Echo Lake Refurbishment

[MisterPenguin]

I would consider seeing Echo Lake drained a feature!

I would also consider Echo Lake entirely gone a bonus. I didn't go to Orlando to see rather 'meh' re-creations of L.A. Now, if it had dancing fountains and an evening light show...

 

[ToTBellHop]

I would consider seeing Echo Lake drained a feature!

I would also consider Echo Lake entirely gone a bonus. I didn't go to Orlando to see rather 'meh' re-creations of L.A. Now, if it had dancing fountains and an evening light show...

I saw a kid urinating into Echo Lake once. It was a symphony of water, sound, and color.

 

[deWild]

I think you guys are on to something there...

 

[RSoxNo1]

I saw a kid urinating into Echo Lake once. It was a symphony of water, sound, and color.

He must have had the asparagus at Hollywood and Dine.

 

[networkpro]

I would consider seeing Echo Lake drained a feature!

I would also consider Echo Lake entirely gone a bonus. I didn't go to Orlando to see rather 'meh' re-creations of L.A. Now, if it had dancing fountains and an evening light show...

Only things missing would be if they refilled the lake with tar, pumped in smog, and added a tax on everything that didnt move.

 

[WDWtraveler]

Photo update as of Tuesday, September 19. Appears the Echo Lake refurbishment is more extensive. All the palm trees on the island have been cut down.

An earthen ramp has been constructed on one side to provide machinery access to the lake floor.

 

[MisterPenguin]

It's odd to see a refurb like this without the big walls to hide the behind-the-scenes 'magic.'

 

[danlb_2000]

Photo update as of Tuesday, September 19. Appears the Echo Lake refurbishment is more extensive. All the palm trees on the island have been cut down.

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An earthen ramp has been constructed on one side to provide machinery access to the lake floor.

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Taking out the center island for some reason?

 

[matt9112]

Only things missing would be if they refilled the lake with tar, pumped in smog, and added a *** tax on everything that didnt move.

yeah I agree no desire to be out west.

 

[matt9112]

Taking out the center island for some reason?

well currently does it serve any purpose? might make the lake feel bigger.

 

[GlacierGlacier]

well currently does it serve any purpose? might make the lake feel bigger.

Room for a Mini World of color? Continent of Color? Possibly a Civil District of Color?

In all seriousness though, I'd love them to put a continuous fountain show with world of color tech in there.

 

[matt9112]

Room for a Mini World of color? Continent of Color? Possibly a Civil District of Color?

In all seriousness though, I'd love them to put a continuous fountain show with world of color tech in there.

I would be happy with something on the scale of the epcot fountain.

 

[GlacierGlacier]

I would be happy with something on the scale of the epcot fountain.

Maybe not nearly as tall, since it'd be visible on sunset blvd and SWL queue 2, but any kinda little show right there would be wonderful.

 

[peter11435]

Taking out the center island for some reason?

Isn't there a large Christmas tree being placed on the island this year?

 

[YodaMan]

Isn't there a large Christmas tree being placed on the island this year?

^this. The palms were cut down to allow for the Christmas Tree to be placed there for the holidays.

 

[wdrive]

^this. The palms were cut down to allow for the Christmas Tree to be placed there for the holidays.

Well let's hope we get new palm trees after the holidays. Always a shame to see trees at Disney go.

 

[matt9112]

Well let's hope we get new palm trees after the holidays. Always a shame to see trees at Disney go.

nah need to keep the space open for the flavor of the week

 

[MrHappy]

^this. The palms were cut down to allow for the Christmas Tree to be placed there for the holidays.

Then what? We stare at stumps? Seems crazy that this work is to get a Christmas tree on the island for a month or 2. Would've been more fun to just add lights to the palm trees like that old Corona commercial. I would like to think the island would be completely removed...mowing that must be a real pain

 

[Prototype82]

Seems like they've found their replacement area for decking the halls after losing the majority of Streets of America. It won't have Star Wars guest flow, it's off to the side, there's a pretty lake. This is a logical area for a mini-grand Christmas attraction.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Seems like they've found their replacement area for decking the halls after losing the majority of Streets of America. It won't have Star Wars guest flow, it's off to the side, there's a pretty lake. This is a logical area for a mini-grand Christmas attraction.

It's more logical than Sunset Blvd. to me.