DreamfinderGuy
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They look a lot more glassy and reflective than the originals do in photos. Granted I never saw them in person so I could absolutely be wrong, but is the new fountain perhaps not made of lucite?
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EPCOT New Park Entrance coming to Epcot
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Horizons1
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I would have been...about 10 when they were ripped out. Sadness.
That could be due to their "newness". Polycarbonate weathers pretty easily.
Compare a set of headlights on a brand new car vs one just a few years old and you will see a notable difference.
Horizons1
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The RETROWDW Podcast did a show with the guy who made the originals. I believe he states that they were shiny when new but of course wore down after being exposed to the elements over time.
aladdin2007
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One would hope this is a good sign of things to come, but like others mentioned it feels like there are one too many teams involved and none of them are in correlation together; some understand the original, some want to ditch anything epcot for only disneysprings 2.0, others are clueless and just throw left over paint around, like in Tomorrowland. I hope maybe they see some of these positive comments and get on board together, i dont know.
ImperfectPixie
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I wonder if waxing them with a high-quality wax would offer some protection the same way it does on a car...
Clear coating and waxing will offer some protection, but both only last so long especially since this will be in the elements 24/7.
ImperfectPixie
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Yeah...I've worked with poly-carbonate. (Mostly in the form of white sheets for interior-lit signs.) I would think a regular cleaning and waxing should help with longevity...at least they aren't getting ice and snow every year in Florida. And it helps that they're stationary and not being subjected to the grime and grit of high volume or high-speed traffic.
DreamfinderGuy
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If Journey into Imagination and the entrance to Wonders of Life are any examples, exposed EPCOT glass looks ugly fast when it's not maintained. I truly hope that these will be regularly cleaned.
The thing that really kills polycarbonate is the sun. UV radiation exposure causes microfractures and yellowing and that thing is going to be baked every day.
ImperfectPixie
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Absolutely. I was shocked the first time I saw first-hand how quickly bright white poly-carbonate turns yellow.
Maybe we will get lucky and either Bullfrog or Coppertone will be the sponsor of the fountain.
Get us a new Imagination pavilion and we will talk.
*Q*
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Hopefully Spaceship Earth starts changing colors again, too.Hope the pylons change colors like the original one.
It's hard to imagine that they're not some kind of different, newer material, look how much more refractive and crystal clear they are than the ones from opening day.
brb1006
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Since RetroWDW was brought up in this thread. Here's a link for the RetroWDW Podcast episode where they interview Gene Brignola (designer of the original fountain).
Animaniac93-98
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It's nice to see the fountain return to its original form, but the park is still CHAPEK Center.
Dressing it up in 80s iconography doesn't excuse all the poor decisions leading up to now.
Dressing it up in 80s iconography doesn't excuse all the poor decisions leading up to now.
Figments Friend
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This is a really nice surprise for me....as I didn't think Disney would actually bring back the entrance prisms for the fountain.
I am delighted to see these return.
Absolutely delighted.
The entire front entrance refresh / return to previous state has been great to see happen both in person and afar.
I cannot express in mere typed words how happy I am to finally see those 'Leave a Legacy ' monoliths removed and the greenery return.
The prism back on top of the entrance fountain is just the cherry on top.
Palm trees next in front of SSE, please....
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I am delighted to see these return.
Absolutely delighted.
The entire front entrance refresh / return to previous state has been great to see happen both in person and afar.
I cannot express in mere typed words how happy I am to finally see those 'Leave a Legacy ' monoliths removed and the greenery return.
The prism back on top of the entrance fountain is just the cherry on top.
Palm trees next in front of SSE, please....
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The Empress Lilly
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They are so beautiful 
Edit: I'm going to book a ticket. Then stand in front of the pylon for eight hours. Ugly crying. Ride SSE. Raise my fist at the tragedy beyond. Swoon at the pylons six hours more. Then go home.
Edit: I'm going to book a ticket. Then stand in front of the pylon for eight hours. Ugly crying. Ride SSE. Raise my fist at the tragedy beyond. Swoon at the pylons six hours more. Then go home.
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