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As you step through the gates of any Disney theme park,
the magic comes alive immediately.
You walk into the park with an attraction in mind,
and head on over to that ride right away
But, sometimes the magic comes to a slight halt...
Although it's Disney where everything seems perfect,
the rides do break down from time to time,
especially since they're running constantly
upwards of 12 hours straight, some days with very little downtime. This could be
frustrating, especially if it's one of the rides you are really looking forward to.
Usually when a ride breaks down and you're let off the ride,
a Cast Member will give you a FastPass as a
consolation for the inconvenience.
Disney actually likes to use the term "In-Show Exit" when a ride does break down and
guests need to be let off. It has
more of a magical ring to it, don't you think?
Now, although getting stuck on a ride is usually not the most ideal situation, for us Disney fans,
it's something that we kind of wish happens from time to time,
having to go through an In-Show Exit
usually means you'll get a view of the attraction that the
average guest wouldn't normally see. So today,
We're gonna be counting down the top ten Disney ride breakdowns and In-Show Exits.
Number 10: The Little Mermaid.
Whether it's Journey of The Little Mermaid at the Magic Kingdom in Disney World,
or the Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea adventure at Disney California Adventure,
This ride seems to always break down.
The Omnimover ride system is a continuous circuit of vehicles that keep moving.
But, it does stop from time to time when people need assistance
at the load or unload, or for other minor reasons.
It's usually just a brief stop, and you can expect to hear this:
Sebastian: Oh, what's this?
Sebastian: You've come to a stop!
Sebastian: Hmm...maybe it's that sea witch!
Sebastian: Hmph!
Sebastian: Listen to me!
Sebastian: Stay seated in your clam shell while I get to the bottom of this!
This isn't really considered a breakdown,
since the ride usually starts back up again in a matter of seconds or minutes. But sometimes,
it's a more complicated issue that requires everyone to get off the ride.
Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, your attention please.
Announcer: We regret that our adventure cannot continue at this time.
You'll normally know this is about to happen because the work lights in the show building will turn on
so Cast Members can assist you
for the In-Show Exit.
In this particular ride you actually get pretty close to the animatronics
while you're walking off the attraction.
*Indistinct conversations*
Number nine: Pirates of the Caribbean.
If you've been on this ride before, you'll know you're riding on a boat
surrounded by water for most of the ride.
So you might be wondering: What happens when this ride breaks down and,
no.
It doesn't involve
swimming. At least... not for the guests.
So first off, the boats get backed up and become stacked behind one another on the ride path,
and then it's Cast Members to the rescue!
A very lucky cast member gets suited up in rubber waders, hops in the water,
then pushes the boats along the ride path towards the closest dock.
Once you get closer to the dock,
Another Cast Member then pulls the boat with a ride to its position
Then, another team of Cast Members help you out of the boat
to continue your In-Show Exit.
Cast Member: Congratulations!
Cast Member: You made it!
Woman: Thank you!
Number eight :Buzz Lightyear's
Space Ranger Spin.
In the Buzz Lightyear rides across the Disney Parks,
your ride vehicle and a lot of the show scenes take place on two different levels.
The show scenes are much lower than the vehicle track.
There's a good couple feet difference from the ground to the track.
Disney is all about safety first.
Announcer: Please remain seated!
Announcer: This ride has stopped temporarily.
So when the ride stops, and there's a
possibility of an In-Show Exit, the work lights come on,
and a railing is raised to create a barrier between the ride track and
the show scenes. This ensures that everyone who may need to walk off the ride is safe.
Now sometimes,
They don't need to actually go through with the In-Show Exit, so the railings are lowered the work lights turn off
Why you can say goodbye to your score no matter how many points you hide they get reset to zero during this process
But the good thing is that you actually get to go through the ride
Number seven Radiator Springs racers at Disney
California Adventure, you get the opportunity to take a fast speed ride through Radiator Springs
now this ride usually breaks down due to
Mechanical issues or bad weather if the outdoor portion of the right track has the potential to get wet then this could cause problems
for the ride vehicles
So they stop the ride if you get stopped while you're riding through the high-speed race it can be a bit jarring
In this case the right vehicle stops
so close to the load and unload platform that it wasn't a far walk along the track to the exit and
Even during in show exits. You don't stop standing in a line. I mean it wouldn't be Disney without lines right but in all seriousness
Disney always puts safety first and since this ride has a gap in the floor of the right track
They place a yellow and black metal plate over the gap for you to cross over making sure
Everyone's okay while getting them through as quickly as possible
Number six frozen ever after when frozen ever after opened at Epcot. It was constantly going down
Apparently the ride opened a little too soon in June of 2016 before all the tests had officially been completed
So it was fairly common for the ride to break down
sometimes it was an issue with the animatronics not working a
Sensor could have been tripped or even the switch track that allows your boat to go down the flume at the end of the ride
stopped working and most of these
Situations the work lights come on and cast members come into the ride to assist the guests for the intro exit
Now depending exactly where the riot stops
you'll either be guided through a back door or
Like in this clip taken along the platform on the side of the flume out to the attractions exit
Number five
aqua topia at Tokyo DisneySea aqua topia opened in
2001 and was actually the second ride in Disney park history to utilize a trackless ride system
So you sit in a vehicle that resembles a hovercraft
That moves fairly quickly through the shallow Lagoon the water is only about two inches deep
But it seems like cast members at this attraction are always equipped with rubber boots to be able to walk through the water
Like this cast member here who goes in to retrieve an umbrella from the lagoon?
When this ride does stop working and breaks down the right vehicles are unable to move leaving the riders stuck in the lagoon?
But never fear this attraction also seems to have a lifetime supply of rubber boots for the guests
Now here's a serious question
Do you think the cast members collect the shoe size of each guest or do they just hand out any boot hoping that it fits?
oh
No
It also appears that since the lagoon is so shallow that the water does begin to drain for the in show exit even though there
Probably wouldn't be much water left in the lagoon the boots are most likely handed out to ensure the guests safety
Number four The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Disney's Hollywood Studios is home to arguably one of the most popular thrill rides at the resort the
Ride system in Florida uses a wired guided vehicle that relies on a magnetic sensor to determine direction and speed of the vehicle
Sometimes the ride vehicle misses the magnet and is off by one
64th of an inch causing the ride to stop
Is experiencing technical difficulties at this time when this happens
Cast members come to the elevator vehicle with a stepstool to guide you off the ride safely
one thing to note about these cast members especially is how reassuring and calming they are towards the guests and
Although you may be sitting in the right vehicle for over thirty minutes like any other in show exit
They make sure the guests are looked after
Three Splash Mountain
So Splash Mountain at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom does break down from time to time?
it's common that the
animatronics stopped working or the music stops
By it like the other water rides the vehicles get into a bit of a log jam before officially breaking down
Once the logs have stopped moving a cast member then comes to assist each vehicle
They use a yellow rod to unlock the lap bars, then help guests onto the platform
Once everyone is safely out of their logs
They're escorted by a cast member through the ride to the nearest exit
Like The Little Mermaid ride this intial exit usually gets riders pretty close to the animatronics
Which is a pretty cool opportunity to be honest the path to the nearest exit definitely gives you a different perspective
And view of certain scenes in Splash Mountain like this view of the finale
Number 2 Space Mountain
Most of the rollercoasters at the Disney parks are enclosed indoors and in the dark such as Space Mountain and Disneyland
If you've ridden before you've probably been curious to know what the ride would look like if it wasn't in the dark
It's probably every Disney fans dream to go through this ride with the lights on and if the ride does go down
You'll most likely get this view
Travelers and rockets. Please really see it as your final continue elements both travelers awaiting departure
Your hostess will direct you
Now a few things can happen if Space Mountain goes down
One the lights turn on and a cast member needs to come assist your rocket and manually push it down the track
You then ride the rest of the rollercoaster with the lights on
Or two you're greeted by a cast member helps out of Yurok. It safely and proceed with the in show exit through the attraction
number one Ellen's energy adventure on August 13
2017
Ellen's energy adventure at Epcot had its last day of operation on this attractions very last ride ever
Over 300 riders were in for a little surprise and experienced
What is probably the best Disney ride breakdown to ever happen?
According to this cast member vehicle one had a bad battery pack so
As the vehicles approached the diorama scene the battery gave out the ride stopped and the work lights came on
cast members then began the in show exit
but as they were going through the procedures cast members allowed guests to walk around the diorama take pictures and get really close to the
Animatronics, this is pretty much any Disney fans dream being able to roam around a Disney attraction freely
It's obviously not the ideal last ride that the universe of energy management team wanted
But in true Disney fashion this cast member made sure the experience ended on a high note
I mean even this giraffe on Kilimanjaro safaris blocking the path couldn't have stopped in a better place
Sometimes your ride experiences might not go as planned, but you can always find that little bit of Disney magic in every situation so
Are you one of those people that hopes?
They get stuck and gets to experience an in show exit on a Disney ride has it ever happened to you
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