If Disney wanted to continue with the educational tone, why did they dump Sum of All Thrills? I thought this was a great vehicle for introducing the masses to physics.
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Bob Chapek Confirms Disney Will Overhaul Epcot
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Raineman
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The largest component of the overhaul - filling every possible empty space with $650 a day cabanas. Can't wait!!!!!
Cmdr_Crimson
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The ride part of the Seas is just a Mid-quel after the accounts of the first film...
Malestrom did have something.....But, everyone bypassed it because they don't like them Moving Pictures on a Big screen after riding a ride apparently...
Gran Fiesta....Find Donald in Mexico and make a side trip to It's A Small World...
Otterhead
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I sat through the movie once. It was... okay. Felt very outdated in a way that Impressions de France and Reflections of China aren't. In the last year or so of Maelstrom running, the CMs would even mock it by saying things like "And now the doors will open, and you can run through the theater to avoid our very boring tourism film!"
IF all goes to plan you should start to see changes in 2-3 years and more each year thereafter for possibly 6-7 years from now.
Phicinfan
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So this isn't all for the 50th anniversary then? This is a long term overhaul?
IF all goes to plan, a lot will be done by October 2021. With more to follow.
Jon81uk
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It goes back to the original Epcot. The sponsorship was for a fixed term
DisneyGentlemanV2.0
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And the neurophysiology of motion sickness...
jt04
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Very cool. And can be adapted to every park. Although I wouldn't mind Dr Strange being adapted to one of the parks.
TheGuyThatMakesSwords
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The much needed EPCOT maintenance "upgrade" (really a restoration) happens when it actually HAPPENS....
The rest? "When all is said and done, a HELL of a lot more gets said, than done".
Show me.
The rest? "When all is said and done, a HELL of a lot more gets said, than done".
Show me.
montyz81
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If all goes to plan, will the educational undertones that Chappy talks about keep the Epcot Center purists happy?
jt04
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Not if Lee has anything to say about it.
You must be from Missouri.
Lee?
No Name
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? You are asking for clarification on your own reply? I am both befuddled and amused.
GoofGoof
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It's not contradictory, here's my interpretation of what Chappie said:
- More Disney = more IP added
- Timeless = more IP added that will be there for a long time
- Relevant = more popular IP added
- Family Friendly = less boring stuff, more characters (aka more IP added)
MarkTwain
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It's not contradictory, here's my interpretation of what Chappie said:
Seems like a consistent message to me
- More Disney = more IP added
- Timeless = more IP added that will be there for a long time
- Relevant = more popular IP added
- Family Friendly = less boring stuff, more characters (aka more IP added)
Sadly, despite seeming like buzzwords, I think his descriptions were rather telling.
networkpro
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- In the Parks
- Yes
If you haven't noticed, the world has changed since EPCOT was envisioned and even implemented. Recreational travel to different countries has exploded so what was once a far off land for many has become oh I was just there last year. Last year over 75 million people from the USA traveled abroad. I'm sure y'all have seen articles about how hard it is to remain "futuristic" and EPCOT fell into that trap. If you're not constantly changing (read expensive... doesnt care how well you are or are not doing) you're behind. At relatively stagnant points in time its doable, but when things begin to change at a pace that eclipses the development/deployment cycle that's where you get the "its outdated" hue and cries generated.
Its a utopian outlook plain and simple where some magical innovation(s) will eliminate all the bad in the world and people will somehow become altruistic.
Its a utopian outlook plain and simple where some magical innovation(s) will eliminate all the bad in the world and people will somehow become altruistic.