Busch Gardens Quality Control Team
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If you need that much duct tape to hold something together, it's time to replace/fix it.
I think it looks good, it really fits the Italian carnival theme.
The original reference to this was spot on.... "no words"
The bridge was redone last week. It looks like an oversight... Bridge paint looks nice..
Griffon said:
Thought that before I even read your post. Everyone around here needs to remember how to breathe.
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Evan said:
I found out the reason for the duct tape.
As it turns out, the night before a contractor came and re-stuccoed the entire bridge. When they came in, they removed all the light covers and it was as if they tossed them around without any care. They stuccoed all around the light areas where the screw hole for the light covers were supposed to go. Then the people responsible for the lighting didn't even know about the light covers until right as they were getting ready to open the park. They came out quickly, and the only way to reattach the light covers was to use that rubber cement, plastic epoxy stuff. The duct tape was used to hold the light covers in place while it was setting. The tape was removed later in the day. It might also be interesting to know that using the tape had been approved by the department's manager or else one man would have to hold each light cover for twenty minutes each and by that time, you would have only seen half the light covers on.
This issue was mainly caused by an outside contractor that came in and made a mistake. I know there really isn't an excuse, but you can't blame the park for trying to clean up someone else's mistake. The best they can do is not work with that contractor again, or have someone supervise the work to ensure everything goes well.
The major issue with this is those lights really desperately need to be replaced altogether. Sadly, the park won't spend the money for it. Now in order to change the lights when they die out or when Entertainment replaces them for special events, they have to cut through the epoxy, rip the cover off, and then reapply the epoxy. We will probably see even more duct tape when that happens.
At least the bridge was re-stuccoed.
Also note, there is quite the large visible hole in the Italian wagon's roof. The odd part is, the roof looks new.
I would like to see some love provided to the talking tree in Killarney. There's gum stuck to his face, the ceiling on the inside is chipping away, leaving exposed foam, and worst of all, there's no audio inside any longer.
I understand Corkscrew Hill is gone (bring it back), and so his dialogue was outdated (which I liked), but seriously, how hard is it to hire someone to record some new dialogue about the wedding going on down the road or whatever special event is happening etc?
This is an example of an almost free fix.
I understand Corkscrew Hill is gone (bring it back), and so his dialogue was outdated (which I liked), but seriously, how hard is it to hire someone to record some new dialogue about the wedding going on down the road or whatever special event is happening etc?
This is an example of an almost free fix.
This has been like this since opening weekend...
This Also. By the way, Oktoberfest is missing themed banners, and lettering all around. It's not a matter of 'it's broken,' it's a matter of the park just not caring to put the stuff up.
Ahh, and yes the Gypsy wagon. While the hole in this picture has been fixed, the rest of the wagon is in shambles. The whole thing needs a paint job, and a lot of the wood, and trimming is falling apart. I didn't get a picture of this, but one of the yellow strips on the back of the wagon is completely split in half, and is just hanging there. And when you fix this BG, bring back the Festa Italia sign while you're at it.
By the way the Wilkomenhaus Clock isn't operational again. Instead they left a set of figurines out in the middle, with one duck-taped trumpet, and one broken horse leg.
This Also. By the way, Oktoberfest is missing themed banners, and lettering all around. It's not a matter of 'it's broken,' it's a matter of the park just not caring to put the stuff up.
Ahh, and yes the Gypsy wagon. While the hole in this picture has been fixed, the rest of the wagon is in shambles. The whole thing needs a paint job, and a lot of the wood, and trimming is falling apart. I didn't get a picture of this, but one of the yellow strips on the back of the wagon is completely split in half, and is just hanging there. And when you fix this BG, bring back the Festa Italia sign while you're at it.
By the way the Wilkomenhaus Clock isn't operational again. Instead they left a set of figurines out in the middle, with one duck-taped trumpet, and one broken horse leg.
lukemcnuggets said:
Those doors needed replaced years ago. They face much worse problems besides a little scratched paint.
That's been like that all year. I honestly don't think the Landscaping department has the materials to get all the way up there with trimmers and trim it. They seem not to pay attention to anything off the main pathways.
I'm also not so happy to report that nothing I have pointed out so far this year has been fixed.
I'm also not so happy to report that nothing I have pointed out so far this year has been fixed.
This is horrible...columns in Da Vinci's Garden of inventions.
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Not to mention, it should probably be a 'hardhat' designated area.
For Porno nights they put wood on top of it so they could get the banners attached up there. They must have damaged the columns even more getting the banners down, because it was never that bad before Porno nights.