Disney Studio updates from 3/01

[Sean23]

I spoke with two cast members and the both told me one mans dream would be open two more years. I know that does not really mean anything but I hope so. Below is the sign in front of the hat now.

 

[Sean23]

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[SirNim]

Thanks for the update! :sohappy:
Although, I admit you did have me when you omitted "MGM" from the title of this thread!!:lol:

 

[Figment1986]

nice, if only they would Move the hat.

 

[kevlightyear]

Wow, that sign came down fast! When did the construction walls go up? Geez!

Thanks for the update!

 

[ToTBellHop]

Originally posted by kevlightyear
Wow, that sign came down fast! When did the construction walls go up? Geez!

Thanks for the update!

The sign has not "come down" yet--a construction wall simply went up. The sign is still there and will undergo changes over the next few weeks.

 

[MrNonacho]

The sign is definitely gone. Just compare with other pics. Like http://pages.ivillage.com/udderlyfantastic/mgm100.jpg.

 

[kevlightyear]

Here, look at Sean's image next to one of mine from last July. The lime green line's match up, and it's evident that the sign (or at least the top portion of it) has been removed.

 

[Frontierland]

I think they should move the hat to the entrance of fantasmic

 

[Epcot is my fav]

Originally posted by Figment1986
nice, if only they would Move the hat.

right i totally agree.......

 

[bamboo7]

Originally posted by Sean23
I spoke with two cast members and the both told me one mans dream would be open two more years. I know that does not really mean anything but I hope so. Below is the sign in front of the hat now.

it is true that 'one man's dream' is remaining open. i don't know if it'll be there for 2 years, but they deceided to keep it due to positive guest feedback. the only official mention of it being open i've received since 100YOM ended is that it is 'open daily during park hours'

 

[kevlightyear]

Just a little update:

My mom and sister just got back and they told me that the construction walls were up last Tuesday around the hat. They said that on Friday, the 100 yom sign was still up, so that means it must have come down Friday night/early saturday morning.

As a side note, they noticed GMR was under rehab as well.

 

[WDW1971]

I agree with the comment about getting rid of the hat. It was nice for a temporary item, but move it to somewhere else. The idea of moving it to the entrance to Fantasmic sounds perfect. The theme fits it.

Open up the view of the GMR from the entrance.

 

[Cliff]

Regarding the hat, I heard a rumor when it was being built that WDI was intending on putting some "light show" inside it. A CM said that there was supposed to be allot of lasers projecting something on the inside walls of the hat.

Anybody know anything about this? ( Total rumor or an idea that was scrapped.)

-Cliff : - )

 

[bamboo7]

Originally posted by WDW1971
I agree with the comment about getting rid of the hat. It was nice for a temporary item, but move it to somewhere else. The idea of moving it to the entrance to Fantasmic sounds perfect. The theme fits it.

Open up the view of the GMR from the entrance.

well, i'd also like to see it moved, but that'll never happen. That thing is SECURLY planted in the ground. Plus they are trying to take attention away from GMR. THe hat won't be going anywhere any time soon.

 

[WDW1971]

Originally posted by bamboo7
well, i'd also like to see it moved, but that'll never happen. That thing is SECURLY planted in the ground. Plus they are trying to take attention away from GMR. THe hat won't be going anywhere any time soon.

Nothing man-made is ever so securely planted in the ground that it can't be removed. Working in engineering in the construction industry has taught me that.

Why are they trying to take attention away from GMR?

 

[Nickahlers]

Refurbishment

They're trying to take attention away from GMR because it is closed right now for "routine maintenance." I think it is supposed to open in mid-April sometime...

Is Voyage of the Little Mermaid open again yet?

 

[imagineersrock]

WHY TAKE ATTENTION AWAY FROM GMR, ITS GORGEOUS! -ITS LIKE ONE OF THE BEST PICTURE SPOTS IN THE PARK, IN MY OPINION. ANYWAY, I LOVE THAT IDEA ABOUT MOVING IT TO FANTASMIC (WHETHER POSSIBLE OR NOT) I STILL THINK THATS A GREAT IDEA!

 

[no2apprentice]

Originally posted by WDW1971
Nothing man-made is ever so securely planted in the ground that it can't be removed.

Of course it could be moved (for a whole lot of $$$ and grief). But I believe the point that bamboo7 was trying to make was that the hat was built to be a permanent fixture, not a temporary one. Whether we like it or not, someone in the higher ups thought it would be a great idea to make the Sorcerer's Hat the new DS icon, and place it right in the middle, blocking GMR, to be the focal point for all DS.

As Jack Skellington said, "Oh well."

 

[Sean23]

Here is the construction going on at the front of mgm: