I think the changes to Epcot was a massive failure. They got rid of the fountain for a garden that is already super boring to look at and for some reason charging ports. They also got rid of innoventions East and West for a Starbucks, a restaurant, a generic store that looks like Apple Store, a character meet and greet spot, demolished part of innoventions west to make a boring concert center, communicore hall which just has merchandise for festivals and some food, etc. They should go back to something like innoventions or communicore and show inventions or something that companies are making to make the world a better place or our lives better. Mission Space should be replaced by a ride like Horizons or probably Horizons. Test Track seems pretty promising and I’m excited to see what parts of the world of motion it adds. I haven’t been on Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind but from videos it seems kind of boring. Journey into Imagination definitely needs to return to the original or at least an updated version of the ride and add back the part where you move on that half circle and have it end where the dvc lounge is now. Epcot should try to focus on inspiring people again instead of just being known as the place people go to “drink around the world”.
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Epcot Center update
- Thread starter greatmovieride
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Never say never we could get another Eisner or something
networkpro
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- Yes
Never. The business of Disney (imagining, designing, budgeting, and building) couldn't keep pace with the changing world.
Jayspency
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
Some changes Epcot needs/should get:
New hub, (and epcot overall), needs more kinetic energy to make it feel more alive and less stagnant. The old hub had that energy with the FON. SSE could benefit from a retracking and updated descent. Going off of how implementing "Hip and Modern" IP into Future World turned out in the long term during the Eisner era, Cosmic rewind probably has around 30 years max before it gets some sort of reimagining to where it would be great if they go with something like the original rumored big bang plans. Mission Space can stay overall unchanged, though the screens in the cabins desperately need to be modernized as they make the attraction feel very dated and nauseating IMO. Test Track I'm hopeful is a return to form for Epcot so not much to comment on that. JII is pretty self explanatory unless you have been living under a rock, though I hope for the inevitable JII 4.0 they do more than just "JII 1.0 with updated technology and projection mapping." The Land really could use an interior remodel, one cool idea could be giving the pavilion interior a more environmental theme, and redoing the Soarin queue. LWTL and The Seas are fine as is though should get some updated info as time goes on. Nemo realistically is not going anywhere so I'm not gonna parade on how The Living Seas should come back.
World Showcase is for the most part unchanged since Epcot opened with the exception of the rides. A new pavilion could be cool, maybe put in that small Africa section of WS. Some countries have been tossed around but I think Australia would be a great addition. Plus it gives Disney an excuse to do something Bluey related for something in the pavilion, which would help increase the kid friendliness of WS, which isn't very kid friendly as of now. Speaking of which, more rides in general should be in WS. I'm still advocating for the Mt Fuji coaster but that's never happening, especially since Everest already exists.
Also bring Illuminations ROE back. That's all I need to be satisfied
A lot of people do.
BasiltheBatLord
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I vastly prefer what's there now to what was there before.
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Do they work for TWDC?
Some of them yes