Bob Chapek Confirms Disney Will Overhaul Epcot

peter11435

peter11435

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iHeartDisneylandCats said:
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I understand that it was technically backstage, but I disagree with purging the parks of the small things that made them special. What REALLY should have happened is they should have moved it to somewhere onstage so more people could enjoy it without becoming "urban explorers". Disney used to have all kinds of small details, such as this, and the Mickey face in the MGM hub, but those types of things have been slowly disappearing for a while now, along with more notable icons such as beloved attractions.
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It was backstage plain and simple. There are several other threads around the forum at this very moment that illustrate why the company can not encourage guests to go backstage. Tensions are high in that regard. I agree it could have been moved. But that doesn’t mean the company didn’t have a valid reason to remove it.

There are still tons of those little details all over the place.
 
trainplane3

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peter11435 said:
It was backstage plain and simple. There are several other threads around the forum at this very moment that illustrate why the company can not encourage guests to go backstage. Tensions are high in that regard. I agree it could have been moved. But that doesn’t mean the company didn’t have a valid reason to remove it.

There are still tons of those little details all over the place.
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The good thing is that it was simply something written in wet concrete. It's not like it can't be replicated. You just need a stick, a 2ft x 6"-ish patch of wet concrete, and whatever the curing time is.

Can't be mad at them removing it though, especially now with everything that's been happening.
 
Demarke

Demarke

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WDWTank said:
It would be cool if Disney+ had every single Disney movie ever made, including controversial ones, lost footage (if it’s found but being kept hidden from the public), old attraction preshows, retired attraction films, every single Disney TV show and special, EVERYTHING...................
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That would be awesome! With my luck though, they would make everything available from just after Dumbo's Circus went off the air (which is the show I always looked forward to watching during the Disney Channel free preview days when I was a kid).
 
PorterRedkey

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sedati said:
Was the stage always there? And if so, what performances did they have on it before the characters invaded Epcot?
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I don't believe the character stage show started until the late '80s. It was definitely there when I worked there in 1991 (so annoying) and I think it fizzled out a little while before the Odessey was closed in 1994 (IIRC).
 
HauntedPirate

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WDWTank said:
It would be cool if Disney+ had every single Disney movie ever made, including controversial ones, lost footage (if it’s found but being kept hidden from the public), old attraction preshows, retired attraction films, every single Disney TV show and special, EVERYTHING...................
:D
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They have to withhold and rotate content, otherwise it will get stale quickly.

Back to the character show topic - Looking at a video from 1989, the costumes used are the rainbow-space-suit ones. A former CM interview on LostEpcot indicates it didn't start until at least 1986. I'd have to dig around more to see if I can find something more definitive.
 
trainplane3

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Last thing I'll post on the Figment concrete removal:
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Again, sad but understandable.
 
trainplane3

trainplane3

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marni1971 said:
Imagine if they’d moved the backstage gate back six foot instead.
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Oh that popped into my head. Heck, move the front half of the gate back and flip it (if that makes sense, since it was a zigzag gate). Problem solved. What was once backstage is now on stage.

Watch now as this causes people to go searching for "the remains" of it and make this change have no effect.
 
trainplane3

trainplane3

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michmousefan said:
Wonder how much Google spent on this ride at the Consumer Electronics Show... and how easily something like this could have gone into Communicore/Innoventions... especially a plussed version.

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There's a full 360 version straight from Google as well.

It's a super charming...ad...ride. But the thing is, I don't really care. For being a 3 1/2 minute long ad, it was very well done. It feels Epcot-y honestly. It even has a purely original song that's super catchy!
 
MisterPenguin

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trainplane3 said:
There's a full 360 version straight from Google as well.

It's a super charming...ad...ride. But the thing is, I don't really care. For being a 3 1/2 minute long ad, it was very well done. It feels Epcot-y honestly. It even has a purely original song that's super catchy!
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It kept reminding me of "You're Welcome" from Moana. I wonder who did the voice for this ride.
 
aladdin2007

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trainplane3 said:
There's a full 360 version straight from Google as well.

It's a super charming...ad...ride. But the thing is, I don't really care. For being a 3 1/2 minute long ad, it was very well done. It feels Epcot-y honestly. It even has a purely original song that's super catchy!
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the ride looks better than the current state of Imagination honestly, wake up Disney.
 
jensenrick

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WondersOfLife said:
In case people still don’t believe that the average theme park guest (not the fanboys, the average guest) wants as much Disney movie presence in Epcot as possible... here is a Disney College Program Facebook group page I’m in. For a small example.

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Add a Ralph and Vanellope M&G at the end, and I'm sold!

I mean, TT done up to look like Sugar Rush? I can't help but think that would look so cool! And probably smell delicous.
 
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