Here are the first of the Fab 50 at Magic Kingdom
First Disney Fab 50 statues at Magic Kingdom
First Disney Fab 50 statues at Magic Kingdomwww.wdwmagic.com
They really do look good though! Donald!!!
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The World's Most Magical Celebration - Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary
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They really do look good though! Donald!!!
Lamp posts turn to gold on Main Street U.S.A. as the 50th anniversary decor continues to be installed
Lamp posts turn to gold on Main Street U.S.A. as the 50th anniversary decor continues to be installed
See the latest embellishments to Main Street U.S.A. as the new 50th decor installation continues.
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kevlightyear
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The statues are looking kind of plastic-y. Maybe it's the finishing technique they used. Is it just me?
It looks like brushed metal to me.
I'll be sure to touch all of them and report back.
ImperfectPixie
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It's gold paint that's been "antiqued" and presumably had a clear protective coat added on top. True metallic gold paint needs protection from the weather or it turns brown...this is why real gold leaf is used on building domes, etc.
If memory serves, they're painted gold. Someone shared a production video.It looks like brushed metal to me.
I'll be sure to touch all of them and report back.
Oh probably not. The way they are painted looks like brushed metal, to me at least.
ImperfectPixie
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I self-corrected...I seem to remember someone pouring metal into a mould in the video, but also that they were white being painted gold...so they either aren't metal, or they're metal that was primed white and then painted. (The more I think about it, the more I think they're metal that was primed and painted.)
brb1006
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We might not have gotten a light parade for the 50th but we are getting a giant Spectroman float or PTN float.
Wish the video quality was better.
JohnD
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Here are the first of the Fab 50 at Magic Kingdom
First Disney Fab 50 statues at Magic Kingdom
First Disney Fab 50 statues at Magic Kingdom
You have Edna Mode listed twice in HS. Did you accidentally add her twice or is the second addition supposed to be another character?
kevlightyear
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It looks like brushed metal to me.
I'll be sure to touch all of them and report back.
They're definitely not as shiny as the advertised renders, that's for sure.
I mean, Partners looks like its made out of a heavy, solid metal:
And before they were finished, the statues are clearly made out metal:
But now, if you told me they were metallic resin, I'd believe you.
Bocabear
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wow that does look like metallic painted resin....Though we know it is not... Wonder why they backed off the Gold statues and settled for aged brass... I believe the 21st Anniversary is the Brass Anniversary...and we all know that gold doesn't tarnish....so a patinated gold doesn't make sense...
ImperfectPixie
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The Partners statue also looks like a genuine, hand-made sculpture - you can see tool marks in Mickey's ears.
ImperfectPixie
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My bet is that straight gold-colored metal was far too reflective in the Florida sun and difficult to look at, as well as not providing enough contrast between facial features, etc. Generally, cast statues rely on weathering to achieve the "aged" look, but in this case (I'm assuming) that needed to be accelerated.
Cesar R M
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Probably a low gold allow that requires seasoning.
ImperfectPixie
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They're definitely "gold colored", but also were definitely painted, too. You can see someone spraying "gold" paint onto one of them at about 0:36 seconds in.