News New Park Entrance coming to Epcot

[Master Yoda]

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]

Clear coating and waxing will offer some protection, but both only last so long especially since this will be in the elements 24/7.

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]

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.

 

[Master Yoda]

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.

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]

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.

Absolutely. I was shocked the first time I saw first-hand how quickly bright white poly-carbonate turns yellow.

 

[Master Yoda]

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.

 

[Master Yoda]

You're welcome everyone!

Get us a new Imagination pavilion and we will talk.

 

[Nunu]

Does anybody know for sure what the new pylons are made of?

Polycarbonate, Lucite, tempered glass or something else? Thanks!

 

[*Q*]

Hope the pylons change colors like the original one.

Hopefully Spaceship Earth starts changing colors again, too.

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.

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]

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]

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.

 

[Figments Friend]

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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[MisterPenguin]

Polycarbonate weathers pretty easily.

Another Website is saying it's Lucite (i.e. acrylic). Do you know for sure it's polycarbonate?

 

[The Empress Lilly]

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.

 

[Giss Neric]

This is the first step for forgiveness, Disney. It looks amazing.

 

[DCBaker]

 

[The Rocketeer]

 

[DVCakaCarlF]

I'm not sure how old you are but is it also possible that you last saw them when you were a child so they seem larger?

“...in this mirror, are closer/larger than they appear” - story of my life.

 

[Figments Friend]

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.

Might need to join you.
( might not swoon for six hours though, probably four...)



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[ImperfectPixie]

Another Website is saying it's Lucite (i.e. acrylic). Do you know for sure it's polycarbonate?

We don't. I'm super curious to know what they're made of though.