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I'm not saying you are wrong, but on what are you basing this? Do you have more that gut instinct or do you believe that Disney is currently incapable of doing more than a simple overlay given the trending behaviors and time table of the renovation?

Someone here already said The Lion King, which I think is an excellent example. Hercules and the Roman gods are certainly adaptations of the Greek. There are Cinderella stories (and Great Flood stories for that matter) in most cultures. Fortune cookies are an American invention, not Chinese...

You know... The middle part... Where the lions are...

I think that's going to be a tricky argument to support. There are likely many examples of things having an origin in one nation and for whatever reason being associated with another.

Math is awesome, and children discovering that for their own is even better. What is uncool is when teachers have trouble getting kids motivated and they try to MAKE math cool. Nothing is less cool than trying to be cool.

What literature? Your King Arthur example is a good one and an example of how myth has been turned into a culturally identified work of literature. But Norse mythology and trolls in particular are not literature specific to one story, unless I'm missing something.

I wonder if Disney would reconsider their original plans of calling it the Scandinavian Pavilion and just make it a broader region, not just the nation of Norway. If they were to do that, would it be more palatable?

Arthur is certainly British by nature. But I think it can be argued that with the shifting borders of Europe over the last 2000 years, it is hard to define some cultural aspects to any ONE country.

I cannot deny that it excites me that children hear the word and it isn't in the middle of some teacher trying to make math "cool."

The real gods? Also, I'm pretty sure trolls are important because they help keep these forums posts going. :)

I too enjoy an adult beverage at Epcot, and while I do notice the things that are missing/closed, I still find Epcot to be an amazing experience overall, either clear-minded or with "enhanced enjoyment."

Must they be brainwashed in order to enjoy a children's movie?

In fairness, how much of that evidence was presented BY Disney?

Do you think that those who still enjoy Epcot NEED an adult beverage to do so?

And BOY, does it shows, especially on the GMR...

It is entirely possible that at some point in that thread I confused you with someone else. For what it's worth, I don't think we're actually in opposite roles here, I was just explaining why some folks feel the way they do, not agreeing with them. Thank you for also keeping this a respectful...

I agree with you, I was just attempting to illuminate where some folks have been coming from recently.

Look, I said many times in that thread that I understood the logic of everyone there. I just wasn't prepared to condemn the new acts before they even started. I was trying to maintain a positive, optimistic, or foolish (you take your pick) outlook and everyone crapped all over me because they...

I think there is an air of fear right now due to the cuts over in Epcot's entertainment and based on some of the trends we've seen lately. I don't know that I'd call it a "the sky is falling" mentality, but it certainly seems like some folks on this board think, with good reason, that WDW is...

That make logical sense, but I don't know that it is actually true. There could be a whole host of reasons as to why new acts would cost less than older ones. As many have pointed out the difference in equity is one, the number of performers in an act is another. I think that while it does...