The World's Most Magical Celebration - Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary

[bmr1591]

So I’m not mistaken that Disney said they’d be keeping the Beacons of Magic on the castle, ToT, and SE. Only seen SE lit up at night.

 

[jrhwdw]

So I’m not mistaken that Disney said they’d be keeping the Beacons of Magic on the castle, ToT, and SE. Only seen SE lit up at night.

I believe only SSE was staying.........

 

[bmr1591]

Disappointing. They all looked really good and added depth to the night skyline at the parks.

 

[Rodj]

ToT's projections in general are downright bad looking once you are on the other side of Sunset Blvd, at that point it looks like a blur and is very dim looking from the rest of the lights along Sunset Blvd. Not only that, but some of the "The Hollywood Tower Hotel" letters were completely misaligned with the actual letters on the sign. Good riddance.

 

[gerarar]

A couple more of the jabot and swag decorations have been removed on both sides of the castle.

Before:

After (5th piece on this side removed):

Progress is now visible from the front of the castle:

On the other side, 6 pieces have been removed:

11 total pieces plus the 50th medallion have been removed thus far.

 

[gerarar]

Doesn't come as a surprise, but the projections for HEA are still "projecting" as if the now-removed decorations were still there. Makes sense as they would have to adjust them after every couple days which isn't feasible.

 

[Brian]

Doesn't come as a surprise, but the projections for HEA are still "projecting" as if the now-removed decorations were still there. Makes sense as they would have to adjust them after every couple days which isn't feasible.
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Good eye!

 

[DCBaker]

What’s going on with that crumbled rock work on the right in pic 2?

Here’s another photo of that area from today.

 

[gerarar]

A couple more of the jabot and swag decorations has been removed from the castle.

Before (left side):

After:

Before (right side):

After:

13 pieces total plus the 50th medallion have been removed. We should expect the bead decorations be removed next, along with the front-facing jabot and swag pieces.

 

[ToTBellHop]

To be fair, these were attached using Command strips and I don’t care what they say on the commercial! They are a bear to take off and always take paint with them!

 

[gerarar]

The beads/gems have been removed from the turrets on the front of the castle.

Before:

After:

On the right side, one more jabot and swag piece has been taken down.

Before:

After:

The left side remains the same.
That makes 18 pieces of decorations that have been removed, plus the 50th medallion.

 

[TTA94]

Hopefully the turret swirls come down faster.

 

[James Alucobond]

Hopefully the turret swirls come down faster.

On one hand, they’ll probably want the crane needed for that work in and out as quickly as possible. On the other hand, I would be surprised if more extensive repainting weren’t needed for the ribbons than for the bunting.

 

[TTA94]

Perfect opportunity again to add a certain something or some things to the moat while it’s drained that can be used for the shows lol. But I’m sure they are still being to cheap to do it.

 

[Brian]

Perfect opportunity again to add a certain something or some things to the moat while it’s drained that can be used for the shows lol. But I’m sure they are still being to cheap to do it.

A floating mimosa bar?

 

[jrhwdw]

A floating mimosa bar?

Honestly!

 

[Bocabear]

If only we had the DLP fountains! It would add so much for the show, and could be activated during the daylight hours for the castle shows as well. Silly that they never added them considering they were originally designed for the Magic Kingdom...

 

[TheCoasterNerd]

If only we had the DLP fountains! It would add so much for the show, and could be activated during the daylight hours for the castle shows as well. Silly that they never added them considering they were originally designed for the Magic Kingdom...

True, that would be so magical

 

[TTA94]

If only we had the DLP fountains! It would add so much for the show, and could be activated during the daylight hours for the castle shows as well. Silly that they never added them considering they were originally designed for the Magic Kingdom...

Exactly! I wonder if it was costs or other reasons as far as why it didn’t happen?

 

[thundermtnGOAT]

Exactly! I wonder if it was costs or other reasons as far as why it didn’t happen?

My guess is that there is an issue with the fact that Magic Kingdom's moat uses natural water whereas the international castle parks use lagoons with no connection to natural bodies of water. The water can be treated easily. There is likely some health concerns with spraying untreated Florida water in the air that close to guests. But again, that is just a guess. Seems to be the only difference between them.

EPCOT has the benefit of platforms that likely account for that OR the distance renders it a non-issue.