silly question time epcot

[candyman]

hi all i have a strange question about space ship earth .
our friend has just come home from WDW and has taken a picture of space ship earth
and we were very surprised as it was different from it looked on our last 2 visits
when we were there it looked like

ttp://www.wdwinfo.com/Photos/Epcot_spaceship_earth/pages/Spaceshiip_Earth_Exterior_05f.htm

but now it does not have the hand with the wand

if that just a christmas decoration or has it been removed for some other reason

hope you can enlighten me cause its driving us mad wondering why
thanks
steve

[Isafari]

I think the wand was originally put up for the millenium. SE in now bare!

[Skywatcher]

They removed it for the anniversary of EPCOT last year I think to make it look original

[candyman]

i think it looks very plain now much better before
steve

[loadsapixiedust]

I like it better now the wand has gone again, I never thought it looked right while the wand was there and it was certainly not how the designers intended it to look.

[BigThunder]

most people seemed to dislike the wand & find it tacky. I can remember many discussions about that on the other forum. It never really bothered me one way or another. But having had younger kids when it first went up I know they LOVED it. It was just something else big & glittery to catch their eyes & make them go oohhhhhhh! so for that reason I kind of liked it

[Slowhand]

I like it better now the wand has gone again, I never thought it looked right while the wand was there and it was certainly not how the designers intended it to look.

I agree.
The "bare" globe is the icon of Epcot so why mess around with it?

[Tink]

I far prefer the original Spaceship Earth! I'm one who loathed that silly wand.

[BigThunder]

I far prefer the original Spaceship Earth! I'm one who loathed that silly wand.

Dare I mention the Pepto pink castle circa 1997?? heheheheeh

[Tink]

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