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I'm not sure I would use the word "smart" - in that, an inanimate object doesn't have intelligence. But I would say the Imageworks did exactly what it was designed to do (get people to use their imaginations) utilizing the best technology available at the time. Yes. The boxer in Rocky IV...

Two words: Imageworks gone It becomes a "theming disaster" when you realize everything else in those WS pavilions was designed to make you feel like you were walking around in the actual country - minimal intrusions (aside from english language signage). "Hey, look at this Norway pavilion we...

C'mon, plenty of people go to museums. And kids love interactive museums. When I was a kid, one of my favorite places to go was the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Of course, when I was a kid, my favorite place was EPCOT Center. My dad will go on both, but he doesn't really like the...

IMHO, Disney screwed itself with their marketing. Going on two decades now (15 years, at least), everything in their marketing is little kids (princesses and meet and greets) and thrill rides. When you market yourself (the WDW Resort) as one thing for 15 years and people get there and see...

This thread is awesome because it's one part "women kind of agreeing, but not sure why" and one part "men definitely agreeing, but too afraid to explain why to the women". It's a popcorn eater's dream.

Golden Dreams or Feel the Flow

In my opinion, it was probably 1994, after the Tower of Terror opened, but before 20k Leagues and Kitchen Kabaret closed. In EPCOT CENTER, you still had Horizons, the World of Motion, the Wonders of Life, Captain EO, Imageworks, all the other Future World Pavilions were pretty much in their...

Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and tast, and with the creation and appreciation of beauty. It is more scientifically defined as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste. --- Wikipedia...

Okay, I take it back ... there's absolutely no reason why the Leave a Legacy tombstones would remind anyone aesthetically of a famous War Memorial. Further, neither the World War II Memorial or the Leave a Legacy tombstones were placed, after the fact, into large open, relatively uncluttered...

I hate to break it to you, but the thread is about Epcot's visual aesthetics ... specifically, the changes that make it's walkways appear cluttered. It's right in the title: Epcot, and It's Cluttered Walkways.

Nope, I'm fairly certain I was envoking both aesthetics and purpose in my original comparison. I know this because I am one of the foremost authorities on my own opinion. I linked to the WWII Memorial, as opposed to the Vietnam Memorial, because it is the most recent addition to the National...

Well, then you'd think incorrectly, because that's exactly what I'm doing. The Leave a Legacy tombstones look like an ugly, out of place version of the Vietnam War Memorial. I will leave it to others to decide whether this comparison is "tasteless" or not; it doesn't make it any less accurate...

It did. Back when EPCOT Center opened, "Future" World meant open, relaxed, and clean (as in "uncluttered"). It was Disney's National Mall surrounded by museums. Now the "future" means pinwheels, whirlygigs, cartoon fish, etc. It's a short-sighted capitulation to 4 year olds. Interestingly...

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[/LIST] I love this and instead of "worldly" I'd use the word "educational". That'd pretty much cover both FutureWorld concepts (energy, communication, motion, etc) and World Showcase concepts (geography, history, etc). Couldn't you imagine an EPCOT Channel that would be like a combination of...

It was basically a short Adventureland scavenger hunt.

I can't disagree with this more. As I said in the other thread, it's a physics issue. When someone receives a fastpass, they must go somewhere. They can get in the standby line, where the wait is now much longer than it would be without a fastpass system - because it has to accommodate a...

But only if you were never going to experience those zero-wait activities in the first place. For example, if you were always going to eat lunch, then that doesn't count - all you've done is possibly alter the time period during the day when you ate lunch to accommodate the fastpass schedule...

If you are going to do those things anyway, then you are exactly the person who is not seeing any benefit from fastpass (which puts you in the vast majority of park goers). And I will explain ... For simplicity sake, imagine a Magic Kingdom park with 3 rides and a restaurant. Let's just say...

If you intended to "have lunch, browse the parks, or go ride those 2 or 3 low-demand attractions" at some point in time during the day, then you haven't saved any time waiting in lines. All you did was change at what point in time during the day you'd be having lunch (or browsing the park, or...