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Do you keep forgetting what you just previously posted?
Sirwalterraleigh
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ChrisFL
Premium Member
I mean they COULD do some backtracking to fix things a bit (ALSO looking at Morocco pavilion), but that would require Disney to admit they messed up which basically never happens.
AdventureHasAName
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No. I clearly stated I don't count Soarin as a replacement for Food Rocks because it isn't. To add insult to minor injury, Food Rocks was worse than Kitchen Kaberet.
Centauri Space Station
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How when Soarin is in the exact same location Food rocks was and it was removed for it?
AdventureHasAName
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I'm not sure it is. I believe a portion of Soarin's queue is where Food Rocks and Kitchen Kaberet used to sit. They could have spent some extra money and kept Food Rocks, but they chose not to. That said, I do like Soarin; it doesn't belong in in The Land, but its a good attraction.
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Cmdr_Crimson
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Just as you enter the queue area is where the original KK/FR theater was. There was a remodeling to the washrooms that removed what was remaining behind the wall a few years ago..
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Food rocks and kitchen cabaret were both the kinda quirky diversions that really give the Disney Parks their distinctive soul
Like cranium command, making of me, eo, hista
They lose something when they “cleverly” take these out for whizz bang replacements that take forever, can’t handle people and limit more investment
Bob figured it out…a parks shell game That has slowly made the average visitor miserable over time
Genius!!
Cosmic Rewind inspires many people... to make sure they know where the nearest trash can is for at least an hour after riding. 
Or else to know what their dosage limit is for Dramamine. So thrilling...
Or else to know what their dosage limit is for Dramamine. So thrilling...
Cmdr_Crimson
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At least they didn't make tossing your cookies an Ad like Six Flags did in the late 90's during their "You in or You out?" Campaign..Cosmic Rewind inspires many people... to make sure they know where the nearest trash can is for at least an hour after riding.
DreamfinderGuy
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The entrance to Soarin’ was placed over the seating area for Food Rocks. If you look over the ledge right at the start of the lightning lane queue you can see mount points still on the floor for the chairs. The actual stage was abandoned until 2016, when it was replaced by a women’s restroom
Epcot82Guy
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It's definitely a personal thing. M:S is just fine for me, for example. Big coasters, tea cups, etc. - no problem. GOTG really got me. As do Simpsons and Forbidden Journey over at Universal. There are different force involved in each. GOTG has a somewhat higher risk because you have an odd center of gravity and controlled movement, which the body isn't generally used to experiencing. Brains process the stimuli differently.
UNCgolf
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The first time I rode Forbidden Journey I was fine, but the second time (on a different day) it made me horribly sick. I think it was the combination of the simulator and the Kuka arm movement (which really tosses you around in places; it's not a very pleasant ride).
I don't think I'd ride Forbidden Journey again, but I'm okay with that because I wasn't really impressed with it.
maxairmike
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I have generally been very positive about the changes to the middle of the park, but having just seen the Communicore Hall area tonight for the first time (which I personally like the exterior design of the building) along with the continued problems with the in-ground lighting, I'm starting to soften on the negative view of the area. The plastic strips covering the in-ground lights along Communicore Hall seem to have not been cleaned from the construction work, that lighting was unsurprisingly not turned on, and combined with the central planter light rings still not working I am just getting tired of waiting for it to look right again. I still love relaxing in the gardens and enjoying the general vibe of the area, but it has some (IMO) big issues barely 6 months into existence.
Epcot82Guy
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I got to see CommuniCore Hall tonight. And, it's kinda worse than I expected.
First off, the band was excellent. They were really working the crowd with huge energy. It didn't make sense. And it was so loud, you could hear it from SSE to the Refreshment Station. And that created a really odd tonal dissonance. But the people at the stage seemed to really enjoy it.
The triangles at night are fun.
Now CC Hall itself... There are some glaring issues...
-the outdoor queue for Mickey and Friends
-the placement is very odd. It's kinda symmetrical but kinda not. It's like a crooked picture, and it throws off the circle of the central plantings from several angles.
-the stage has a massive screen that cuts it off from the garden. So it is like theater in the round with half the audience cut off.
-the back is the same. It has both plants and a ramp that cuts off IMAG. So it's a very, very weird space related to the other parts of the park.
-Festival Favorites looks like a 7-11 in person.
-the main hall is a joke. It almost looks worse than the original hallway. There is nothing that feels permanent here. It feels like a bus station. Big fail here.
-the area on the south is pointless.
-the building looks cheap. I don't think this will weather or age very well.
-the lights were going off for most of Luminous and then after, which was quite distracting - even from Germany.
This is really a fail IMHO. The ideas aren't bad. But the execution is not good at all.
First off, the band was excellent. They were really working the crowd with huge energy. It didn't make sense. And it was so loud, you could hear it from SSE to the Refreshment Station. And that created a really odd tonal dissonance. But the people at the stage seemed to really enjoy it.
The triangles at night are fun.
Now CC Hall itself... There are some glaring issues...
-the outdoor queue for Mickey and Friends
-the placement is very odd. It's kinda symmetrical but kinda not. It's like a crooked picture, and it throws off the circle of the central plantings from several angles.
-the stage has a massive screen that cuts it off from the garden. So it is like theater in the round with half the audience cut off.
-the back is the same. It has both plants and a ramp that cuts off IMAG. So it's a very, very weird space related to the other parts of the park.
-Festival Favorites looks like a 7-11 in person.
-the main hall is a joke. It almost looks worse than the original hallway. There is nothing that feels permanent here. It feels like a bus station. Big fail here.
-the area on the south is pointless.
-the building looks cheap. I don't think this will weather or age very well.
-the lights were going off for most of Luminous and then after, which was quite distracting - even from Germany.
This is really a fail IMHO. The ideas aren't bad. But the execution is not good at all.
Epcot82Guy
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I am looking forward to seeing that ride system in a fully physical environment.
ChrisFL
Premium Member
Crap, I just realized something I DO like about Communicore Hall.........
....it's an indoor, air conditioned space where you can relax and recharge without the expectation to spend money (for now). Many times I've complained about the various parks where there isn't a proper space that's indoors to just relax if it isn't an eatery where you're sort of expected to have food or leave if it's busy with people who bought food.
Having said that, they can still add a lot to it and still keep most of that seating.
....it's an indoor, air conditioned space where you can relax and recharge without the expectation to spend money (for now). Many times I've complained about the various parks where there isn't a proper space that's indoors to just relax if it isn't an eatery where you're sort of expected to have food or leave if it's busy with people who bought food.
Having said that, they can still add a lot to it and still keep most of that seating.
Epcot82Guy
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This is very true. The entirety of CommuniCore/Innoventions West suffers far more from poor placement and execution and design vs issues with the idea and concepts of what's there.
Virtual Toad
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If only they had had a large indoor space with plenty of room for seating and tons of space for seasonal and special events....
