AVATAR land construction progress

[Rteetz]

How high can structures be in FLA without having a light at the top for airplanes??? 190 feet??? I wish they would release more pictures

a light is required at 200 ft. Everest is over 190 I believe.

 

[Mike S]

How tall is EE? You can see it from the top floor at BLT. I wonder if this rock work will be visible from there too?

199.5 feet. Tower of Terror is 199 exactly. The height limit for the red light is 200.

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

199.5 feet. Tower of Terror is 199 exactly. The height limit for the red light is 200.

Thanks Mike S & RTeez! Not only will it be tall but massive. It should give the mountain over at DisneySea a run for its money.

 

[Disneyhead'71]

It is going to be 143'. Which is about the height of the Hogwarts Castle.

 

[andysol]

What they need to do is make it so high that even with a light on top, you wouldn't see it.
So say, 2000 feet or so.

 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

199.5 feet. Tower of Terror is 199 exactly. The height limit for the red light is 200.

Yup which is why Dr Doom has the red lights on top!

 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

I wish Universal was building this instead of Disney.

 

[El Grupo]

I wish Universal was building this instead of Disney.

Why?

 

[Zac Skellington]

Why?

To have something to b@$&! about.

 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

Why?

It'd be done already.

 

[Rutt]

It'd be done already.

Always gotta be one I guess....

 

[jdmdisney99]

It'd be done already.

No, it just wouldn't have been announced yet. We'd we giddy with suspense, having not known anything was coming until 2014 (when CMM closed), rather than 2011.

 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

Why?

No I just think Universal would have been more creative with the attractions.

 

[danlb_2000]

No I just think Universal would have been more creative with the attractions.

Hard to make that judgement until we have a better idea of the details of what Disney is building.

 

[RSoxNo1]

No I just think Universal would have been more creative with the attractions.

I think people simplify the "Soarin over Pandora" concept. It's an easy option but we really don't know what it's going to be. If anything I would think Avatar is more up Disney's alley because it will be rock work heavy in the land, and the boat ride is likely going to be large physical sets.

 

[Scuttle]

199.5 feet. Tower of Terror is 199 exactly. The height limit for the red light is 200.

But the Orlando Eye got a pass at this. It has a light at about 200 ft in the center, but that's it. Maybe the reg is written different than I thought.

 

[Rteetz]

But the Orlando Eye got a pass at this. It has a light at about 200 ft in the center, but that's it. Maybe the reg is written different than I thought.

The whole thing has lights around it at night they change colors and everything. I'm pretty sure that's good enough for a helicopter or plane.

 

[Tom]

But the Orlando Eye got a pass at this. It has a light at about 200 ft in the center, but that's it. Maybe the reg is written different than I thought.

The whole thing has lights around it at night they change colors and everything. I'm pretty sure that's good enough for a helicopter or plane.

The FAA requires that any structure, 200' or taller, have a red warning light (or lit flag), at the highest point of all points that are 200' or taller.

Additionally, every tower, crane or building that will go up within an airport's airspace, or which may cause interference with airline communications.

Here's some light reading on the subject:
http://www.faa.gov/documentlibrary/media/advisory_circular/ac 70 7460-1k.pdf

 

[Rteetz]

The FAA requires that any structure, 200' or taller, have a red warning light (or lit flag), at the highest point of all points that are 200' or taller.

Additionally, every tower, crane or building that will go up within an airport's airspace, or which may cause interference with airline communications.

Here's some light reading on the subject:
http://www.faa.gov/documentlibrary/media/advisory_circular/ac 70 7460-1k.pdf

looking at pictures it seems the red light is in the center. I don't know the exact height of the center but like scuttle said I would assume about 200 feet. That's obviously not the full height so does this need a light at the top of the structure as well or not.

 

[Scuttle]

The FAA requires that any structure, 200' or taller, have a red warning light (or lit flag), at the highest point of all points that are 200' or taller.

Additionally, every tower, crane or building that will go up within an airport's airspace, or which may cause interference with airline communications.

Here's some light reading on the subject:
http://www.faa.gov/documentlibrary/media/advisory_circular/ac 70 7460-1k.pdf

I'm real curious as to what the deal is with the Eye. Didn't have time to do any "light reading"