did they pause construction due to a global pandemic that killed millions worldwide?It only took 3 years to BUILD EPCOT
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Journey of Water featuring Moana coming to Epcot
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Disstevefan1
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Yes, of course, how silly of me, it's because of COVID.
Thank you for clarifying that for me.
ppete1975
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Can someone explain to me how bioreconstruct works? I know drone usage is prohibited at Disney and universal but they always have aerial photos of the parks. Are they affiliated with the parks? Are they using Google satellite or something? Always wondered.
I did find an article/interview that he hires helicopters and dangles out the side taking pics... but that doesnt sound accurate to me.
I did find an article/interview that he hires helicopters and dangles out the side taking pics... but that doesnt sound accurate to me.
lazyboy97o
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You’ve never seen all of the helicopters flying overhead giving tours? There are a couple of companies that offer them for relatively cheap. There’s a heliport right next to I-4 just south of Universal Orlando Resort.
Kamikaze
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Its accurate. Though I'm pretty sure that he's the chopper pilot, just doesn't want to admit to that.
ppete1975
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I live in oklahoma, so no. I just assumed that most of the area that the pictures come from would be faa protected areas. And a drone would be more efficient than renting a helicopter constantly.
Vegas Disney Fan
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I’ve often wondered if he’s a pilot for one of those companies. He gets some amazing shots, I also suspect he’s got some high quality zoom lenses.
ppete1975
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I guess it makes sense, thanks for the info. Ive always wondered with some of the shots they get.
lazyboy97o
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The helicopters fly over the parks rather frequently. The only park with restricted airspace is Magic Kingdom and that area only extends out to a portion of Epcot. You can book different tours over different parks and even single trips over all of them. That’s a lot easier than driving to different places to secretly launch a drone.
ppete1975
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I assumed the drone thing would have been approved by Disney and Universal since it is kind of free advertising and keeping the hype up for new attractions.. without directly coming from them. Clearly I over thought it.
CampbellzSoup
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Who has no kids?
DonniePeverley
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And no doubt once this project is finished we'll get videos from the usual youtubers crying about how glorious the rocks are. Give me a break.
Nothing at all i see in the apparent final pictures tells me this was worth gutting Epcot for half a decade.
James Alucobond
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I’m guessing that these are not only for lighting as Bioreconstruct said but also for the canopy. They’re placed in more or less the exact positions of the canopy supports in the concept art.
Haymarket2008
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No way this waits to open in Late 2023. I’d bet on late Spring.
Disstevefan1
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My money is on late 2023 sometime after Oct. 1, 2023.
At this point, who cares.
Incomudro
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I don't know...
We've got to remember, there's no ride.
In other recent large builds like this - Pandora and Galaxy's Edge - there were two rides being constructed in each of those lands.
Here, it's just rockwork, painting, and landscaping - and the structures aren't very large.
It may not take as long as we think.
Disstevefan1
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Wow, it looks no where near completion. There is a long way to go here. It’s not like folks can’t wait for this to open, but still, folks do want the walls down some day.
The Lochness Monsta
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I've decided to give up and wave the white flag. I've just got to get used this shoehorned ... crap.