Camera appears on the top of Spaceship Earth at EPCOT

[DisneyDodo]

That't no camera, it's Luxo Jr!

 

[Nthderivative]

Those type of cameras are all over London, a city full of surveillance cameras watching people and traffic.

I'm sure they are, at street level. A real PTZ camera that would be installed on a building as tall as SSE would look more like this: https://www.geovision.com.tw/product/GV-SD3732-IR

 

[danv3]

But why dot gif.

 

[MrMichaelJames]

Hahaha I wouldn't call this "very noticeable" unless you are zooming in with a camera to take a picture of the very top of the ball. And if so then you are specifically looking for something anyways.

 

[Lilofan]

Protecting the Magic!

 

[DisneyFan32]

Maybe EarthCam will have partnership with Disney to live streaming all Walt Disney World parks: Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom for 50th anniversary.

 

[Lilofan]

Maybe EarthCam will have partnership with Disney to live streaming all Walt Disney World parks: Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom for 50th anniversary.

Good point. At that height the camera can film all the fireworks show at a distance of the three parks.

 

[jrhwdw]

Maybe EarthCam will have partnership with Disney to live streaming all Walt Disney World parks: Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom for 50th anniversary.

If that was actually true, I would look into EarthCam!!!

 

[M:SpilotISTC12]

Not surprising. The blatant disregard for sight lines is the way of the future.

 

[Cadbury]

 

[mysto]

The camera is to stop employees from fooling around on top of the ball. It's been a huge problem.

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

If it were Permanent I’d imagine they would a camera system with cameras mot visible to guests and a much better one, one good storm and that thing is history.

 

[ppete1975]

The camera is to stop employees from fooling around on top of the ball. It's been a huge problem.

 

[TikibirdLand]

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He can do what he wants; he's the big cheese.

 

[monothingie]

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I wonder how badly that costume needed to be cleaned after the shoot.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Bizarre location for surveillance as it can't see any area near to itself. Has to be temporary, right?

I disagree I thing it gives them a 360 degree view around the top of the SSE. It is impossible to see if a light is out on the top when standing on the ground. With all the other little acne type blemishes up there now it will not be noticed by anyone but us.

 

[Goofyernmost]

I hope this is not permanent. It's begging for a lightning strike up there.

I think they are already set up for that and have been hit many times over the years. Not even an issue anymore.

 

[ppete1975]

speaking of, its hard to find pictures of the top. I have always wondered what the entry point to the top looks like. IS the round thing in the picture and flap next to it, the way someone gets to the top? Turn the hatch like in movies, and then pop the flap? BTW how awesome is this picture of early epcot? Got to love google.

 

[trainplane3]

It's obviously a camera @marni1971 had setup for his upcoming "The complete destruction of Epcot - Martin's 2022 Ultimate Tribute".

 

[Jwhee]

I assume it’s temporary so when they are programming the lighting from the ground they can see what’s going on up top