Originally Posted By ssWEDguy It's Sunday night 7-8-2007. I went by Epcot at 2am on my way home from work. The wand is still there. There are huge cranes everywhere, refurb walls going up. There are dozens of blue SSE OmniMover vehicles pulled out of SSE and set nearby. If you were going to ride SSE one more time before this fall, your last chance was Sunday night before 9pm. Monday morning 7/9/2007 things will be down for the count.
Originally Posted By seanyoda I can see the crane up on the Swan and Dolphin web cam... <a href="http://www.instacam.com/showcam.asp?id=LKBNV&size=L" target="_blank">http://www.instacam.com/showca m.asp?id=LKBNV&size=L</a>
Originally Posted By nbodyhome I was there today, taking pics for my own site - it was a happy day to see that crane there!!!!
Originally Posted By seanyoda Well, someone else snapped a photo of SE yesterday; The "Epcot" atop SE now reads "E" and has the blue curly base... <a href="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b365/kadiec/E.jpg" target="_blank">http://i23.photobucket.com/alb ums/b365/kadiec/E.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By mickeyboy43 Awwww, man. I left earlier today and didnt get to see that, but, oh well. phooey. theyve made alot of progress in 3 days. YAY!!!
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy I've been watching PhotoPass photos of SSE on a daily basis. I like how the crane sits behind SSE in such a way that it's masked by the wand superstructure. It's practically not visible from the front. The whole area around the wand base including the left side of the SSE entry area is walled off for construction. It appears that includes the backstage CM entry on the east side. Is that true? How do CM's enter the park from that side now? Guest Services is open and accessible.
Originally Posted By -em When I was there yesterday the backside is now letterless as well as the front just having the E -em
Originally Posted By spacejockey Does anyone know if they will be removing those grave stones as well?
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy Haven't heard anything about the legacy stones. I can't imagine them being part of this. I don't think this project is intended to "make the SSE area like it was before." If that was true we should be getting back the fountain crystal spires. The main reason is "to remove the wand because it was temporary to begin with, and it's costing money to maintain it."
Originally Posted By jmuboy There are RUMORS that the Leave a Legacy graveyard at EPCOT's entrance might be consolidated and relocated. but those are just rumors. I would not look for this to happen anytime during the current refurb.
Originally Posted By BrooklynsMom I am so thankful that we took pictures while we were there last month. Disney amazes me with the changes they can make. Who remembers the Cinderella Castle birthday cake? Incredible that they can make these huge changes and each idea is just as original as the last. Any idea if they will be putting something else on SSE maybe to "advertise" the new ending it is getting?
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost >>>Any idea if they will be putting something else on SSE maybe to "advertise" the new ending it is getting?<<< Only if they have a death wish!!
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy As of yesterday, August 25, 2007, the wand removal project is complete. I was looking at PhotoPass pictures from frontside and there is no visible evidence of the old wand from Epcot's entrance. The tower is gone, the stars are gone, and even the construction crane is not visible. All that is left is the sun and shadows playing across the curved surface. An additional benefit -- pictures of SSE now fill the frame again. The photographer no longer has to zoom it smaller to make room for the wand on the left side and above it.
Originally Posted By nbodyhome They are still there, you can see them in the pics I put up today. But otherwise, it's beautiful! Denise
