Dragonman
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Amazing photo! It’s always a good day when this thread is active (especially with new photos).
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Spaceship in Spaceship Earth
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Amazing photo! It’s always a good day when this thread is active (especially with new photos).
Movielover
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"In space no one can hear you wonder where Window Girl is."
*insert scary Alien alarm noise here
Disnutz311
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I’m going to ask a question that probably no one can answer, but with so many dark rides with things Disney wants to hide in all theme parks, have they ever considered using that new Black 2.0 paint? The paint that’s hides all and blocks out light. I just think about rehabs where they could use this to hide track, supports, mechanics, structure, etc.
Can you imagine Spaceship Earth in the deep black of space or Peter Pan. A true dark ride experience...
Can you imagine Spaceship Earth in the deep black of space or Peter Pan. A true dark ride experience...
Gringrinngghost
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I would reckon safety and the fact that it would be a pain to paint over.I’m going to ask a question that probably no one can answer, but with so many dark rides with things Disney wants to hide in all theme parks, have they ever considered using that new Black 2.0 paint? The paint that’s hides all and blocks out light. I just think about rehabs where they could use this to hide track, supports, mechanics, structure, etc.
Can you imagine Spaceship Earth in the deep black of space or Peter Pan. A true dark ride experience...
yensidtlaw1969
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Black 2.0 is, in effect, essentially black tempera paint - when dry its surface feels very lightly "flocked", and the uneven texture absorbs a little more light. Unfortunately the effect not nearly as successful in person as it appears to be on the internet, certainly far behind Vantablack, which is actually so dark it's genuinely unsettling (and genuinely flocked). Black 2.0 also noticeably more fragile than acrylic or latex paints, and not really suited to industrial purposes. It also collects dust like mad, and so would require a high maintenence schedule to look good in a darkride environment for any meaningul period of time.I’m going to ask a question that probably no one can answer, but with so many dark rides with things Disney wants to hide in all theme parks, have they ever considered using that new Black 2.0 paint? The paint that’s hides all and blocks out light. I just think about rehabs where they could use this to hide track, supports, mechanics, structure, etc.
Can you imagine Spaceship Earth in the deep black of space or Peter Pan. A true dark ride experience...
All of which to say the costs outweight the value.
Vantablack similarly requires intense upkeep, but at least it achieves a dizzying effect. Though you won't see it in Disney anytime soon, unless they get Anish Kapoor on retainer.
For the most part, high-quality Black Velvet and carefully monitored light levels are sufficient to make anything "disappear". They replaced the Blacklight fixtures in Peter Pan in the past 2 years or so and the difference it made is huuuuge.
EDITED To Add: Peter Pan Video stills from 2018 and 2019, respectively, because this matters so much to me - if you look past the difference in video quality you can see that the 2018 photo is full of purple glare and cast light wheras in 2019 only the phosphors in the blacklight paint are apparent and everything else sits back *Chef's kiss*
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Disnerd2003
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Good to see this thread again!
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NickLovesDisney
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Keep this away from Spaceship Earth then, because we know dust and a poor maintenance schedule are common there...
bcoachable
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I love learning! Thanks for the lessons!
JohnD
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Yep! Talk about adding something of value when bumping a thread.
Dragonman
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I wish more photos of Window Girl would pop up soon. We only have two good images, @marni1971 ’s edits of her, plus various blurry video screenshots.
I feel like people do have photos of her, they just don’t necessarily recognize her significance or remember they have the photo in the first place.
I feel like people do have photos of her, they just don’t necessarily recognize her significance or remember they have the photo in the first place.
Prince Thomas
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Where is this exactly and how can I find it when I go in a few weeks?
Dragonman
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After you’re facing backwards and see a room full of endless blue lights, look over your shoulder and up as the lights end and you should see it:
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Dragonman
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Expo_Seeker40
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And they painted over the window with black paint but if you were to scrape it off you’d see an animatronic skeleton and eyes with no skin or wig.......
Rhinocerous
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What am I seeing in the window of the first picture? I'm sure it could be an optical illusion, but it kind of looks like Bicentennial Man in profile painted black. Is this a "What does that cloud look like?" scenario, or is there actually something there?
EDIT: Should've said "Rorshach test." It sounds more grownie-uppie.
EDIT: Should've said "Rorshach test." It sounds more grownie-uppie.
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Dragonman
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The window was completely painted over, so you wouldn’t be able to see her even if you tried unfortunately. I think you’re seeing a combination of the shadows from the light bars and aging paint on the window itself.
I always thought I saw something in that picture too.
Figments Friend
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Sure would be swell if this former space station was brought back into service.
Mind blowing this is still there after all these years pretty much intact.
Just slap on a new coat of paint, change out some light bulbs, and give that window a fresh new look.
Or something.....
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Mind blowing this is still there after all these years pretty much intact.
Just slap on a new coat of paint, change out some light bulbs, and give that window a fresh new look.
Or something.....
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