My headline is in caps because it is so exciting! Here are some pictures taken at Cars Land in Disney California Adventure today, October 29, 2010. Today, was the “Topping Out Ceremony” in Cars Land, a tradition that dates back to the Vikings. Although the custom has changed a bit, the tradition is long-standing among construction workers and engineers. It takes place when the highest piece of steel is installed on the frame of a building. The final beam is painted white and signed by the ironworkers, steel design engineer, and construction management. The highest piece of steel in the “Cadillac Range,” which will be a 125-foot-tall landmark in Cars Land, was put into place by members of the project’s construction team earlier this afternoon.
The two pictures below were taken by my good friend, Marcy at The Glamorous Life Association and The Daily Disney. (I couldn’t go today because the baby has a cold! Insert Mommy’s tears here.)
These pics are courtesy of my good friend Suz over at OC Family magazine. Suz is the best!!!
The two pictures below are courtesy of the Disneyland Resort.
And here is what it will look like when it is finished in 2012. Thank you to the Disneyland Resort for providing me with the images below as well.
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Awww, what a cute tradition (if you can call a masculine thing like the highest piece of steel “cute”, lol)and I have never heard of it before!
Thanks for keeping us up to date, Lisa! I can’t keep up with all of my DLand blogs, but yours stands out! 😀 😉 No pressure.
I forgot to tell you. That orange ball thing on the crane? The guys had it painted to look like a jack-o-lantern. How adorable and Disney is that???
I so missed you today.
And you guys know if I had been there, I probably would have cried when they put that steel up there.
Nice post, interesting tradition. And things are looking great at CarsLand!
Missed you at this event!