Cool Stuff Backstage as seen from Google

[Crazydisneyfanluke]

Though while this is not on Disney property it is still pretty amazing. This location is roughly northwest of Disney property near Hwy 27. I saw it in a video posted by Adam the Woo a while back when he visited the site. Looks like someone likes the Mickey!!

Mickey is in top left of image while Disney property is to the bottom right. I know, property lines are approximate.

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and here is a zoom view

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Disney created this with their Voluntears awhile back.
Here is a video.

 

[Monorail_Red_77]

Disney created this with their Voluntears awhile back.
Here is a video.

Nice video, great background info!!

 

[brokedad]

Nice video, great background info!!

I live about 6 miles north of this, never knew it existed till a year ago

 

[Monorail_Red_77]

Ok, Here are a few new pics backstage at EPCOT. This time from our frineds at BING via birds eye view.
Based on other views around the WDW resort the view looks to be at least a year or so pre-new fantasy land.

Here's a staging area for the Food & Wine Fest kiosks. Not sure if it is permanent storage for when not on stage, or just getting them ready for show time. Location is backstage between Morrocco and France.

Here's a random jungle cruise boat, and Hollywood Studios backstage tour trams, backstage of future world off to the far right (East?)

 

[Monorail_Red_77]

Here's a close up of the boat and trams.

 

[Monorail_Red_77]

Here's a shot backstage of Germany with Earth barge in full bloom and another jungle cruise boat.

Jungle cruise boat in bottom left corner and earth is in center, fully open.

 

[Monorail_Red_77]

Here's a close up of Morocco backstage with Food & Wine Kiosks.

 

[Monorail_Red_77]

Pretty cool to see backstage at France has some theming near tower that look to be faux windows on the 2nd and (3rd floors). I think that it is because it is in the sight line of some of the EPCOT Resorts perhaps.

 

[Monorail_Red_77]

In Hollywood Studios, backstage of New York Street showing City Hall is completed only on three sides and has a roof. Kind of weird.

 

[Monorail_Red_77]

Here's a tram full of guests about to get flooded, and the propane tanks off to the top left possibly.

 

[Stevek]

Not really in WDW but by chance, came across this place that looks an awful lot like the design of epcot. Some place called Rotanda Circle in SW florida. May be fairly well know with many of you here but first time I've ever heard or seen of it.

https://ssl.panoramio.com/photo/48561402

 

[Texas84]

Not really in WDW but by chance, came across this place that looks an awful lot like the design of epcot. Some place called Rotanda Circle in SW florida. May be fairly well know with many of you here but first time I've ever heard or seen of it.

https://ssl.panoramio.com/photo/48561402

Interesting!

 

[Gullywhumper]

Pretty cool thread.

 

[Rob562]

Not really in WDW but by chance, came across this place that looks an awful lot like the design of epcot. Some place called Rotanda Circle in SW florida. May be fairly well know with many of you here but first time I've ever heard or seen of it.

https://ssl.panoramio.com/photo/48561402

Yup, Rotonda West, FL. It's on the Gulf Coast between Sarasota and Fort Meyers.

http://goo.gl/maps/qQr2E

-Rob

 

[Tom]

Not really in WDW but by chance, came across this place that looks an awful lot like the design of epcot. Some place called Rotanda Circle in SW florida. May be fairly well know with many of you here but first time I've ever heard or seen of it.

https://ssl.panoramio.com/photo/48561402

 

[TomP]

Yup, Rotonda West, FL. It's on the Gulf Coast between Sarasota and Fort Meyers.

http://goo.gl/maps/qQr2E

-Rob

IIRC, Rotonda West was a planned community back in the late seventies that went bust in the eighties when the economy went bad. They tried to revive it later, maybe 2000, but then the housing market went. Lots of snowbirds there. Fun Fact: Ed McMahon (Johnny Carson's sidekick on the tonight show) had a home there.

 

[Stevek]

IIRC, Rotonda West was a planned community back in the late seventies that went bust in the eighties when the economy went bad. They tried to revive it later, maybe 2000, but then the housing market went. Lots of snowbirds there. Fun Fact: Ed McMahon (Johnny Carson's sidekick on the tonight show) had a home there.

Sounds like it's made a bit of a comeback. Interesting set-up as each major spoke of the wheel has it's own golf course.

 

[pumpkin7]

Cool thread! I like to peruse the WDW site when I am bored.
Perhaps we should venture west and see how DLR do backstage with such limited space!

 

[Nick Wilde]

Though while this is not on Disney property it is still pretty amazing. This location is roughly northwest of Disney property near Hwy 27. I saw it in a video posted by Adam the Woo a while back when he visited the site. Looks like someone likes the Mickey!!

Mickey is in top left of image while Disney property is to the bottom right. I know, property lines are approximate.

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and here is a zoom view

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[Daniel Johnson]

Great thread!