Taken from the Disney Blogs website
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...the-pooh-tree-relocated-at-walt-disney-world/
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Video and behind the scenes look at Winnie the Pooh Tree being moved
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PurpleRose
Active Member
That was pretty cool! Can't wait till the walls go down!
tiggermarie
New Member
^^^ Me too!!!
Master Gracey 5
Active Member
I wonder if they were wary of heffalumps and woozles while moving it? 
dreamfinder
Well-Known Member
Amazed that tree weighs 120 tons. Good to see them reusing it though.
Animaniac93-98
Well-Known Member
Great video, I'm really looking forward to seeing the improvements to the attraction. If only we had some concept art of what the exterior will look like.
WDWFigment
Well-Known Member
Anyone know when the exterior is set to be completed?
EpcotServo
Well-Known Member
Save the tree? Recycling? Hey, why didn't they recycle the bajillions of tons of AWESOME stuff that was 20K?
:lol:
The Tree forgets how many amazing attractions it destroyed, and like all guilty men, tries to rewrite it's own history. If you can make a replacement need replacing-The people will cease to believe it needed replacement. There will be blood in the water-and the plastic sharks will come.
:lol:
The Tree forgets how many amazing attractions it destroyed, and like all guilty men, tries to rewrite it's own history. If you can make a replacement need replacing-The people will cease to believe it needed replacement. There will be blood in the water-and the plastic sharks will come.
PlaneJane
Well-Known Member
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Yes that was quite the spin that the Imagineers put on moving the tree instead of getting rid of it. I could just hear the higher ups say, "Hey instead of getting rid of tree, lets save money and just move it to the new queue." Two in one, moves the tree that they spent a lot of money on instead of dumping it, and saves money on building new facades for the queue. I honestly think that it is a lower priority for them to be green than it is to save green.
Its running to at least the end of the year, with some major work set to get going later.
MKCP 1985
Well-Known Member
disagree. it is still "wow."
The funny thing will come years from now when people who visited the tree in its original location will tell their kids and family members about playing in and around the tree and describe it as if it never moved but had been in that spot the whole time and the rest of the park expanded over to its location. :lol:
The funny thing will come years from now when people who visited the tree in its original location will tell their kids and family members about playing in and around the tree and describe it as if it never moved but had been in that spot the whole time and the rest of the park expanded over to its location. :lol:
BrerFrog
Active Member
Wow! That is a long exterior refurb!
I think they have certainly realised that there is a big interest in how the parks work. I guess you always have the option of just not reading. Another thing that has certainly increased is showing a lot of information on un-opened attractions. World of Color has been shown so much in official blogs and videos that I am not sure there is any surprise left in that at all now.
Animaniac93-98
Well-Known Member
I'm sure part of the reason it will take so long is the attraction/shop will remain open and work has to happen around guest traffic. That along with the amount of work that will be needed to completely retheme that strip of building.
It will actually have a complete closure at some point later this year. It's getting a BIG makeover.
DocMcHulk
Well-Known Member
Just the exterior, correct? Not the ride itself?
mickey2008.1
Well-Known Member
I love the behind the scenes. Its very interesting to see something move or grow into something new. I remeber having a book about the construction of WDW MK. I need to find it, sucha good read.
redkoala245
New Member
Thanks for the interesting video . Being an Imagineer must be such a cool job.
I haven't been to Pooh's Playful Spot, but are people allowed to go in the tree? If so, can people go in the tree now in its new location?
. Being an Imagineer must be such a cool job.I haven't been to Pooh's Playful Spot, but are people allowed to go in the tree? If so, can people go in the tree now in its new location?