planet7
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certainly not to teach people...![]()
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Oh. I forgot, "education" is a bad thing. Sigh.
I can be fun and silly with the best of 'em. But I think there's more to life. Everything in balance.
G7
certainly not to teach people...![]()
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Oh. I forgot, "education" is a bad thing. Sigh.
When I went on the ride in august there was this really bad smell that the ride had. I dont think the ride needs changing just cleaned up and maybe the videos updated. This ride has an atmosphere to it that I do not think should be changed.
It wasn't a sudden thing. It is more of a generation factor. Face it. Children of the 90's and today never really care for the future like we did. Epcot was a victim to the Magic Kingdom, as the Magic Kingdom's attractions outshined Epcot's.
As a child of the 80's I will have to agree with you on this. Although, can you really blame Gen. X and their kids for not caring about the future? The 'Future' of the past was this exciting and fun, People living in Space, flying cars, really fun furnature. That's not the future people are given today. Today's future is full of Enviromental distruction, government mind control and human cloning gone wrong. What's fun about that stuff?
Assuming that this is the case--and you may indeed be right--what do you think drove this generational difference? I have to think that it's the increasingly dystopian views of the future that wes started seeing in entertainment (movies, television, theme parks), and the rise of the "me generation". I think that those who only knew such grim visions of the future need something more inspiring and positive to look to. Pandering to the status quo is, again, the easy way out.
That being said, why is Disney not looking forward into the future as they did when parks opened. I believe it is because, as stated in a prior post, it is generational.
Today's future is full of Enviromental distruction, government mind control and human cloning gone wrong. What's fun about that stuff?
And yet... That that same education brought me where I am now...Oh. I forgot, "education" is a bad thing. Sigh.
I can be fun and silly with the best of 'em. But I think there's more to life. Everything in balance.
G7
I liked the blog post "A Happy Accident"... It's sorta about this...
And dead bodies that are brought back to life, endlessly searching for brains.....dont forget that one. :lookaroun
planet7 said:Like Test Track is that different from the drive on I-4, or that we can forget that our big "adventure" in Mission: Space was an utterly pointless trip to nowhere, when they go out of their way to say it in so many words.
Errr... From that POV all attractions are useless trips to nowhere...Does this accurately describe this thread's majority to anyone else?
But, yeah... mutant future's pretty cool, too. :lookaroun
That's what I've been telling for more than a year now... and now finally someone has the same thoughts...I'd like to see the ride updated, but I agree that it should not be dumbed down ... or filled with characters either.
The "3 Amigos" idea is timeless and would not necessarily be dated (just as the film's concept is still appropriate), BUT I don't feel that bringing in characters is necessary or appropriate.
Epcot as a whole, I think, is suffering from the whole company pushing the characters over everything else, especially in marketing and TV.
Errr... From that POV all attractions are useless trips to nowhere...
So in other words... 15 years down the drain for me??? Don't think so... (hopefully) :lol:
He's referring to his 15 years with the WDC. I'm not sure exactly what part of the company, but it's not my business. I'll say this....Corrus generally knows what he's talking about when it comes to Walt Disney World..............as for everything else.......:lookarounI meant the discussion as a whole -- bickering and opinion-obliterating included. Didn't mean any of the attractions.
(Not sure what 15 years you're referring to, but rest assured they aren't going anywhere. :lookaroun)
As for my opinion... I don't care if it has characters, or even if they keep the cheesy 80's videos. As long as it gets something*, I'm happy.
*Save for Stitch...
I think a lot of people agree with those thoughts. It seems lot of other crap gets in the way of expressing them clearly in type.That's what I've been telling for more than a year now... and now finally someone has the same thoughts...![]()
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