Metal trees in Tomorrowland

[blm07]

There are a few trees in front of Space Mountain in Tomorrowland, I've heard that they open and close during the day. Does anyone know what time(s) they move? Does anyone know how fast they move?

 

[Horizons1]

They are static (I.E. They never move). They were nice little details put in place to further the story of Tomorrowland '94.

 

[Tom Morrow]

One of the trees is "broken" to show that even the future is not perfect. (I think)

 

[BrerFrog]

One of the trees is "broken" to show that even the future is not perfect. (I think)

I am pretty sure that was what they were aiming for. :ROFLOL:

 

[marni1971]

Information is sketchy (I just read your email, sorry )

One - or more - did use to animate. I recall in 94-5 seeing a timelapse video of it/them working.

So far as I know it (they) havn`t worked for a long time.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

They also mention about these trees in the Walt Disney World Explorer PC guide. That they do open & close for shading..But, yeah I've not seen them move for a long time.

 

[Horizons1]

Information is sketchy (I just read your email, sorry )

One - or more - did use to animate. I recall in 94-5 seeing a timelapse video of it/them working.

So far as I know it (they) havn`t worked for a long time.

Really? That would be awesome to see them restored then. Add a bit more kinetics to the area.

 

[unkadug]

Really? That would be awesome to see them restored then. Add a bit more kinetics to the area.

Yeah...nothing like watching a flower bloom! All it takes is a lot of patience.

 

[Andrew54]

Need to find that video

 

[SMRT-1]

Really? That would be awesome to see them restored then. Add a bit more kinetics to the area.

yea...lets shoot for the change of a light bulb first.

 

[Rob562]

This discussion has come up before, and just as sure as some people have seen them move, I am just as sure that I remember seeing a piece of concept art in the traveling "Architecture of Reassurance" exhibit when it was in D.C., which specifically showed the one tree slightly folded up as it is now, with an artist notation it was stuck "as if broken".

Obviously one of us is wrong. I think until we can find visual proof one way or the other, it'll have to stand at an impasse of memories.

I wonder if this is a time for the "Ask Dave" column.

-Rob

 

[unkadug]

This discussion has come up before, and just as sure as some people have seen them move, I am just as sure that I remember seeing a piece of concept art in the traveling "Architecture of Reassurance" exhibit when it was in D.C., which specifically showed the one tree slightly folded up as it is now, with an artist notation it was stuck "as if broken".

Obviously one of us is wrong. I think until we can find visual proof one way or the other, it'll have to stand at an impasse of memories.

I wonder if this is a time for the "Ask Dave" column.

-Rob

He'd just come to WDWMagic and ask us! :lol:

 

[Sam Eagle 1776]

I feel like they light up green with neon at night. Don't they?

 

[BrerFrog]

I feel like they light up green with neon at night. Don't they?

Yes, they look great!

 

[Tom Morrow]

Information is sketchy (I just read your email, sorry )

One - or more - did use to animate. I recall in 94-5 seeing a timelapse video of it/them working.

So far as I know it (they) havn`t worked for a long time.

Wow, they did? I've definitely never seen it. I always thought they were meant to look like they move, but didn't actually move.

 

[bgraham34]

I totally forgot that they even moved.

 

[muteki]

I thought the moving vs. non-moving trees were denoted by the "coconuts" that some had and some didn't. May be completely off base but I thought they were related.