Merf spends hours researching stuff...

mousermerf

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Ok, so I got REALLY bored...

First off, they're filed to replace/update the FP machines at Epcot and AK. They list every single FP location in each park.

The contractor is Custom Cable. they're the folks who wired Cinderella Castle and who provide WDW's Wifi and seemingly setup Pal Mickey.

From their webpage:

http://www.customcable.com/wgcc/service.cfm

We're all ears
At the world’s largest theme park, Walt Disney World, a sophisticated technology network hums around the clock, keeping shows synchronized and people connected. From providing structured cabling for resorts to designing and implementing Wi-Fi throughout the parks,Custom Cable helps make sure solutions are dependable and seamless.


As Disney’s cabling provider of choice, Custom Cable has equipped resorts with voice, data and CATV cabling, enabled a portable wireless device that shares up-to-the-minute show times and areas of interest with guests, installed a network cable in the top of a castle, built an entire network for a high-speed-chase stunt show, and connected the corporate university’s training and orientation facility.


With so many projects underway, the custom website provided by Custom Cable helps the client track projects, monitor progress and manage budgets at the click of a mouse.

Isn't that nifty?

Anywho, Disney re-filed for the Legacy kiosk and sales area removal yet again. They switched contractors. Now it's a company, I think Burns Inc, that specializes in concrete work. Interesting note is that the permit expies 8/30/07 so the work must be completed by then.

Back to the main entrance work. The contractor for the "20 signs" to be installed is Don Bell. They're pretty darn famous as far as signs go. We're not talking dinky sheet metal with graphics 2x2ft signs either. They've made the marquees signs for both Busch Gardens Tampa and Sea World. They can do LED signs and all sorts of lighted signs and really cover a vast array.

http://www.donbellsigns.com/

They can/do make those big light-up letters you see stuck to buildings like Taget for example. "Welcome to Epcot Center" is exactly 20 letters... but I think that's wishful thinking on my part.

The rest of the main entrance (800LF of guardrail) is contracted to Coastal Steel. They did the work on Everest, Pop Century, and many other projects for Disney. On their "our capabilities" page they have pictures of the BAH and Epcot Wand.

http://www.coastalsteel.com/index_files/Page422.htm

Before you send hate mail, they're not the only company responsible for those two. I recall finding a tradeshow style publication featuring the Wand and the company touting it as so grand.

Anywho.. that's all I know :)
 

SDav10495

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That's a pretty crazy research job. Thanks for the updates!

I seem to have not been paying attention to the latest on the EPCOT Entrance job...they're installing 20 signs at the entrance now (or does that refer to some other area)? Might this have something to do with the rumored return of the original EPCOT Center logo that someone mentioned a few weeks ago...?

On their "our capabilities" page they have pictures of the BAH and Epcot Wand.

I'm not great with abbreviations--am I to understand "BAH" as "Big A$$ Hat"? :veryconfu :lookaroun
 

wedway71

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Ok 2 questions Merf.....

1- Do you live right outside the Gates of Epcot???????

2- Do you plan on working for Disney??????
 

brkgnews

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"Welcome to Epcot Center" is exactly 20 letters...
So is "IGNORING OUR 25TH ANNIV" :lookaroun
So is... "HEY LOOK AT THAT BIG WAND"

Very... thorough, Merf. Guess you had to do something since the Doombuggie you were courting ended up being an old one in drag. :p
 

diddy_mouse

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Man I wish I could be that useful when I'm bored! I usually just surf various Disney sites and YouTube. :lookaroun

Thanx for the report, Merf! You dressed up boredom and made it look fan-tanbulously informative! :lol:
 

jmvd20

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You left out the stuff at AK...

They are installing (2) new plasma monitors at the conservation station, new lighting at the anteater building, new lighting at the bongo building, new lighting at the Nyala barn, and new lighting at the Tree of Life. All of the lighting is in backstage areas though.



http://officialrecords.occompt.com/...id=25353905&file_num=20030289042&doc_status=V

http://officialrecords.occompt.com/...id=25353906&file_num=20030289043&doc_status=V

http://officialrecords.occompt.com/...id=25353908&file_num=20030289044&doc_status=V

http://officialrecords.occompt.com/...id=25353909&file_num=20030289045&doc_status=V
 

mousermerf

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You left out the stuff at AK...

They are installing (2) new plasma monitors at the conservation station, new lighting at the anteater building, new lighting at the bongo building, new lighting at the Nyala barn, and new lighting at the Tree of Life. All of the lighting is in backstage areas though.



http://officialrecords.occompt.com/...id=25353905&file_num=20030289042&doc_status=V

http://officialrecords.occompt.com/...id=25353906&file_num=20030289043&doc_status=V

http://officialrecords.occompt.com/...id=25353908&file_num=20030289044&doc_status=V

http://officialrecords.occompt.com/...id=25353909&file_num=20030289045&doc_status=V

Umm, those are all from 2003.
 

jmvd20

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Umm, those are all from 2003.




:ROFLOL:


OOOOPS....... :o

I will retreat into my corner now....

I just follwed a link from one of your other threads and those showed up dated 5-27 on the search...

Didn;t even think of checking the year :lol:

I'll leave the updates to the pros from now on!
 

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