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

[GetAPaperBag]

Thought you guys would like this. I saw this banner ad another site and noticed there's a light pole in the pic

 

[G00fyDad]

Thank you. Truthfully, they sometimes tack weld the plates to the track - they have in the past. Why, I have no idea. Like you said, they're not going anywhere.

Don't they have tire based vehicles driving along these areas? If so, that would be enough to move it and would warrant a tack weld.

 

[unkadug]

Thought you guys would like this. I saw this banner ad another site and noticed there's a light pole in the pic

Fixed it for you.

 

[Rob562]

Thought you guys would like this. I saw this banner ad another site and noticed there's a light pole in the pic

I'm also fairly sure that's not the MK...

-Rob

 

[hpyhnt 1000]

I'm also fairly sure that's not the MK...

-Rob

Definitely Disneyland. Not only are there too many trees for it to be WDW, but that lighting rig looks to have older par cans on it, which are used extensively in California.

 

[flynnibus]

The loss of the buffer is so depressing.. I don't understand why it's so hard for people to understand 'unobstructed views' aren't always a GOOD thing

 

[articos]

Don't they have tire based vehicles driving along these areas? If so, that would be enough to move it and would warrant a tack weld.

They do, thank you.

 

[SRQtech]

Finally, someone with logic. I also doubt that they are welded either. If you had any idea how much those steel plates weigh, I doubt that there would be any need for them to be fastened. No one is going to stub their toe on them and have them move out of place.

I was in the park last Friday and can verify that the plates are welded to the tracks

 

[Goofyernmost]

I was in the park last Friday and can verify that the plates are welded to the tracks

OK, makes since if heavy equipment will be running over it.

 

[ToTBellHop]

OK, makes since if heavy equipment will be running over it.

I assume you are referring to ECVs and 700 lb guests. Sometimes 700 lb guests in ECVs.

 

[DaGoof00]

I assume you are referring to ECVs and 700 lb guests. Sometimes 700 lb guests in ECVs.

Scooter people!!!!

 

[note2001]

Makes perfect sense to tack the plates down. Disney has vehicles that run up and down the road all night long for maintenance, agriculture etc.

Scooter people!!!!

Perhaps just large numbers of scooter people all in a group. Such as Hugh Hefner, wife, guide and even the security people (I assume Hugh made them take scooters):
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/09/06/article-2413505-1BA5F77C000005DC-289_634x714.jpg

 

[ToTBellHop]

Makes perfect sense to tack the plates down. Disney has vehicles that run up and down the road all night long for maintenance, agriculture etc.


Perhaps just large numbers of scooter people all in a group. Such as Hugh Heffner, wife and security guards:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/09/06/article-2413505-1BA5F77C000005DC-289_634x714.jpg

How can he have a grumpy face like that with a wife like that?

 

[note2001]

How can he have a grumpy face like that with a wife like that?

That's just his natural look. He is having fun...
http://i.perezhilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/hugh-hefner-on-scooter__oPt.jpg

 

[WDWtraveler]

Photo update as of Wednesday, May 13. Behind the construction walls on both sides of the Castle there is a large concrete form for a substantial structure. This photo is from the left side of the Castle, between the two bridges to Liberty Square.

The structure on the right side of the Castle is not as far along, on the left side of the below photo (previously the Rose Garden).

 

[Brian]

Photo update as of Wednesday, May 13. Behind the construction walls on both sides of the Castle there is a large concrete form for a substantial structure. This photo is from the left side of the Castle, between the two bridges to Liberty Square.

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The structure on the right side of the Castle is not as far along, on the left side of the below photo (previously the Rose Garden).

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Are these structures for the turrets? They seem to be too far out to be part of them.

 

[roj2323]

Are these structures for the turrets? I'm a bit lost as to why there's a door to nowhere.

no, they are for the hot dog/food stands that flank either side of the hub. The old ones were removed during the hub expansion. WDWTraveler is right however in that these are substantial concrete walls they are pouring. The only thing I can think of that would need that kind of support is a cantilevered roof structure which would make some sense if they wanted to eliminate the posts on the front of the structure.

 

[Brian]

no, they are for the hot dog/food stands that flank either side of the hub. The old ones were removed during the hub expansion. WDWTraveler is right however in that these are substantial concrete walls they are pouring. The only thing I can think of that would need that kind of support is a cantilevered roof structure which would make some sense if they wanted to eliminate the posts on the front of the structure.

Aha. That makes more sense. Thanks for clearing that up!

 

[ford91exploder]

Could be so! It also could be that way so that there will be a Tomorrow TWDC. Life's not as simple as it was in Walt's time.

Strange how it survived for 50+ years without that mentality...

 

[Goofyernmost]

Strange how it survived for 50+ years without that mentality...

I'd agree if the changes just started happening yesterday, but, you know as well as I do that the way things are now have evolved over years. That mentality started in the 90's and is still evolving. I don't necessarily like what is happening, but, I do recognize that it is and it is clearly linked and influenced by society. Just to be fair, I don't like how society has evolved either, but, one adapts or dies a death of exclusion.