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Lights of Winter arches still behind Epcot
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Figment632
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Good maybe they are making a come back!
floridabill
New Member
I hope so!!! Epcot is one of the nicest looking parks during the holidays, and it just looked so sad without the archways! So hopefully they do make a come back.
RiversideBunny
New Member
If they are just sitting there they may not be making a come back. Something to do with their needing an upgrade.
But hark! Hope abides. Maybe those have nothing to do with Lights of Winter coming back because a new version is being fabricated in la la land by a magic contractor.
But hark! Hope abides. Maybe those have nothing to do with Lights of Winter coming back because a new version is being fabricated in la la land by a magic contractor.
False rumor, they are still exactly where they have always been.
RiversideBunny
New Member
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:
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:
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
harryk
Well-Known Member
Epcot and World Showcase looked naked last Christmas. The blue trees at the fountain stage were even worse. Hopefully WDW management has seen the lack of beauty and will do something with LOW this year. The World Showcase Christmas tree, although beautiful, needs the LOW to set it off and enable it to show it's true beauty.
Bring back the Lights of Winter!!:xmas::xmas:
215 days to go..
Bring back the Lights of Winter!!:xmas::xmas:
215 days to go..
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
RiversideBunny
New Member
Yeah, I think there's something going on somewhere that we don't know about. Hopefully.
They just left most of them there to fake out people from 'England' and other places.
:xmas::xmas:
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:
BrerFrog
Active Member
Let's hope that a lot of complaints regarding the lack of LoW made it to Guest Relations during the last holiday season. That would be a nice start.
RiversideBunny
New Member
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:
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:
BrerFrog
Active Member
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:
RSoxNo1
Well-Known Member
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
Haven't you heard? Light Bulbs are obsolete.
MinnieSummer
New Member
I think that if they were going to eliminate the LOW they wouldn't have bothered to wrap them up, they would have trashed them. So I have hope that something is going to happen with them. I just want it to be something really awesome as I truly missed them, and all the decorations around WDW last year.
aladdin2007
Well-Known Member
Maybe they will attach the turned off black spaceship earth triangles to them and they will finally light up. :brick: What is with epcot and things being half done and not used.
Vernonpush
Well-Known Member
So... everyone at Epcot will get a handheld touchscreen to view the "New Technology Lights Of Winter"?:ROFLOL: