Disney4648
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Question- Why cant they work on the demolition at night?
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It's not Epcot anymore.. (wand demo pics)
- Thread starter mousermerf
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They ARE doing it at night. Its too much work for it to be all done in one night, however.
Bad show? Yeah, but I think after hearing for years about how the wand was the cause of the downfall of civilization, you can all deal with a little bad show.
joel_maxwell
Permanent Resident of EPCOT
oy vey
like posted before, i wish they would bring in 2 cranes, cut the sucker in half and quit coddling the letters. (?)
LivingtheDream
Member
actually .. I think he meant the sign no longer says Epcot ....
dave2822
New Member
Does anyone know why they decided to do this now? The summer months are crowded times at WDW, why not put this construction off until say, September, when there will be less angry people trying to take pictures of EPCOT and its new friend, the crane. At the rate they are going, it would seem that even if they started in September, it would be off in time for the busy holiday season.
Mr_Tom_Morrow
New Member
my guess is that if they waited til september then they wouldnt have had it completely done by the oct 1st anniversary
Surf Fish2285
Member
I think they want it down for November. That's when they reopen SSE and its the 25 anniversary of Epcot!
Edit: Arg beat me to the punch!
Edit: Arg beat me to the punch!
Epcot82Guy
Well-Known Member
I would say a few reasons:
1. I think that the powers that be wanted it gone now (obviously).
2. It will take several months to go down. And, F&W is arguably more crowded at Epcot than are August and early September. So, this is a better time than September and October.
3. While not a big deal, you do have earlier sunrises in the morning.
4. This gives them plenty of time while SSE is down to finish this project.
1. I think that the powers that be wanted it gone now (obviously).
2. It will take several months to go down. And, F&W is arguably more crowded at Epcot than are August and early September. So, this is a better time than September and October.
3. While not a big deal, you do have earlier sunrises in the morning.
4. This gives them plenty of time while SSE is down to finish this project.
Buzzforprez
New Member
Do you realize how much it weighs? Much, much more than you think.
Rob562
Well-Known Member
Also, the walkway to the east of Spaceship Earth will most likely remain walled off throughout the construction to allow unimpeded access to the elevator in the mirror column. So they may as well have the crane parked over there now as well.
-Rob
Surf Fish2285
Member
How come it took all night to take down 2 letters? That seems really slow! Anyone know what slowed them down?
Horizons1
Well-Known Member
Safety.
joel_maxwell
Permanent Resident of EPCOT
yes, i can imagine. i knwo that they have to get a lot of the small stuff (ei: the letters) out of the way to then dismantle the structure, but 2 letters a day progress will take until the new year. i know that progress will speed up in due time and safety is always the number 1 issue. Sure enough in 3 months time we will have a bare cement slab that reads, former resting place of the dockside crane and maybe, just maybe we wont have a wand thread ever again.
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
it's going to take at least 2 months to remove the thing...this will be a slow process. Would you like to climb up 257 feet and remove the 30-foot letters?
DisneyMissy
New Member
Put it back, put it back! I don't want it to come down.
Mansion Butler
Active Member
and maybe, just maybe we wont have a wand thread ever again.
Yes we will. Once a week I will personally start a thread laughing at wand lovers.
Just to start something.
Surf Fish2285
Member
That's nothing for steel workers, just another days work!