Rteetz
Well-Known Member
The grey or silver is a base coat/primer.Are the roofs always repainted grey or is this new? Was just there two weeks ago and didn't notice.
The grey or silver is a base coat/primer.Are the roofs always repainted grey or is this new? Was just there two weeks ago and didn't notice.
Bravo sir, bravo.So we were just there last week, and I now see what the big to-do is about the crane. This thing was reckless, dangerous, annoying, and Photobombed the heck out of us...
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Projections are a really poor replacement for actual Christmas decor and lighting... Trust me, I am a professional Christmas Decor Designer...the projections would never quite capture the look, and the ambient lighting all around the castle would have to be turned off in order to see the projections clearly...Can projections be used to add to the effect? Yes...but as a main source for the holiday, it would not work well.OK, so lets entertain the concept of dropping Dreamlights. Couldn't the same thing be accomplished with castle projections, no lights, cranes or mats over the building visible during daylight hours. Problem solved. Projections it is.
Another giant crane was headed down Reams Road toward MK around 6:30AM this morning. It kinda backed up traffic and it took forever for me to turn onto the road.
Possibly. Big red crane in pieces utilities 3 separate rigs to haul them.Headed for Big Thunder, perhaps?
-Rob
That photobombing crane isn't the biggest of your problems. You also have a large speaker and a set of spotlights growing out of your head not to mention that little person growing out of your right arm. You didn't by any chance drink some of the lagoon water did you?So we were just there last week, and I now see what the big to-do is about the crane. This thing was reckless, dangerous, annoying, and Photobombed the heck out of us...
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That photobombing crane isn't the biggest of your problems. You also have a large speaker and a set of spotlights growing out of your head. You didn't by any chance drink some of the lagoon water did you?
I was just being sarcastic. I do that!Projections are a really poor replacement for actual Christmas decor and lighting... Trust me, I am a professional Christmas Decor Designer...the projections would never quite capture the look, and the ambient lighting all around the castle would have to be turned off in order to see the projections clearly...Can projections be used to add to the effect? Yes...but as a main source for the holiday, it would not work well.
For Disney, July practically is the end of summer, making most of August a bit slower and more suitable for refurbs. While we still have another two weeks here in NJ, most of the country is back to school now. You often have to trade lower crowd levels for more refurbishments.
I think that the crane is bad show.
If they're refurbishing the castle then, yeah, it makes perfect sense and you have to do it.. To have the crane there during guest hours for weeks at a time, both before and after the holidays, to put up a scene, essentially, isn't a good show.
Not that anyone at WDW is asking me but the solution is to either:
- have the crane down, at minimum, and, at best, move it backstage during the day
- find a different way to decorate the castle (some other way to have the lights up there; maybe a different kind of decoration altogether)
I know that there are those who will be upset if the castle isn't covered with tiny lights but:
- you wouldn't accept this at a play where they're putting up part of the set for the next act while you're trying to watch the current act and, then later, taking down the last set while you're trying to watch the current act
- unless I'm mistaken, they spend almost as long (possibly the same amount of time) putting the lights up with the crane, on both ends of the holidays as the lights actually being on for the holidays.
So glad you and others feel this way. Vacation ruined, not at all but certainly agrivating to see it up during guest hours. And I know there's no real way to know the old (what would Walt think), but I'd be willing to bet that even in the 21st century Walt would still care deeply about show. Heck, why did he purchase 100s of acres of land to hide THE REAL WORLD from view? Like you and others have stated, if it's a total necessity, so be it. If it's up for 8 weeks a year during park hours, it's horrible show.Completely agree with you. I've been saying the same thing for years, though be prepared for responses from posters who will tell us it doesn't matter and anyone whose vacation is "ruined" is just being silly. My vacation isn't "ruined" and no one else's is either, so there's no need for hyperbole.
But show matters. If the castle needs a major refurb on a 5 or 7 year schedule, so be it. It has to happen, its breaks the show a bit, but there isn't much choice.
But to have the crane hanging over the castle in full guest view, with workers hovering above castle shows, etc, for a solid 8 weeks every year -- it's just bad show, plan and simple. Set up work lights, do the work at night, pay the overtime, get a bigger crew and get the crane lowered every day before 9am. It would solve the problem, but would cost more money that way. And it's become abundantly clear that $$ trumps show.
No guarantees, but I believe it should be down by then. Like anything else, they come down quicker than they go up, and since they are painting now, I'd assume they won't be doing any major work other than taking down the lights. We always see the crane during our late January trip, but I doubt it will last into late February. Just my guess!I posted this in the trip planning forum but
I'm visiting for the first time from February 22nd until March 8th next year, I'm guessing it'll still be up when we visit? I'm not too bothered as it's my first time going and we're travelling all the way from the UK so I'd rather deal with the crane than not go at all haha
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