News New Park Entrance coming to Epcot

[HauntedPirate]

Or, you know, don’t turn the park’s icon/weenie into a giant LED display.

 

[ppet]

I think I finally found my lost marbles. They looked just like that.

 

[DCBaker]

 

[MisterPenguin]

And more testing..

 

[CntrlFlPete]

have the red/green/blue/white lights been always been running around the entrance area? was walking out of Epcot the other day and was just surprised at how they were flashing, changing color often, changing the speed in which they moved around the park--I thought when they were going to do something like this at the people mover they ended up just leaving it set on one color.

 

[trainplane3]

have the red/green/blue/white lights been always been running around the entrance area? was walking out of Epcot the other day and was just surprised at how they were flashing, changing color often, changing the speed in which they moved around the park--I thought when they were going to do something like this at the people mover they ended up just leaving it set on one color.

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They were always static white up until this year. With the rest of the entrance, they were upgraded to do all sorts of nice color stuff. Even the lighting at the restrooms were upgraded. Everything is now full RGB. Default seems to be green on the right (World Nature), red on the left (World Discovery) but it'll also rest at blue with a nice "swooping" effect going on.

Crap quality but you can see the transition happening on the right:

 

[FigmentFan82]

Engage lava lamp mode!! Lol. The testing they're doing def shows some really cool capabilities of these lights. Can't wait to see some of the

 

[britain]

I was hoping for more subtle twinkling. This stuff is going to age pretty quickly. It already feels like a low resolution Jumbotron.

 

[Disney Analyst]

I was hoping for more subtle twinkling. This stuff is going to age pretty quickly. It already feels like a low resolution Jumbotron.

Let me find your glasses for you… cause we must be seeing two very different things. This looks spectacular

 

[brb1006]

I was hoping for more subtle twinkling. This stuff is going to age pretty quickly. It already feels like a low resolution Jumbotron.

Or it could be the video quality, Twitter's video quality is odd at times. Maybe it will look better on Youtube.

 

[britain]

I mean, I guess this matches, but I thought that concept art was showing 2 bright lights and lots of dimmer lights across the flood-lit sphere.

Oh well, it's probably fine. There are far worse things at WDW.

 

[britain]

And this is sort of giving me these vibes...

 

[MisterPenguin]

I was hoping for more subtle twinkling. This stuff is going to age pretty quickly. It already feels like a low resolution Jumbotron.

I'm sure there will indeed be some subtle twinkling.

But I'm also sure there will be very bright and animated shows popping up at regular intervals.

 

[TTA94]

Will there be some type of lighting ceremony each night?

 

[SoFloMagic]

Will there be some type of lighting ceremony each night?

Yeah, with a theme song

 

[TTA94]

Might this “soft open” with Harmonious on the 29th?

 

[jrhwdw]

Saw on Twitter. We have new Flags!!! 12 total, not the same 6 on each side. Also each flag has Epcot on it!!! They're beautiful!
Can't post the Tweet for various reasons.

 

[James Alucobond]

Saw on Twitter. We have new Flags!!! 12 total, not the same 6 on each side. Also each flag has Epcot on it!!! They're beautiful!
Can't post the Tweet for various reasons.

Yes, I think this represents the first acknowledgement of PLAY! in a while since its flag is now flying.

 

[UNCgolf]

Yes, I think this represents the first acknowledgement of PLAY! in a while since its flag is now flying.

Unfortunately. I was really hoping it had been quietly cancelled and we wouldn't have that wasting pavilion space for a couple of decades.

 

[James Alucobond]

Unfortunately. I was really hoping it had been quietly cancelled and we wouldn't have that wasting pavilion space for a couple of decades.

Eh, I don’t have a problem with the plans for the dome itself. It should just absolutely still have theaters branching off of it.