Is the clock ticking on the Sorcerer Mickey Hat icon at the Studios? YES!

[articos]

So it had sta(i)rs inside? What were they used for?

Anatomy of the inside of the Hat:

Inside the hand, you'll notice a whole bunch of duct work. That's the air handling for the electrical for the lighting (this generated a good amount of heat), which is sitting on the concrete inside the hand. There's also a cable tray carrying wiring from that same room inside the hand into the hat itself. Underneath the hat, there was a finished ceiling if you're looking up. There needed to be access to the empty space above that ceiling inside the hat. That is what the stairs are for, going to the circular catwalk inside the hat.

The project still has a ways to go.

 

[Arthur Wellesley]

I'd love to have a livestream of the sparks flying right now (12:40am, assuming they'll be at it)
As long as I'm not footing the bill, I love construction (or in this case demolition) when I know the final outcome will be designed well.

I was thinking that the other night how cool it would be to have a live webcam of the nighttime progress so we could log in & see the demolition as it happens. Of course I probably wouldn't get any work done if that were the case, but hey, priorities are priorities.

 

[englanddg]

They'd never give us fans the satisfaction on a timelapse.

 

[Matt_Black]

If you do, please do the famous "Where the Hell is Matt" dance.

I'm right here. No need to dance on my account.

 

[SnarkyMonkey]

If I may...

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Great shot. You know, I've never considered this before, I'm embarrassed to say. Clever, Disney.

On another note...

Is it gone yet? Fingers crossed!

 

[lazyboy97o]

I still dont see the "moorish" thing. the style is different, only the colors match.. but thats imho an being picky.

It's Moorish Revival architecture. Not the same but the same mud brick style buildings would not work for Los Angeles or such height.

 

[SDisney90]

Great shot. You know, I've never considered this before, I'm embarrassed to say. Clever, Disney.

On another note...

Is it gone yet? Fingers crossed!

Other than my coffee, this is becoming my morning ritual everyday.

 

[Hulles]

Just the brim left. They should use the brim and turn it into a giant Tron identity disc. lol

 

[Expo_Seeker40]

Mornin' my loves. More of the hand was removed last night along with parts of the brim of the hat. Remember that the crew is typically off Fri and Sat night. Expect to see changes Monday morning.

 

[phi2134]

That is a pretty big piece of steel under the brim, i was guessing it would be a matrix like structure under there. A bonus to the hat being taken down is actually seeing how it was constructed, since I never really came to forums like this during construction.

 

[FoozieBear]

I'll be in the park next Sunday and I was hoping to be able to see the theater by then. What are the chances that it'll be gone by the time I get there?

 

[DisDan]

I'll be in the park next Sunday and I was hoping to be able to see the theater by then. What are the chances that it'll be gone by the time I get there?

Slim to None.....there will still be steel structure left by that time I think. The last parts of the base of the hat are going to take time to cut through or dis-assemble most likely as they are pretty robust.

 

[jme]

View attachment 80737 Mornin' my loves. More of the hand was removed last night along with parts of the brim of the hat. Remember that the crew is typically off Fri and Sat night. Expect to see changes Monday morning.

This picture reminds me of the concept art for Epic Mickey

 

[Bolt]

I'll be in the park next Sunday and I was hoping to be able to see the theater by then. What are the chances that it'll be gone by the time I get there?

Zero chance, unfortunately.

 

[RayTheFirefly]

Here's another slightly clearer picture:

 

[RayTheFirefly]

It looks to me like they want every bit of fiberglass and plastic off of it first, so that they can bring out the torches/big-scale saws. So we might not see structural deconstruction of this part for a little bit.

 

[flynnibus]

That is a pretty big piece of steel under the brim, i was guessing it would be a matrix like structure under there. A bonus to the hat being taken down is actually seeing how it was constructed, since I never really came to forums like this during construction.

Further back in the thread you can find the link to wdwmagic's construction photos of the hat. Fun to look at

 

[sshindel]

I've seen mention of a stage being built in place of our favorite whipping boy hat. Is this confirmed in any way? And I mean "confirmed" in the loose sense. Not via Disney press release, but via consensus of the standard group of inside-folk. "Confirmed" as a general Disney rumor that most likely will come true with the chance of last minute change.

 

[Communicore]

I just want all blue remnants gone!

 

[The Rocketeer]

This how I feel every time some one says "What's replacing the hat? It's such an icon. They've got to build something in its place" or "did you hear about the giant Olaf replacing the hat?" Or "the hat makes so much sense. It shouldn't leave." I want to scream this...