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

[cjk0318]

I hope the spotlights come back, but we all know Disney so even if they do they'll be around for what, six months tops, before being switched off again.

The spotlights never left the roof tops, they were just turned off.

 

[Cesar R M]

The spotlights never left the roof tops, they were just turned off.

the question is.. if they even work now.

 

[cjk0318]

the question is.. if they even work now.

A refurb (or even new lights) will be needed.

 

[articos]

Actually, this would correspond to a fiberglass structure that is about 1.5 inches thick, on average.

A 100 foot tall hat, 54 feet in diameter is pretty massive.

Now if you want to argue that it is steel, first of all it would probably be rusty by now. Secondly, steel is about 5 times more dense than fiberglass, meaning it would be 1/5 as thick. That would translate to 1/3 inch thick steel plate, pretty impossible to form into the hat shape and more for battleship construction.

Finally, at each level they use a replicating curved shape. That means one mold for many pieces. That's how they can make it cost effectively. There is one mold for the brim, 5 for the 5 levels in the hat, and one for the round cap on the top. The entire skin would have been constructed from 8 molds, with fiberglas/polyester blown into them.

There are a total of 127 panels (I think), each with an average weight of 425 pounds. Pretty reasonable (the weight of two hefty guys per panel).

So I stand by my conjecture that the BAH is fiberglass.

It is.

I'm sure someone has answered this somewhere but I can't look through all these pages.....
Is there any insider knowledge as to whether the hat will be re-purposed somewhere? I've heard rumors ranging from it being scrapped, going to Pop Century, by the entrance to DHS, over the mountain at Fantasmic!.....I just didn't know if someone had an real knowledge? Thanks y'all.

It is not being repurposed.

 

[Wikkler]

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Probably what most people are going to think after it's down.

 

[Sped2424]

you're gonna be amazed how quickly the rest comes down..

Cool guestimation lol

 

[benphillips94]

Disney are soon due to announce plans for their '115 Years of Magic' Celebrations.. rumoured to be them building a giant 'sorcerer's hat' ON TOP of the Chinese Theater...

 

[Father Robinson]

Disney are soon due to announce plans for their '115 Years of Magic' Celebrations.. rumoured to be them building a giant 'sorcerer's hat' ON TOP of the Chinese Theater...

 

[GhostHost1000]

latest image supposedly from this morning

 

[Tom]

latest image

Looks like it did yesterday, from this angle.

 

[GhostHost1000]

Looks like it did yesterday, from this angle.

not sure... the photos from yesterday only had part of that second section off
click here to view yesterday's image

 

[RAXIP]

Here's a better pic from today: http://twitter.com/CarouslOProgrss/status/555717116398403584/photo/1

 

[Communicore]

This should've been done the first time.

 

[Father Robinson]

This should've been done the first time.

Something tells me the opposition would've been equal to the idea of putting it where they did.

 

[zakattack99]

Moving quickly now. Must have hit a good stride last night!

 

[GhostHost1000]

best photo from today I've seen thus far (thanks to RAXIP for posting the link above)

 

[Communicore]

I want one of the stars, that would be neat to own. I wonder if their selling.

 

[Brian]

best photo from today I've seen thus far (thanks to RAXIP for posting the link above)

I wonder why the top is still sitting there?

 

[sshindel]

HatWatch 2015 is quickly becoming one of my favorite things to do in the morning.

 

[NYwdwfan]

I want one of the stars, that would be neat to own. I wonder if their selling.

How tall are those stars? 10 feet?