Main Street U.S.A. hub redevelopment at the Magic Kingdom

[JoeCamel]

I spy with my little eye...

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Different crane this time around.

 

[dhslxop]

One more photo for all of the tree-huggers out there.

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And there should still be more trees to come.

What are the two blue tents in the hub?

 

[Brian]

What are the two blue tents in the hub?

Most likely related to Night of Joy.

 

[Cosmic Commando]

One more photo for all of the tree-huggers out there.

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And there should still be more trees to come.

WHERE'S THE CASTLE?!?!?!?!

 

[flyerjab]

WHERE'S THE CASTLE?!?!?!?!

They are removing the castle and replacing it with trees.

 

[Eoghann]

They are removing the castle and replacing it with trees.

Castle shaped trees I hope.

That's what Walt would have done. Disney used to be about attention to detail and storytelling...

 

[JoeCamel]

Castle shaped trees I hope.

That's what Walt would have done. Disney used to be about attention to detail and storytelling...

If they were all about detail they would have themed the posts holding up the new bushes and trees that will be there for the next year. At least paint them green before you install them

 

[Cosmic Commando]

They are removing the castle and replacing it with trees.

Concept art released:

 

[SpaceMountain75]

I spy with my little eye...

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[TheScreed]

Nice video. Seems like Disneyland and Tokyo have no trouble spending a year's Churro cart sales on people to manage the telescopic action (actually it's part of entertainment). Doesn't seem to bother anyone that the drawbridge is managed by folks in EPCOT.

However, that is not what I was questioning when I asked, "It's dark 99% of the time?". To which your response is "they have to be deployed if it rains as well, might as well be 99%.". While this does fit nicely with your narrative, it is not accurate. Facts below:

1) Average number of rainy days over the course of the year is measured over the last 70 years is 110 days. (These days are measured when .01 inches of precipitation which is a low threshold.)

2) A year is 365 days colloquially. 110 days is less that 1/3 of a year.

3) Days of full sun 90. Days of partly sunny 147. All days with sun 236.

There are several other things that can be measured (such as hours of sun per day) but that would prove unproductive and add little to facts. There is lots of total rain in Orlando (around 53 inches per year). With that said however, "99% of the time" holds no water.


*1023*

Thank you for clearing that up! For a while there I thought the lights were used literally 99% of the time, but this really set me straight. I also appreciate the way you highlighted your pun at the end, drawing my attention to it so I could enjoy it. I look forward to more of your "well actually" posts.

Let this be a lesson to all of you who use exaggeration as a rhetorical technique -- 1023 is out there, he has access to Google and possibly a calculator, and he's ready to take you down!

 

[180º]

So the new crane is white. Maybe it'll blend into the sky better?

 

[Clamman73]

So the new crane is white. Maybe it'll blend into the sky better?

This isn't the Dream Lights crane though, is it? It would be behind the castle and maybe not for another week?

Edit: that is behind the castle...OK...I guess it's time for the lights

 

[1023]

Fair reader please duly note that the "rhetorical techniques" employed by @TheScreed seem to rely on sarcasm and attacking the poster, not the factual information. Refuting someone on a "factual basis" to bring into clarity a hyperbolic and specious argument is not an ad hominem attack.

However, factually, I do use google and have a calculator. So either @TheScreed has deduced that anyone using an electronic device to post on an internet forum has these tools or I need to start looking for @TheScreed 's surveillance devices.

*1023*

As an aside, in response to:

he's ready to take you down!

I only wanted to take down the light poles via retractable means when they are not needed so they are not highlighted in my photos.

EDITED for bad typing...

 

[matt9112]

This isn't the Dream Lights crane though, is it? It would be behind the castle and maybe not for another week?

Edit: that is behind the castle...OK...I guess it's time for the lights

my honest opinion...i wish they didn't do castle lights.

 

[ToTBellHop]

my honest opinion...i wish they didn't do castle lights.

Shrug. I love em.

 

[Goofyernmost]

They are removing the castle and replacing it with trees.

By popular demand!

 

[dhall]

One more photo for all of the tree-huggers out there.

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And there should still be more trees to come.

It's kinda hard to tell -- is there a tree behind that non-retractable light?

 

[flyerjab]

It's kinda hard to tell -- is there a tree behind that non-retractable light?

Actually, I have heard that there are retractable trees that are currently beneath the hub.

 

[note2001]

my honest opinion...i wish they didn't do castle lights.

Castle lights are fine, they're there for safety reasons, so bats don't fly into an unlit castle as they're blinded by Elsa's shine. I just wish they'd telescope up out of the ground when they're needed

Oh, wait... bats are blind.

 

[halltd]

Castle lights are fine, they're there for safety reasons, so bats don't fly into an unlit castle as they're blinded by Elsa's shine. I just wish they'd telescope up out of the ground when they're needed

Oh, wait... bats are blind.

I think the lights being referred to are the holiday "net" lights hung on the castle every year with the crane. Those can't retract.