Funny you mention that considering I just was looking at bio's aerials and he posted this one from DHS:I knew this building was big, but I didn’t appreciate how massive it was until I saw it in person. I felt like I could see it from everywhere on property!
Yup. DSNY just posted a new video a few minutes ago with video he took of it from various spots within the park:I think it’s safe to say that his will be the most obvious show building on property.
View from inside the park, near France/Morocco across the lagoon:
This one almost hurts me to look at it! I don't see any truly good option for Disney, here -- themed or unthemed, it's not going to look great.
It's cartoonish in size.Nothing inside that show building would justify being such an eyesore. There is no hiding it. Let's wait and see what magic they come up with to "blend" it in.
It looks way worse in person, btw, I started to laugh when I saw it.
Speaking of solar panels, does anyone know if the ones that are on top of the UoE show building still work?Well since it's an extension of the energy building, maybe they can theme it as a nuclear power plant, maybe a dam, or cover it in solar panels and we could have a giant black box! Yeah, that'll look nice....
They probably don't. I doubt they kept them ship shape, as you get a very small amount of power from those type of panels. They probably deactivated when the ride closed too.Speaking of solar panels, does anyone know if the ones that are on top of the UoE show building still work?
Yeah, I mean, they're 1980's panels... the amount of energy that would be pulled by those is peanuts compared to what solar panels can do today.They probably don't. I doubt they kept them ship shape, as you get a very small amount of power from those type of panels. They probably deactivated when the ride closed too.
Solar panels are still a developing technology. Even if they were newer, the output is minuscule compared to what they need for the ride.Yeah, I mean, they're 1980's panels... the amount of energy that would be pulled by those is peanuts compared to what solar panels can do today.
Oh, I wasn't suggesting that it would power the ride.Solar panels are still a developing technology. Even if they were newer, the output is minuscule compared to what they need for the ride.
I know. I think it was a common myth that solar panels were installed to showcase the the technology, and "helped power the ride".Oh, I wasn't suggesting that it would power the ride.
The original ride show (pre-Ellen) explicitly said they “helped” to power the ride, and actually showed the panels on the roof in the main show.I know. I think it was a common myth that solar panels were installed to showcase the the technology, and "helped power the ride".