HMF
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Will it be gone before the end of the year?
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HMF
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More complicated than the wand?
I dare say. This is a full structure as opposed to a glorified scaffold tower. A hurricane proof one at that. Plus, if it were to go elsewhere a new base would need to be built.
The concrete hat base is a large solid obstruction too. The wands foundations if I recall are still there, covered with dirt.
HMF
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But it is officially going to go, right?
Black Pearl
Well-Known Member
Nightmare Before Christmas live show please...
Wondering how much of Cars is coming over.
Wondering how much of Cars is coming over.
asianway
Well-Known Member
I fully expect to get banned from more than a few boards with my mirthful trolling of DWs sad to see the hat go
Goofyernmost
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Exactly what happened to those unused Monorail foundations. Coincidence...I think not!
Seriously though...it doesn't sound like Disney ever expected it to be temporary did they? I wish I could truly understand the motivation that involved covering the theater view. Whatever it was, it was completely stupid.
I don't know.... is it a sculpture? Is it a store? An icon? Not quite anything? 100 years of Magic came and went, but I guess being designed to withstand the weather meant it had to stand the test of time too. And wait for an appropriate removal budget.Exactly what happened to those unused Monorail foundations. Coincidence...I think not!
Seriously though...it doesn't sound like Disney ever expected it to be temporary did they? I wish I could truly understand the motivation that involved covering the theater view. Whatever it was, it was completely stupid.
wdwfan22
Well-Known Member
They are wrong more than they are right. When they are wrong they just rephrase it to say funding went away or that plans have changed.
Lee
Adventurer
Examples?
And limit those examples to instances when plans didn't change and/or funding wasn't removed, please.
Thanks!
Goofyernmost
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None of the above...It's an eyesore! It wouldn't have been if they had placed it elsewhere. It would have been perfect theme wise and totally unoffensive in the courtyard in the Animation area. However, they don't pay me six/seven figures a year to make those decisions, so what do I know.
RSoxNo1
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They have a better track record than Jay Rasulo
You're absolutely right.
ParentsOf4
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You would be amazed at how often plans change, not just at Disney but at most corporations.
Let's pick on FastPass+ for a moment. Iger originally suggested this would be rolled out by the summer of 2013, then sometime in 2013. Now it's looking more and more like 2014. Was Iger "wrong"? No. Things change.
Similarly, there were some aspects of MyMagic+ that have been scaled back or even cancelled. There's a reason why Staggs sent out a trial balloon in January 2013 and it's not just because a certain Spirit let the cat out of the bag. Although it may have been announced sooner than originally hoped, at some point TWDC needed to get the word out to gauge reaction.
Several aspects of FastPass+ along with Magic Bands will be in test for over a year. Each test produces results that require evaluation and further modification based on lessons learned.
Within TWDC, there are factions fighting with each other, each wanting to get their own way. The ebb and flow of these internal battles naturally lead to plans changing. Then, of course, there are intentional leaks as the various sides try to influence the debate. It's not much different than American politics, the main difference being that most of these corporate battles occur behind closed doors.
In the corporate world, what's "true" today is not necessarily "true" tomorrow.
HMF
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So there should be an announcement like there was when the wand came down?
SirLink
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Stuff in big companies like Disney/MS/Comcast are so large plans are quite fluid ... and Disney more than most have "Dog syndromme" with their projects.
doctornick
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I'm going to go against the grain here and say that I hope the hat removal is very low on the priority list. I would be happy to have it gone, but given the expense of having it removed, I'd rather see that money going towards attractions. There's supposedly $600M going to DHS, but if that budget is cut or costs balloon for something I'd rather the hat removal gets cut over a ride.
Just IMHO, I understand others will be of a different mind.
FLYbyNITE
Active Member
I don't understand the concern with "the Hat". Unless they intend to use the space for something else, I say let it be. Why waste time and money on just removing something. When I go to HS, the Hat doesn't bother me, the fact that there's only about 4 or 5 good things to do there bothers me.