it's going down...

[DollfieDreams]

;_; its actually kind of sad. mickey's wand that sits beside spaceship earth is officially coming down. i came into work yesterday and there was a ginormous crane sitting beside it. also, spaceship earth is down until who knows when because the siemen's company is "updating" the ride.

so does anyone remember or had a favorite ride, "satue" or fixture that was taken down?

[DramaQueen]

awww that stinks that was really nice! made for much nicer pictures!!



i can't think of any other things like that i liked that were removed.


but that stinks.

i love it when spaceship earth gets updated though! :goodvibes

[Jasmine45]

I like it Better without the wand.

Well I'm kinda mad they're renovating Spaceship earth.
=/

[::Snow_White::]

Aww. :[

Not that I can think of but I couldn't remember anything.
They are suppose to be working on Haunted Mansion when I go.

[Sparx]

I never really liked the wand.

But I'm sad space ship earth is closed. I love that ride.

[disney100666]

I loved the wand, and while I'm in disney spaceship earth is closed. I remember my first trip to disney I was so excited to go to it's a small world and when we went to go on it, it WAS CLOSED!! I was so sad!:sad1: but my second time I went on it and I was so happy

[StephaBabe50]

:[

[BandGeek911]

How long is the crane going to be there?
Does anyone know?


I liked the wand :[
SSE kind of looks.... plain without it.
But, oh well, I'm not that upset.

[DisGirlAllie]

Aww. :[ I liked the wand! Only 6 out of my 26 vacations to Disney World were when the wand wasn't up. I don't have a single picture without that wand in it.:sad1:

[Princess_Dot]

I've actually gotten used to the wand. But, I do remember hating it when it first was put up! This is kind of bitter-sweet.

[Stitch&figment 4 eve]

I'm gonna have to get used to it without the wand, it's been there for so long. We do get an update on Space Ship Earth. Hopefuly it's similar to what it was.

[JulielovesDisney]

I'm going to miss the hand and wand so much!! I think the Epcot ball looks boring without it. :sad1:

[DollfieDreams]

i have no idea when the crane will be gone, but i know that guests are complaining about it being in their pictures infront of SSE. i'll keep you posted when i find more things out ;_;. mansion is opening again on sept.12, and the wonders of life pavillion may also be the next thing to go.

[TinkerTracy]

I think I'll actually like it better with it down

[hidmickey:myantidrug]

Construction started on it on Monday and it's expected to be totally down by September (or November? :confused3 I'll check on one of the 900 threads about the wand). Those dates translate into crane presence.

I personally thought the whole thing was cheesy, tacky, and gaudy.

ETA: It's supposed to be done by October 1st.

[PurpleDucky]

Now it's just gonna look like a giant freaking golf ball.
I don't even get to see it :( -never been to WDW-

[Vrs815]

i really miss Who wants to be a millionare... and its gonna be wierd with out the wand

[Babyjustrun]

So they're not planning on putting anything new up to replace the wand?

[DollfieDreams]

as far as ive heard, no. the wand was made for the millenium celebration and originally said 2000. but everyone loved it so much they kept it up and changed it to say epcot. as far as i know, thats it for a while. theyve also discontiuned the "leave a legacy" as well. so who knows.

[Babyjustrun]

:/ that sucks.

[goofyandplutoluver]

i have no idea when the crane will be gone, but i know that guests are complaining about it being in their pictures infront of SSE. i'll keep you posted when i find more things out ;_;. mansion is opening again on sept.12, and the wonders of life pavillion may also be the next thing to go.

September 12th is my birthday. =]

I never really liked Epcot, so I'm not going to go run away or something.

[HSMndLKfan92]

I'd like to see what the EPCOT ball looks like without the wand, because I forget.

I miss the Skyway.

[epchicax3]

hopefully the crane isnt there for much... cause that would ruin pictures, espcially cause last time i went they had a crane by cinderellas castle which ruined pictures.

[Sparx]

Becka, where do you work in wdw?

[goofyandplutoluver]

hopefully the crane isnt there for much... cause that would ruin pictures, espcially cause last time i went they had a crane by cinderellas castle which ruined pictures.

Same. My mom was REALLY mad about that. It was my little cousin's first trip and their picture (in front of the castle) had a big crane next to the castle. Some memory, huh.

[BabyPiglet]

See, I've heard they're going to replace it with something. It will look really stupid without the wand, or SOMETHING up there.

During our trip, there's going to be a crane behind the Castle, and SSE will be down.

Wonderful.

[DarlingDonald]

I miss the Cake-ified Cinderella's Castle. When I was 3 we when to Disney and I absolutley LOVED the cake castle. I will never forget walking into the Magic Kingdom screaming, "MOMMY, LOOK AT THE CASTLE! IT'S SOOOO COOL!" That castle came as such a surprise to me. I loved it. And I still miss it.

[TinkerTracy]

See, I've heard they're going to replace it with something. It will look really stupid without the wand, or SOMETHING up there.

During our trip, there's going to be a crane behind the Castle, and SSE will be down.

Wonderful.

I don't think it'll look stupid. It had nothing there until wand was put up, and nothing was there for a long time. It'll look how it's supposed to look. I never really saw the point of the wand...I mean it made no sense. Yeah SSE will be down during our trip too, that sucks, it's one of my favorites, especially after a long hot day in EPCOT.

[EeyoreFan1]

I miss the Cake-ified Cinderella's Castle. When I was 3 we when to Disney and I absolutley LOVED the cake castle. I will never forget walking into the Magic Kingdom screaming, "MOMMY, LOOK AT THE CASTLE! IT'S SOOOO COOL!" That castle came as such a surprise to me. I loved it. And I still miss it.

Ew.Ew.EW.

I HATED the cake castle. >.<

Now that I think about it. I've seen every castle moderation since I was born.

[TinkInPink]

*chanting* Burn the wand, burn the wand, burn the wand...!!!

:rolleyes1

[shellybellypolo]

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t205/greencoolcat/6230L.jpg

In Tribute =[

[Sparx]

i'd like it if the little stars stayed, but that wand is atrocious.

[BabyPiglet]

i'd like it if the little stars stayed, but that wand is atrocious.
IMHO, the stars themselve would just look odd.

[Sparx]

IMHO, the stars themselve would just look odd.

I think if they left the "epcot" and the stars, it would look nice.

but I hate that wand.

[BabyPiglet]

I think if they left the "epcot" and the stars, it would look nice.

but I hate that wand.
Yeah, that would look nice.

[Princess Ash]

;_; its actually kind of sad. mickey's wand that sits beside spaceship earth is officially coming down. i came into work yesterday and there was a ginormous crane sitting beside it. also, spaceship earth is down until who knows when because the siemen's company is "updating" the ride.

so does anyone remember or had a favorite ride, "satue" or fixture that was taken down?

VHAT!?!?!? That structure has been there since the new millenium! How strange!!! I always thought they should turn it into a small outdoor rollercoaster. Hehehe. Then again, sometimes a return to the classics is good.


I'm really really really angry that they are changing Spaceship Earth. LEAVE IT ALONE!!!!!! No interactive, no touchy touchy screen. NO NO NO NO NO! It is a relaxing ride that takes no effort, and you are REALLY able to PAY ATTENTION and appreciate it.

[Pearls]

aw, bummer.
I actually kinda like the wand.
It's pretty and sparkly at night. (:
oh well.

[BabyPiglet]

VHAT!?!?!? That structure has been there since the new millenium! How strange!!! I always thought they should turn it into a small outdoor rollercoaster. Hehehe. Then again, sometimes a return to the classics is good.


I'm really really really angry that they are changing Spaceship Earth. LEAVE IT ALONE!!!!!! No interactive, no touchy touchy screen. NO NO NO NO NO! It is a relaxing ride that takes no effort, and you are REALLY able to PAY ATTENTION and appreciate it.
YES. I agree.

[EeyoreFan1]

I think if they left the "epcot" and the stars, it would look nice.

but I hate that wand.

Same.

VHAT!?!?!? That structure has been there since the new millenium! How strange!!! I always thought they should turn it into a small outdoor rollercoaster. Hehehe. Then again, sometimes a return to the classics is good.


I'm really really really angry that they are changing Spaceship Earth. LEAVE IT ALONE!!!!!! No interactive, no touchy touchy screen. NO NO NO NO NO! It is a relaxing ride that takes no effort, and you are REALLY able to PAY ATTENTION and appreciate it.

::yes:: =(

[BabyPiglet]

Same.



::yes:: =(
We could've ridden it together.

lol.

[Darkwing Duck]

I wish they'd leave the whole thing up.

[DollfieDreams]

Becka, where do you work in wdw?

i work in future world north merchandise. which is the two stores under sse, strollers, and giftstop, the store actually outside of the park :3...and in three months im begging to transfer because i dont have patience for merchandising.

I miss the Cake-ified Cinderella's Castle. When I was 3 we when to Disney and I absolutley LOVED the cake castle. I will never forget walking into the Magic Kingdom screaming, "MOMMY, LOOK AT THE CASTLE! IT'S SOOOO COOL!" That castle came as such a surprise to me. I loved it. And I still miss it.

the cake castle made my teeth hurt :headache:

[minniesBFF]

VHAT!?!?!? That structure has been there since the new millenium! How strange!!! I always thought they should turn it into a small outdoor rollercoaster. Hehehe. Then again, sometimes a return to the classics is good.


I'm really really really angry that they are changing Spaceship Earth. LEAVE IT ALONE!!!!!! No interactive, no touchy touchy screen. NO NO NO NO NO! It is a relaxing ride that takes no effort, and you are REALLY able to PAY ATTENTION and appreciate it.

that's exactly what I said when I heard it was being renovated. My mom told me I had to learn to deal with change. I don't want to deal with change! It's disney world, things shouldn't change. :rolleyes:

I liked the wand, and I was kind of disappointed when I heard they were taking it down. But I'll live, I just think it will look a little bare with nothing at all up there to replace it.

Does anybody know if it's true that they are also removing the sorcerer's hat in mgm? My dad read it somewhere, but I don't know if it's really true. :confused3

[BabyPiglet]

that's exactly what I said when I heard it was being renovated. My mom told me I had to learn to deal with change. I don't want to deal with change! It's disney world, things shouldn't change. :rolleyes:

I liked the wand, and I was kind of disappointed when I heard they were taking it down. But I'll live, I just think it will look a little bare with nothing at all up there to replace it.

Does anybody know if it's true that they are also removing the sorcerer's hat in mgm? My dad read it somewhere, but I don't know if it's really true. :confused3
No, I'm sure they're not. It hasn't been built for barely a few years. I was in MGM when they has a big circle blocked off, that was..2001.

I'm sure they're going to keep it.

____________

No offense Becka, but you don't really like any of the jobs they place you in...

Or at least I gathar that from what you've told us.

Again, no offense.

[TinkerTracy]

I do kinda like the stars, but just them might look weird.

[xxDisneyDancerxx]

the wand not being up makes me sadd :[
i dont even think i have ever seen it without the wand..

[TinkInPink]

the wand really took away from the "future" feeling of epcot.

[EeyoreFan1]

We could've ridden it together.

lol.

-sob-

There's still Soarin, Test Track, Malestrom, the boat thing in the land, NEMO, umm...Mission Space, umm....-thinks- yeah..

[hidmickey:myantidrug]

Does anybody know if it's true that they are also removing the sorcerer's hat in mgm? My dad read it somewhere, but I don't know if it's really true. :confused3

No. It's only been up for 5 years. What you heard was surely only wishful thinking on the part of a lot of hat haters.

[DizParks]

It's so beautiful, goodbye you tacky wand.

http://wwc.instacam.com/instacamimg2/lkbnv/07122007/071220072010_l.jpg

[Princess Ash]

I wish they would get rid of that goodness-awful Socerer Mickey's Hat in MGM. I dislike it with a passion! :mad: :headache:

[DizParks]

I wish they would get rid of that goodness-awful Socerer Mickey's Hat in MGM. I dislike it with a passion! :mad: :headache:

The problem with that is it might have something to do with the Chinese Theater. The contract with them is kind of up in the air, atleast that's the rumor.

[Darkwing Duck]

It's going to look like a giant golf ball again.

[DollfieDreams]

letters are gone. one side only has an ep the other side facing world showcase only has the e. ><

[EeyoreFan1]

letters are gone. one side only has an ep the other side facing world showcase only has the e. ><

I want pictures of that.

[Sparx]

i work in future world north merchandise. which is the two stores under sse, strollers, and giftstop, the store actually outside of the park :3...and in three months im begging to transfer because i dont have patience for merchandising.

I'll be there in september. I'll try to stop by and say hi.

[TiggWDW]

I didn't really care that much for the wand, but I like the ride and I'm sad it's bein renovated:( I was sad to see the parade "Tapestry of Nations" go, but I heard they're bringing it back..:)

[EeyoreFan1]

I'll be there in september. I'll try to stop by and say hi.

Me too.

[TiggWDW]

-sob-

There's still Soarin, Test Track, Malestrom, the boat thing in the land, NEMO, umm...Mission Space, umm....-thinks- yeah..

there's also the mexico ride

[EeyoreFan1]

there's also the mexico ride

I KNEW I was forgetting something!


El Rio de tempo.

Cant miss that. ;)

[DizParks]

I KNEW I was forgetting something!


El Rio de tempo.

Cant miss that. ;)

Actually it's the Three Caballeros now. Grand Fiesta Tour

[Ampris]

Actually it's the Three Caballeros now. Grand Fiesta Tour

Wahh, why did you remind me? I loved El Rio de Tiempo. =(


I... can't say I'm particularly upset about the wand going, but I don't really mind either way. What really ticks me off is that they may be making even more stupid changes to Spaceship Earth. I swear, if there are any serious changes made in there, I'll be one very angry Epcot-goer.

[Pirate Me]

No! That wand was a great photo op!

[DollfieDreams]

I want pictures of that.

i have a picture of one side complete with the crane in my phone. i just need to get the cord out of its hiding place and hook stuff up and i'll post it.

I'll be there in september. I'll try to stop by and say hi.

okay :goodvibes

[TinkInPink]

now they just need to get rid of the tombstones out front and i'll be happy

[DollfieDreams]

now they just need to get rid of the tombstones out front and i'll be happy

they have stopped leave a legacy as well. you cant get your picture taken and put up on the stones anymore.

[pigletgirl]

Aww, that is disappointing.

[Princess Ash]

I'm glad they're taking out those things. They were morbid looking.

[DollfieDreams]

I'm glad they're taking out those things. They were morbid looking.

they arent taking them out, just stopping the pictures. in the waver the guests side at the time of the picture taking, it ensure that disney would leave them up until 2020.

[moners_go_disney]

I heard that the wand was being replaced with giant mickey ears....that would be cute, but i really liked the wand!

[Pirate Me]

:sad2:

[TinkerTracy]

I hope they don't replace the wand with anything. And my brother and I are on the Leave-A-Legacy walls, it's pretty cool.

[DollfieDreams]

apparently, disney wanted to leave it up until at least the end of "the year of a million dreams". but the siemens company thought it was tacky and "had to go".

[eeyore578]

:guilty: :sad: :worried: i liked the wand i love it at night it looked awesome then

[Pirate Me]

The ball is going to look.....like a ball. Its kind of boring. I remember when it said 2000 on it instead of Epcot for the end of the Disney Decade. They could put that yearly but it would probably be too much work and possibly cost alot of money.