unkadug
Follower of "Saget"The Cult
Every wand thread deserves this:
I guess I should have credited the photo to the orginating site, but I thought everyone knew where it came from!
photo courtesy of:
http://imagineerebirth.blogspot.com/
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Wand coming down in the fall?
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I guess I should have credited the photo to the orginating site, but I thought everyone knew where it came from!
photo courtesy of:
http://imagineerebirth.blogspot.com/
Foolish Mortal
Well-Known Member
I thought it was going to hover over where the LAL tombstones are being relocated :lookaroun
LudwigVonDrake
Well-Known Member
At this point I will believe it when I see it happening.
unkadug
Follower of "Saget"The Cult
Maybe it will become the weenie for the Extinct Attraction Theme Park. :lookaroun
But probably, more fill for the landfill, I doubt that even MouseSurplus could sell it!
WDW Monorail
Well-Known Member
If you put anything up for sale, someone will have at least a sliver of interest in purchasing it.:drevil:
unkadug
Follower of "Saget"The Cult
Wouldn't your neighbors love you if you had it in your front yard. :lol:
jiminy.cricket
Well-Known Member
Oh ok. Thanks a lot!
DisKid
Active Member
It would make for a very nice Disney-themed satellite antenna tower!!
lWDW Monorail
Well-Known Member
Oh yes!! I would have an EPCOT themed house just like someone I know designed his house to look like the flintstone house.:ROFLOL:
Now all I need is that big ball thing. Do you think a regular golf ball sitting on my lawn would be fine??:lookaroun
Wait wait, did the 'reliable source' that said it was coming down in fall post this quote too? Or are you getting this elsewhere.
Because the absurdity of this statement is astounding.
WDW Monorail
Well-Known Member
This statement is very true. It has been mentioned before and the source posted it in a couple of places this day.
The Siemens contract makes no mention of the exterior of SSE at any point.
And that anyone would believe Disney would even consider for an instant to have a giant sign for a sponsor above the parks icon is absurd.
If Siemens had tried to make that part of the contract, the deal would never have been done.
If the contract had been contingent on taking down the wand, it would already be down.
Siemens is sponsoring quite a few different things within TWDC. From SSE to Illuminations to commercials and lots of other small things. But they would not try to make such insane demands on TWDC. Especially considering that Disney has made quite a few (albeit somewhat minor) concessions to Siemens already.
The wand may come down. It probably will not. However, to say that Siemens asked for it to say 'Siemens' or otherwise it would have to come down is downright ridiculous, and shouldn't even be considered as a possibility.
GenerationX
Well-Known Member
This rumor is partially true. The wand will be down while they relocate the ICBMs from under the castle to under SSE. Once they're securely in place, the wand will go back up. Fully loaded.
ThinkTink721
Well-Known Member
Why is it so important that the wand come down?:shrug:
I guess, like everything else, some people like it & some people don't like it:veryconfu
:wave:
I guess, like everything else, some people like it & some people don't like it:veryconfu
:wave:
mousermerf
Account Suspended
Sorry champ, it's already been proven that despite what the press release and PR woman said, Siemens is very much interested in SSE's exterior.
I think a good bit of research on German architecture, the respect of Buckminster Fuller as a visionary, and desire to not have adornment would lead most people to see why Siemens, a seemingly uninvolved party, desires the wand to come down.
CrashNet
Well-Known Member
God not another one...I'm posting to make a formal suggestion: from now on, unless there is a press release or proven documentation from Disney itself that states the removal of the wand from Spaceship Earth, threads concerning its removal are banned.
Please, Steve or a moderator, I beg of you, this has got to stop.
For the final time, the wand is going no where for a long, LONG, time.
Please, Steve or a moderator, I beg of you, this has got to stop.
For the final time, the wand is going no where for a long, LONG, time.
Bratstarman
New Member
Well said, Merf. Anyone who has ever worked with a PR rep knows that reality and their version of reality are two very different things.
More to the topic at hand, I'm tired of folks who say they are "sick of a thread" on some topic and then insist on filling their thread with negative comments. If they are sick of a topic, wouldn't it be far more sensible for them to avoid it?
I will be forever grateful to Siemens if they de-wandify Epcot, and welcome the words of anyone who shares that vision of the future.
What does any of that have to do with the contract? I didn't say they weren't interested, I was replying to the validity of the claim that there was wording in the contract regarding it. There is not.
I find it very interesting the huge amount of juxtaposition involved in what this 'reliable source' is posting. If they wanted the wand gone so badly, as are the claims, why was their first request to have the wand say 'Siemens'?
One more thing, exactly what changes have been made to SSE's exterior? The mirror column has to be replaced to get the refurb done, that was a known factor. I hope you're not taking things like new railings as a sign that the wand is coming down.
