Why don't people standing beneath Spaceship Earth get drenched from rainwater running off it?
Because hidden behind the 11,324 silver triangular-shaped tiles lies a unique drainage system--two gutters that surround the geosphere, one at the sphere's equator and another below that. The surface tiles are spaced an inch apart, permitting rainwater to flow through and into the submerged gutters. Both gutters collect the rainwater and channel it through Spaceship Earth's support legs down below Future World, where it flows out and replenishes World Showcase Lagoon.
Because hidden behind the 11,324 silver triangular-shaped tiles lies a unique drainage system--two gutters that surround the geosphere, one at the sphere's equator and another below that. The surface tiles are spaced an inch apart, permitting rainwater to flow through and into the submerged gutters. Both gutters collect the rainwater and channel it through Spaceship Earth's support legs down below Future World, where it flows out and replenishes World Showcase Lagoon.
