According to another website, a 5 pound branch has fallen off the Tree Of Life in Animal Kingdom.It happened during a storm and no one was hurt. Until inspections can be done, the tree and surrounding habitats and It's Tough to Be a Bug are closed indefinitely!
I hope they can get this resolved soon.
linky:http://www.epcyclopedia.com/2012/04/...-be-bug-closed
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Wow! Sounds like they are being super careful. They'll figure it out....
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My first thought was that their "solution" would be to close all the winding pathways around the tree and just have a direct path to the attraction. And of course this would be a shame, and I hope they don't choose to go that way.
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Me either, Dan. One of our favorite things is to walk through all those paths and pick out the animals we see. I am not a huge Tough to be a Bug fan, so missing the show is not a big deal.
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What material is the tree actually made of? Is it crumbling? It stated it's a metal structure, but what's on top to make it look like a tree? What a shame!
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I always heard those trees (Tree of Life, Swiss Family Tree, etc) referred to as "Disneydendrons".Originally Posted by tappenfeat
There was a great How's It Made on the Tree Life of Life. I don't recall the branch material but the tree is build around an old oil rig, if memory serves.
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What is it made out of? That's a really good question...I'd never thought about that. Anyone know?
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Now I'm gonna have to google How It's Made on the Tree of Life...that'd be a good one to see!!! ...
... Got nothin'. Lots of generic things on Tree of Life (and apparently there's a movie), but nothing on how it's made. I'll have to look again when it's not so late.
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The have to fix this. There is no way I'm going to be able to explain to a certain 4-year-old little girl that she can't see "It's Tough to be a Bug"
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That was part of a show called Modern Marvels, originally on the History Channel. You can pick it up from Amazon.com here -
http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Marvels...5728196&sr=8-1
Dan
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It's Tough to Be a Bug has reopened as of today.
Thank goodness! I wonder what the path is like...a lot shorter?
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It was an upside down oil rig with computer-generated steel structure over it to create the proper look. I believe it is sprayed on fiberglass to create the wood look and it had something like over 100K leaves. (I saw the modern marvels show a while ago)...
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I’m glad it’s back open and Disney did “Safety First”, opening it after they knew everything was OK. I really like that term "Disneydendrons" – I’ll have to use that.
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I've seen the trees referred to as either a disneyodendron eximus or disneyodendron semperflorens grandis.
Dan
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This is now an official Disney geek thread....and I love it!!
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Oh good! I was hoping it wouldn't be closed for long!
Love the names for the trees, disneydendrons! LOL!
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just read today, that the quick fix for the tree is ugly and very un-DIsneylike. Nets and detours to a set of ugly underground stairs, and a closed path.
Makes me sad.
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That's what I was wondering. Thanks for letting us know...I kind of had that feeling. Oh boy.
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I saw some photos of the netting. It looks awful. I hope that is only a temporary measure.
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