Disneyland’s Indiana Jones Adventure Reopens After Refurbishment

Indiana Jones Adventure reopened at Disneyland on Friday, October 23, after a six-week refurbishment that included mechanical upgrades, rebuilt figures and new creatures in a tunnel. The work was intended to improve reliability and increase the attraction’s capacity, according to Nicholas DiBernardo, an area manager for Attractions Engineering Services. The refurbishment replaced hydraulic actuators that operated doors in the ride’s first major show scene with electric actuators. DiBernardo said the new mechanisms should be more dependable and easier to maintain, while eliminating the risk of a hydraulic-fluid spill. Previously, a door malfunction could leave the doors open, disrupting the scene and slowing vehicle dispatches, he said. Disneyland also adjusted the ride’s loading and unloading process with hardware and software changes designed to help vehicles stop in the correct position. DiBernardo said the positioning issue was fully resolved by May. Before the change, vehicles that stopped out of position could be sent through the temple without passengers so they could be reset. Taken together with other operational changes, the improvements are expected to add about 125...