pumpkin7
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But a bus driver told me it could be dismantled within 6 hours incase of a hurricane.
True story sadly. And it was my bit of "Disney Trivia" for a fair few years. I was only 8 the first time we went though.
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Main Street U.S.A. hub redevelopment at the Magic Kingdom
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But a bus driver told me it could be dismantled within 6 hours incase of a hurricane.
True story sadly. And it was my bit of "Disney Trivia" for a fair few years. I was only 8 the first time we went though.
sshindel
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Oh how I wish this were true! I would love to see video of the "all hands on deck", where every CM is called upon to descend on the Castle like a swarm of cybugs and dissasble it in a madcap 6 hour scramble that could be set to Benny Hill music.
SRQtech
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The new towers in WDW's hub appear to have Red-Blue-Green LED PAR cans and some LED bars on top?
The new LED lights that are going up around the Hub are ETC D40XTs.
http://www.etcconnect.com/Products/...tural-Fixtures/Outdoor-Fixtures/Features.aspx
I look forward to seeing what kind of magic they program into all of the shows and holiday special events as the colors you can get from these fixtures are amazing!
The little tube things on the top of the pipe are emitters for the Glow with the show ears.
still its really bad theming show....
SRQtech
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At least the lighting fixtures were painted to kinda match the colors of the poles.
ParksAndPixels
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Nothing wrong with that. You are spending hard earned money to go. The numerous projects around wdw is why we changed our plans and will return later. I used to be there multiple times a month, now maybe once every two-four years.
TTA94
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Is there a particular reason they are installing these lights? I'm guessing it's not just for special events and holidays.
yah but I miss mk that was about the charm and nothing is charming like seeing a pole that looks like it belongs in a football field... not complaining about your comment or anything cause you are right they are cool and can do awesome things but it really ruins the scene for daily use...
hope you don't take that as me yelling at you or anything... not meaning to sound that way if it seemed it.
SRQtech
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I don't have any idea as to why they picked these fixtures other than they produce great colors as well as a nice warm white that we are used to seeing with the older lights.
They are also much more efficient energy wise.
No harm lol They don't have that clean look like the old poles do, and I wish there was a way to hide them during the day but that could be another update in the future.
halltd
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I'm not a lighting designer, but the visual clutter on the parade lights gives me a headache. I wonder why they couldn't stack the lights up the side of the pole instead of putting them on outriggers like they did. If the giant poles HAD to be there, at least they could have been more slender and less "football stadium-like" as erclvrb18 mentioned.
The Duck
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I usually visit in late January/early February so I'm not sure if I would recognize the Castle without the crane.
BTW, how's this for "Perspective"?
Brian
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I see your perspective and raise you more... perspectivenesses...
(Don't worry, I do know proper grammar.)
tirian
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Actually, the forced perspective isn't as scaled-down as I expected.
ParksAndPixels
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I could explain at least the theory of why the lighting rig / stands look the way they do, which in very simple terms amounts to a wider & more even intensity of light along route. Stacking the fixtures is more for when you are hitting one "straight line" at varying distance from the source. A lot of the "why" makes sense to me on the technical side but my creative side is in total agreement that they could have been better concealed / themed. One thing I've always appreciated about Disney was the effort to make "magic" in their shows, to not have every piece of gear obvious.
Looks like we may be seeing a the needle more towards "show" and slowly moving away from "magic". Time will tell.
Looks like we may be seeing a the needle more towards "show" and slowly moving away from "magic". Time will tell.
Cesar R M
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its on and off, interestingly. when I visited.. the crane was NOT in the mornings.. only was set up in the late afternoon.. no idea why only in the afternoons and nights.
infact, they corral and close the whole area behind the castle at night (I was on the 10th to the 16th)
Cesar R M
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what? you didn't get balloons and a special commemorative pin for parking first?
Cesar R M
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I heard they also found Jimmy Hoffa's body right below the Moats of the old bridges at the hub.I heard the fountains shoot up like in the World of Color viewing area fountains
They managed to hide lighting In the daytime Epcot in 1982 with no buildings to conceal them. They could've done the same here in the middle of the most populated and photographed part of the most popular park in the world.
Extra lighting is needed, especially around the hub ring and the end of Main St. It's all about the execution though.
Shame.
Extra lighting is needed, especially around the hub ring and the end of Main St. It's all about the execution though.
Shame.
PREMiERdrum
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Good spot! (pun intended)
I've heard good things about these instruments, though I don't have any hands on experience with them myself.
I wish the installation were cleaner, but the fixtures themselves are a great choice for this application.
betty rose
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I see your perspective and raise you more... perspectivenesses... That looks like a doll house I had when I was a kid lol
(Don't worry, I do know proper grammar.)