Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Yeah, but how much could insurance on something like that cost annually? A few hundred dollars? >>> If not insurance, the same thing can apply to construction costs, which certainly was more than a few hundred dollars. <<< My understanding is that Disney self-insures. >>> I would imagine they do for property for something like that (short of some catastrophic event like an entire park getting destroyed by a hurricane). But there's also liability: worst case scenario is perhaps an unknown structural failure causing it to fall suddenly. Several people could be killed in such an event, and that could be expensive.
Originally Posted By Boardwalkbum The day I read/see a crane go up for the purpose of taking that hat down will be a happy one for me. Although, I must say, not NEARLY as happy a day as that which saw that abysmal wand start to come of SE.
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn Right here would be a great place to relocate the hat ---> https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=28.352869,-81.561982&spn=0.000641,0.000669&t=h&z=21
Originally Posted By gaston lives I don't think it's going anywhere. Disney likes to keep things out way too long as it is. Years back the carousel of progress was in such disrepair that it was embarrassing to sit in there. torn chairs, non working animatronics, etc. They finally got it one upped, but it took them years to do it. IF they take it down (hope they do) how could they utilize it? Sell it in a raffle or something? Plus, they need something to draw people to the back of the lot a la the castle and SE, etc...if the hat goes, something else will take it's place.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>Years back the carousel of progress was in such disrepair that it was embarrassing to sit in there. << It's not as bad as it was, but it's still pretty terrible. The scenery creaks during set changes, and the seats in the audience are very old and filled with dust; next time you're in there, smack the seat and watch what flies out. It's watchable, but it's really pushing the line >>Plus, they need something to draw people to the back of the lot a la the castle and SE, etc...if the hat goes, something else will take it's place.<< What's wrong with the Chinese Theater? It did a good job filling that function for the park's first 12 years.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 <<Plus, they need something to draw people to the back of the lot a la the castle and SE, etc...if the hat goes, something else will take it's place.>> They already had something there - the Chinese Theater. It was basically the castle of MGM. If they get rid of the hat, then we could see it again.
