Echo lake drained and being painted

[landauh]

Echo Lake is a real lake in California near Hollywood where actors used to relax and play.

 

[Lee]

is there a disney story behind 'echo lake'..... why is it called that?

It's named after...wait for it....Echo Lake in Los Angeles. (They may now call it Echo Park Lake...but it's the same lake.)
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2007/02/echo_park_lake.php

 

[Blonde Princess]

Was in Disney two weeks ago and then again over the weekend. CM told me that Echo Lake developed a crack and that it was leaking out under the lake and eroding the subsurface soils and leaking into some of the the below ground structures for Indiana Jones. They had to drain and patch the lake. While doing that they decided to refurbish the infrastructure in the lake. I didn't know the CM so I can't verify his info.

 

[napnet]

could be I saw a lot of paint and caulk 'hidden' under a planter next to gurtie.

 

[ToTBellHop]

sounds reasonable...if Disney will push off a Haunted Mansion refurbishment as long as they have, I would be surprised if they voluntarily emptied out Echo Lake to repaint the bottom if there wasn't a more important reason to be draining out the lake (like a leak).

 

[mousermerf]

MGM has been undergoing various "structural" refurbs on a rolling basis for some time now. Like roofs and fascades and such.

Eventually they'd reach Echo Lake if it needs refurb - and they repainted all of the buildings/structures that surround it too.

 

[unkadug]

Was in Disney two weeks ago and then again over the weekend. CM told me that Echo Lake developed a crack and that it was leaking out under the lake and eroding the subsurface soils and leaking into some of the the below ground structures for Indiana Jones. They had to drain and patch the lake. While doing that they decided to refurbish the infrastructure in the lake. I didn't know the CM so I can't verify his info.

With the water table in the area being as high as it is, I'm not so sure that a little water leaking out of a man made lake would really make a big difference . :shrug:

 

[thedisneyfan]

With the water table in the area being as high as it is, I'm not so sure that a little water leaking out of a man made lake would really make a big difference . :shrug:

In Florida a water source leaking like that could be a big potential problem that could result in a sink hole.

 

[flynnibus]

With the water table in the area being as high as it is, I'm not so sure that a little water leaking out of a man made lake would really make a big difference . :shrug:

Simple physics.. increase the depth of water (or the height of a column of water).... water pressure increases on its boundries. So even if the Indy areas were below a water grade.. having more water above it coming down = bigger problem.

 

[Shaman]

In Florida a water source leaking like that could be a big potential problem that could result in a sink hole.

Not that many would miss The Studios if it fell into a sink hole. I know I wouldn't. :lookaroun :lol:

Thanks for the heads up! :wave:

 

[CubsRock]

do we have a piocture of echo lake for people who don't know what we are describing.

 

[a2grafix]

Wonder when, if ever, Echo Lake was drained for refurbishment? Of course last time I was at WDW to exerience the magic was August 1993, so, yeah, it's been a while.

Is this the first time Echo Lake has been drained for maintenance?

 

[Figment82]

I took some photos of the drained lake last weekend that I can post, but I'm not at my personal computer so it'll have to wait a few hours. I'm sure someone can beat me to it!

 

[flynnibus]

do we have a piocture of echo lake for people who don't know what we are describing.

http://maps.live.com/?v=2&sp=Point.nqsjj68631nm_Untitled%20item___

Then click on the building icon to get the 3/4 view

 

[napnet]

this is from sunday...

 

[KevinRyanCole]

this is from sunday...

Ohhhhhh how pretty.

 

[bgraham34]

Wow it really is empty.

 

[unkadug]

I wonder how big the plug is for that tub?

 

[jmvd20]

I wonder how big the plug is for that tub?

I'm surprised you haven't seen it before......

 

[ThumperDude]

That pic of the plug.....priceless!