Spaceship Earth Color Change

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Wasn't there any plans to have the geosphere change colors during the evening hours like it use to?

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

I don't think it was a rumor but a half baked wish *someone* had when they reported that the palms around SSE would color change...


Although, it would be VERY nice to have this back again.

 

[WDW Monorail]

I was told that if SSE were to change colors again, a couple of banks of washes would have to be repaired. However, the lights don't quite seem to make their way in to the budget.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

What are "Banks of Washes"?

Lighting tech?

 

[WDW Monorail]

What are "Banks of Washes"?

Lighting tech?

Yes. Bank as in a collective (more than one) of 'big lights'.

 

[jedimaster1227]

Wasn't there any plans to have the geosphere change colors during the evening hours like it use to?

The plans were always for the underside of the geosphere. And as far as I know, the lighting at night still happens (blue, green, red). WDI spent alot of money on the landscape lighting that they installed along the queue and underside of the geosphere.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

So only the bottom is changing?:shrug:

Wouldn't the top look out of place then?

 

[Horizons1]

So only the bottom is changing?:shrug:

Wouldn't the top look out of place then?

The bottom's changing isn't that noticeable due to the lighting from the camera center and Gateway Gifts. It cancels it out.

 

[MattyFresh]

The bottom's changing isn't that noticeable due to the lighting from the camera center and Gateway Gifts. It cancels it out.

Not to be sarcastic....but whats the point?? Why put money or effort into something that no one will notice.....doesn't sound very Disney to me :shrug:

 

[Horizons1]

Not to be sarcastic....but whats the point?? Why put money or effort into something that no one will notice.....doesn't sound very Disney to me :shrug:

That my friend is something you'll have to ask the big cheese himself.

 

[Horizons1]

And speaking of the lighting for SE, does anyone know why the attraction's main signs stay blue? I know during the intial testing phase they changed color from blue to purple to red and so on. It's a neat effect that's not used. :shrug:

 

[SirNim]

It is not very good that the effect has not been returned (yet). Strikes me as very "piecemeal."

 

[jedimaster1227]

The bottom's changing isn't that noticeable due to the lighting from the camera center and Gateway Gifts. It cancels it out.

Not really... If its a typical dark evening, the colors are more than visible. Remember, the lighting was meant to be subtle. It envelops the underside of the geosphere with light, but only for ambiance and mood, not to light up the place.

Not to be sarcastic....but whats the point?? Why put money or effort into something that no one will notice.....doesn't sound very Disney to me :shrug:

Its actually very Disney--I spent a whole half-hour learning about this from the Imagineers who developed the lighting setup. The lights, along with the landscaping and decor were all placed in the way they were for a reason. There is a pretty complicated explaination as to each individual piece of the setup, but its all there for a purpose.

And speaking of the lighting for SE, does anyone know why the attraction's main signs stay blue? I know during the intial testing phase they changed color from blue to purple to red and so on. It's a neat effect that's not used. :shrug:

They removed those colors from sign's functionality after the brief testing period when they decided that the blue should remain the main color to display. They found that the blue and light blue worked best with the plexiglass and showed up in most variants of lighting throughout the day.

 

[jmvd20]

I don't think it was a rumor but a half baked wish *someone* had when they reported that the palms around SSE would color change...

I remember that thread very very well... :zipit:

 

[Horizons1]

Not really... If its a typical dark evening, the colors are more than visible. Remember, the lighting was meant to be subtle. It envelops the underside of the geosphere with light, but only for ambiance and mood, not to light up the place.

They removed those colors from sign's functionality after the brief testing period when they decided that the blue should remain the main color to display. They found that the blue and light blue worked best with the plexiglass and showed up in most variants of lighting throughout the day.

Right, right.

Aw, bummerage.

 

[Nemo14]

I don't think it was a rumor but a half baked wish *someone* had when they reported that the palms around SSE would color change...


Although, it would be VERY nice to have this back again.

Heehee!!!!!

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

Not to be sarcastic....but whats the point?? Why put money or effort into something that no one will notice.....doesn't sound very Disney to me :shrug:

Yeah, it does seem odd...But I will have to try and notice this next time I am in the World.

I remember that thread very very well... :zipit:

Heehee!!!!!

Never a dull moment right?LOL

 

[montyz81]

They should probably focus on getting the decent right before they focus on the lighting.:veryconfu

 

[ClemsonTigger]

I don't think it was a rumor but a half baked wish *someone* had when they reported that the palms around SSE would color change...


Although, it would be VERY nice to have this back again.

Who could have dreamed that silliness up?


....don't answer that... :lookaroun

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

*cough*

LOL

That was like the worst thread ever.