Just an update on the LoW. The Lights of Winter arches are still in their normal storage location at Epcot. They have not been shipped anywhere, and are still in the protective wrappers.
Good maybe they are making a come back!
I thought they had been shipped to California for upgrades. I just hope they return at the end of this year.
I got the impression from reading past comments that those aren't really viable themselves. In particular the bulbs they use aren't made anymore so no repair is really possible. There may be other limitations.
What I hope is that the dimensions and specifications were taken from those old units and sent to a fabricator to make new ones using the latest technology.
Save The Lights of Winter !
:xmas::xmas:
Do we by chance know that all of the arches are there? What I am wondering is if one or possibly 1/2 of one got shipped off somewhere to act as a template to make new ones.The Lights of Winter are very simple. Just a steel frame with lights attached. Wouldn't be hard to replace the old light fixtures with something new. Give me a plane ticket to Orlando, a box of bulbs, and a week, and I'll get it done![]()
Do we by chance know that all of the arches are there? What I am wondering is if one or possibly 1/2 of one got shipped off somewhere to act as a template to make new ones.
Do we by chance know that all of the arches are there? What I am wondering is if one or possibly 1/2 of one got shipped off somewhere to act as a template to make new ones.
I don't know. I remember when they were wrapped in the heavy sheeting that there was speculation/hope they were being sent off for a refurb. But I don't think they actually ever left the grounds. And we're starting to cut it close for time to get them out, refurbed, and brought back in time for the holiday season....:brick:
There's something going on. It's too quiet out there. (Old movie line)
It could be that a new LoW is being made. Not exactly the same shape or dimensions as the old one but better.
Yes. That has to be it !
:xmas::xmas:
The Lights of Winter are very simple. Just a steel frame with lights attached. Wouldn't be hard to replace the old light fixtures with something new. Give me a plane ticket to Orlando, a box of bulbs, and a week, and I'll get it done![]()
Or it could be that as we speak imagineers are trying to come up with a cheap and ugly way to replace "obsolete technology". :brick:
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