New Lightning Rod on Space Ship Earth

[larryz]

Camera on top of Spaceship Earth

Camera on top of Spaceship Earth

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What's the over/under on how long until it's melted into a pool of aluminum dripping down the side?

Bet that camera on top will provide a stunning view of the lightning bolt that destroys it!

 

[JoeCamel]

All we know is there is a camera housing on a pole up there. Next to it are many lightning rods so stand at AA during the storms to get some stunning pictures of the strikes. It has cover while you make the images

very prickley

 

[IMDREW]

Camera on top of Spaceship Earth

Camera on top of Spaceship Earth

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What's the over/under on how long until it's melted into a pool of aluminum dripping down the side?

Bet that camera on top will provide a stunning view of the lightning bolt that destroys it!

What the actual heck is going on with this? Is this permanent?!

 

[Goofyernmost]

I mentioned in another thread that it might be part of the new, if nothing else we are gaudy, Spaceship Earth lighting system. Since there is no one tall enough to see the top section of the sphere they might have put it there so they can see if the lights are all working, and if not which ones aren't. But, heck conspiracy theories seem to be our go to reaction these days, so lets go with they are taking a count of all bald people that are coming into the park.

 

[marni1971]

 

[Hollywood 1939]

Can't wait for the angry posts about how it ruins theming and the Photoshops of the rest of the park icons with oversized lightning rods to prove a hyperbolic point

 

[DCLcruiser]

That's the entrance for the new SE Lightning Lane.

 

[ChrisFL]

what's next? Are they going to put a christmas star on top of the Matterhorn?

 

[1HAPPYGHOSTHOST]

BREAKING NEWS!!!!

THEY CAUGHT THE GUY WHO INSTALLED IT AND HE IS IN CUSTODY AS WE SPEAK!!!

 

[Tom Morrow]

Can't wait for the angry posts about how it ruins theming and the Photoshops of the rest of the park icons with oversized lightning rods to prove a hyperbolic point

It's not the end of the world, but it does look bad. A very obvious rod that can be seen from the parking lot ruins the giant perfect* geosphere whereas it could be made to blend in on the other icons.

For example, there already are cameras on top of Tower of Terror, but you don't notice because they're on a building that already has a lot of pointy bits and rods on it.


*yes I'm aware it's not technically a perfect sphere

 

[Sir_Cliff]

On a side note, do they still have the cameras on the Mexico pavilion? That always struck me as particularly terrible show.