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Ha, funny enough I always said that the end of the WDW Splash Mountain, basically from the Laffin' Place fall to the end, seemed like a trip that was going bad...I don't particularly have much in the way of firsthand knowledge of what that's like, but the laughter during that time just seems...

Yeah, honestly I always felt the Ellen update was more fossil fuel-friendly than the original '82 version was. Not to say the '82 version was perfect on that front, either, and the relationship with Exxon was one that Marty Sklar has said was one of the biggest sponsorship pains in the neck for...

It's an interesting and in many ways important shift that's happening, though I agree with those who would like to see a de-emphasis on the princess brand...there's nothing inherently wrong with princesses, just that it's nice to see more varied depictions of female leads, which has certainly...

"Snowflakes", really? Come on, the forum has rules, the mods made a separate thread for the social commentary, what's the big deal? All the bases are covered, so why call others "snowflakes" if you're just going to complain about things not being done the way you want them to be done? Folks...

Well, again, outside of Morocco none of the World Showcase pavilions are funded by the governments of the represented countries, so yeah, most likely some sponsor or multiple sponsors from Brazil are offering to front some money for a pavilion.

Changes like this can happen from time to time, I suppose, as the sensibilities shift and what have you, but the greater issue at play, at least to me, is that it's hard to know what these rides are even about anymore. I was saddened over the years to see stuff from the PotC movies introduced...

Yeah, I've said before I think this would be a great use of some space in the Communicore/Innoventions buildings, set some areas aside for things like scientific demonstrations, talks/lectures/debates, chamber music concerts, art galleries, things like that, and engage with the local community...

I fear the fallout of removing Figment entirely now wouldn't be as bad as it was in '99, if only because back then the memory of the original masterpiece Journey Into Imagination pavilion was still fresh in people's minds. Still, it's abundantly clear that Figment retains a strong...

Yeah, the second part gets me a bit - Big Thunder Mountain has no attached IP, doesn't have a gift shop attached to it, and cost plenty of time and money to construct...should we close it or insert an IP because there's no private company fronting the money for it? Space Mountain lost its...

Seeing that this appears to be moving along makes me very happy. I've been a bit down about a lot of what's hinted at for EPCOT, especially the threat of Impressions potentially being removed or the placement of things like Guardians or what have you into Future World, but hearing that, at long...

You'll brook no disagreement with me on your larger point (I teach civics, discussing the state of current media is a pretty big deal in that field these days), and I really miss Al-Jazeera America, but I'm just referring to people bringing up explicitly partisan sites and whatnot, just probably...

I wonder if part of the challenge when designing areas themed after entire IPs is that a lot of your park-going crowd could have preconceived notions of what would count as "Star Wars" or as "Avatar" or what have you, whereas broader themes (like Adventureland, Future World, Sunset Boulevard...

That last part I can agree on: I teach at a private school, and the amount of input from parents that occurs today is unprecedented, according to the older teachers I work with. Parents being involved is typically a good thing, but parents sending emails asking for better grades for their child...

I really can't get on board the "blame millenials" train in any aspect here: millenials are not among the top decision makers at corporate or Imagineering, nor are we likely the drivers of a lot of the park material given that we're not exactly being marketed to very heavily by Disney, as the...

Even beyond IPs, EPCOT Center kind of threw the old ticketing system out the window because, after all, the pavilions themselves were almost all E tickets in some way, shape, or form, when you consider how much it cost to build each pavilion in Future World and World Showcase as well as how much...

To be fair, by the mid 90s Horizons WAS getting a bit dull, but losing the ride entirely rather than seeing it updated totally changed the context of people's feelings over it.

Singling out individual years doesn't do much, as I'm discussing the general milieu of the late 70s to the 80s, the era that would most influence the overall making of and reception of early EPCOT. And no doubt about the economic boom that came with post-WW2 conditions (I do have my history...

I do think there are some issues to be addressed here: How optimistic were the 50s, really? For a portion of the population it certainly was, but the turbulence of the 60s was always there just beneath the veneer. It was still the era of nuclear fears, of McCarthyism, and of encouraged...

Ha, I actually am a musician (my second job) and do play my share of weddings, though whether they'd let me use some of those songs during the wedding might depend on the venue. That said, I've certainly managed to mix a bit of Horizons and Universe of Energy into backround music that I might...

I can't totally agree here, though I don't want to say you're completely wrong, either. EPCOT Center was designed, built, and opened during a time when there was a Cold War going on that threatened nuclear annihilation; "stagflation"; an oil shortage and an ensuing fight over the importance of...