I recently went to WDW for the first time in 17 years... The last time I went everything was pretty much the same as it always had been, inthe 10 or so times i'd been there since I was born (1979)... From looking at the maps online, beforehand, there weren't any surprises and I wasn't shocked to see my favorites gone. That last fact didn't even lessen the experience for me since there were new things to try out, and I experienced the park for the first time as a parent, not a kid... This being said here is one thing that bothered me... And here is my best try to express it in my second language(i'm French)... Epcot... Futureworld... It seemed to me it lacked cohesiveness. As a kid, i understood the importance of communications, locomotion, energy, environmental issues and imagination for us making leaps in technology... They achieved this by presenting it to me in a simple, smart and immersive way. All these themes were guided and united by the same simple principle: With progress and a little inspiration, there aren't any limits to what we can achieve in the future... It's an optimists view on life and where we are heading. So from my point of view, Epcot was the most fun teaching tool out there. Some would say it lacked the thrills or it was getting old or outdated... But part of the fun was seing what we had already achieved and what remained to be seen... I just wonder what my kids will take in from the experience. Is there really something to learn from soarin' in the sky or becoming a crash test dummy... I also find it ironic that they managed to uninspire us with their current revamp of the imagination pavillion... "With progress and a little inspiration, there aren't any limits to what we can achieve in the future"... They should keep this in mind during the next overhaul and go back to the basics of what Epcot represented at the core.
Also,in my opinion, Horizons was the embodiement of everything I mentionned before. So, in a sense, it should have been the last to go... But I'm just nostalgic for my old animatronics and orange smells, I guess!
Also,in my opinion, Horizons was the embodiement of everything I mentionned before. So, in a sense, it should have been the last to go... But I'm just nostalgic for my old animatronics and orange smells, I guess!
