Well, they can’t keep calling it EPCOT for much longer now can they? They’ll have to change it eventually if it’s to make any sense. So what will they call it? “Disney’s Magical World of Storytelling and Discovery”?
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“EPCOT”’s New Name
- Thread starter Brer Oswald
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Animaniac93-98
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They will still call it EPCOT despite all their hypocritical jargon about the park's not being museums and needing to be "more Disney", because the name "EPCOT" (itself a Disney invention) is still recognized and valuable from a marketing standpoint.
That and significantly changing park names tends to confuse tourists.
RobWDW1971
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But I don't even know what "Epcot" even is supposed to mean anymore. It obviously isn't what the acronym stands for, it's not a futuristic community, it isn't a world's fair, etc. It would be great is someone on these boards who understands the new "direction" can explain what "Epcot" means and what the unifying principle of the park is going forward.
Animaniac93-98
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Disney. That's it, that's the theme.
EPCOT just sounds better than "Disney's Other Hollywood Studios".
Animaniac93-98
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They should just go back to calling it "EPCOT '94", even in 2020.
You can't top perfection.
You can't top perfection.
lazyboy97o
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I imagine many excited for the new direction think it is ridiculous to define the theme of a theme park.
DisneyPark Florida 2?
Disney’s Neighborhoods of Adventure?
Another Park that Even Disney Fans Somehow Confuse as Being in Any Way Similar to the Magic Kingdom?
Animaniac93-98
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"I don't go to theme parks for their theme. I got to spend time with my Deer Husband and our fawn and maybe get some ice cream after riding the roller coaster, stop being so judgy of others! Disney doesn't pay people to waste their time thinking about this stuff!"
Disney Universal Studios Florida
I still think that sums up the philosophy best and why they're taking the approach they are.
Animaniac93-98
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To think the park was better when Barbie was in charge...
RobWDW1971
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I would respect them more if they just came out and said, “Our belief is that tourists no longer care about comprehensive, coherent themes and instead just want to experience fun attractions based on our enormous catalog of Disney and affiliated brands and characters.”
Then we can all move on with our lives and just enjoy the fun attractions and no longer have to listen to WDI execs try to rationalize absurd nonexistent thematic connections.
Queen of the WDW Scene
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- In the Parks
- No
IMO if anything the name will fit more with the "neighborhoods".
lazyboy97o
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Queen of the WDW Scene
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- In the Parks
- No
Community.
lazyboy97o
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That’s it? Because they changed a word it somehow connects to the city concept? Nothing about the actual ideas?
This
Queen of the WDW Scene
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- In the Parks
- No
You asked so I answered you can move along now.
Animaniac93-98
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Translation: I have no real answer
Queen of the WDW Scene
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- In the Parks
- No
No. I gave the answer.
I'm not going to start letting someone interrogate my opinion with questions and be baited into a lengthy back and forth.
Animaniac93-98
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You mean a discussion? What else do we do on this forum?