EPCOT New Park Entrance coming to Epcot

[wdwmagic]

Assuming they are LEDs, that won’t happen for a long time.

Its never the actual LED, but it is always the controller, or power supply, or some other component. That is why you see LED light bulb manufacturers talking about 35 year life span but only warranty for 1 to 5 years. They know they aren't going to go for 35.

But in the case of Spaceship Earth, I am guessing they are expecting a fairly good life span, and in the vent of a failure, it is going to be a case of getting out the boom lift and repeating the install process. With the right gear it isn't that hard,

 

[HauntedPirate]

I’ll try to check things out tonight.

 

[Notes from Neverland]

At least this provides a reason for the lights to protrude and not be seamless.

 

[marni1971]

This confirms they need to protrude to light onto the surface of Spaceship Earth. Its multiple lights in one enclosure.

Do you think Jason knows the definition of seamless?

 

[mightynine]

Do you think Jason knows the definition of seamless?

Must’ve not yet read that morning’s Ridley Rundown e-mail with the latest social media talking points and hashtags.

 

[Master Yoda]

Its never the actual LED, but it is always the controller, or power supply, or some other component. That is why you see LED light bulb manufacturers talking about 35 year life span but only warranty for 1 to 5 years. They know they aren't going to go for 35.

But in the case of Spaceship Earth, I am guessing they are expecting a fairly good life span, and in the vent of a failure, it is going to be a case of getting out the boom lift and repeating the install process. With the right gear it isn't that hard,

This^^^

I switched to LEDs early on to replace a number of halogen GU10 lights in my kitchen and bathrooms. I have yet to lose a single LED, but the drivers on the early models only lasted 2-3 years at best. I had several that never made it to the 1-year mark.

This has improved over the years and I would like to think that the mouse sourced good components for these lights.

 

[CastAStone]

This^^^

I switched to LEDs early on to replace a number of halogen GU10 lights in my kitchen and bathrooms. I have yet to lose a single LED, but the drivers on the early models only lasted 2-3 years at best. I had several that never made it to the 1-year mark.

This has improved over the years and I would like to think that the mouse sourced good components for these lights.

How does one tell the failure point for a light?

 

[marni1971]

How does one tell the failure point for a light?

Ask DACS.

 

[Brenthodge]

I was theorizing this a few days ago - stop the freaking out people until you get all of the info. They are screwing up a lot these days, but every now and then, they DO put great though and logic into their problem solving. I think this is a pretty solid solution to "how do you make it look like the panels are actually lighting up?" problem. Much better than embedding them into the structure for just little twinkling points of light.

 

[marni1971]

Didn't I say all this a few days ago

Maybe. But so ?

It’s another case of blowing money where it’s not needed and not spending it where it is.

 

[TalkingHead]

Per Tik Tok vid, the new lighting on SSE is "telling that story of communication and connection." Good of WDI to remind us that every aesthetic justification is Actually, Story. But, guys, nobody's gonna be upset if you just say it enhances the atmosphere and leave it at that.

 

[Brenthodge]

Maybe. But so ?

so as this example shows... get all of the information before grabbing the pitchfork and heading off to storm the creative castle. Again, I think they are playing their hand WAY too much showing all of the steps along the way instead of waiting for a big reveal in an attempt to show how "productive" they are being, but if people make an issue out of every single thing before they even have the full scope of information, it weakens the responses to the REAL offenses.

 

[Magic Feather]

Per Tik Tok vid, the new lighting on SSE is "telling that story of communication and connection." Good of WDI to remind us that every aesthetic justification is Actually, Story. But, guys, nobody's gonna be upset if you just say it enhances the atmosphere and leave it at that.

Just wait until SSE eventually gets the overlay where the story is story

 

[marni1971]

so as this example shows... get all of the information before grabbing the pitchfork and heading off to storm the creative castle. Again, I think they are playing their hand WAY too much showing all of the steps along the way instead of waiting for a big reveal in an attempt to show how "productive" they are being, but if people make an issue out of every single thing before they even have the full scope of information, it weakens the responses to the REAL offenses.

They said seamless. They’re not.

Did I miss something ?

 

[Mac Tonight]

Per Tik Tok vid, the new lighting on SSE is "telling that story of communication and connection." Good of WDI to remind us that every aesthetic justification is Actually, Story. But, guys, nobody's gonna be upset if you just say it enhances the atmosphere and leave it at that.

Everything at a Disney theme park is Story™.

Even bathrooms. Now there is a story of communication and connection!

 

[999th Happy Haunt]

Spaceship Earth, the story of the storied story of stories, now featuring light nipples of story.

 

[Brenthodge]

They said seamless. They’re not.

Did I miss something ?

I think seamless as in... "there aren't visible stock lighting fixtures protruding way off of the surface, there are just small pucks with a white lense and silver sides that will visually blend into the sliver surface and be minimally intrusive". I think overall it will be VISUALLY seamless and during the day you really won't really notice anything. By design, the entire surface of SE is full of seams, so that may have not been the best analogy that they could have used for a bunch of literalists to pounce on.

 

[CastAStone]

so as this example shows... get all of the information before grabbing the pitchfork and heading off to storm the creative castle. Again, I think they are playing their hand WAY too much showing all of the steps along the way instead of waiting for a big reveal in an attempt to show how "productive" they are being, but if people make an issue out of every single thing before they even have the full scope of information, it weakens the responses to the REAL offenses.

SSE is like a bug zapper to many of us - it’s so visually perfect that we can’t help but be drawn to it. I spend a ridiculous percentage of every Epcot trip staring at it. The Epcot ball is not like the Earful tower or the Castle. Those are (or were) great icons. The Epcot ball is an incredible work of art. Part of that art is the way all the pieces come together. They are changing the way all the pieces come together.

Ive been the first one to “let’s wait and see” for the lagoon and Moana and the Tron box (although I am admittedly less hopeful about the GOTG box). I could let give two @&;$) what color they paint the castle. But this? I can’t wrap my head around it.

It will I’m sure look incredible at night. But based on the pictures Disney themselves are providing, it’s a huge change in the day. And to me that’s like drilling holes in the ceiling of the Sistine chapel to put LEDs in to provide dramatic night lighting.

YMMV.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Everything at a Disney theme park is Story™.

Even bathrooms. Now there is a story of communication and connection!

Little known fact: Journey of Water will go *through* the restrooms.

 

[Master Yoda]

How does one tell the failure point for a light?

This

Plus this