Expansion Photos

[danlb_2000]

:sohappy: Thanks dan! :sohappy: Bing maps, you said? I've noticed Google only seems to refresh their shots once every year or 6

Bing maps doesn't update that often either. If you look at Spaceship Earth in Epcot, the wand is still there so the shots are at least 3 years old.

I like Bing maps because as well as the aerial view that Google offers it also has a "bird eye view" which is sorta of a slight angle which you can look at from all for major directions. Lets you see some detail that you can't see in the aerial view.

 

[danlb_2000]

The huge 2 walls on the left of the picture are (from what I've been led to believe from working in Magic Kingdom) leftovers from the 20K show building.

The top right is the entrance to the Utilidors, if you need your bearings.

Ah, ok that makes sense.

Dan

 

[danlb_2000]

They are digging and laying plumbing in what I beleive is left over from the 20K show building. There appear to be parts of the concrete wall cut for what look like doors. They are digging like crazy within those two existing walls. Can't tell if it is gonna be for the for Ariel ride, or the BatB area.

Hope this is helpful to you guys!

Almost definitely going to be the Little Mermaid ride, lines up perfectly with the blueprints.

 

[Pentacat]

Old aerial photos

Here's a link to an aerial photo from 1999, I think. It clearly shows the 20K show building and lagoon before it was demolished.

http://disney.rocket9.net/images/MK-Aerial.1280.jpg

Here's an awesome site that shows the demolition process. It's sad that it is gone because it was some of the most amazing theming that the Imagineers ever came up with.

 

[unkadug]

Here's a link to an aerial photo from 1999, I think. It clearly shows the 20K show building and lagoon before it was demolished.

http://disney.rocket9.net/images/MK-Aerial.1280.jpg

Here's an awesome site that shows the demolition process. It's sad that it is gone because it was some of the most amazing theming that the Imagineers ever came up with.

MissM will love you for that plug.

 

[MotherOfBirds]

Bless you all! I just came back from Wizarding World and now I must throw myself into the FLE. I'm all empty inside now that there are no secrets

Good arial pic. Does anyone know why they left up those two walls of the old showbuilding?

 

[Tigerace81]

If theres major work going on in July I'll take a little bit to take pictures if I'm able to. Anyone got any idea on what would be taking place around mid-July behind the walls?

 

[mp2bill]

Almost definitely going to be the Little Mermaid ride, lines up perfectly with the blueprints.

Cool pic! The only problem is they/you have Gaston's over it's a small world.

 

[unkadug]

Cool pic! The only problem is they/you have Gaston's over it's a small world.

Nah...IASW is further to the left off the picture completely.

 

[gamedude]

ah 1999, when the castle had more trees lol.

Heres a different way to look at the aerial view wait for the overlay preview picture to load, Time loading varies

 

[kashmir]

ah 1999, when the castle had more trees lol.

Heres a different way to look at the aerial view wait for the overlay preview picture to load, Time loading varies

Thanks, Gamedude!! This is so fun to see!!

 

[Unplugged]

Great compositing gamedude! Nice work!!

 

[Tigerace81]

If it comes out as good as that, I'll be thrilled. They have cut corners on some projects as of lately (Mickeys Fun Wheel in DCA).

 

[aladdin4000]

great post, Gamedude

 

[gamedude]

No problem. Just looking at the picture, shows you how much more magic is coming into this project, and how much of a fantasy is becoming a reality.

 

[FutureWorld1982]

There's a new update of the expansion HERE, that shows that many trees are gone, Peter Pan is still under tarps, Winnie the Pooh's tree is still waiting and in the Fantasyland area ahuge amount of dirt has been moved...

 

[Neverland]

There's some not so great show in Fantasyland right now. You can see the back of IASW's show building (and possibly Haunted Mansion's; I don't remember), and the County Bounty in Toontown is visible from as far back as the carousel. There's also dirt and construction equipment visible over the wall from eye level, but that can't really be helped.

 

[Tori]

Here's some photos I took yesterday.

 

[MotherOfBirds]

Thanks, Tori! Pinoccio's village haus, I'm assuming?