Virtual Disney

[corpcomp]

There is a website I was told about called vpike.com

Go on it and put in any address and you see a street view 360 degrees of the building / house you want to see. Very clear and has zoom modes.

I happened to look and see that a number of roads through WDW are in the database and took a ride through the tunnel by the Contemp and saw BLT! Don't think you can see BCV or BWV but its an interesting site if you want to feel like you are in a car and driving through Disney. Much clearer than Google Earth. See Disney buses, even the Goofy bus near Boardwalk for the DVC! Gives you a feeling of being there!!! Especially good for those going through DVC withdrawal after a trip.

I also saw the home where I grew up and want to kill the owners for what they did to the landscaping!

 

[dmoore22]

Interesting site. Unfortunately it couldn't find my childhood home. Google Earth is another fun site. It has a special WDW viewing parameter.

 

[paults]

are there any sites like this that show real time?

 

[corpcomp]

are there any sites like this that show real time?

go to wdwlive.com

There is a webcam looking up main street but it is not live.

Here is what they said

Is this a LIVE web cam? Of course not. Only Disney could offer something like that. Instead, we offer you dynamic video footage looking down Main Street U.S.A. Depending on the time of day you visit our web cam, the video adjusts itself to (roughly) reflect real daylight conditions. Our unique algorithm also randomizes the video you see within the time block of your visit. And if you visit at just the right time, you might be lucky enough to get a glimpse of Share a Dream Come True, SpectroMagic or Wishes!

The footage was filmed over several trips to the World, starting in 2004 (like the near-empty Main Street video that plays late at night) and the latest being in September 2006 (that's why the Castle has the mirror but not all the spirals). In all there are about 300 clips and almost 4 hours of footage. Some clips play at specific times, like Share a Dream at about 3:10 pm, Spectromagic around 9:00 pm and Wishes at 10:00 pm. Other time periods have a set of clips (usually around 10 to 20) that randomly play (but not the same twice in a row). The SAME SET of 300 clips play every day.

The cam is not perfect. It will not match the sunlight conditions 100% perfectly, nor will it match the weather in anyway. In short, do not take the cam too seriously. It is just something that has been created for fun … something to give WDW fans (like myself) their greatly needed Walt Disney World "fix" ... to get that feeling of "being there" without actually being there. Enjoy it for what it is.