In my opinion both sets are examples of polar opposite extremes MG and EU were basically loud and bombastic as was the style when they were constructed. Creations and Connections are the other extreme in that they are almost boringly minimalist as is the trend right now.
If only someone could have found some money in their Anaheim office couch cushions to maybe renovate them sometime between 2006-2018…
Would that have stopped the current iteration from looking as it does?
For a company that doesn't tend to replace things very often? The current iterations likely wouldn't even exist in that alternate universe. Remember - "temporary" for Disney seems to be 8-10 years, so 20 years for a rethemed QSR and retail location doesn't seem out of place. 1994-2014-2034.
You're layering on a ton of hypotheticals. The point is that, even if you don't personally like it, it looks contemporary now, which is appropriate for the park. Bemoaning the fact that the specific timing of a particular refresh didn't happen to coincide with a style you prefer is a bit pointless. Plus, there's honestly a lot more connective tissue between the design of Connections and the original park than there was between Electric Umbrella and the original park.
That may be true, but what does it matter if the majority of the original park and any sense of direction that the original park had is gone?
If I were pressed. I would lean into the 1982 aesthetic as much as possible, but it honestly doesn't matter. The soul of the park is gone so it is as good as decorating a corpse at this point.
The heart and soul of the park have been gone for over 25 years. Nemo? Uhhh... right... The 1994 SSE was optimistic, but not the dumbed-down version since 2007.
Yes seabase is optimistic, nemo is a vehicle to exploring the seabase as opposed to the blocked ruins of seacabs from 2001-2005. SSE versions were both optimistic and the descent is the only downgrade of the 94 version imo.
Which is now the longest running version of the attraction by quite a few years.
The reason I am convinced it will actually happen is that Figment and Dreamfinder are essentially cartoon characters thus popular IP making it an easier sell than say bringing back Horizons or UOE, never mind over 25 years of guest demand.
Yeah, I prefer the old version. It wasn’t wonderful by any means and would have benefitted from a smart makeover, but it was symmetrical, had a spectacular fountain, and seemed consistent with the rest of EPCOT. The new version is a mess of clashing and uninteresting ideas that serves mainly as an obstacle to movement through the park. The Imagination side, with its vast empty hall and miserably designed stage with inappropriate music, is arguably the worst structure in any of the Florida Disney parks.
