What?!!!!!!

[Pats Dragon]

Just saw on another site that there will not be Osborne lights in 2015! Please tell me that is NOT true!

 

[mesaboy2]

Just saw on another site that there will not be Osborne lights in 2015! Please tell me that is NOT true!

An oft-repeated rumor, that seems to have more validity each year given the fairly obvious direction DHS is going. What site?

 

[Robo]

Just saw on another site that there will not be Osborne lights in 2015! Please tell me that is NOT true!

We don't know if it's true.

It has been a yearly rumor (yes, yearly) for a very long time.

The voracity of the info can be better judged if you would post the link of the information.

(It is allowed for links to be posted to nearly any other site.)

 

[Alesia]

This rumor has gone around every single year since at least 2008. I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[BrianL]

Yeah, the rumor is tied to the oft-speculated removal of the Streets of New York area entirely (to make room for Star Wars or Cars, etc.).

Personally, I think they will work with and develop the former Back Lot Tour area first, before removing the Streets on NY, so I bet Osborne Lights hangs around at least one more year. After that, who knows, but they could always find a new location to do the lights, maybe at Disney Springs or something. That's all just my personal speculation though.

 

[MakiraMarlena]

Until Disney says so, it's only a rumor. (Osborne has been rumored to be going away for the past 5 years, too)

 

[siskaren]

I read that they replaced the incandescent lights with LEDs, and maybe my thinking is wrong, but it seems to me that they wouldn't get rid of them after making that kind of investment in them.

 

[JimmyV]

Yes, it's a rumor. But it is becoming more and more clear that DHS is going to be undergoing major structural changes in the not too distant future. Once the transformation of the park begins in earnest, it is likely the putting up the Osborn Lights will likely be incompatible with those efforts. In the end, if the elimination of the Lights means that the park will be upgraded, I would consider that to be a net win.

 

[Laketravis]

A member of the Osborne family closer to the situation than anyone posts regularly to the DIS here:

Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights

I would put far more credibility into Tristan's comments than any others.

 

[cigar95]

Some of the more interesting buzz has involved possibly stepping away from the Osborne family involvement and moving to a new decorator.

Ever think about why ABC has its show "The Great Christmas Light Fight"?

Given that I believe the end of the current contract with the family is near, such speculation could be a negotiation ploy.

With the expansion plans for the park, the lights will eventually have to relocate, but I believe the wording I remember is along the lines of "If we have to hang them on Rock N Roller Coaster for a year, there *will* be lights!"

 

[mm1971]

Have heard the rumor for years as well. Have also heard that they are not being removed, only relocated. I would assume that when (and if of course) they star adding SW and other park changes that they will need to be moved to complete the construction.

 

[Scubee]

I have been out of the loop for at least a year.

Can someone elaborate or point me to a post/article about "the direction" DHS is headed in and what "major structural changes" might mean. Just curious.

 

[mesaboy2]

I have been out of the loop for at least a year.

Can someone elaborate or point me to a post/article about "the direction" DHS is headed in and what "major structural changes" might mean. Just curious.

No one place to point you, so much has been happening. Suffice it say a fair crapload of stuff has closed over the last year and/or is being torn down. See Sounds Dangerous, American Idol, Backlot Tour, BAH demo--none with a replacement named. Combine that with near-constant hints that a major park renovation (a la DCA) is coming in the form of Star Wars Land, Cars Land, Pixar Land, or some combination thereof and one cannot help but make some assumptions.

 

[Scubee]

No one place to point you, so much has been happening. Suffice it say a fair crapload of stuff has closed over the last year and/or is being torn down. Combine that with near-constant hints that a major park renovation (a la DCA) is coming in the form of Star Wars Land, Cars Land, Pixar Land, or some combination thereof.

Gotcha. I've seen the shuttered attractions rumblings and grumblings on the boards. Wasn't sure if everything beyond that was just rumors as usual or if I might have missed an announcement.

 

[mesaboy2]

Gotcha. I've seen the shuttered attractions rumblings and grumblings on the boards. Wasn't sure if everything beyond that was just rumors as usual or if I might have missed an announcement.

Just rumors. But even the most conservative among us I think are making some obvious leaps when we look at the big picture.