Nemo has Seagulls!

[mousermerf]

So, my happy self went to Epcot in the pouring rain to try and get pictures of the new Nemo sign for everyone only to get rained on torrentially.

Blurry windows from a moving monorail in at dusk mean lowlight and thus just blurry photos - might as well be of a Yeti.

I can tell you though - it's topped with Seagulls.

The rock that is. Seagulls. "Mine mine mine"-type Seagulls. A couple of really kinda big lookin' ones. Like this:

I'm going back tomorrow to try for real photos.. and not to get rained on...

Now, if i was dellusional and there are no giant Seagulls, please forgive me.

 

[mousermerf]

For fun, i thought i'd post the horrible photo of Marquee and the Seagulls from the monorail whizzing by in the rain at dusk...

I'm pretty sure the yellow blob on the left-ish is the marquee, and the two orange blobs in the middle are seagulls.

 

[mousermerf]

And the new mural work..

One so you can properly see the pattern.. (grainy)

And ones that's blury but has the proper colors..

And that's all she wrote for my little trip to Epcot for tonight.

 

[SGT623]

That picture just gave me motion sickness. I think I need to go lay down.

 

[Connor002]

What will our Merf to when this Seas project is finally over...

 

[Scar Junior]

Merf, thanks for the news, pics and risking the deluge!

It would be awesome if they had the gulls be animatronic or at least have random audio of "mine" come out of a hidden speaker.

 

[mousermerf]

Merf, thanks for the news, pics and risking the deluge!

It would be awesome if they had the gulls be animatronic or at least have random audio of "mine" come out of a hidden speaker.

When they released concept art from DL's sub voyage with nemo.. that was the idea.. I'm really really hoping the queue never gets that long or atleast moves quickly past them if they do have audio.

 

[Scar Junior]

When they released concept art from DL's sub voyage with nemo.. that was the idea.. I'm really really hoping the queue never gets that long or atleast moves quickly past them if they do have audio.

Haha, yeah. good point. That's all guests need... annoying birds and annoying children aping them!

 

[marni1971]

merf, this has become a personal quest hasn`t it??!!

Thanks for all the updates.

 

[NASAMan]

When they released concept art from DL's sub voyage with nemo.. that was the idea.. I'm really really hoping the queue never gets that long or atleast moves quickly past them if they do have audio.

At DL, the seagulls will be placed on a bouy in the water as the submarines go around the lagoon, so they will be a little distant from the walkways. It seems Epcots will be a lot closer to people walking to the attraction. If they keep the vocal effects to a minimum, it won't be so bad. But if you can hear them from the Land, it will get real tedious real fast.

 

[Skippy]

I applaud your persistence and the fact that you still got good pictures of the mural which we haven't seen recently. Keep at it, as I'm sure you will

 

[Chape19714]

See here:wave:

I'm pretty sure I got a clear shot, check back around 3-4 this afternoon, hopefully sooner.

Hey Merf, I was at epcot during the downpour too! Or at least one of the many downpours yesterday. Did you go in to check on the ride's progress?

 

[MadMax11]

So right now you can still go in the Living Seas...they're just doing some re-hab and changing the sea-cab sequence, right???

When are they supposed to be finished?? I'll be there in late October.

 

[cullama213]

i too was there in the rain... i tried to view the sign by standing on a wall... but i did not see any sea gulls... i did see the top of the new sign though... maybe i missed them... i hope those sea gulls are coming, because i think they are one of the funniest things on the planet... very, very clever...

 

[rbrower]

Thanks for the update!

 

[Skippy]

So right now you can still go in the Living Seas...they're just doing some re-hab and changing the sea-cab sequence, right???

When are they supposed to be finished?? I'll be there in late October.

Yes you're right. The entrance is currently the old exit, but this is only until the ride is running.

I'm not sure when it's supposed to open..

 

[CTXRover]

Any word if these seagulls will be animated (with sound) like those rumored to be sitting on the new rock formation at DL's sub lagoon? If so, that sounds neat.

 

[rbrower]

Any word if these seagulls will be animated (with sound) like those rumored to be sitting on the new rock formation at DL's sub lagoon? If so, that sounds neat.

Yeah, that would be neat. I love them!

 

[Epcot82Guy]

Thanks for the updates. I think TLS (or TSWNAF now? or just Seas) needs a hidden Merf in its queue. :wave:

 

[Magicot]

From what I have heard, The Seas should completely reopen no later than October 16th.