peter11435
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How do you know it will be a large planter? Could be several smaller planters? We really don’t know yet.
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News Improvements coming to the entrances of all four Walt Disney World theme parks
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Kman101
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I don't. I was under the impression the large planter would be relocated. Apparently I'm wrong.
All I did was express concern about size and walking space and being confused about what I thought I knew, lol. No need to be so dismissive ...
ImperfectPixie
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I was under the same impression, so I get it. I'm super curious as to what the plan is though, because by the water would have looked really nice if Mickey was facing into the park...it would have been a great photo spot.
peter11435
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Not trying to be dismissive. Just pointing out that there is plenty of room and any number of ways that the Mickey topiary could be moved post security. You can’t simply move a concrete planter. It has to be demolished and rebuilt so it could be rebuilt to work seamlessly with its new location.
halltd
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Could never be coming back for all we know!
tonymu
Premium Member
If it is rebuilt inside of the security canopy it would make for a better photo spot with the Art Deco entrance with Disney's Holleywood Studios sign as the background vs the security canopy as the background. The area after security looks huge, so there would be plenty of space for it and it would break up the massive slab of concrete between security and entrance gates. I envision it looking something like this. Just my guess.
Kman101
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I'm just not a fan of it there. But I don't make these decisions
It would have been better by the water where the flags are. JMO!! lolSince when has everyone been concerned about a massive slab of concrete? It's not THAT huge of an area that it "needs to be broken up" ...
tonymu
Premium Member
If it was where the flags are against the water then you would not be able to take pictures in front of it with the park entrance as the background. The background of the photo would then be the water and then be bus stop shelters, restroom building and buses. Also the flagpoles would be too tall to get in a lot of the photos so you would have the three awkward poles in the picture and it would make it harder to put the Christmas tree there with the flagpoles. Just my thoughts.I'm just not a fan of it there. But I don't make these decisions
Since when has everyone been concerned about a massive slab of concrete? It's not THAT huge of an area that it "needs to be broken up" ...
raymusiccity
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Agree. Anyway, most of the Studio already consists of concrete slabs. Probably the hottest and shade free of all the Parks.I'm just not a fan of it there. But I don't make these decisions
Since when has everyone been concerned about a massive slab of concrete? It's not THAT huge of an area that it "needs to be broken up" ...
WDWtraveler
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Photo update as of Saturday, May 11, 2019. Several updates here at three different park entrances.
At Hollywood Studios, the characters in the original landscaped planter at the entrance have been removed.
At Epcot, the pavement and curbing, including the landscape in the center of the tram pickup/drop off area, is gone now.
At Epcot, most of the pavement in the tram area, under the monorail station, is gone now. In the below photo, this was the pedestrian crosswalk area from the parking lot to the entrance.
At the Ticket and Transportation Center, the concrete for the vehicle barriers in the tram pickup and drop off area is being removed now.
At Hollywood Studios, the characters in the original landscaped planter at the entrance have been removed.
At Epcot, the pavement and curbing, including the landscape in the center of the tram pickup/drop off area, is gone now.
At Epcot, most of the pavement in the tram area, under the monorail station, is gone now. In the below photo, this was the pedestrian crosswalk area from the parking lot to the entrance.
At the Ticket and Transportation Center, the concrete for the vehicle barriers in the tram pickup and drop off area is being removed now.
nicb88
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The Christmas tree now goes on the ‘island’ in Echo Lake.. or at least it has done the last few years!
peter11435
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Yep, and now you see why the tree was moved back inside the park.The Christmas tree now goes on the ‘island’ in Echo Lake.. or at least it has done the last few years!
Kman101
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That's a very good point. With the area open now I can see there's plenty of room.
It belongs in a museum!!
Kman101
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I’m a little surprised they didn’t add a cover to the tram load/unload at HS. Wasn’t the point of all of this improvement to add shade and comfort? Other than that it looks great in person. I’m just surprised because aren’t they adding a shade structure to AK’s new tram load/unload?
peter11435
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The point was to improve the arrival and security experience. I think this does that even if no structure. Shade would have been nice but not necessary. The majority of time guests spend waiting in the sun for trams is done along the route in the parking lot upon arrival. Where shade structures aren’t really practical. During the day there is generally a tram to quickly board when leaving. Most of the waiting in that location is done at the end of the night when shade isn’t really needed.
There are no plans for a shade structure for Animal Kingdoms tram load.