jlsHouston
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Pretty amazing stuff
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How far down do the Utilidors go?
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jlsHouston
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And has anyone been in down in the Utilidors lately/recently ? No issues with the water table ? Structurally it's still very sound ? All of the Utilidors still in use today ?
And what about the other parks...are there Utilidors there too ? At Epcot ? AK and HS ?
And what about the other parks...are there Utilidors there too ? At Epcot ? AK and HS ?
jlsHouston
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There's an image on google http://www.bigfloridacountry.com/wdw/utilidors.shtml, and it looks like the utilidors were built below ground surface....
I don't know how to copy the pic though
I don't know how to copy the pic though
flynnibus
Premium Member
There's an image on google http://www.bigfloridacountry.com/wdw/utilidors.shtml, and it looks like the utilidors were built below ground surface....
I don't know how to copy the pic though
But you are referencing 'ground' as what you see in the photos near the utilidors/tunnels. Much of that is backfill.
@marni1971 's photos show it best as it relates to what was built 'up' from the ground clearing.. vs what was trenched 'down' into the ground clearing.
EOD K9
Well-Known Member
The second rule of sinkhole........don't talk about sinkhole.The first rule of sinkholes ... Is there is no sinkhole
Tom
Beta Return
Yup, pretty much. I've looked at a lot of photos, a lot of blueprints, a lot of satellite imagery, and a lot of maps of property. And, I've spent a lot of time there. Construction and engineering are also my life
Tom
Beta Return
It's amazing how much of a facility is back there. Nearly all of Fantasyland is on top of an underground building.
jlsHouston
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I know that is what I keep thinking looking at these old photos. A whole other world...right below our feet..and the backfill was so much it created a lake...
jlsHouston
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And they were only built at WDW not at DL ?
lazyboy97o
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Correct. New Orleans Square has a rather massive, shared basement complex and there a few tunnel below Tomorrowland (one was used for the Rocket Rods queue).
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
They were built in response to 'Space Cowboys' which annoyed Walt when some CM's wearing space suits were seen in Frontierland on their way to their assignment. Walt felt this was really 'bad show' and the 'Florida Project' would have a system to eliminate it.
jlsHouston
Well-Known Member
So the Utilidors were actually a Walt Disney the person concept
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Yes they were but the 'Florida Project' MK was the only place they could be built, All the other parks used ring roads instead for CM access, There are a few utilidors in EPCOT
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
The concept likely comes from Victor Gruen. The Heart of Our Cities: The Urban Crisis: Diagnosis and Cure, a book Walt Disney owned, outlines a series of urban design principles that are clearly an inspiration for EPCOT, including the separated, lower level service areas.
The first rule of sinkholes ... Is there is no sinkhole
Well there was that sinkho...err... "temporary utilidor" that was created under Horizons.
Definately no sinkhole there.
Amazing shot! Haven't a clue where everyone is finding these photos.
THEMEPARKPIONEER
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If your lucky you can get a peak into the tunnel when they leave one of the doors open under the Fountain of Nations stage.There's an image on google http://www.bigfloridacountry.com/wdw/utilidors.shtml, and it looks like the utilidors were built below ground surface....
I don't know how to copy the pic though