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[tparris]

Here’s a photo from the lift hill of Expedition Everest

 

[tparris]

Photo update as of April 1st

The back of the old Energy building. They are adding new steel framing to the roof at the back of the building.

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Looks like work is being done for foundations in Energy. Also the bottoms of the steel framing have been painted black for some reason. (Apologies for my shirt in the reflection)

Some piping and such has been moved inside the pavilion.

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

Looks like they’re dismantling the ribs too, ouch

 

[Clamman73]

Wonder if this turned into a can of worms when they started to open up the building and there was some corrosion issues where the metal was contacting the cement slab and they gave it a coating.

 

[tparris]

Wonder if this turned into a can of worms when they started to open up the building and there was some corrosion issues where the metal was contacting the cement slab and they gave it a coating.

That could very well be the case

 

[alias8703]

Anyone else thinking that during the launch into that banked turn that the car will rotate to be facing up at the ceiling the entire time to almost simulate a free fall? It would be quite fun.

 

[Incomudro]

Looks like they’re dismantling the ribs too, ouch

The ribs are depicted in the GotG concept images, so I wouldn't be too concerned.

 

[180º]

Anyone else thinking that during the launch into that banked turn that the car will rotate to be facing up at the ceiling the entire time to almost simulate a free fall? It would be quite fun.

I considered that and then wondered if maybe the cars will rotate inward to face down at a setpiece as they wrap around it.

 

[tparris]

The ribs are depicted in the GotG concept images, so I wouldn't be too concerned.

So were the solar panels. However they could come back

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

The ribs are depicted in the GotG concept images, so I wouldn't be too concerned.
Edit:

So were the solar panels.

So were the solar panels. However they could come back

Oh, you beat me to saying it, lol

 

[tparris]

I didn’t realize how depressing Energy looked until I saw it in person yesterday and today. It has always kinda dominated that side of Future World with its size, and now with the state it’s in it looks bad. A lot of noise going on in there also. Some workers were welding something on the back wall and they are digging even more in there. Could be for foundation work

 

[Incomudro]

So were the solar panels. However they could come back

If you look at the concept art (which I know is not how things always turn out) the solar panels in the image are different

 

[tparris]

If you look at the concept art (which I know is not how things always turn out) the solar panels in the image are different

Good point. The ribs are also a bit different as well

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

If you look at the concept art (which I know is not how things always turn out) the solar panels in the image are different

They didn’t look very different to me

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

Good point. The ribs are also a bit different as well

The ribs look like they had lighting installed in them, which may require just replacing them entirely. I wouldn’t be surprised if they disappear and come back

 

[tparris]

The ribs look like they had lighting installed in them, which may require just replacing them entirely. I wouldn’t be surprised if they disappear and come back

They were also slanted at the top

 

[danlb_2000]

The ribs look like they had lighting installed in them, which may require just replacing them entirely. I wouldn’t be surprised if they disappear and come back

Based on the current pictures it doesn't look like they are removing them. If they were being removed you wouldn't see such clean, consistent cuts along the bottom of all of them.

 

[Bender123]

They didn’t look very different to me

The solar panels are supposed to come back. The problem with the old ones is that they were 40 years old, extremely inefficient compared to modern ones and just in bad shape.

For reference, the 1980s panels, when new, ran about 8% efficiency, based on averages from the time. 2019 averages are in the area of 22%. With modern panels, they will generate almost 3x the power for the same real estate.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I wonder if Disney is getting around any sort of restrictions or taxes for a 'new building' by replacing every bit of the old building bit by bit.

Theseus' Energy Adventure!

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

I wonder if Disney is getting around any sort of restrictions or taxes for a 'new building' by replacing every bit of the old building bit by bit.

I think that was the whole point in them “keeping” the building, other than fanservice (if that was even a factor they were considering to begin with)