JEANYLASER
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New nighttime show 'Rivers of Light' confirmed to be coming to Disney's Animal Kingdom
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WDWtraveler
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Rivers of Light photo update as of Saturday, Jan 10.
A large barge has re-appeared in the lake with more steel pilings.
A large barge has re-appeared in the lake with more steel pilings.
JEANYLASER
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WDWtraveler nice pictures and I can't wait for next year!
Cesar R M
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And you didnt mention these weird tubes/cables going in to the lake in the bottom of the picture?
Sage of Time
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Are they building a floating dock, like in the middle of World Showcase Lagoon for IlumiNations?
dstrawn9889
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looks like they are sheet-piling the entirety of the shoreline, probably because of all the motion added during construction is eroding the banks... maybe also for the show itself( the effects are energetic enough to make the shore erode)...
WDWtraveler
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The PVC pipes at the bottom of the picture have been there for months. Part of the construction equipment/process (temporary).
Cesar R M
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Temporary as in.. like the hat at DHS?
danlb_2000
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Temporary as in.. like the hat at DHS?
I'll start a thread "Is the clock ticking on the PVC pipe across the lagoon in AK".
Cesar R M
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are they building a theatre in the water? look at those metal pillars!
I could say yes, or I could say no...but then there would likely be follow up questions and someone would eventually figure out that I had no idea in the first place...
But that is a great question. They do look like pylons for the water.
I could say yes, or I could say no...but then there would likely be follow up questions and someone would eventually figure out that I had no idea in the first place...
But that is a great question. They do look like pylons for the water.
Those are what are called sheet pilings. They are used to either temporarily or permanently hold back earth and/or water. They get driven into the ground and BAM!, instant dam or retaining wall.
At this point it is impossible to tell if they will be there permanently to make a solid land mass in the center of the lake or if they are just there to allow dry access to the bottom of the lake for construction.
If they cap the wall with concrete it will be safe to assume that they are there for good.
ford91exploder
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ford91exploder
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Because it's TDO it's what they do best these days...
ford91exploder
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Or curse TDO for cutting the budget TOO far, SSE - no descent where it USED to have one. It's how the term 'defurbishment' has gained currency, Now when something is 'refurbished' we hold our breath to see whether the refurbishment maintained or increased the quality of the original, In the old days that was a given, Now not so much.
Sage of Time
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Any chance that 'thing' out in the middle of the lagoon is a dock, like IllumiNations has for the Earth Barge and Inferno Barge?
Hard to tell, but I doubt is as you really do not need to use sheet pilings for just a dock. For just a dock you could get away with just install regular friction piles without having to hold back the water.
Sage of Time
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Hmmm. Maybe a 'stage' of sorts for the performers, then? Who knows... Wish Disney would release more info on Rivers of Light.