Epcot Construction Update Thread

[PuppyJonathan]

Count me in the minority but I actually like the colors on the guardians gravity building

 

[jade1]

Nothing here that is any different than what is already well-reported on this thread and various blogs, but some quick pics from around Epcot this weekend FWIW....

View of GoG from the monorail just before it arrives at the Epcot station. I was at WDW a few months ago when it was a big steel behemoth and was honestly a bit worried at the size/scale of this thing - it’s just SO visible from all sorts of places all over the park. But I must say, with most of the walls up it does blend in a heck of a lot better than I thought it would. The blue really ‘minimizes’ the scale, if that makes sense.
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A little closer to the station and zoomed in - that one piece of track visible. I pointed it out to DW and she was like “So?”.....
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My bigger ‘fear’ if you want to call it that was how big the structure would look from World Showcase, but even that’s starting to look pretty normal now too. Pretty well hidden by Norway here, but the blue walls you can see blend in well.
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A dusk view. The blue compliments changing sky colors pretty darn well.
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It’s pretty much the same color blue building as one of the Soarin’ theaters that you can see to the left just over England.
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Thanks for posting these.

I am now down from 1% concern of the look inside EPCOT, to 0%.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Thanks for posting these.

I am now down from 1% concern of the look inside EPCOT, to 0%.

I agree - I think it will be one of those things where if you want to focus on it and be bothered by it you will ... but if you don't worry about it it won't be that bad (or bad at all really)

 

[PuppyJonathan]

I agree - I think it will be one of those things where if you want to focus on it and be bothered by it you will ... but if you don't worry about it it won't be that bad (or bad at all really)

Unfortunately there are a section of people who will do just that. Nitpicking for the sake of nitpicking. Personally I really like it, would I have preferred theming? Oh yeah! Would it have been extremely distracting across the park? Definitely so I can understand why they didn’t go that route

 

[Liberty Littman]

Hi guys. I was thinking: we are obviously a park where people bring water and fill up bottles. Anyway we've seen what happens to our ToT when a drop of water or a speck of dirt gets on the floor with the magnetic sensors, it stops the entire ride. My concern is with the efficiency of the Ratatouille ride and whether it will have magnetic floors that are not as sensitive as the Tower. Otherwise I can see this ride getting stuck or breaking down all the time.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Hi guys. I was thinking: we are obviously a park where people bring water and fill up bottles. Anyway we've seen what happens to our ToT when a drop of water or a speck of dirt gets on the floor with the magnetic sensors, it stops the entire ride. My concern is with the efficiency of the Ratatouille ride and whether it will have magnetic floors that are not as sensitive as the Tower. Otherwise I can see this ride getting stuck or breaking down all the time.

Well, it’s not a new ride, it’s been running for years in Paris so I assume they don’t feel it will be an issue

 

[Liberty Littman]

Well, it’s not a new ride, it’s been running for years in Paris so I assume they don’t feel it will be an issue

I was just interested because I wonder what the difference is between the tech used in Tower of Terror and Ratatouille and other trackless rides.

 

[rteetz]

I was just interested because I wonder what the difference is between the tech used in Tower of Terror and Ratatouille and other trackless rides.

They are completely different ride systems. Ratatouille uses and LPS system. Tower of Terror isn’t completely trackless and uses guides and such. WDW currently doesn’t have a truly trackless ride.

 

[PuppyJonathan]

They are completely different ride systems. Ratatouille uses and LPS system. Tower of Terror isn’t completely trackless and uses guides and such. WDW currently doesn’t have a truly trackless ride.

I’m just asking just to double check, great movie ride and universe of energy had the same guide wire technology correct?

 

[rteetz]

I’m just asking just to double check, great movie ride and universe of energy had the same guide wire technology correct?

Yep. UoE was essentially a moving theater.

 

[rteetz]

Illuminations replacement work

http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions...t-epcot-for-future-nighttime-spectaculars.htm

 

[jade1]

Illuminations replacement work

http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions...t-epcot-for-future-nighttime-spectaculars.htm

Those islands appear to be coming in handy.

And that back lot definitely explains why there's no new entry there for Riviera. Not that is was ever on the table.

 

[Nancyg56]

Illuminations replacement work

http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions...t-epcot-for-future-nighttime-spectaculars.htm

I wondered what that was for.

 

[KYMickey]

I hope this ends up better than "Rivers of Light" at AK

 

[lovemickeyshouse]

They should have left it alone !Great show to close the night out !

 

[Jimmy Mouse]

Guardians blends in well.

 

[rteetz]

PHOTOS: Epcot’s Space Restaurant Takes Shape, Vertical Construction Continues

 

[rteetz]

PHOTOS: Epcot’s Guardians of the Galaxy Roller Coaster Construction Update

 

[Farro]

Guardians blends in well.

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I had to look for it.

 

[sachilles]

I had to look for it.

Ditto,

Have a Bob Ross style fluffy little cloud on the side and there would be no seeing that thing.