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Brad Rex V.P. of Epcot/Update
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OmegaKnight
New Member
I can tell you that after personally meeting Brad Rex, he most definitely cares about Epcot. He is one of the most genuine people you will meet at Disney.
speck76
Well-Known Member
VT GAL
Member
My stomach sank through the floor when I read that part, too.
How could they just ignore a milestone like a 25th anniversary? :hammer:
EPCOT is the best, and it just drives me absolutely crazy to think that the best that can be done to celebrate would be a pin or a t-shirt! They might as well turn Space Ship Earth into a dang pink cupcake! :brick:
Guffaw!
Now I will need to go and breathe into a paper bag after that whirlwind....
Captain Hank
Well-Known Member
From personal experience, Brad is an extremely nice guy, and one that cares about the park. In the end, I doubt it was his call whether or not Epcot's 25th would be heavily celebrated.
Buford
New Member
:sohappy:!!
the-reason14
Well-Known Member
Sounds cool, most of this info we've known for awhile, but there are some things new here and there.
Craig & Lisa
Active Member
I like what has been done in the park. But I feel for Brad, look when he started his as it was said, Tenure. Even with that he was able to keep things moving. That's determination.
CommunicoreBabe
Member
No retro 25th shirts?
I don't want a pin. I want commemorative T-shirts and hats with the retro Epcot logos and such. I can't believe they aren't at least seizing the merchandise opportunities that could be had with a 25th anniversary. Oh, Disney where is the Epcot luv?
I don't want a pin. I want commemorative T-shirts and hats with the retro Epcot logos and such. I can't believe they aren't at least seizing the merchandise opportunities that could be had with a 25th anniversary. Oh, Disney where is the Epcot luv?
VT GAL
Member
Thanks
I am sure that B Rex is a very nice guy, and there have been some good things happening at EPCOT. But still...
All in all the changes and updates seem good, and I am excited to see things happen. I can't wait to see the 3 Caballeros.
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
I would say Epcot has received the best treatment of the 4 parks in recent years...hundreds of millions in spending there, which puts the MK and MGM to shame. AK has done OK for itself, but it's also new...of the developed parks, I have been very pleased with the work they have been putting into Epcot. They have revitalized all of Future World (like or hate the changes, in the last 10 years, they have redone almost everything). And Mission: SPACE? Sure, people have died, but I think the ride itself is brilliant...classic Epcot area music outside, an aesthetically gorgeous entrance, very cool (or cold) theming, and it's one of my favorite rides ever. Compare that to...Stitch? The Narnia joke? If they treated MGM similar to Epcot, I would be ecstatic. Perhaps MK and MGM need new VPs.....
Piebald
Well-Known Member
Michael O'Grattan seems like an AA to me.. :lookaroun
tirian
Well-Known Member
I don't want a pin. I want commemorative T-shirts and hats with the retro Epcot logos and such. I can't believe they aren't at least seizing the merchandise opportunities that could be had with a 25th anniversary. Oh, Disney where is the Epcot luv?
About a year ago, folks were considering marketing Epcot's 25th from a retro/futuristic angle.
We'll have to wait to see whether or not anything actually comes of those plans; you know how often things change with Disney!
Epcot82Guy
Well-Known Member
Very true. In actuality, he doesn't have THAT much power in the company. And, I, too, am very sad to hear nothing is planned/coming. But, the silver lining is that I now feel no pressing need to redo my schedule to go this coming year. And, I'll be glad to tell Disney so. :wave:
Its not really Brad Rex's fault that nothing could get accomplished for Epcot's 25th anniversary. I know that there was a group of imagineers and show designers that were dead set on having a new Illuminations this year, as well as some other new entertainment offerings. Ultimately it comes down to the fact that the people running WDW don't really have that much power to speak of (Meg Crofton), or those that do are total idiots (Erin Wallace).
I'm still holding out for a new Illuminations. With the advances in programming and show design, it only takes a span of a few months to create a new nighttime spectacular. Compare that to the 3+ years it took to create RoE.
I'm still holding out for a new Illuminations. With the advances in programming and show design, it only takes a span of a few months to create a new nighttime spectacular. Compare that to the 3+ years it took to create RoE.
SirNim
Well-Known Member
All you'd get would be the same old rehashed corporate answer:
"Sorcerer Mickey's Wand is a proud and magical symbol of making your wishes and dreams a reality. During this Year of a Million Dreams®, it serves as a reminder of the power to believe in shaping a better world, a dream which started with Walt Disney and was realized in Epcot® Park."
polarboi
Member
LOL... seriously, I think it's only on fan boards that these kinds of questions seem pressing.
And I'm fairly sure the real answer is: "We want to keep reminding people they're at Disney." It's about brand recognition. In an age when many people get confused, thinking WDW = MK, that Epcot is a separate entity, or that Universal is included on their park hopper ticket, it behooves Disney to keep reminding people they're at a Disney park. Thus, a giant Mickey hand on Epcot's main landmark, and a giant Mickey hat in the middle of MGM. I don't know if the lack of similar treatment at AK is because people don't get confused about it or simply because there isn't any way to make it fit with the theming. Either way, I doubt any of the higher-ups are primarily concerned with removing the hat or the wand anytime soon.
-p.b.
