POTD - Epcot

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Didn't know about those bathrooms! ; Might have to pay a visit. ; Up to now, my favorite Epcot bathrooms are the ones just inside the door to the Odyssey over on the Test Track side...there's a set outside, and then if you go in the glass door, a whole 'nother set inside that noone seems to know about.
 
The first time I went in search of those Imagination bathrooms I thought they must be imaginary; I was afraid I was going to end up backstage. Needless to say, I think they don't get a lot of traffic.
 
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I think from what my wife told me, they took out the escalator over by Living with the Land (maybe some of you know the one I'm referring to; the one that is never working?) and opened up the doors by the bathrooms downstairs by Soarin'. Does that make sense? Anyway, with those doors opened, it goes to a sort of "backstage" area and spits you out right by those bathrooms! Maybe now they can be used the way they're meant to be ... and now I'll have to find a new bathroom ; :(
 
Very cool Dennis! ; I watched Illuminations from this very spot last Friday, scouting it for a spot to shoot from, and I see it works great! ; It is also good for the 12 year olds that did not want to sit among the crowds.


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nice illuminations shot dennis, how's the real estate available for a pixelmania group, could we fit in there?
 
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Gary, John's correct. ; We'd have to interlace legs and maybe do two or three rows of varying height to get a large group back there. ; But if some people go to the area at the front of the park reserved for Candlelight Processional lunch package, this might work for the remainder of the group.
 
Always cool to see a different spot for the show. ; I don't think I've ever seen it from back there before...I've been up front on the first stairs into Canada before, which is also not a bad spot if you get there early. ; We almost should start a new thread or shooting concept - Illuminations from the back of every pavilion!
 
Speaking of...my trip last month I was in Japan when Illuminations kicked off - I hadn't brought a tripod so I had to steady my mirrorless on a trashcan top and hold it angled up with my left hand under the lens while triggering the shutter with my right - not the world's steadiest stance, but managed a couple decent snaps:
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Indeed...and admittedly some of them are really badly placed for getting in the way of a nice daytime shot of a pavilion, but are beautifully placed for night shots taken from their tops! ; Next time you find yourself complaining about the annoying garbage-can placement in your photo, try to imagine how that placement might do for a shooting position on a long exposure, and you might appreciate it more! ; ;)


(Personally I still remember fondly when Disney employed dozens of active garbage collectors to constantly keep the parks looking clean without requiring quite so many passive garbage collection units placed every few feet - more cost-cutting on display!)
 
Nice shots, Justin. ; And I like your thread idea. I've been checking out the backs of the various pavilions, but Canada was the only one that I really liked. I'll try one or two more during my next trip in October.
 
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