Wand Removal Day: One W/ PICTURES from in the park

[marni1971]

I absolutely do! In one of Marni's videos they show some random guy standing up there. I guess he didn't have the video of Mickey!

I do have the Mickey videos, but couldn`t find them when I did the edit :lol:

It`s my understanding the crane will lift each removed section down to the ground inside the monorial beam. The sections will then be wheeled out under the service road behind Utilities East to a staging area near the tunnel ramp, and either stored here or moved further backstage. After that I have no idea what they`ll do with the pieces.

 

[Surf Fish2285]

Can someone get us a translation on this? :shrug:

Let me see if I can translate what there saying...nope!

 

[Surf Fish2285]

I do have the Mickey videos, but couldn`t find them when I did the edit :lol:

It`s my understanding the crane will lift each removed section down to the ground inside the monorial beam. The sections will then be wheeled out under the service road behind Utilities East to a staging area near the tunnel ramp, and either stored here or moved further backstage. After that I have no idea what they`ll do with the pieces.

Does anyone know how long this process is going to take? Will it be complete by the beginning of September?

 

[Enigma]

- I am tired of being called an "EPCOT Purist" like it's something bad. I'm not a purist; I just want Disney to focus on the core values that made the former EPCOT Center great. I am not opposed to change; I'm opposed to BAD change.

Thank you! Ive been trying to get this across to people but they just don't get it.

 

[JEANYLASER]

i saw it the pictures of the space ship earth with no wand is cool. I can't wait to ride the new SpaceShip Earth.

 

[hrcollectibles]

Can someone get us a translation on this? :shrug:

What I was trying to convey was.. The Wand was originally for a celebration as was the Birthday cake Version of the castle.. The birthcake was gone after a year ( i think) yet the wand has stayed. What if they had kept the castle as it was for the birthday celebration and just repainted it after the celebration was over.. How would the Disney Purists feel then..I myself am a Huge fan Of EPCOT in fact it is my favorite park. I just hope they can bring back Epcot back to its former self

 

[Disneysue]

I don....don....dont wah...wah....want it to GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

 

[LSUxStitch]

What other park lights would you make the call on?

We only did Epcot Lights, once the park was called clear (us), they turned off majority of the lights around showcase and east/west innoventions. Our team consisted of 4 castmembers, and we began at AA, we split up each clearing out every country (making sure all guests were in front and NEVER behind us), we then would rejoin at Towers Merch, and continue as 4 to the front of the park, concluding with a call over walkies that "EPCOT is clear of Day Guests" and requesting to clock out. Was an awesome job to clear the park and be there 'alone' (haha, not really, but no guests) lol.

I'm not to sure about the other parks, I believe security did their shutdowns, not castmembers.

Long Live the Rescue Rangers of EPCOT

 

[Champion]

I myself am a Huge fan Of EPCOT in fact it is my favorite park. I just hope they can bring back Epcot back to its former self

And this is what you are going to be disappointed about. They aren't going to 'bring back Epcot back to its former self' They are going to continue the way it is headed, which is resulting in increased attendance.

 

[marni1971]

And this is what you are going to be disappointed about. They aren't going to 'bring back Epcot back to its former self' They are going to continue the way it is headed, which is resulting in increased attendance.

Whilst most of you know me as an EPCOT Center purist, the `way it is headed` is beginning to excite me. The way it went over the past decade is what is sad.

 

[PeeplMoovr]

I do have the Mickey videos, but couldn`t find them when I did the edit :lol:

It`s my understanding the crane will lift each removed section down to the ground inside the monorial beam. The sections will then be wheeled out under the service road behind Utilities East to a staging area near the tunnel ramp, and either stored here or moved further backstage. After that I have no idea what they`ll do with the pieces.

Scrap metal is very valuable these days. :animwink:

 

[mousermerf]

We only did Epcot Lights, once the park was called clear (us), they turned off majority of the lights around showcase and east/west innoventions. Our team consisted of 4 castmembers, and we began at AA, we split up each clearing out every country (making sure all guests were in front and NEVER behind us), we then would rejoin at Towers Merch, and continue as 4 to the front of the park, concluding with a call over walkies that "EPCOT is clear of Day Guests" and requesting to clock out. Was an awesome job to clear the park and be there 'alone' (haha, not really, but no guests) lol.

I'm not to sure about the other parks, I believe security did their shutdowns, not castmembers.

Long Live the Rescue Rangers of EPCOT

I feel bad every time someone mentions a Rescue Ranger. I had one for like 10mins before she was hauled off in an alpha unit. It wasn't my fault, but I felt terrible. Oh, and before anyone freaks, she's fine. Just don't let your kids horseplay in the rain around large moving objects. She was a hero - a battered, bruised, swollen, possibly fractured hero, but a hero none the less.

 

[JEANYLASER]

Long live the Rescue Rangers! Rescue Rangers Away!

 

[jmvd20]

What I was trying to convey was.. The Wand was originally for a celebration as was the Birthday cake Version of the castle.. The birthcake was gone after a year ( i think) yet the wand has stayed. What if they had kept the castle as it was for the birthday celebration and just repainted it after the celebration was over.. How would the Disney Purists feel then..I myself am a Huge fan Of EPCOT in fact it is my favorite park. I just hope they can bring back Epcot back to its former self

Originally the wand was supposed to stay up until at least 2009 - it was never designed nor deemed a temporary structure.

 

[tirian]

And this is what you are going to be disappointed about. They aren't going to 'bring back Epcot back to its former self' They are going to continue the way it is headed, which is resulting in increased attendance.

That's a good thing! Epcot is a permanent World's Fair; it needs to change!

But the changes need to be beneficial, not cheap solutions for the heck of it all. (E.g. Imagination)

 

[Tom Morrow]

I love the way Epcot is heading... except The Seas with Nemo and Friends. That was a complete step in the wrong direction.

 

[BuzzComplexCM]

We only did Epcot Lights, once the park was called clear (us), they turned off majority of the lights around showcase and east/west innoventions. Our team consisted of 4 castmembers, and we began at AA, we split up each clearing out every country (making sure all guests were in front and NEVER behind us), we then would rejoin at Towers Merch, and continue as 4 to the front of the park, concluding with a call over walkies that "EPCOT is clear of Day Guests" and requesting to clock out. Was an awesome job to clear the park and be there 'alone' (haha, not really, but no guests) lol.

I'm not to sure about the other parks, I believe security did their shutdowns, not castmembers.

Long Live the Rescue Rangers of EPCOT

When I worked at MK in Tomorrowland we would do it the same way. The groups of CM's would start back by Space and move forward. One group would branch over towards Indy and Fantasyland, another group near COP and the other group towards Stitch. The groups that went towards Stitch and COP would then push everyone over the bridge into the cake/main street.

I would get that same feeling at night. No guests, no screaming, just the sound of the area music. It would always give me chills. I also liked to open in the morning and see it empty just before the ropes would fall. Kinda like the calm before the storm.

 

[EPCOT_1138]

When I worked at MK in Tomorrowland we would do it the same way. The groups of CM's would start back by Space and move forward. One group would branch over towards Indy and Fantasyland, another group near COP and the other group towards Stitch. The groups that went towards Stitch and COP would then push everyone over the bridge into the cake/main street.

I would get that same feeling at night. No guests, no screaming, just the sound of the area music. It would always give me chills. I also liked to open in the morning and see it empty just before the ropes would fall. Kinda like the calm before the storm.

No one drown, did they?

 

[JEANYLASER]

your pictures of the Spaceship earth is cool.

 

[Mr_Tom_Morrow]

Originally the wand was supposed to stay up until at least 2009 - it was never designed nor deemed a temporary structure.

it sure was constructed as such :zipit: