt Disney World Resort and Tokyo Disneyland Resort monorail systems are stationed OUTSIDE of the park. This creates better efficiency as far as patrons with theme park tickets.

Placing a monorail station within DCA would cause more headaches for both Cast Members and guests. Especially when guests don't understand the system and CMs will continually have to explain that the ticket the guests have does not grant them entrance into DCA when they only bought a DL ticket.

SO, to make matters easier, a station that is located JUST OUTSIDE of a second main gate for DCA would help matters. There once was a separate hotel entrance for Paradise Pier Hotel guests between Dino Shack/Corn Dogs and Souvenir 66 store. That was closed down quickly.

But a gate west of where Burger Invasion once stood may be a good solution. A benefit for hotel guests to escape "out the back" and cross Disneyland Drive. Also for those who parked in the Simba Parking lot to elevate traffic exiting the Main Gate. And to those entering the park, they will already be occupying the back end of the park. Of course Main Street, USA was designed so people would have to funnel through the shops...

Guests may exit at this new station and banter later if they want to enter DCA park. Disneyland Theme Park tickets will still have to be required to board the monorails due to the Tomorrowland station.

MONORAIL ROUTE: Instead of the monorail beam making a right after the Grand Hotel, it would make a left to the new station. Afterwards, it would make a right across Disneyland Drive, ride alongside the driveway to Simba Parking Lot, then a right between Paradise Pier and Disneyland Hotel, then a right after ESPN Zone and a new Downtown Disney station over the parking lot between the Valet/Drop Off and self-parking. Then the train continues over Disneyland Drive and remains the same from here.

With this new system, a third monorail train will HAVE to be reconsidered for normal operation.

Matterhorn Mountain Bobsled Queue

THEME PARK: Disneyland, CA

ISSUE: Chain queue that extends around the perimeter base of the mountain. The West side is often closed to make way for parades. The East side becomes clogged with pedestrians in two-way traffic. The South side becomes pinched in the most crowded days of peak season.

SOLUTION: An underground-type winding queue similar to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Pirates of the Caribbean queue themed as a natural underground sinkhole.

LOCATION: North side of the mountain. Between the load station and food stand and face painting. The walkway closet to the face painting would remain concrete. But the walkway that cuts through the middle of the area where the drinking fountain is, will be themed as a bridge crossing over the sink hole. Trees will branch out from the bottom of the sinkhole and provide shade, ala POTC.

ENTRANCE: Relocated under the monorail beam by Autopia where the old smoking area used to be. Will have a similar ramp that leads underground ala Knott's Berry Farm's Ghost Rider. First leading underground alongside the monorail beam towards Submarine Lagoon. Then a switchback to the sinkhole.

WHEELCHAIR ACCESS: Utilize East chain queue through exit due to possible stairway design ala BTMRR that leads from underground basin to covered ground level load station, the Swiss Chalet.

PHOTO REFERENCES:

http://www.kingsnake.com/westindian/sinkhole1.JPG

http://studentloancenter.com/uploads/sinkhole.jpg

http://islandlass.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/yucatan-4/

ADDITIONAL THEME: Vintage photos of bobsled races. Antique bobsled on display. Supplies stored for venturing up the mountain such as crates, lanterns, ropes, hooks,

Twist 'n' Splash

This spinning teacup water attraction would be an excellent concept for a "Donald's Tugboat" theme in Toontown. From MACK RIDES.

Official Website: http://www.mack-rides.com/lang-en/c249/default.html



Concept art: http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/ride-makers-roll-out-5870/

Purpose: http://www.interpark.co.uk/news/2243/mack-rides-rolls-out-twist-n-splash/

From concept art, there's possibility to have shooters on donald duck's 2nd floor houseboat, and shooters from a rock/cliff formation.

Original SPLASH BATTLE idea:




Legoland Pirate Splash Battle:


There are designs where the boat is actually in the water. But still seemed to take up a lot of space and not "wacky" or "toony" enough. Track is above the water level, not exactly good theme.

Props & gag: Center of attraction is lightouse. Model ship featured with Chip n Dale. Fog horn, stern wheel, etc from Rustworthy in here. Seagull, pelican, and shark design from old shorts. Framed photo of Spike the Bee, inner tube short. Umbrellas. 1st level of houseboat queue. 2nd level for "play". Separate "play" platform on rock cliff or shipyard. Last play platform with Goofy's Plane Crazy queue.

Ride vehicles: barrels, lifesavers.

Music: Sailing, sailing, by the beautiful sea, sailor's hornpipes, row row row your boat, "no sail" song, blow the man down, "drunken sailor", "Spanish Ladies", "Fifteen Men (Bottle of Rum)", My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean, Anchors Aweigh, Beautiful Briny Sea





EDIT: A new idea for this now is the Twist 'n' Splash goes in Disneyland's Frontierland. Location at the Cascade Peak area. Entrance in the mine tunnel across from Big Thunder Mountain's exit. Exit to be between the north end of the wooden bridge for Big Thunder Trail and the Thunder Ranch. Vehicles themed as spinning barrels surrounded by Western themes. Buckskin Canyon influence.

Or in the eastern helix of CA Screamin' themed after Little Toot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZiAkAAb9fY

USH Halloween Horror Nights

**REVENGE OF THE MUMMY: THE RiDE**

Basically just return a scareactor back into the indoor queue. And staff a scareactor at the exit hallway.

**JURASSIC PARK: IN THE DARK**

Essentially from what I hear, they add raptors with body parts in their mouths. This is a good direction. Perhaps add a live actor at the raptor cage running around trying to warn the guests. But then he gets eaten himself and disappears.

**ZOMBIE SLAYERS OF SLAUGHTERWORLD**

I was thinking of something alongside SHAUN OF THE DEAD or ZOMBIELAND. But I feel an original storyline and concept would fit the bill the best here instead of relying on movie. But movies based on zombies could still be advertised in this venue.

Essentially trying to do the Slaughterworld the right way. It's main appeal would killing monsters in bloody and gory ways and still have sex appeal without the overuse of sex jokes. The Atoll would be the last ocean fortress from the threat of zombies to safeguard the last humans on earth, including the audience. But the zombie army has found the fortress and penetrates its operation. Now the last of the humans must kill the zombies in order to survive. Will they succeed?

Zombies would also enter from the walkways between the grandstands. Taking the place of the Deacon is the Zombie Queen, a human out to destroy the world and creator of the zombie virus. Zombies who are killed can be reused to be killed again giving the illusion of endless zombie attacks. The kills that were created from the previous shows would be reused and added, included the jet skier lit on fire. More pyro would also make use of the night setting. To make the kills and potential death not seem so gloom and doom, the humans make a game out of the killings and give each other points to how good the kill is. Perhaps even get the audience to help shout out scores and project a scoreboard.

**ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW: A TRIBUTE**

To help introduce the audience into shouting out various phrases during the show, re-use the pre-show video to visual display phrases to still frames of the movie. This lets the audience know when and what to shout.

I like the 2009 setup in the Terminator 2:3D show building. I also liked how they reused the theater effects. Projecting the movie clips on the center screen helps relive those midnight screenings of the film with the live performers on stage. Let's try reusing the side screens for lyrics & helping the audience reply to phrases from the movie. Examples would be shouting "SLUT" and "ASSHOLE" at the characters. The USH audience is still adjusting to this whereas the USF already has that established connection.

**COKE SOAK/ FRANKENSTEIN PARKING**

I heard in the past that the parking level under the Terminator show buliding (also used as Valet Parking) has been used as a maze. I propose using half of that parking level as a maze. And using the overflow parking lot west of the parking lot toll booths for additional valet parking. The park entrance is easily accessed by walking over the bridge.

Queue and switchback through the Coke Soak. This can be easily set-up between closing the park from day visitors and opening for HHN. Otherwise, the queue can remain set-up while day vistors are in the park. Enter towards the lookout point towards emergency exit stairway. Only use the left side for entry while and right side remains clear for emergencies. Exit on the west side emergency stairs behind the T2:3D building. When guests exit, they will exit through the T2:3D store. One half of emergency stairs used as exit while the other half cleared for emergencies.

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**USH: Halloween Fun for Day Guests**

**ANIMAL HOUSE OF HORRORS**

Essentially the animal show with more creepy creatures such as spiders and snakes. And take a cue from Fear Factor LIVE segments with eating animal parts, head caged with scorpions, wheel of torture, and opportunities to hold on to strange things that go bump in the night.

**HALLOWEEN HAUNTINGS OF STAGE 13**

This was essentially bringing back the "Beetlejuice's Rockin' Graveyard Revue" and "Beetlejuice meets Extreme Ghostbusters" to the Blues Brothers stage. But why not bring in more characters and create a new show, if the money is there and all that. In the evening, the area is converted back into extended queue for HOUSE OF HORRORS.

This idea is for the Blues Brothers/ Stage 13. In the daytime, this would be used for a Halloween family-friendly musical stage show. The plot is the Blues Brothers come out to do what they think is their regular show. But they find out the stage is haunted and need help. Scooby-Doo & Shaggy join them. But they realize they are dealing with REAL ghosts. So they are professionals with Ghostbusters. The gang bring out Beetlejuice into the lime-light. That ghost starts playing tricks on everyone until he's spooked by something he fears: a friendly ghost, this one named Casper. The show ends on a happy note. This show will involve 7 actors and 1 puppeteer. Puppeteer would operate Slimer and Casper in the crates that are props on stage.

Blues Brothers (Jake & Elwood Blues) - "SOUL MAN/GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY"
Scooby-Doo & Shaggy - "SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU"
Ghostbusters (Spengler & Venkman) - "GHOSTBUSTERS"
Beetlejuice "DAY_O/JUMP IN THE LINE"
Casper - "CASPER THE FRIENDLY GHOST"