News WDI Files New Permit for Hollywood Studios Entrance Toll Plaza Work

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Walt Disney Imagineering Files New Permit for Hollywood Studios Entrance Toll Plaza Work

Walt Disney Imagineering Files New Permit for Hollywood Studios Entrance Toll Plaza Work

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[UNCgolf]

I hope they aren't planning any significant aesthetic changes.

 

[deWild]

What are the odds they move it to open up more space for future expansion

 

[gorillaball]

What are the odds they move it to open up more space for future expansion

<1%, it got put here not all that long ago.

 

[HauntedPirate]

It’s part of a $12 billion project to remove the possessive “‘s” throughout the property.

 

[rct247]

When they built the new entrance, their measurements were off. There is not enough clearance for semi trailers or large bases. They have to drive to the side of it.

I wonder if this is to fix it.

 

[lazyboy97o]

When they built the new entrance, their measurements were off. There is not enough clearance for semi trailers or large bases. They have to drive to the side of it.

I wonder if this is to fix it.

They have a 13’-6” vertical clearance. Anything taller than that requires an oversized permit from FDOT.

 

[wdwmagic]

Could this be digital directional signage like we have seen at EPCOT? DHS parking always seems to have temporary signs setup, which looks a mess.

 

[YodaMan]

I don’t know if this level of work requires a permit, but there was that nasty storm on Sunday with sudden and high winds and it caused quite a bit of damage. One of the metal blue directional signs snapped clean off right by the toll booths and has been sitting on the ground coned off for the last few days. Could this be related to fixing that or maybe replacing all the signs with something more secure?

 

[lazyboy97o]

I don’t know if this level of work requires a permit, but there was that nasty storm on Sunday with sudden and high winds and it caused quite a bit of damage. One of the metal blue directional signs snapped clean off right by the toll booths and has been sitting on the ground coned off for the last few days. Could this be related to fixing that or maybe replacing all the signs with something more secure?

Walt Disney Imagineering isn’t involved in maintenance or replacing things. They get involved when the appearance is going to be changed.

Without seeing it and give that the sign fell near its post, there’s a chance it failed as designed.

 

[larryz]

there’s a chance it failed as designed

That's got to be lots of fun when major hurricanes roll through the area... the idea of razor-sharp highway signs flying through the air adds another layer of thrill factor as you attempt to deftly dodge falling scrub oak and palm trees.

 

[peter11435]

That's got to be lots of fun when major hurricanes roll through the area... the idea of razor-sharp highway signs flying through the air adds another layer of thrill factor as you attempt to deftly dodge falling scrub oak and palm trees.

Do you remember how during Hurricane Charlie dozens of directional signs around the resort failed in the exact same way in the exact same spot? That wasn’t coincidental

 

[JoeCamel]

Do you remember how during Hurricane Charlie dozens of directional signs around the resort failed in the exact same way in the exact same spot? That wasn’t coincidental

They all ended up in downtown Orlando I think.....

 

[JMcMahonEsq]

That's got to be lots of fun when major hurricanes roll through the area... the idea of razor-sharp highway signs flying through the air adds another layer of thrill factor as you attempt to deftly dodge falling scrub oak and palm trees.

Ummm that’s the entire point of having a designed failure point. So if the product does face conditions of stress beyond criteria, it “breaks”/fails in a manner that is predictable, and that results in as least a dangerous condition as possible