The pictures he posted are of the actual crane in place and working. It is telescoping and it does lower when not in use and at night. The crane is necessary for the install and daytime work is required. It really isn't an issue except in the minds of some misguided people on the Internet.
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.
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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.
As the crane seems to be out longer and longer each year, I think it's finally getting to some of us fans.
Is this actually true though? Not trying to be argumentative, just wondering if this is a case of Disney "fans" having a skewed memory thanks to social media and other factors. Of course it may be true due to painting and other general maintenance, but then it would be there anyway, unless we want the most photographed icon in the world disappearing into the background as it fades and crumbles.
It is quite possible that it seems that way because of social media. I have been going for years, but, mostly went, in the early years, in late February. There was never a crane there when I was visiting. The only time I have ever seen a crane in place was a couple of years ago when they kept it up after the lights came down to paint the outside of the castle. I'm sure that baking in the Florida sun, touch up painting has gone on for years, but, unless you were there at the times when the crane was in place, you never really knew about it so it wasn't part of your imagery. I have now, due to the magic of social media, seen it there what seems like always, but, common sense tells me that it isn't constant. The upgrading of the hub has also been a substantial reason for it's presence more and more over the last couple of years.
My birthday was the 27th...I've spent many a birthday at WDW, and it wasn't until this last year that I recall seeing the crane there while visiting. This year it appears to be for painting, but even still, the thing seems to be there half the year!
