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[pdude81]

First time at back at Epcot today since the closure. I know I'm preaching to the choir here but... Holy hell those things are ugly. It's as if they put a drive in movie theater in the middle of a national forest.

 

[PrinceCharming617]

I wish I had your optimism about this... If the show is spectacular can you forgive the permanent eyesore gas refinery in the middle of the lake? I am not so sure... It is still hard to tell without the fountains and screens on...

Bob thanks you.

LOL, if you block one eye and look away from it it's not so bad.

 

[marni1971]

LOL, if you block one eye and look away from it it's not so bad.

And stand on one leg too!

 

[EdnaMode]

I had seen a few pieces of it out there several weeks ago and I’m sure the night show will be great. But seeing all of it for the first time in the daytime today, that thing has truly become the biggest hunk of junk in the galaxy.

I hope I can eat these words some day...

 

[marni1971]

I hope I can eat these words some day...

When it’s removed?

 

[pdude81]

You can see the top half of the stargate from Topolino's. Wasn't expecting that

 

[MisterPenguin]

You can see the top half of the stargate from Topolino's. Wasn't expecting that

Hmmm... I thought the goal of Topolino's was to see the whole lake as a selling point for evening fireworks viewing.

 

[pdude81]

Hmmm... I thought the goal of Topolino's was to see the whole lake as a selling point for evening fireworks viewing.

They definitely went all in on the show at the expense of all other sightlines. The rig is so big that you can see it with multiple buildings in between

 

[jrhwdw]

Primary Pyro Barges now out on WSL, getting close to Testing Nights???

 

[DCBaker]

 

[larryz]

Yeah, I don't really have any interest in going to Sea World as long as they're keeping animals like orcas and using them for shows.

Are you saying it's OK to keep sea mammals if they don't use them in shows?

 

[UNCgolf]

Are you saying it's OK to keep sea mammals if they don't use them in shows?

It could be, depending on the mammal and the conditions. I don't think there's any feasible way to keep an orca in acceptable conditions in captivity, though.

 

[techgeek]

It could be, depending on the mammal and the conditions. I don't think there's any feasible way to keep an orca in acceptable conditions in captivity, though.

Convert WS lagoon to a salt water habitat and buy out Sea World. Orcas get tons of room and a big Stargate hoop to jump though - it’s a win for all!

... joking aside, it’s a complicated matter compounded by the fact that it’s not likely viable to return these orcas successfully to the wild. Many were born in captivity and literally know no other way. Mistakes were made in the past, but I don’t think boycotting their current management makes amends for that and may actively hurt the long term care of these individuals. I think their ambassadorship is an important role, which can also be said for many of their land mammal counterparts over at AK.

It’s a nuanced subject for another thread.

 

[flynnibus]

The screens look 8'-10' above the water line. Why aren't the screens along the side of the barges and only 18"-24" above the water line?

The lower something is.. the harder it is for people to see it. Remember, the viewing area is raised above the lagoon... and you have people several rows deep. Putting it right on the water line would make it that much harder to see.

 

[UNCgolf]

Convert WS lagoon to a salt water habitat and buy out Sea World. Orcas get tons of room and a big Stargate hoop to jump though - it’s a win for all!

... joking aside, it’s a complicated matter compounded by the fact that it’s not likely viable to return these orcas successfully to the wild. Many were born in captivity and literally know no other way. Mistakes were made in the past, but I don’t think boycotting their current management makes amends for that and may actively hurt the long term care of these individuals. I think their ambassadorship is an important role, which can also be said for many of their land mammal counterparts over at AK.

It’s a nuanced subject for another thread.

They need to stop breeding them in captivity so that they can phase them out. The fact that they are trained for shows is also a potential concern -- they don't use the elephants at AK in circus shows. Regardless, I'm not sure you can build a tank large enough to comfortably keep orcas in captivity.

But it's certainly a complicated subject that doesn't need to be hashed out here.

 

[peter11435]

They need to stop breeding them in captivity so that they can phase them out. The fact that they are trained for shows is also a potential concern -- they don't use the elephants at AK in circus shows. Regardless, I'm not sure you can build a tank large enough to comfortably keep orcas in captivity.

But it's certainly a complicated subject that doesn't need to be hashed out here.

Didn’t they end their breeding program a couple years ago?

 

[Coffeeroasters]

Back to the Taco & SG1 Show!
Made a visit last week and got some great perspective photos of the World Showcase Lagoon.
First up "I am pinching your head!" or "Crushing your SG1"

If you sit on the upper porch on the backside of Rose and Crown and tilt your head just right........ no tacos or SG1!

Last two.....when viewing SG1 edge on....the long shot not too bad but when you crop the water and sky........

They are freaking big, but I will wait on final judgement on day and night time views outside of the new show. My big disappointment was the Morocco pavilion had scrim walls up around the "fireplace" the next day or so later I see it is now a door.

 

[DCBaker]

 

[TikibirdLand]

Oooooh. Look how they almost disappear!
ETA: I do like how they have a tent underneath the Stargate. Don't want them to get wet during testing.

 

[note2001]

Oooooh. Look how they almost disappear!

Make what disappear?