dandaman Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Maybe I should've worded that differently. I actually do understand if people think this is an indication of good things to come. What I can't stand are some people that think the wand's removal will INSTANTLY clear up any past mistakes by management or the like. Maybe I haven't been in this world long enough to have a better opinion on the "classic" Epcot as much as others. Whatever the case: ...allowing what lies beyond the entrance gates to do the talking ...That kind of puts things into perspective for me. Not that Spaceship Earth itself is one for subtlety, but I understand that point of view. Adrenaline_Rush: The whole ride's being refurbished until sometime in the fall. There's a good chance at least one of those things could happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darksin Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 *Gets down on her knees* Oh thank you Disney Gods for FINALLY granting my fondest wish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 ~ ~ ~ Is it gone, yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandaman Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 It's getting there, Bill. Now we've got "Epc". http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showpost.php?p=2357361&postcount=5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 ^I think only one smiley can describe me and other Disney fans to those pictures, Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissie Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 I didnt mind the wand at all. I was only at the park once when it wasn't there and that was 16 years ago, so I don't really remember what the park looked like without it. Im surprised they didnt just do an all nighter and take it down in one go. IMO, it looks kinda silly like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandaman Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 ^It's a pretty huge metal structure. Unless you want to smash through the monorail line running right under it (not to mention other attractions and guest paths), there should probably be a good amount of time and care devoted to the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissie Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 ^ Yeah thats true. I was just thinking about past experience as when they were taking away the decoration from the 50th celebration from the castle at MK, they took most of it down one night and just left some of it up and then a while later it was gone. I know thats what they are doing here, I just wish there was a more subtle way of doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisFL Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 I heard at one point they were going to stop running the monorail around SSE and make it a shuttle until the wand was removed...guess that wasn't necessary (yet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrenaline_Rush Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Hey to refurbish s[paceship earth, like to add new track or whatever, wouldnt they need to take apart the EPCOT ball to get inside. See thats what I think is dumb about having a WHOLE ride in a building is if you ever want to change some track you have to dismantle the building, put in the track, then put the building together. But seriously I hope they do Spaceship Earth the justice it deserves. I bet there going to work on Project Tommorow. Its the new exit for Spaceship Earth, its really cool actually, its all about what people are like and what the future should be, and from what Ive seen in these games they have in their I think its spot on. And as for the wand and arm, good riddens. I dont know why I am saying that, because I perticularly dont care, but the ball looks WAY better without it, or so Ive seen from past images of the old ball and no wand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 ^ They don't have to dismantle SSE to remove the tracks or any other part of the ride. It's a 180 foot diameter geosphere, it's ginormous. For all we know, and what I believe, the track work will remain the same, just refurbished. Most of the work will probably be the redesign of the sets to fit the new theme, and a new train. I'd think if most of this work is being done after park hours, the monorail can stay in use, without going to shuttle mode. I don't recall, did they have to go to shuttle mode when the wand went up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted July 11, 2007 Author Share Posted July 11, 2007 Did you guys know next to that Mayan Temple in Mexico the Animal Kingdom Villas or Cabins (something like that) is supposed to go there. They had a board advertising it, Ill try and snap a pic next time I go. But I think thats the dumbest place to put a hotel. It will ruin the parks atmosphere, you'll be in Mexico, then see some African Lodge, that is SO DUMB! There is no way to quantify how wrong you are on this. I think you probably misunderstood something. The Animal Kingdom Villas are going to be at....wait for it...the Animal Kingdom Lodge. There is a DVC booth near the Mexico Pavillion that is selling the Villas, but the Villas are not being constructed anywhere near there. The sign you saw was simply an advertisement to drum up business for the Villas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandaman Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 http://www.wdwmagic.com/resorts_aklodgevillas.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicSpringsGuy Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 I work at Magic Kingdom, and when I drove by EPCOT yesterday, I saw that the letters had already been taken down. I'm going to go and get some pics today, and I'll post them later this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrenaline_Rush Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Oops I totally misunderstood the sign, sorry for the confusion, im deleting my post now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandaman Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 FYI, the wand thread count on WDWMAGIC has literally exceeded 500 sometime in the past couple of days. I counted 9 new ones from overnight. ...Thank God the same subject on these boards have about 9 times less REPLIES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movieguy Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 I never had a huge problem with the wand, but I'm glad to see they're returning the classic look of the geosphere. Hopefully this will mark the beginning of a new day in future world. First TT comes along, then M:S, both of which I enjoyed on my last trip, now they're giving SE a face lift that sounds very promising. All we can do now is sit back and see how it all turns out in early 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterP Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 I heard they were just moving the arm and wand to TOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 ^ Well, they do have two Os and two Ts to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfie Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Oh? I thought that was always there! (Shows how much I knew when I went... around 7 years ago ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moofygirl Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Hooray! Good riddance wand. Spaceship Earth looked ridiculous with the wand. Then again I'm an old fart, and still want Horizons and World Of Motion to come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandaman Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 The progress as of yesterday. 1 "E" remains on the parking lot side (it might have been taken down overnight). http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?t=203867 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGA29 Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 ^ Yes, I was at the park this morning and it looks rather weird with only the "E". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicSpringsGuy Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Well, when I went and took pictures yesterday, the "E" was gone. Here are some pics. From the entrance, you can see the "E" is now gone. It looks pretty much the same on the other side, with the exception of the crane. A close-up of the crane. I happened to be in the right place at the right time that day, because I won the Dream Fastpass for EPCOT. Needless to say I was excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterEricHP Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Woohoo!! I wonder if they will try some new lightning scheme at night when this is all over. Hopefully it won't involve "Siemens" all over it but I guess that is who is mainly responsible for getting the wand out of here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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