Is the clock ticking on the Sorcerer Mickey Hat icon at the Studios? YES!

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Wouldn't that be funny if they used for a mini-hat out front, that would make everyone happy!

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

there are at least two layers of shipping cans full of stuff in this fillspace, i think this is where the 'hazmat'(asbestos remediation, lead paint) goes to rot, on property, oddly enough...

Ahhh So that's where The Magic Lives!

 

[Cesar R M]

speaking of closures.. how many attractions have they closed in DHS?
I'm surprised they still dare to charge full ticket now.

 

[Wikkler]

1.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

I'm surprised they still dare to charge full ticket now.

Don't ever say that in front of Mickey....He'll get ya!

 

[lazyboy97o]

In all seriousness... Was the Hat built to last how many years it has? If it was temporary when designed, was it engineered to sit there that long? Perhaps there's a number of factors to its demise.

I haven't looked at the EPCOT Building Codes, but temporary in such terms is usually something like 90 days or less. Far too short for a year long event.

 

[dstrawn9889]

i would assumt there is a height trigger in the code, where even temp. bldg of a certain windsail( or whatever the term is for large square footage of structure that can catch wind load) size this code is required

 

[DisneyGentleman]

One things is certain - it's being cut-up and not dismantled. The BAH will be gone for good!

 

[danlb_2000]

OK, if you say so. As this progresses it will become more clear to both of us.

Definitely a crane. Actually two of them, another one around back.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Definitely a crane. Actually two of them, another one around back.

View attachment 79402

OK, you are correct. It wasn't really a super crane, but, a crane none the less. I stand corrected. I was envisioning a much bigger one then they used. I will also take this opportunity to correct myself on the torch vs. unbolting comment as well. From the pictures I saw it looked like a very straight line at the bottom and the top of the hat. Now that I have seen a close up it is anything but straight, so I concede that it probably was cut off with a torch for the most part.

Don't expect a lot more humbling concessions from me for at least a day.

 

[Clamman73]

Definitely a crane. Actually two of them, another one around back.

View attachment 79402

Scrap Systems of Orlando. Google their website and that pretty much tells the tale.

 

[ChrisFL]

speaking of closures.. how many attractions have they closed in DHS?
I'm surprised they still dare to charge full ticket now.

Depends on what you consider an attraction?

American Idol
Backlot Tour
Jack Sparrow encounter whatever
Drew Carey's dark creepy experience

 

[Rose&Crowner]

If all the suppirts for this thing are in planters as the one above, I expect this to be completed on 2/11/2015. They won't have to re pave, just re plant.

 

[Brian]

Maybe they'll build a pin store selling exclusively Sorcerer Hat remembrance pins on the site where it once stood.

To keep it thematically relevant, they could shape the commemorative pin store like a Giant Sorcerer’s hat.

For your convenience, I've photoshopped what that would look like. It took me some time, but I think it came out pretty well!

 

[180º]

That photoshop looks so fake. It's clear you just pasted a giant sorcerer's hat right in front of the Chinese Theater. You can tell because it doesn't match its surroundings.

 

[DisneyGentleman]

Now that I have seen a close up it is anything but straight, so I concede that it probably was cut off with a torch for the most part.

Actually, it is fiberglass and was cut by a saw. If you look carefully, you can see the dust left by the saw all over the parts. A torch would have scorched the fiberglass.

 

[Communicore]

Actually, it is fiberglass and was cut by a saw. If you look carefully, you can see the dust left by the saw all over the parts. A torch would have scorched the fiberglass.

I wonder if that saw can also cut through the Epcot theme park tombstones.

 

[zakattack99]

Actually, it is fiberglass and was cut by a saw. If you look carefully, you can see the dust left by the saw all over the parts. A torch would have scorched the fiberglass.

But is that not ththe point... BURN BABY BURN

 

[Cesar R M]

Definitely a crane. Actually two of them, another one around back.

View attachment 79402

I see 3 cranes, 2 "serious" and one "funny" .

 

[Cesar R M]

Depends on what you consider an attraction?

American Idol
Backlot Tour
Jack Sparrow encounter whatever
Drew Carey's dark creepy experience

hmm, didnt they closed the stunt show too?