ToTBellHop
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Yes, as I’ve said previously. This whole refurbishment (including use of a crane) was booked to be finished in the next four weeks. So they stuck with the plan. Banners will wait to go up.
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News PHOTOS - Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom to receive enhancements this summer
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ToTBellHop
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Who can spot the sentence fragment?!
LittleBuford
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I must be seeing something different from the rest of you. To me, it simply looks like the natural and unavoidable effect of light reflecting in variable ways from an uneven surface. The paint job itself seems fine to me.
Disney Analyst
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And there’s the answer. Thanks to whoever asked.
ToTBellHop
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LOL. If only there were computer programs that could predict what a structure under construction will look like to allow such planning, only requiring a week or so of fine-tuning at the end.
It’s a ridiculous response. They don’t need to fine-tune for five months. But he can’t say, “because we decided to delay the celebration by 4 months,” can he?
trainplane3
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It just makes me happy he reads the comments on there. I wonder what his thoughts are on the comments for his Harmonious posts? I hope he liked my "Good job on the entrance! Don't know what went wrong with the rest of the park though" comment.
ToTBellHop
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hosekiller
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I think they’re referring to the fact that it looks like my 3 year old climbed up there and slapped some purple stripes in the roof.
It’s pretty crazy how they look nice and clean from ground level haha
UNCgolf
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To be clear, I'm not complaining -- it doesn't matter when it's only going to be viewed from afar. There's really no reason to spend the time/effort to make it actually uniform.
It's not the reflected light, though. You can see globs of paint in certain places; it's not a uniform, smooth application. It would look horrible if it was on the wall at your house.
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TTA94
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No idea when it will go up but it’s possible they do not need the most drained to install it?
And bummer, there goes another opportunity for them to install fountains in the moat
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yensidtlaw1969
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We call it the 30 Foot rule on Broadway (Or 50, if you're talking about the "cheap seats" - which I say in quotes because is there even such thing?). There are exceptions, but generally things have to look good from that far away and any closer doesn't matter. Sometimes something will look great up close but like muck from the audience, so you have to tweak it til it reads. Which sometimes makes it look like trash up close, but stunning from the house. What can you do?
JoeCamel
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Our artists (before all the printed ones they painted them!) would be able to paint up close and make it look great far away, they did a lot of faces and one guy did fine art in his spare time. Was very much a learned skill and talent.
Edit, last night I saw the castles refection in the moat and assumed it was back, in daylight the dam is still there but the moat has 2-4 in of water in spite of the dam.No idea when it will go up but it’s possible they do not need the most drained to install it?
And bummer, there goes another opportunity for them to install fountains in the moat
yensidtlaw1969
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That's my background, fine art, so that's how I like to make things - especially props that are significant to leading players. But sometimes time and budget doesn't allow and you've just got to set someone on making it look good from the audience and being dry before the paint call ends.
EDITED To Add: I just realized I misread your post, thinking it said your artists were able to make things look good both up close AND far away. That's what I was responding to when I wrote the above. Yes, it certainly is a skill to paint up close and sense how it will look from far away! Often changes come down to making sure things are harmonius together on the same stage - I once painted all the props for a show only to see it and realize the sets were painted in a VERY different fashion, and the supervisor never let on because they each looked good on their own. Clearly someone was fine with it, but I still cringe when I think about it . . . I was proud of the work that I did, but with more information I would have done things COMPLETELY differently!
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JoeCamel
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They were cranking these out 3 -4 a week in a shop with space for two boards at a time. Overhead projector and a ponce bag for the layout then on go the lights to play paint by numbers. So impressive the amount of work they churned out.
Moat refilled around Cinderella Castle as Disney World 50th anniversary decoration work wraps up
Moat refilled around Cinderella Castle as Disney World 50th anniversary decoration work wraps up
The Magic Kingdom icon's distinctive moat is back.
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