All EPCOT Center, All the Time- Part II

SirGoofy

SirGoofy

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You know, Grizz was like the anti-jt. He was crazy and negative, where as jt is crazy and positive.

I mean crazy in the highest sense of the word, of course.:lookaroun
 
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CaptainMichael

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SirGoofy said:
You know, Grizz was like the anti-jt. He was crazy and negative, where as jt is crazy and positive.

I mean crazy in the highest sense of the word, of course.:lookaroun
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It'd be fun to have him, jt, thrawn, the sak, merf, and '74 all in one thread....ah well, one can dream.
 
Lee

Lee

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Yeah...whatever happened to Grizz?
It's been what, like.....4 years since he vanished or something?
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EPCOT Explorer

EPCOT Explorer

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SirNim said:
Imagine a TT changed into more of a WOM-type attraction. I have to think if a new overlay were added, the track layout itself would not change, except for the "rough road surfaces" which could easily be smoothed over. So, if we want to add historical Audio-Animatronic tableaux into the first part of the attraction, leaving the automotive proving ground theming intact in the final high speed barrier/loop test, what would we do?

Perhaps the opening "hill climb" could be a sort of "time machine" effect going into the past, lasers and strobes everywhere, kind of like Dinosaur at AK.

The rough road tests could be your vehicle traveling on the ancient Appian Way in Rome circa 247 BC. And heck, you could keep the rough road surface to simulate the cobblestone! Of course, Roman soldiers and statesmen could be added as AA figures here, along with a pompous brass fanfare.

Next, the brake tests could be changed to represent a runaway horse-drawn chariot or American buggy... special holographic effects could add an animated horse to the front of the vehicle, accelerating as if spooked.

Then, the "extreme" hot, cold, and chemical chambers could be changed into an old 1800s-style railroad roundhouse, where you can watch AA railroad technicians servicing the mighty iron horse locomotive as it prepares for a transcontinental trip. "Howdy pardner," they might drawl, before delivering a spiel about how the train has revolutionized transportation.

Then, the mountain test. This could remain relatively intact, as a representation of the modern era where personal cars are the norm. Retheme the mountain to the rugged hills outside Sedona, like Arizona State Route 89A which has a bunch of hairpin turns through Oak Creek Canyon, and which is an absolute delight to drive through.

Then, take us into the future, and more specifically the future automotive testing facilities, circa AD 2055, and proceed with the faux barrier test and the loops, emphasizing, perhaps, in this final segment green technologies.

And there you go. An infinitely better "Test Track" a la World of Motion!
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I love it. Exactly the way it is.:lol: That's fantastic.
imagineer boy said:
I get dibbs on first evil Judi Dench photoshop! http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/8272/darthdenchcopy.jpg :sohappy:



Agreed 100%. Don't forget UOE needs updating. Not as much as the others, but it needs it none the less.



Hm, I'd prefer to keep the current ride as it is but somehow attatch a WOM stretch at the beginning. I believe there is tons of space left in the building so its possible. Or perhaps there could be two rides at the pavillion, one being TT and the other being a WOM dark ride.
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I've always thought about that too. I wonder how hard it would be to build a building to house TT in the back.
 
EPCOT Explorer

EPCOT Explorer

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This was Martin's last post in the first thread..

marni1971 said:
See you on thread #2
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If that is what I think it is, it's AWESOME!:D:sohappy::sohappy:
 
Jasonflz

Jasonflz

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Thrill Seeker said:
Test Track is fine the way it is. Should a new sponsor have to come (I hope somehow GM will stay the sponsor), all they need to do is change a few things in the queue, remove all references to GM and change the showroom at the end. That's it. The ride itself is fine the way it is. It's suppose to simulate what a real Test Track is like. I enjoyed WoM back in the day, but Test Track is better and should not be touched unless it is absolutely necessary.
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Exactly. Test Track is, at the moment, fairly outdated and considering GM's inevitable plunge I honestly think Toyota should consider coming in.

Imagination should definitely go under the knife sooner than later. The pavilion in it's current form is very pathetic and not worth going to. There's a good reason why JIIwF never has a line...

I also caught HISTA yesterday and the film itself looks very dated, plus the new pre-show sucks (now I know why everyone misses True Colors). It should go and be replaced by something completely different. Plus, another interesting continuity issue is the fact that Dr. Channing looks so much younger on HISTA than he does on JIIwF, mostly because HISTA opened way back in the early 90s.
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First off, have you ever seen a line at JIYIWF that was more than 10 minutes. Everytime I visited Epcot the line was 5 minutes (actually it was a walk on). HISTA is outdated so that along with the ride has to go. Also, Channing does look young in HISTA but in JIYIWF he looks tired with a hint of
"Why am I doing this?"

A realistic hope for the pavilion is for Disney to close down either JII or HISTA and perhaps re-open the upstairs area as a new attraction, or maybe a preview center of sorts for what the new Imagination pavilion would be like (Epcot's Blue Sky Celler). Personally, I'd like to see the whole pavilion shut down and then have all of the new attractions open up at the same time, rather than having to wait for one to finish before closing the other. More than likely if a 4th version of JII is made, it will use the same track as the current one, which does suck, but that's a realistic look.
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I completely agree.

I'd also like to see some improvements made to The Land now that Nestle is out. I'd like to see a replacement film for Circle of Life (maybe a shortened Disney Earth?) and to see Living With The Land get some changes as well. Soarin' will stay open obviously, but I still do want to see a different film than the one California has...
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Soarin' Over the World is planned for DCA in 2013. The Land itself doesn't need a refurb and neither does LWTL since it already received one not too long ago.

I personally am not that big of a fan of Mission Space (I watched a video of Horizons yesterday that almost made me cry) but unfortunately it's not going anywhere. Disney spent way too much money building and marketing it to tear it down just because of fairly low attendence. When I was there it has a 40 minute wait for Orange Team, which is a bit longer than it usually has.
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I had an idea to move MS over to DL's Tomorrowland. It would replace Star Tours which itself would move to DCA in it's own land. Since that's never happening I agree. MS is one of Epcot's weakest rides and should at least be upgraded if it's not going anywhere.

I know I'm going to get some flack for this, but I think Ellen's Energy Adventure needs to go. It's really outdated and should be replaced by something new. I'd also like to see something besides the dinosaurs that have been there forever, especially since the ones in Dinosaur are so much more advanced. Maybe new scenes showing off the different ways energy is collected?
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:fork: Report to Mods!!!!!!!

:lol: Just Kidding. Actually UoE could use a new film since it's pain was changed.

As for World Showcase, I'd like to see new pavilions as much as the next guy, but if they haven't happened yet, more than likely they aren't happening any time soon. I do think that there should be more rides and less circle vision films in the World Showcase though...
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Probably not going to happen.

As for SSE, from what I've seen of the decent since the last time I was on it back in 2008, it has improved a ton and appears to be nearing completion. There was only one section that appeared not to be done, so I figure that shouldn't take too much longer to complete.
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Let's hope so...

Oh, and I still want a Weather Pavilion to replace WoL and feature Stormrider... :animwink:
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Don't we all.:rolleyes::lol:
 

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