New Fast Pass tests at Crush's Coaster Posted by raptor1982 on Wednesday, July 16 2008
New Fast Pass tests started yesterday at Crush's Coaster. The Fast Pass machines from the Flying Carpets over Agrabah now print Crush's Coaster tickets. A temporary sign at the entrance of the attraction points to both the Standby and the Fast Pass lines.
Other tests in the past have not been successful yet, due to the low-capacity nature of the Maurer-Söhne coaster.
Crush's Coaster photos Posted by raptor1982 on Monday, June 4 2007
Photos Magiques has now a set photos online from the Crush's Coaster queue line, up to the loading dock.
Crush's Coaster logo has arrived! Posted by raptor1982 on Saturday, May 26 2007
The Crush's Coaster featuring Crush himself has been installed past night in front of the attraction! Previous concept art revealed that the Crush figure would be spinning, but this is not the case (yet?).
Crush's Coaster photos and video Posted by raptor1982 on Monday, May 21 2007
Magicforum moderator Flor snapped a couple of photos from the Crush's Coaster vehicles coming out of the showbuilding.
He also shot a short video of a couple of vehicles coming out of the showbuilding. Pay attention to the splash-sound effect.
More coral reef revealed! Posted by raptor1982 on Friday, May 11 2007
A new photo has reached WDSfans that reveals more of the stunning coral reef in Crush's Coaster.
It has also been revealed that during the coaster part of the attraction there will be projections of millions of bubbles (similar to the stars at Space Mountain Mission 2) and the sounds of moving water. There's no news however if there will be music used during this sequence as well.
Painting and modeling the big blue world! [UPDATED] Posted by raptor1982 on Wednesday, May 9 2007
The official 15th anniversary blog by Disneyland Resort Paris reveals a photo inside Crush's Coaster. A painter can be seen adding the final touches to one of the background paintings that bring the big blue world to life.
Pay extra attention to the great looking coral above the worker's head.
UPDATE: The French version of the blog has a video online with footage from the Crush's Coaster model and sculpts for the coral reef. (Screenshots below).
Crush's Coaster attraction logo finished Posted by raptor1982 on Sunday, April 29 2007
Kyoto from the Disney Magic Interactive forum snapped some photos from under the blue construction fences that surprisingly reveal the Crush's Coaster attraction logo! The Crush model that was featured on numerous concept arts has been dropped in favour for an electronic waiting time sign.
Photos by Kyoto
A glimpse at the Crush's marquee Posted by raptor1982 on Friday, April 13 2007
An updated version of an existing Toon Studio concept art reveals the Crush's Coaster attraction marquee.
The marquee on the artwork shows wooden poles supporting a large Crush model and the actual attraction logo.
There's no sign yet of the marquee on site, but a support frame for the structure has already been installed in a planter near the entrance of the attraction.
First look at the beautiful Big Blue Posted by Anthony on Wednesday, March 21 2007
Our very first glimpse at one of the dark ride scenes inside the second portion of Crush's Coaster (after the initial outside drop and before the spinning coaster section) comes from the French weekly weekend magazine VSD, which presents a special article dedicated to the backstage happenings of the Paris resort in commemoration of its upcoming anniversary.
As one of the concept creators checks plans for the colourful dark ride scene, another worker sprays paint on the detailed coral decor behind. The colour scheme is generally blue, with particular undersea plants highlighted in vibrant, saturated pinks, yellows and greens. The scene is very much reminsicent of that recently installed underwater in the Submarine Voyage lagoon of Disneyland Resort in California, though its use in a traditional dark ride design can clearly be seen.
The painted wall at the rear shows the minimal depth of the actual scenes - using advanced lighting and show design the Imagineers have been able to create very shallow scenes which, when correctly lit, appear to have the depth of the real Big Blue, allowing more space for a longer dark ride section on a comparatively small location.
The second image isn't quite so beautiful, but is certainly a very exciting glimpse into the coaster building of the ride. With full work lights on, you can see the completed track we last saw disappear behind the concrete walls in July 2006. The large first drop can be seen middle-right, whilst turtle shell ride vehicles appear to be sitting on the brake run bottom-right, covered in protective plastic. Gantries, ladders and netting fill the roofspace, with some blue lights visible at the far end of the building.
Finally, a huge black diagonal tube can be seen on the left of the photo, enclosing the lift hill and providing the walls of the sunken submarine themeing inside. Bruce the shark, seen on-site just last month, can even be seen in position outside the submarine, waiting for the first guests to pounce on.
Cars and Crush opening date Posted by raptor1982 on Friday, March 16 2007
The opening date for Cars and Crush has now been officially confirmed! Disneyland15.com lists both attractions as open on June 9, 2007!
The opening date has been changed quite a few times, but seems to be permanent now!
The Making of Crush's Coaster Posted by raptor1982 on Tuesday, February 20 2007
Crush's Coaster isn't left out from the 15th Anniversary making of video and shows some footage of a ride vehicle on the track and reveals the first images of the Submarine show scene.
Check out the video at the 15th Anniversary website here or enjoy the screenshots below.
Crush-ing the wall Posted by raptor1982 on Monday, February 5 2007
Magic Forum member "thebatman_1" has posted some very interesting photos on our message board. He snapped construction workers installing a huge poster on the façade of the lower Studio 5 building (which houses the darkride section of the attraction).
The poster represents Crush and his turtle buddies swimming the East Australian Current, thus hinting what guests can expect in the attraction.
Photo credits: thebatman_1 on magicforum
Crush's Coaster construction photos Posted by raptor1982 on Monday, February 5 2007
Crush's Coaster ride vehicle Posted by raptor1982 on Monday, January 29 2007
Another photo released by Disneyland Resort Paris includes a clearer look at one of the Crush's Coaster ride vehicles.
Scenery, station and turtle shells of Crush! Posted by Anthony on Saturday, January 6 2007
The long-running German ProSeiben programme Disney Filmparade this week takes a look at the Imagineering of Crush's Coaster. Prepare for an inside glimpse at dark ride scenes, a Sydney harbour and a very special turtle shell...
The presentation and quick inputs from Imagineers during the brief segment simply introduce the characters and describe the ride. Far more interesting, as always with these wonderful little Filmparade shows, are the visuals - here, we're treated to our very first glimpses at scale models of the boarding area, dark ride scenes and roller coaster, amongst copious construction shots. Later, we even get to see - for the first time - one of those already infamous Turtle Shell ride vehicles...!
After an introduction to the project and some quick shots of construction, the featurette gets right into the good stuff - a bright, colourful, detailed scale model of those mysterious dark ride scenes! The first image features one of the digital projections of Nemo, also featured in Epcot's The Seas with Nemo & Friends and Disneyland's Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage.
The scenes resemble those of a classic dark ride, with the actual area between track and wall being remarkable small - depth in the scenes is instead created through design and lighting. The colours and detail clearly show the scenes as more similar to those of Disneyland's new Submarine Voyage - with the water drained out, of course!
We've heard tales and legends of the Sydney harbour fishing pier-themed boarding area, and now here's the proof. Looking a little like the theme of Pirates of the Caribbean mixed with the industrial design of Rock n Roller Coaster, the area already looks colourful, detailed and very impressive.
The first image shows the turn after the station, leading to the first lift hill, with the operating booth in the blue building in the middle. The second shows the platform itself, with steps leading down from the queue line bridge, turnstiles and... seagulls, on the roof of the operating booth. These will be almost identical to those outside the Epcot attraction.
In the next shot, the camera gives a guest's perspective on the area as you exit the ride, showing the incredible theme and detail - and this is only a maquette! Lots of signs and details can already be seen, with lighting, props and - can you believe it? - animatronics all serving to create a truly themed scene.
Next, the camera pulls away from the front of the showbuilding to give an overview of the ride, useful for those still new to the project.
The next three shots show the scale model of the spinning roller coaster section itself. Whilst the design is basically a standard Maurer-Sohne layout, this gives a first look at the way lighting and scenery will be integrated into the ride. Besides the enclosed lift hill, one section of the track in particular is enclosed by a ring of lighting effects similar to the red vortex of Space Mountain: Mission 2.
After a few final camera shots attempting to show what an on-ride view will be like, here comes the big surprise - the Turtle Shell ride vehicle! Though not mounted on the track, the vehicle has been invaded by a few Imagineers, as they check out what it'll be like for guests once they're on-board the ride and inside the coaster.
The vehicle itself certainly appears to be one of the final fleet, clearly following the standard Maurer-Sohne design yet with all the turtle shell trimmings as expected. Maurer's vehicles have been themed well in the past, but once again Disney appear to have taken it to a new level of customisation.
The segment was recorded and uploaded by www.dlrpmagic.eu and should still be available for download over there if you'd like to see the pictures in motion.
Crush takes shelter Posted by Anthony on Monday, November 20 2006
Dude! This Parisian climate is like totally cool, but totally not in a good way for my shell, dude!
As Winter sets in, some welcome shelter has been given to the quickly progressing outside queue for Crush's Coaster. Much like Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast opened at Disneyland Park earlier this year, Crush will be given an extended outdoor queue in addition to a smaller, highly themed indoor queue space. Unlike Laser Blast, however, this one will thankfully be almost fully covered.
Grandmath at Disney Central Plaza forum has just posted the latest construction photo, showing the new corrugated metal roof. Sure, it doesn't look glamorous yet, but this is a Hollywood attraction - all the beauty will be on the outside. Preliminary concept sketches showed a queue themed to a dried-up Australian fishing pier (you can see an image of this here), but, as you can see the concept, the corrugated look is destined to still be there in the final design. Either this will be a way of explaining the attraction is only a filmset, or the fishing pier will be more industrial - the lights drawn on the roof appear similar to those at Armageddon: Special Effects.
The flooring of the queue has also progressed this week, with the outline of the path and some turquoise pieces now visible in the concrete foundations.
A deep blue expanse at Studio 5 Posted by Anthony on Thursday, November 9 2006
After the removal of the scaffolding surrounding the large number "5" atop Crush's Coaster last weekend, Tuesday 7th November saw the removal of all the scaffolding on the front facade of the coaster showbuilding, signalling its completion and a major step forward in the attraction's construction.
With the scaffolding gone, we can inspect the new member of the Studio family far more closely. From a distance the shadow underneath the rim and plaque of the building gives a good sense of depth and weight, yet from up-close at Flying Carpets Over Agrabah this appears to actually be an intentional paint effect from the Imagineers.
The left-hand side of the building, facing Studio Tram Tour's route, was painted last week and should by now be nearing completion. Two reasonably small cranes were positioned there on Tuesday, lowing a maintenance ladder into position. The back of the building on the other hand, which features a large staircase for maintenance and emergency access, has yet to be painted.
More progress is also visable with the newly uncovered rockwork, around half of which has now received its final, deep blue colour.
Covered queueing area Posted by raptor1982 on Monday, November 6 2006
Many fans got surprised this week when they saw a metalic structure rise at the future entrance for Crush's Coaster. This structure will be a covered queueing area, which was not previously mentioned on previously released plans and concept art.
Photos Magiques has the latest construction photos for Crush's Coaster here.
A tidal wave of blue at Crush Posted by Anthony on Sunday, October 22 2006
It's amazing what a difference a week makes. Last time we updated you on Crush's Coaster, only the background of the number "5" had been painted. As of this weekend, however, Studio 5 has become awash with a vibrant blue, which is now covering half of the front facade and one entire side wall!
In typical Disney tradition, the most visible front wall is the only one to feature detail of any kind - the curved number 5 plaque. This wall was worked on for many weeks, with several coats of primer and plaster added to give a completely smooth finish to the bare concrete. With an added touch of blue to the top half (which also features the number 5 in a similar shade) the result is remarkable, immediately giving the entire area a vibrant, fun, "toon" feel it never had before. The colour is also definitely several shades deeper than the pale colour used on the concept model, which was similar to the colour a small section of Art of Disney Animation has recently adopted.
The side wall, which will mostly be hidden from view by the Flying Carpets, various planting and the canopied queue area, currently gives the impression of a less than quality finish. With a similar problem to the concrete block-built walls of Disney Studio 1, the gaps between the concrete sections became very visible with the first coat of paint and have an unpleasant, damp appearance due to the bare concrete underneath. With a second coat, however, the appearance is much improved, and if the same technique from Studio 1 is used to the finish, the final result should be more than good enough.
Finally, the rockwork at the front of the attraction has advanced yet again. Not only has the entire front section of rocks been given a far deeper and more vibrant blue colouring, but finished rocks have now appeared at the base of the backdrop, filling the corner and jutting upwards into the future undersea "billboard" panorama.
The latest Crush info! Posted by raptor1982 on Sunday, October 15 2006
New information regarding Crush's Coaster has reached WDSfans.
The design of the actual coaster is based on the Xtended SC2000 by Maurer Söhne, but has every track redesigned by Walt Disney Imagineering. Most remarkable changes are the addition of a dark ride section, but also minor changes, unrecognizable by the regular guests, have been made as well.
One other difference is worth mentioning: the release for the spin is just after the top of the lift, whereas on the standard its right after the first drop.
And to conclude, the lift will be covered by a sunken submarine, featuring a 4 metres long animated Bruce.
Crush's Coaster progress Posted by raptor1982 on Wednesday, October 11 2006
As can be seen on the photos below, more paint tests continue on the building and the rocks. The background for the number 5 on the top has been painted as well, in a deep orange colour.
Painting the Big Blue Posted by Anthony on Thursday, October 5 2006
It's amazing what a little colour can do - it can set dark moods, create excitement or let you feel warmth with just the slightest change of tone. It's the lifeblood of animation, and so it's ironic that it's the lack of colour currently adding more magic to the walls of Studio 5. The white basecoat has now covered the entire front of the building and much of the right side, turning the dull, murky concrete into a clean, crisp piece of Imagineering.
Of course, this is only for the time being - soon, the entire building will be a nice shade of sea blue. But which shade? That seems to be the question for the Imagineers right now, as you can see by the various paint tests on the walls next to the building's entrance. From this photo, the colours appear more vibrant than "true" sky blue yet lighter than a full blue - matching, perhaps, the shade of the Sorcerer's Hat.
Now that the construction site has thankfully become much busier, the comparison of a worker to the size of the rockwork at the front of the building gives an incredible view of the true scale of this themeing project compared to that of the rest of the park.
A splash of blue for the new Studio 5 Posted by Anthony on Friday, September 29 2006
In its own small way, painting of the giant showbuilding for Crush's Coaster, Studio 5, has officially begun! Unfortunately, the new splash of sky blue paint is currently a very tiny spot on the side of the building, hidden for the most part by the queue canopy of Flying Carpets Over Agrabah...
The small splodge of blue paint is located just to the left of the attraction's future exit doors, therefore is likely just a quick test coat from the Imagineers before they let the painters get started. To the right of the exit, you can also see some coats of white paint, though that's as much as a fleeting glance from the Flying Carpets can get you at the moment.
Any paint fans (or WDS Fans readers suffering from strained eyes after trying to spot the paint) shouldn't be too upset though, since a quick step around the front of the attraction reveals an extra splash of a deeper blue, for the rocks around the front of Studio 5.
Previously a chalky light blue colour, one of the rocks towards the middle of the facade has now been given a much darker painting job, more similar to the dark blue/purple rocks of initial concept arts. Not only does this add a very bold, vibrant colour to the new Toon Studio landscape, it should also sit nicely against the lighter sky blue of Studio 5.
Photos by nicoetsab on Disney Central Plaza forum.
A closer look at the big 5 Posted by raptor1982 on Sunday, September 24 2006
A close up photo of the number 5, which was added to the Crush's Coaster building yesterday, has finally hit the internet. The photo below comes from Olivier at Disneytheque.
Number 5 has arrived Posted by raptor1982 on Saturday, September 23 2006
A WDS Cast Member friend informed us that today a "5" in the Disney typography was added to the Crush's Coaster show building. There are no photos yet, but keep an eye out on this website for updates soon.
Rocks and stones... Posted by raptor1982 on Sunday, September 10 2006
Work on Crush's Coaster exterior continues as the first rocks have taken shape and received a first layer of paint!
New Crush's Coaster released Posted by raptor1982 on Friday, September 8 2006
Disneyland Resort Paris has released a new logo for the Crush's Coaster attraction. The logo differs from a previous released logo that lacked the Nemo and Crush characters.
Finding Fences Posted by raptor1982 on Friday, September 1 2006
A source at WDS informs us that the fences for Crush's Coaster have arrived backstage! They look similar to the wooden ones used at Flying Carpets over Agrabah but, according to our source, "better looking and made of higher quality materials".
Photo: Fences at Flying Carpets over Agrabah.
Crush's Coaster progress Posted by raptor1982 on Sunday, August 20 2006
Check out some construction photos from past weekend. More photos can be found at Photos Magiques here.
Crush's turtle trestle Posted by Anthony on Monday, August 14 2006
Construction at Crush's Coaster has advanced well this week, with the front of the attraction coming together at a steady pace now. The metal beams which were previously lying in front of the attraction have now been assembled and fixed in place on the front of the building. They will provide the bare structure and support for the coral and rocks which will decorate the front of the building and hide the entry and exit holes of the coaster track.
Further up the building, scaffolding inside the ride area has grown above the height of the building in an arched form. This is surely in anticipation of the front wall of Disney Studio 5 being constructed, which peaks higher than the rest of the building and will need extra support whilst under construction.
Crushing in and out! Posted by raptor1982 on Wednesday, July 19 2006
The Flying Carpets over Agrabah offer a nice view at the Crush's Coaster construction site. More tracks have arrived for the outdoor dip, as can be seen on the following photo.
The swerve and dip can be cleary seen. The lift hill, lying nearby, will probably go just inside the building, after the loading area.
New concept photo for Crush façade Posted by Anthony on Monday, June 19 2006
Another day, another new Toon Studios concept! This one was spotted by The Butlin Boyon our forum, and is a wide-angle photo of a concept model for the Crush's Turtle Twister façade.
The concept model gives us our first close-up look at the final building façade, which appears to have taken on a design slightly different to those shown in earlier concept art drawings for the whole of the new land. This model does, however, appear to fit with the new main concept art released in last week's MiceAge article.
Interesting points worth noting are: The rockwork is now of a grey colour, and appears to be similar to that seen in Adventureland or even the stage set for The Legend of the Lion King in Disneyland Park. Two small figurines, featuring Nemo and Squirt, can be seen attached to some of the rockwork with seaweed surrounding them. This is possibly for some kind of "photo location" set-up, a large-scale version of the current Nemo photo location next to Art of Disney Animation. The track, which will leave the building on the right and re-enter on the left (where the two darker areas in the rockwork are), is not raised above ground level as seen in previous concept art. The rocks in front of this area allow guests to look down upon passing Turtles, but it remains to be seen whether the proposed small dip in the track will still be a feature. The number featured on the large soundstage (which houses the "coaster" section of the attraction) is shown as Studio "5" and not Studio "4" as was strongly rumoured. The font used here, Walt Disney Script, is also different to that used for Animagique.
You can discuss the concept model and point out any other interesting features on the WDS Fans forum.
Toon Studios construction continues Posted by raptor1982 on Tuesday, June 13 2006
The construction of the Studio 4 building, which will house the coming Crush's Turtle Twister coaster, is continuing, even during the weekend. Additional walls have been put up past saturday. In addition, more construction fences have been erected at Animation COurtyard, coming close to the "filmstrip" on the parade route. The fences now also enclose the Flying Carpets elevated photo platform, to avoid curious visitors (and their camera's) while work on the darkride section of the Finding Nemo coaster starts.
Studio 4 rises into the sky Posted by Anthony on Monday, June 5 2006
Recent days have seen remarkable progress on the Toon Studios construction site, with no less than five enormous concrete wall pieces being put into place either side of the future entrance doors of Crush's Turtle Twister. The building, to be officially titled "Studio 4", has also been growing into the sky further back, with a giant metal roof structure around the "coaster" section of the ride growing by the day.
The new wall sections, rising to almost 50ft in height (as tall as the roller coaster itself), already give a good impression of the effect Studio 4 will have on both Animation Courtyard and the entire park. Fans will, however, likely be upset that further changes to Crush's construction site will be hidden from view. Waiting on the parking lot behind the construction site are several pieces of track, waiting to be installed as the "dark ride" section of the attraction.
Crush show building in progress Posted by raptor1982 on Monday, May 22 2006
Poles have been erected around the Crush's Turtle Twister coaster which will support the soon to come walls for the Studio 4 building.
Check out the construction photos from 21 May 06 here.
Crush's coaster part now finished! Posted by raptor1982 on Monday, May 8 2006
Jon posted interesting photos on the Photos Magiques forum which show that the coaster part for Crush's Turtle Twister has been finished and work on the darkride section is still going on. Check out his photos here.
Toon Studios construction update Posted by raptor1982 on Wednesday, May 3 2006
Photos Magiques has new photos online from the Toon Studios construction! More tracks have been put up, including a the nearly vertical Immelman Turn and work on the darkride section has started too. Click here for the construction photos.
Construction on Toon Studios continues Posted by raptor1982 on Sunday, April 16 2006
More tracks for Crush's Turtle Twister have been installed! Check out photos now at Photos Magiques! Click here.
First track pieces are now installed! Posted by raptor1982 on Sunday, April 9 2006
The first track pieces for Crush's Turtle Twister have been installed this week, which will be used for the loading station and the lift hill.
More foundations for Turtle Twister Posted by Anthony on Wednesday, April 5 2006
What was last week a massive sea of metal rods, has this week become a nice, flat final flooring for the roller coaster section of the Crush's Turtle Twister showbuilding. The entire area has been filled with concrete and finished off to reach a level just a few centimetres short of the two openings in the front of the building. Since this is surely the final layer of flooring or foundations for this section of the building, it should only be a matter of time before the first footers and supports arrive for the Maurer Söhne track, especially since "La Rouquine" on the French Disney Central Plaza forum notes that the roller coaster section of the track should be completed in the next two weeks!
A look to the left of the Turtle Twister construction site reveals that full foundations are now being laid for the front of the building, where the giant facade and small outdoor section (including a small, ghost train-style dip) will be located. In the middle of the metal rods, which support the concrete foundations, are two larger rods, in the exact location of the small outside dip in the track, suggesting that these will be used to hold supports for the ride.
New Toon Studios photos Posted by raptor1982 on Tuesday, March 28 2006
Check out new construction photos from March 26, 2006 at Photos Magiques here.
Crush's track to be completed in April Posted by raptor1982 on Wednesday, March 22 2006
La Rouquine reports on Disney Central Plaza that the coaster track for Crush's Turtle Twister will be ready in April and will be followed later by the rest of the Studio 4 construction.
Featured concept art found at www.dlrphistory.com
Toon Studios construction photos Posted by raptor1982 on Saturday, March 18 2006
Check out the latest construction photos at Photos Magiques.
Just keep building, just keep building... Posted by Anthony on Wednesday, March 15 2006
Dude! This is so totally awesome! They've finally got started building Crush's Turtle Twister at Toon Studios and the first wall (albeit a very small, hard-to-see wall) is now up. The concrete wall has been formed on the foundations which were laid in the last couple of weeks, and is running parallel to the "ImagiNations" costuming building, on the Flying Carpets side of the future showbuilding. If the construction of Tower of Terror just across the courtyard is anything to go by, we should be seeing some major visible progress here very soon indeed.
When asked about the construction progress of his attraction, Crush commented: "Saw the whole thing, dude. First you were all like 'whoa', and we were like 'whoa', and then you were like 'whoa...!'" Awesome.
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The rockwork is now of a grey colour, and appears to be similar to that seen in Adventureland or even the stage set for The Legend of the Lion King in Disneyland Park.
