Iconic Purple Directional Signs Being Replaced

[UNCgolf]

Other than standard aluminum sheets, what *should* they be made of or look like?

Sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds.

 

[TikibirdLand]

And... that's not made of aluminum?

The finest recycled paper I could find at Walmart.

 

[Goofy Ninja]

I know it's not the end of the world, but they will be missed.

 

[Phineas85]

As a UK visitor this colour scheme is not magical at all, as our Motorway signs are those very colours. It now just looks like a UK road.

 

[JoeCamel]

As a UK visitor this colour scheme is not magical at all, as our Motorway signs are those very colours. It now just looks like a UK road.

They match many areas of the US as well. No longer a unique touch to let you know it is a special place

 

[G00fyDad]

They could have gone with "Earidescent".

 

[DCBaker]

 

[Bullseye1967]

Boring and ugly!

 

[MisterPenguin]

Well, at least this doesn't have any readability issues like some of their new signs have.

 

[HauntedPirate]

I have to admit - After seeing these signs first-hand, they suck. Nothing sticks out, less easily-readable than the old signs.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I have to admit - After seeing these signs first-hand, they suck. Nothing sticks out, less easily-readable than the old signs.

YOU R the magic

 

[matt9112]

I have to admit - After seeing these signs first-hand, they suck. Nothing sticks out, less easily-readable than the old signs.

Yeah I mean low effort. The only thing they could have done weaker would be traditional FDOT look.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

I have to admit - After seeing these signs first-hand, they suck. Nothing sticks out, less easily-readable than the old signs.

I don’t much care about preserving the old signs (#nostalgia) but this does seem harder to read, at least in this picture. That’s a real issue.

 

[OG Runner]

I have said it before and I will say it again. The new signs take away from the feeling of Disney World.
for lack of a better way of saying it, with the old signs you definitely had the feeling you were in a
different "world", with the old signs. You didn't see those signs anywhere else. The new signs are
plain, boring and similar to signs you see in other cities around the country.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Huge upgrade in my book. There's absolutely nothing special about them, and that's the point. They're road signs. Clean, plain, and boring. That's how I want my bed sheets, my toilets, and my road signs.

Purple, red, and yellow together is a design nightmare. It looks like you're advertising a Going Out of Business Sale at a K-Mart in 1998.

I don’t much care about preserving the old signs (#nostalgia) but this does seem harder to read, at least in this picture. That’s a real issue.

The new ones are much clearer at night. It's hard to describe (or to photograph), but the reflective properties are much better.

The new signs are plain, boring and similar to signs you see in other cities around the country.

That's the whole point. You don't with safety. Drivers should be given information in the way they're used to receiving information. Roadways are not the place to tinker with novel design choices.

 

[phillip9698]

Huge upgrade in my book. There's absolutely nothing special about them, and that's the point. They're friggin road signs. Clean, plain, and boring. That's how I want my bed sheets, my toilets, and my road signs.

Purple, red, and yellow together is a design nightmare. It looks like you're advertising a Going Out of Business Sale at a K-Mart in 1998.


The new ones are much clearer at night. It's hard to describe (or to photograph), but the reflective properties are much better.


That's the whole point. You don't eff with safety. Drivers should be given information in the way they're used to receiving information. Roadways are not the place to tinker with novel design choices.

If thats such a big concern then they should be green/gold/white. I dont recall anyone reporting safety issues with the purple signs.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I’m pretty ambivalent at this point but I wish they weren’t following the Tomorrowland overhaul schedule, with us enjoying a shift from old signs to new that occurs more slowly than continental drift. A world-class resort should have changed these all over quickly (especially with its 50th going on). The mixture looks terrible, especially when a single support holds both styles of sign. They couldn’t wait for the other to come in and install them together?

 

[Nottamus]

I was hoping they stopped replacing

Ehhh.

In 10 years, who ever is left on these boards will complain about blue signs all being replaced by purple, yellow and red signs

 

[CaptainAmerica]

I’m pretty ambivalent at this point but I wish they weren’t following the Tomorrowland overhaul schedule, with us enjoying a shift from old signs to new that occurs more slowly than continental drift. A world-class resort should have changed these all over quickly (especially with its 50th going on). The mixture looks terrible, especially when a single support holds both styles of sign. They couldn’t wait for the other to come in and install them together?

Absolutely this. It's embarrassing that this thread started 10 months ago and they're still going.

 

[Basil of Baker Street]

Meh, They're road signs. I have more important things to be angry about.