retr0gate
Well-Known Member
Where? "Inspired by" feels fitting here seeing as the only explicit Moana theming we've seen is the logo, a couple of rock carvings and the Te Fiti sculpture - which largely blends into its surroundings and should come as a surprise to no one seeing as we've already known about it for months now. Hell, they even announced a Moana meet and greet yesterday and it's going in an entirely different park so I doubt the character herself will even be meeting here."Inspired by Moana" is really feeling like an understatement, give what we're seeing now that it's getting closer to completion.
They've shown a lot more Moana "whimsy" with no mention of the formerly promised water cycle edutainment stuff.
Makes me wonder if they're just hiding that part, if plans have changed, or if they first presented it that way so curmudgeons like us would feel like some part of the old idea of Epcot was still being held onto with this addition/replacement.
There's also been numerous mentions of the edutainment aspect, with the walkthrough itself supposedly showcasing the water cycle, and just because they aren't giving a scene by scene breakdown of the experience doesn't mean it isn't there. Obviously they're going to play more into the IP as their main marketing but the theming in the attraction itself from what we've seen seems fairly subtle. I can't imagine the edutainment part is something we're going to be able to see just from looking at aerial shots of the space.