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With the control system they had available in 1999 they probably could have solved any technical issues with the attraction's ride system. It's just that the mentality at the time was to do something "different". In a way, Epcot's mission to continually change and be updated is its demise in...

With JII they basically removed the turntable and shortened the track to create the current version. Where you now board the vehicles is where the turntable used to be. From what I understand, the turntable capture and the multi-speed aspect of the vehicles created technical difficulties...

You make some pretty good points. Even without reestablishing the focus on a theme for Epcot, the biggest hurdle is making the park seem fresh again and that means doing a little of something here and there, addressing the shows that seem very out-of-date and not classic (like Energy), and like...

I doubt there will be anything like the Epcot Future Technology Conferences of the 1970's to guide this effort. You are right that people's expectations of the future have changed, ranging from the extremely shallow (like what the next new cell phone is going to be), to some pretty harsh...

Exactly! That sounds like a 60 Hz hum... :) It's interesting how noisy even some of Disney's rides can get. Omnimovers can be pretty noisy and I am always surprised by the sudden quiet there is with an e-stop. Adventure Thru Inner Space seemed especially noisy, perhaps because it was the...

Marty Sklar has a strong literary background for his creative process so that could explain his affinity for someone who has strong script skills like Fitzgerald. Unless one is an extremely versatile individual, there's not usually much of a crossover between the literary way of creating and...

Perhaps it's selective memory?

Fortunately, Epcot has/had a lot going for it already. With the pavilions already there, most costs would be to update the shows -- and they have been updating different shows over the years. Most of the DCA work was new construction with some of the existing buildings being torn down...

Is the noise only related to the tires that push the cars along? Electric motors can make quite a bit of noise as well when they require a lot of torque.

And bring in Syd Mead for design direction in Future World. He did some amazing concept styling recently in Elysium and definitely grasps the "achievable future" look without being slavish to trends.

I can see your PR take on this. It will be interesting to see if they actually have a concept at this moment or are just feeling it out. Nothing guarantees that what they dream-up to take Epcot "back to it's roots" is going to be true to it's original ambitious mission. The issues now are so...

Thanks! Should have realized that Disney has probably spent a bit more on this my local transit agency. ;)

Interesting you would dismiss this term so casually when it perfectly describes much of what this thread has been discussing. Groupthink doesn't necessarily apply to a negative opinion/decision but one that arises from the pressures of conformity. A company that reinforces a culture of...

I'm not an expert on the RF chips in the Magicbands but from my experiences with similar card-based chips on transit systems and such is that you have to hold the chip close to the sensor for it to be read. Also, people make the mistake of swiping the chip when it works best being held still to...

It's a cool idea. Andre Anders looks like he has been thinking about the same thing.... Another solution to control the glare are automatic roll down shades but I find that the different ideas regarding "responsive facades", where the devices are exterior to the building, are pretty cool --...

Ha! I just thought you had a huge thing going for Mary Blair! I was going to recommend you look into the work of Alexander Girard. Several of the fabrics he designed were used for Eames' chairs. He was also influenced by folk art which makes some of his designs seem very much like Blair's...

I was there almost exactly two years ago -- just before the 50th celebration and I was really bummed that I was going to miss the cool exhibits they were setting up in the former Sweden pavilion. They were also working like mad to put the final touches on the Chihuly garden. As for the Pacific...

That's an amazing photo of the US Science Pavilion! It's still there! ...and they haven't painted the panels all different colors. ;) I agree with what you say and I am not trying to defend the decisions taken with the Innoventions Buildings. Personally, I am more of the camp that would...

Sorry I didn't explain my thoughts on that better. It just seems that MCM used to a certain extent the theme of "blocks" of color in the designs of the day. Sometimes the blocks were more like blobs or stripes but the pallet often included alternating or contrasting colors. I'm not sure if it...

That's an interesting take on it. I wasn't aware that Bradbury based his treatment of SSE on any particular novel though he did seem very sensitive to the human condition in much of his work. With regards to the touchscreens, to me it comes off as if someone thought they were very cool to the...