EPCOT Center 2010

[Mr.EPCOT]

Hello all! I finally have for you my pictures from New Years Eve, interspersed with some new-ish items of interest.
I came into the park at about 3:00 PM, and no trouble getting in at all. Didn't even make it to overflow parking.

(Sideways, I know, an upload quirk between my phone and Flickr that I still haven't figured out)

Spaceship Earth gives you a hint at the madness beyond...

If you think they weren't using both sides of the queue, you are very wrong...

Here's the Fountain stage set-up for the DJ later on...

Electric Umbrella had crowd control going...

You entered this line to go inside...

It was the only way in, unless, of course, you know how the pavilions layout is supposed to function and just walked in there through that hallway from the rest of Innoventions East...

I'd mentioned these new Walt Disney World shirts in another thread, here they are at MouseGear...

They're in a few different colors, including a couple that I don't have pictured, like gray...

Here's that Siemens motorcycle in front of the House of Innoventions, already covered elsewhere on the forums...

More to come...

 

[TheBeatles]

i've been wanting multicolored original logo WDW shirts for years!

 

[Mr.EPCOT]

I now present you with the fascinating Epic Saga of the People Everywhere...

People engaged in all kinds of activity...

Ironically perhaps, the pavilion literally about people is not open for the People...

People. In. Every. Nook. And. Cranny.

Mission: SPACE definitely had some People going on it...

For some strange season, the People go crazy for Test Track...

Really crazy...

Everywhere, I tell you!

Possibly the only time it ever gets this busy in here since the days of CommuniCore...

Yes, People even at Imagination...

(Incidentally, once I told all of them that Dreamfinder isn't in the ride anymore, they all promptly left.)


To be continued...

 

[a2grafix]

It's amazing that 2.5 weeks earlier I was at WDW, Universal and SeaWorld, from Dec. 11-16. Kind of shocked to see guests just sprawled out on the grass, catching a few Zzzs and all, especially inside Communicore/Innoventions.

In fact, I remember stopping and viewing the timeline mural "right there" ^^^^ and there was nary a soul, expect for me and about 3 others.

Amazing what a difference a few weeks makes.

Looking forward to your other photos from Dec. 31, 2009.

 

[Lisalyn]

LOVE LOVE LOVE the park and t-shirts photos...thanks!

 

[BlizzardPoke]

Wow, I am very happy to say that I have never seen Epcot in this state. I can't imagine dealing with all those people.

 

[Tiggerish]

Wow, I love those t-shirts!!! They are going to get me off my butt and starting to plan our fall trip, 'cuz I want one.

 

[enoe01]

All I have to say is OMG!!!! I am now sure I do not need to go to WDW for New Years!

 

[Future Guy]

Wow, I haven't seen EPCOT that crowded since 1989. Those shirts are cool, aren't they? Both my wife and I picked one up when we were there earlier this month.

 

[Tiggerish]

I think they may actually induce some matching-shirtiness

(as long as we each have a different color--I don't think I could ever go for total matchitarianism)

 

[Bork Bork]

Thanks for the cool pics, Mr.EPCOT! I'm glad I was there BEFORE Christmas rather than AFTER.

 

[wm49rs]

Thanks for the pcis, and I absolutley love those shirts. That being said, if I saw that sort of line in front of SSE I would do one of two thing- curl up in a fetal position, or turn around and run, don't walk, to the nearest exit. :hammer:

 

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Ok...I am just teasing you about the pics...could not help that, they are great pics, but too many people for me!

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

Good lord, EPCOT looks like a war zone.:brick:

 

[WDW Vacationer]

Thank you!

EPCOT looks packed! Yikes!

Seriously people,do you have to be on the grass though?

 

[SirGoofy]

Seriously people,do you have to be on the grass though?

That's completely allowed. That's why it's there.:wave:

 

[Exprcoofto]

That's completely allowed. That's why it's there.:wave:

And it's completely tacky. :wave: However, I can understand it for NYE. I don't like it when the park is half dead and I see kids running around on it. :fork:

 

[EpcotServo]

Wait....






It's not 2009 any more?

 

[DznyRktekt]

Wait....






It's not 2009 any more?

In Future World it is 1991.

 

[utrythinkinof1]

People. In. Every. Nook. And. Cranny.

Those people do not look like they're having fun. :lol: