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To
mark the centenary of the birth of Walt Disney,
Walt Disney World created a new park icon
for the Disney-MGM Studios. It stands obscuring
the replica of Mann's Chinese Theatre - a
giant Sorcerer Mickey Hat. Situated at the
terminus of Disney-MGM Studios' Hollywood
Boulevard, the Sorcerer Mickey Hat.
scrapes the sky at 122 feet. The new structure
replaced the faade of Great Movie Ride as
the new icon of the theme park.
The icon was supposedly built to symbolize
the magic of show business and the entertainment
wizardry of Disney. The new icon was formally
introduced on September 28, 2001,
as Walt Disney World commenced its so-called
100 Years of Magic Celebration.
Sorcerer Mickey Hat joins the likes of Cinderella
Castle at the Magic Kingdom, Spaceship Earth
at Epcot and The Tree of Life at Disneys Animal
Kingdom. Each of these upholds Disneys tradition
of erecting icons for their respective theme
parks.
Complete with the tell-tale decorations of
glittering moon and star shapes, the structure
is shaped like the gilded, blue
wizard hat worn by Mickey in the animated
musical, Fantasia. A disembodied giant Mickey
hand is apparently tipping the
Hat, which rests on two stylized Mickey ears.
Located underneath the structure is a major
Disney pin station.
The Hat, which weighs leviathan 156 tons,
is chiefly fashioned from fiberglass. Binding
the 100- feet structure
all together are approximately 13,493 bolts;
26,986 washers; and 17,000 feet (or 57 football
field) of underground utility piping.
Both the Hat and ears are founded on a compact,
solid foundation that used a very concentrated
amount of concrete enough to cover the length
of a football field. Within the Hat, the interior
space measures nearly 60,000 cubic feet. Allegedly,
the Hat can hold 444,744 gallons of water.
The Hat is painted with a specially crafted
technique known as chameleon paint. In turn,
the paint shifts into different shades from
many angles as guests move around it.
The structures ears come with a feature known
as Light Ribbons. This new special
effect allows the ears to change color and
correspondingly sparkle with internal pixie
dust lighting.
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