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All Epcot, All the Time (aka Has Disney given up on SSE?)
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aladdin2007
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And you can go out in your garage and get some chicken wire and scrap metal and insulation and viola, sse descent at home as well.
EpcotServo
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Is that the Epcot logo I see on the bottom?! Good things are happening to Epcot.
What's Happening?
Something wonderful...
gustaftp
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Kudos to the genius who created this sign! It's definitely a baby-step in the right direction.
Jasonflz
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I mean EPCOT's going back to it's roots. What with the resurfacing logo, UoE getting repainted to original colors, a proposed JIYI refurb, a hopefull WoL update, etc.
Expo_Seeker40
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the flower logo does seem to pop up a bit more these days...SSE has a new logo...and it would be great to see a revived UoE logo to finally go along with the retro paint...after all, it's prominent on the lobby wall you walk past.
hpyhnt 1000
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Hm, nice flat panel display there; I like it! Yes the old EPCOT logo has been popping up recently, in addition to the original font. The new Will Call signs at the main entrance for the WWYC promotion also feature the classic font and logo.
BTW, am I the only one who finds it interesting that on the Tip Board signs in FW have the parks name as "EPCOT" instead of "Epcot"? I've just thought that was an interesting little slip, since everywhere else, its "Epcot," as in lower case. Wonder why the Tip Boards have it in caps... :shrug:
BTW, am I the only one who finds it interesting that on the Tip Board signs in FW have the parks name as "EPCOT" instead of "Epcot"? I've just thought that was an interesting little slip, since everywhere else, its "Epcot," as in lower case. Wonder why the Tip Boards have it in caps... :shrug:
SirNim
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It's not necessarily incorrect to spell "Epcot" as "EPCOT" just as it's o.k. to spell "Magic Kingdom" as "MAGIC KINGDOM."Hm, nice flat panel display there; I like it! Yes the old EPCOT logo has been popping up recently, in addition to the original font. The new Will Call signs at the main entrance for the WWYC promotion also feature the classic font and logo.
BTW, am I the only one who finds it interesting that on the Tip Board signs in FW have the parks name as "EPCOT" instead of "Epcot"? I've just thought that was an interesting little slip, since everywhere else, its "Epcot," as in lower case. Wonder why the Tip Boards have it in caps... :shrug:
On the other hand, if the actual name of the park were the acronym "EPCOT" it would be incorrect to spell it "Epcot."
I think the tip boards probably deviate from the standard mixed-case spelling due to some quirk or feature of the software package they use—public address systems such as these may be preprogrammed to display words in uppercase by default.
As I've stated before, if Disney doesn't want to revert to the original "EPCOT Center" as the name of the park and wants to retain the legal name as just "Epcot," it would still be very simple to change the park logo to an uppercase "EPCOT." Most times I read about Epcot in newspapers or magazines, the article authors refer to the park as "EPCOT Center," or sometimes "EPCOT." I rarely see the mixed-case word "Epcot" in print outside of official Disney publications or press releases. If the public calls it "EPCOT Center", but Disney wants to call it "Epcot," I think a great compromise would be to simply call it "EPCOT." It retains its legal name, it gains a newer, more streamlined logo, and the acronym devised by W.E.D. is celebrated again.
Jasonflz
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SirNim
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Now that's optimism! :sohappy: :lookarounAnd that must mean it's a BIG list.
Mr.EPCOT
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Hm, nice flat panel display there; I like it! Yes the old EPCOT logo has been popping up recently, in addition to the original font. The new Will Call signs at the main entrance for the WWYC promotion also feature the classic font and logo.
BTW, am I the only one who finds it interesting that on the Tip Board signs in FW have the parks name as "EPCOT" instead of "Epcot"? I've just thought that was an interesting little slip, since everywhere else, its "Epcot," as in lower case. Wonder why the Tip Boards have it in caps... :shrug:
Yeah, there is certainly that noticeable effort to use the parks true logo and design characteristics more. Now if only they would boot all of that purple and clutter out of Future World.
And "EPCOT" really seems to pop up almost as often as "Epcot." There certainly seem to be enough people doing signage and stuff within the company that seem to recognize the value and significance of EPCOT as an acronym as opposed to some fictional word that doesn't really mean anything.
hpyhnt 1000
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Yeah, the whole naming of the park, whehter its "EPCOT" or "Epcot" or "EPCOT Center" (I've even seen "Epcot Center") is interesting to watch. And I know its probably some programing thing with the board (though apart from "FASTPASS", nothing else on those boards is in all caps. I mean, even attraction names aren't in all caps. :shrug
, but I still find it interesting. 
EPCOT Explorer
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There's this nice new screen at the bottom of the Monorail entrance ramp, it rotates between directional signage and park hours:
VERY nice!
Glad to see a small nod to EPCOT's past.
krankenstein
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*loves the new sign!!!!!*
:sohappy: :sohappy: :sohappy: :sohappy: :sohappy:
Mr.EPCOT
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VERY nice!
Glad to see a small nod to EPCOT's past.
I prefer to think of it as EPCOT's past, present, and future.
SirGoofy
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Very well said.:wave:
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