There is a palm missing (on the right) from in front of the theater. Now it matches the uneven three jacaranda trees from in front of Spaceship Earth. ;)
It's not heat. Southern California does not have the intense 100% humidity that Florida does. Nor does it have the constant daily guarantee of thunderstorms and rain during 6-8 months of the year. Nor does it have a hurricane season.
They were chosen because of their height, it gives Spaceship Earth the illusion of more height because the palms are pointing upwards like vertical arrows.
I would love if they came up with something like that. A best of both worlds deal. Maybe allow both companies to use the rights, with Universal using the comic book portrayals of the characters/settings (as they do in IOA) and Disney could use the MCU versions created by Marvel Studios (as they...
I'm more bothered that they took the time to repaint the Streets of America facades and add the Baseline facade, but didn't bother to touch up the adjoining Sci-Fi Dine-In's beige and bare soundstage look. Was it too hard to give it that same brick Baseline look?
Personally, I too have always thought of Tyson as a suitable narrator for Spaceship Earth , especially after viewing the Cosmos series he hosted. He would be my vote.