PhilharMagician
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Wow, quite colorful. Maybe a little too colorful.
Is there any elevated shots of this wall to better understand it's size?
Is there any elevated shots of this wall to better understand it's size?
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EPCOT New Park Entrance coming to Epcot
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I'll ask the guys on the ISS to take a shot the next time they pass by.
PhilharMagician
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you could probably see it from there
I feel like they are intentionally doing this. It's a widely used architectural technique to compress space so that the space you're presented with after moving through it feels larger and even more grand. Frank Lloyd Wright is famous for it, referring to it as compression and release.
"By creating a deliberately small space through which one must pass before reaching a larger space, he caused a temporary sense of tension, followed by the feeling of freedom."
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Not that SSE needs any help to feel grand
Amused to Death
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I was thinking the same. These walls seem to go on forever. The old monoliths were wider, but still, I had no idea there were that many photos. The numbers at the top are a bit jarring, but otherwise I think it looks really nice.
Disney is scoring points with the entrance area. It's too bad they're taking about 10 steps backward with what's happening out in the World Showcase Lagoon.
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What are you talking about? Those new walls change nothing about the entrance width.I feel like they are intentionally doing this. It's a widely used architectural technique to compress space so that the space you're presented with after moving through it feels larger and even more grand. Frank Lloyd Wright is famous for it, referring to it as compression and release.
"By creating a deliberately small space through which one must pass before reaching a larger space, he caused a temporary sense of tension, followed by the feeling of freedom."
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Not that SSE needs any help to feel grand
Yes, I'm aware of that but I could have been clearer I guess. I wasn't saying anything about physically changing the entrance width. I'm talking about creating a visual barrier that is intentionally contained (making a previous poster say the photos brought on a feeling of claustrophobia), before opening up to the entry plaza beyond. Even the aspect ratio of the individual panels being quite slim relative to their height reinforces the feeling of containment these walls produce. But...just going off of the photos. Haven't seen myself.
donsullivan
Premium Member
Those that are installed are inside the secure zone so you would only walk past them on the busiest days of the year when they use the east lots. Most days of the year nobody would even be over there except on purpose.
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Can someone who knows where the walls are draw where they are on an overhead map? Here's a blank...
donsullivan
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solidyne
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That's all? Not so bad. Easily ignorable.
donsullivan
Premium Member
Assuming there are not more to be installed in another location, most people will never even see these unless they go over there on purpose. It’s essentially the exit path that would be used on super busy days when the east lots are used like July 4th and NYE.
That's why a more brightly colored wall is a better choice to keep it from looking like a cemetery memorial, like the monoliths did.
Mike730
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Start at panel 1 and follow the arrows to get to panel 284.
This does not appear to be all the panels. I looked up John Smith on the tile finder and the last John is on panel 446. They are probably doing something similar at the west exit.
Bit more than that.
Currently we have
The above is what we can see in the below photo.
There is more to come, going here.
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donsullivan
Premium Member
Wasn’t trying to be 100% precise, just the general area where they are installed. Looks like the rest will be to the west of the west security stationBit more than that.
Currently we have
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The above is what we can see in the below photo.
That’s..... quite a chasm.Bit more than that.
Currently we have
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The above is what we can see in the below photo.