This Wand Update is Pretty Bare Bones - 8/3

[nelsonj3]

Thank you for the pictures! I am getting so excited to finally see SSE on its own without any needless "enhancements" to an already beautiful structure!

Also, I'm REALLY glad they're taking the stars down. I think the stars bother me more than the wand itself did. (Although I didn't like the wand at all). The stars look VERY cheap on SSE. However, I agree with the above posters that taking down the stars would really be a tough and dangerous job!

 

[cb3k]

Thanks a bunch jvrabel...looks great, can't wait to see it in person 2 weeks from now.

 

[tirian]

I love it..I love it! Great progress- looking better already.

Now, If we could just do something about those gravestones......

I can't believe I'm saying this:

Once the wand structure and the stars are gone, and the area surrounding SSE is landscaped again, the LaL Tombstones may not look as bad as they did.

I like how they frame SSE now; it looks like the ball is hovering above them.

 

[jt04]

I can't believe I'm saying this:

Once the wand structure and the stars are gone, and the area surrounding SSE is landscaped again, the LaL Tombstones may not look as bad as they did.

I like how they frame SSE now; it looks like the ball is hovering above them.

No amount of Disney Magic make-up will fix that LaL tragedy of poor planning. The only hope is removal and relocation....with nice landscaping of course.

 

[tirian]

I'm not saying that the tombstones should stay there! But in the meantime, they don't look as awful as they did. Once the palm trees and other landscaping are restored to the SSE pavilion, the entrance will be a little greener than it is now.

If the WDC is going to spend the money to renovate the entire entrance, I think that the tombstones should be moved to a nicely landscaped area. But for now, I'm content with the wand's removal.

 

[InnovationsWDW]

I have been to Epcot many times and this is the first time I ever notice this:

Are those painted onto SSE?????

 

[islesgirl]

I am going to Disney this Friday, how far along do you think this could be by then? Wand gone?

 

[metscool]

I have been to Epcot many times and this is the first time I ever notice this:

Are those painted onto SSE?????

I think they are. You don't see it pre-wand/LaL.

 

[sillykid]

I have been to Epcot many times and this is the first time I ever notice this:

Are those painted onto SSE?????

They sure are. Those have been painted on there for a long time now. They only make me want to get rid of LAL even more.

 

[SDav10495]

Yes, the Millennium Celebration was a traumatic experience for Spaceship Earth in a number of ways. The wand is often cited first, then the LaL slabs, but the way LaL violated SSE's legs (waaayy past the thigh) is equally as vile.

 

[mitros]

It sure seems like without the wand it makes the Leave a Legacy tombstones stand out more. I am thrilled the wand is gone, though.

My thoughts as well. Those tombstones seem to draw the eye now, as the stupid wand did before! :shrug:

 

[teebin]

I have been to Epcot many times and this is the first time I ever notice this:

Are those painted onto SSE?????

It was LaL. They wanted to mirror the LaL monuments. I hate this painting even more than the wand thang... and that is saying something. It's as if they hired a high school art department (combined vote) to decide how to best echo the LaL monuments.

It is a one dimensional el-cheapo cop-out. I am hoping that with the wand, so goes the the cheap cheap painting on the legs. I cannot even believe a Disney imagineer came up with that... it is more as if some exec's 9 year old came up with the idea.

 

[Expo_Seeker40]

It was done to make leave a legacy look like it was a part of the plaza.....which regardless, the LaL monoliths clash with the architecture and layout of the original plaza, rather than designing a monument that would flow with it......

 

[DrWhat]

My wife asks "When will they get rid of the tombstones?"

And I tell her "One eyesore at a time, my dear." :lol:

 

[diddy_mouse]

I just had a slightly random thought...

Will they just use old stock footage of SSE for promotional videos and such after the rest of the "wand-remains" are removed? Or do you think they'd actually take the time to get a whole new set of B-roll/fly-over footage? :shrug:

 

[emoariel]

that wreched wand is gone uh-huh. that wreched wand is gone uh-huh *dances a little cha-cha*

 

[figmentmom]

My wife asks "When will they get rid of the tombstones?"

And I tell her "One eyesore at a time, my dear." :lol:

:ROFLOL: Good one! :ROFLOL:

 

[Budahman]

A Wand tribute video on Youtube. Kinda sad but there will always be change I guess.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8NGinnTHB0&eurl=http://www.epcotswand.com/video.html

 

[metscool]

Did they make the wand shorter or the arch smaller after they took the 2000 sign off?

 

[Rayray]

My wife asks "When will they get rid of the tombstones?"

And I tell her "One eyesore at a time, my dear." :lol:

Tell her they are now a memorial for the wand.


BTW, I like that avatar. AB rocks.