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

[TomP]

I know this is OT but with everyone focused on the demise of the BAH (Yippee!), I was wondering if anyone has checked to see if there is anything going on in the old BLT area?

 

[NYwdwfan]

View attachment 80553 Good morning. There ya go!

I really really hope they remove the rest of the blue next - I don't even care if I have to peek through steel to see the theater - I JUST WANT TO SEE IT!!

 

[Lucky]

So all the stars and moons are gone?

Yes, but we left you some hearts and clovers.

 

[RayTheFirefly]

Another similar but clearer pic.

http://ink361.com/app/users/ig-405834950/openlockets/photos/ig-907896851113270548_405834950

 

[BrerJon]

I just want to stand on that catwalk...

I wish they had someone just standing on there dressed as a Bond villain, or maybe have a chair and some monitors to imply that was a secret lair all along.

Boy, does it look like a Big Condom now.

Made gif of earlier hat destruction video posted here by BrerJon. Video owner appears to be ViewFromTheCheapSeats on youtube.
Tada

Awesome work! I could watch that all day.

 

[BrerJon]

Not sure what happened here... I think my job suddenly started blocking some URL's. What hosting service did you use? I don't see the image in your post.

Here's the direct link to the GIF that Monorail_Red_77 made if you're not seeing it:
http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/1-28-2015/M_HhJN.gif

 

[flynnibus]

In the eagerness to see just the brim this morning... I failed to notice the work on the 'ears' too. Some panels have come down yesterday. And overnight more of the skin of the hand was removed. The hand is basically just the skeleton now (sides gone now)

I assume they'll take that left ear's panel off in that big chunk they've isolated. We might see more work going on on the ears over the next few nights vs more work on the brim.

 

[jdmdisney99]

You know I have never known DHS/MGM without the hat. So, it is a little sad to see it go, from a nostalgic standpoint. That is how a lot of people remember the park, how they identify it from their younger years. But people need to look at it in context. It completely detracts from the theme of the area. It is quite the shame that people today, including my close family, do not comprehend theme parks as an independent art form. They are meant to encapsulate you in a sense of time and place, just as you are sucked into a book or movie for a certain period of time. Alas, I will miss it. It is what I know, and it's how I'll always remember my younger years with my family in the park. But I will be just as happy to see something finally done there.

 

[Cesar R M]

Another similar but clearer pic.

http://ink361.com/app/users/ig-405834950/openlockets/photos/ig-907896851113270548_405834950

at this point, I suppose they will slow down a lot in removing the rest.
The structure looks like VERY SOLID. With these pretty big metal bars welded/riveted

 

[FoozieBear]

I'm really really loving seeing more and more of the Chinese Theater each day! The next time I step into the park and see the hat completley gone, I'll feel like I time-traveled to a much simpler time of Disney themeing. Really awesome.

 

[ToTBellHop]

But they already removed the receptacle tip?

I thought the reason this process was taking weeks and not days is because Disney wanted to be safe. Guess not.

 

[GhostHost1000]

Here's the direct link if you're not seeing it:
http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/1-28-2015/M_HhJN.gif

LOL! that is great!

I like how all the people are so calmly walking after a missile blows up an object next to them as if it's expected

 

[Arthur Wellesley]

It is interesting considering the rumor out there is a total re-do of this park. Will the theater take over as the center of the park (again) or will something new happen in this space more in line with the future developments of this park? Maybe the next visible changes in this area will simply be the re-branding of the Great Movie Ride with TCM. I have always been under the assumption that these two events will coincide with each other to some degree.

To make us wait this long having to look at the BAH, and then once it's finally removed tear down or alter the theater...would be like having a juicy steak waiting at the end of a giant maze which a hungry dog must attempt to find. After hours & hours of searching, the hungry dog finally makes it to the end of the tedious maze & can see the juicy steak waiting for him. Once the hungry dog lunges to take a delicious bite...the owner quickly reaches in & snatches away the juicy steak & replaces it with a dirty shoe.

We've served our time. Let us enjoy our steak.

 

[The Rocketeer]

You know I have never known DHS/MGM without the hat. So, it is a little sad to see it go, from a nostalgic standpoint. That is how a lot of people remember the park, how they identify it from their younger years. But people need to look at it in context. It completely detracts from the theme of the area. It is quite the shame that people today, including my close family, do not comprehend theme parks as an independent art form. They are meant to encapsulate you in a sense of time and place, just as you are sucked into a book or movie for a certain period of time. Alas, I will miss it. It is what I know, and it's how I'll always remember my younger years with my family in the park. But I will be just as happy to see something finally done with there.

Agreed.

 

[Haymarket2008]

Random tidbit: I just checked my itinerary for my upcoming trip, and the banner that indicates which park you are going to each day has the Tower of Terror as the focal point. They did away with the BAH online within a day or two.

 

[note2001]

at this point, I suppose they will slow down a lot in removing the rest.
The structure looks like VERY SOLID. With these pretty big metal bars welded/riveted

I think they're going for a steam punk look here.

 

[Communicore]

To make us wait this long having to look at the BAH, and then once it's finally removed tear down or alter the theater...would be like having a juicy steak waiting at the end of a giant maze which a hungry dog must attempt to find. After hours & hours of searching, the hungry dog finally makes it to the end of the tedious maze & can see the juicy steak waiting for him. Once the hungry dog lunges to take a delicious bite...the owner quickly reaches in & snatches away the juicy steak & replaces it with a dirty shoe.

We've served our time. Let us enjoy our steak.

Or in this case, replaces it with inflatables. lol lol lol

 

[Sora_Keyblade]

not a good idea.. the BAH might return as a Jedi Ghost.

Can this be turned into a gif? Maybe along with Iago from the "Under new Management" Tiki Room and the wand from Spaceship Earth? Please?

 

[marni1971]

I would like to know about the BLT area too. Could you start a new thread so we can chat about it?

Nothing to talk about. Yet.

 

[wm49rs]

I would like to know about the BLT area too. Could you start a new thread so we can chat about it?

http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/studio-backlot-tour-closing-on-september-27-2014.890530/

Nothing ongoing as of yet....