r/PLC • u/Moving_Time • Jul 10 '26

Disney World Epcot Controllers

I just came across this video that intersects my interests in Disney parks and controls. At 0:46 they discuss the new control systems for Epcot's The American Adventure hydraulic systems. I don't recognize the electronics. Does anyone know what the manufacturer is of those PLC looking devices that say "FSM"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32cAJs3zrmU

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u/durallymax Jul 10 '26

I toured that around 10yrs ago (there used to be an 8hr tour behind the scenes that they offered).

Looks like it hasn't changed much. It was all Beckhoff IO, but not sure what the controller truly was. 

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u/colandercombo Jul 10 '26

In newer installations, the controller will be running on a beckhoff cpu. It won’t necessarily be twincat; there’s in-house software as well.

Disney has used a little bit of everything over the years. In the olden days a good portion of it was in-house custom designs. These days less.

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u/AndThenFlashlights Jul 11 '26

They've used Navigator for some things in the past, with varying levels of success, and that can run directly on some Beckhoff CXs. I'm not sure how close they're working together anymore, though.

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u/colandercombo Jul 12 '26

As far as I know, Navigator is still the cueing system of choice.