Tiki Central / General Tiki / Nashville is getting... robot tiki?
Post #779191 by AceExplorer on Fri, Aug 25, 2017 8:23 AM
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So I think I know what happened, but don't quote me 100% on these things. Bob Gurr and his team didn't know they didn't build the frame to handle the very high and oft-repeated long-term stresses. It was one-of-a-kind by nature and was time-constrained (YAY BUYERS/PLANNERS!) budget-constrained (YAY BEAN COUNTERS!) or otherwise impractical to properly cycle-test. They also didn't have an adequate book of business to remain a "going concern" and they don't exist as an entity anymore - big mistake by Disney to buy from such a group when there were others available. But Disney really wanted to honor Bob Gurr and his legacy. So Disney contracted with his team and ended up having the effect built with only small repairs in mind, and not for large repairs like removing/replacing large segments of the core Yeti's frame. As a result the process of repairing / replacing the broken stuff requires some pretty dramatic opening/closing of the structures around it (with lots of wiring and other delicate and costly stuff in the way) and lots of downtime and lots of expense. Basically, they found that they need a whole new Yeti from another company because nobody trusts (and is willing to repair) a known deficient design. Any repair may work but may cause other components around the repair to also fail for similar reasons. There's much more which could be said involving the original "Kong" figures at Universal's parks too... So now I risk drawing the ire of the Disney fans who frequent Tiki Central, lol!!! (I am a Disney parks fan myself. I grew up with theme parks in a "theme park family." My dad was involved in building/testing coasters and themed areas/lands, one brother was a wooden coaster maint guy, another brother a pyro/fireworks guy, and I myself was.... [REDACTED BY THE NSA]) Edited to correct some big typos thanks to a wrist brace I'm wearing this week... [ Edited by: AceExplorer 2017-08-25 08:35 ] |