tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post7530998850942892829..comments2024-03-28T16:44:05.806-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: WDW Carrousel ConstructionMajor Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-5571352198531975802015-12-14T10:44:34.434-08:002015-12-14T10:44:34.434-08:00Thanks very much for these excellent images! Ther...Thanks very much for these excellent images! There are so many carousels in storage, I'm glad that this one is being seen. The carving work is so beautiful, that, yes, the paint tends to overwhelm the detail, almost like lipstick beyond the lips. Well, maybe not such a great analogy, but... :)<br /><br />The lot at Arrow Development reminds me of a few years ago, when I was researching the "Runaway Mine Train" ride at Six Flags Over Texas, I contacted Arrow, regarding information about a previous track alignment of the ride, which only lasted the first season of operation. (There was a section of track which included some air-time bunny hops, and because of the rough ride, some guests complained. The complaints, though, were in the minority, as it turned out.) Ron Toomer, coaster designer extraordinaire, took the time to give me some background about the project, why the track was changed, and, because it was such an unpopular change, the park halted all further modifications of the course. Photos of the ride at this time (and of the section in question) are nigh on impossible to find. <br />Ken (as you have posted quite a bit of Six Flags Over Texas photos/info), do you know if such photos might exist in some collections? Thanks.Clyde Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18236404847989764718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-21180498731690402662015-12-13T12:55:59.270-08:002015-12-13T12:55:59.270-08:00I love how every little specialty has it's own...I love how every little specialty has it's own jargon.<br /><br />Thanks Major.<br /><br />JGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-88423766155923618572015-12-12T15:46:10.377-08:002015-12-12T15:46:10.377-08:00Major-
I can't say with absolute certitude, b...Major-<br /><br />I can't say with absolute certitude, but seem to remember an oversized "canopy" gracing the entire carrousel from, if not the opening, very soon thereafter.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-40004631012563166462015-12-12T12:49:31.076-08:002015-12-12T12:49:31.076-08:00TokyoMagic!, they needed somebody with an innate s...TokyoMagic!, they needed somebody with an innate sense of tasteful color. Like Mary Blair!<br /><br />Nanook, I guess it only makes sense that it is called the “rounding board”! What else would it be called? I’m sure the argument from the art director is that the carrousel is under a permanent tent, so they needed to make the color even more eye-popping. But the colors used are awful.<br /><br />Nancy, where have you been?! ;-)<br /><br />Nanook, yep, that’s the whole thing. Do you happen to know if the tent that now covers the carrousel was always there, or was it added later, like the one that covers the teacups?Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-89666881794432435392015-12-12T09:59:50.685-08:002015-12-12T09:59:50.685-08:00Major-
I should also mention the last image displ...Major-<br /><br />I should also mention the last image displays the rounding board in all its (presently unpainted) splendor.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-29345401014625022622015-12-12T02:57:55.866-08:002015-12-12T02:57:55.866-08:00its always very cool to see behind the scenes. ne...its always very cool to see behind the scenes. neat when someone has the foresight to take pictures of things like this. :-)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895614694411482044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-14515893574886639532015-12-12T01:17:05.495-08:002015-12-12T01:17:05.495-08:00Major-
Your guess as to what the first image is m...Major-<br /><br />Your guess as to what the first image is may very well be correct. And if so, could easily contain the scenic panels used to conceal the central mechanism.<br /><br />The image with the hideous pink/purple paint job is actually referred to as the Rounding Board.<br /><br />Great, unusual images you've got here, Major. Thanks.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-17322656608049604982015-12-12T00:19:26.843-08:002015-12-12T00:19:26.843-08:00Nice rare shots today, Major. As for the paint jo...Nice rare shots today, Major. As for the paint job.....once again, sometimes less is more.TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.com