UltimtMickeyFan
Member
Looking at the 1st daylight webcam shots this morning of the wand, it appears that all the letters on the park side of the wand may be gone... Still kind of hard to tell thought since its so far away.
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It's not Epcot anymore.. (wand demo pics)
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kirst_al UK
Member
Can i just ask why are folk happy that the wand has come down....am i missing something !? Sorry if i have but have always wondered. :veryconfu
CrashNet
Well-Known Member
Thousands of TONS? You know how big of a crane you'd need to lift that much? You also have to remember that whatever it lifts has to be cantilevered...the crane may be able to lift a lot of weight, but it can't lift more than its own weight.Cranes can lift thousands of tons in a single lift. Just get the right tool for the job.
Obviously it looks like Disney is going for the 'disassembly in place' to save crane costs.. at the expense of longer 'onsite' workProbably cheaper, but not as dramatic
jt04
Well-Known Member
I hope they put it on eBay, I want to install it over my house.
I hear PETCO has already bid on the letters and Universal has put in a bid for the wand portion. Evidently they need an icon for their new Potterland!:hammer:
TomDisney
Active Member
Lets just strap 2 solid rocket boosters to each side of the wand and just launch the thing into space.....
joel_maxwell
Permanent Resident of EPCOT
id like to be the tums supplier for that office. id probably make my quota in july for the year.
i saw that as well. actually, im surprised it wasnt addressed sooner in earlier posts. wouldnt you like to havethose photos of that service elevator with some vehicles coming down.
do a thread search keyword "wand" and you should have about a months reading ahead of you.... then you shall know.
cymbaldiva
Active Member
Aww.. now that makes me sad
I'm pretty darn happy to see the wand go, but you definately have a valid point, IMHO anyway
You want sad, look at the destruction of Horizons - a travesty inside the park, and fully visible in the latter weeks from all over property. Somethings by their very nature are too big to remove unseen.Aww.. now that makes me sad
brkgnews
Well-Known Member
No kidding. It looked like a bomb hit!
Fresh hot linky goodness...
http://www.wdwmagic.com/horizons_demolition.htm
Fresh hot linky goodness...
http://www.wdwmagic.com/horizons_demolition.htm
SirNim
Well-Known Member
To me, looks like all but the "E" or the "Ep". Hope we get photographic verification soon...
Thursday 12th July...... lots of work last night! Here`s your photographic verification:
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?p=2359654#post2359654
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?p=2359654#post2359654
DarkMeasures
New Member
I was at Epcot during the Horizons demolition. It was cool as hell.
jmvd20
Well-Known Member
That's strange, I have always been under the impression that hell was very hot... :shrug:
As far as the base goes...
Somebody set us up the bomb... you will survive make your time... :lookaroun
Figment82
Well-Known Member
The destruction of Horizons was just heart-wrenching. From the back, it looked like someone took a bite out of the building or just clawed it to death. It was almost a blessing when they were finally done and the ground was clear.
On that sad note, I'm heading off to Epcot now (or E or Ep, whatever you want to call it) - I can't believe the amazing progress made just overnight!
On that sad note, I'm heading off to Epcot now (or E or Ep, whatever you want to call it) - I can't believe the amazing progress made just overnight!
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
you are obnoxious. Moreso than me.
jt04
Well-Known Member
Buried20KLeague
Well-Known Member
HOLY CRAP!!!!!!! I had never really taken the time to hunt these pics down on here. I had ZERO idea it went down the way it did. Wow. Yeah, now I can sympathize with those that were so bothered by it.