Agreed, and there's also a dimensional aspect of having the lights hang on the castle as opposed to being embedded. This gives the look of icicles, which would be much more difficult to achieve with something flat.
Crane usually goes up while we are there for the lights. Like around day 3 of our trips which are always beginning the 28th or 29th of August. I know I usually am able to get a few crane free picture during the trip.
That depends on how big it is. If it's the same type that they use to put the lights up and down then the answer is no, they do not. Those things can take up to 8 hours just to get rigged up. They have just about that window to get work done if they are doing it at night after the park closes. So by necessity it has to stay in place. Those aren't Tonka Toys, they are real life machines.
I honestly wonder why Disney hasn't embedded fiber optics in most buildings, yet. I mean, Main Street's facades have all been under refurb in the past 5 years..... fiber optics in those facades would be a wonderful effect for christmas and even during the holidays.
). Images with a fairly consistent sky are best, so I make no promises on the quality of the end result if the sky was a checkerboard pattern that day. Just send me a PM with the photo or a link to the photo. I don't anticipate a huge demand, but if it gets to much I'll delete my post. So if you see this, it means the offer is still on the table.
If anyone has a prized photo of themselves and/or their family in front of the Castle (digital/online image) and it has a crane in the background, I'd be willing to photoshop it out for you (first photo is on the house, additional edits are $599.99 each
