illuminations leftovers?

[wdwishes2005]

During emh in may me and my friend were at epcot and about an hour after illuminations we were walking towards world showcase, and all of a sudden an explosion went off by the globe. It was really cool but does anyone have an idea why? or does that happen alot?

 

[TheOneVader]

Every night at about 10:30, they release the rest of the propane in the inferno barge, causing a really big fireball. I've never actually seen it, but I've heard it from the Boardwalk.

 

[wdwishes2005]

it was sorta scary but cool

Thx theonevader that explains it.

btw i like your avatar i love the battlefield series.

 

[Pioneer Hall]

I thought that the park had to be clear of all guests in order for them to release the propane. I heard that they were very strict about this policy...guess things change.

 

[Mission: SPACE]

This is a burnoff... it gets rid of all the excess propane and cleans out the pipes. We do this at LMA after every show as well, because, according to the techs, if they don't do this maintenance costs would soar.

 

[wdwishes2005]

thanks for the replies. i had been wondering for a while.

 

[boo52]

This is a burnoff... it gets rid of all the excess propane and cleans out the pipes. We do this at LMA after every show as well, because, according to the techs, if they don't do this maintenance costs would soar.

Well it's more of a saftey thing than anything. They do this at Epic too. It releases the pressure between the storage tank and the PLC valves.

 

[I.M.Fearless]

Hey, I remember that. Scared my family half to death; we all thought that the explosion wasn't on purpose or something.

 

[WDWCP]

Makes sense. Might as well burn off the excess under controlled circumstances instead of letting something build up and become uncontrolled...