It’s been in theme both times. This is like complaining that the ABC Commissary looks like an old commissary. A communal eatery at an event like the one Future World purports to portray would be modern, airy, and minimalist, exhibiting current trends.
Again, you're making assumptions and arguing against things I never said. Not once did I say they shouldn't have done better with Connections, or that anything better than the Stargate was "good enough." All I said is that if you think it should be better, "original EPCOT design" isn't a valid benchmark for "better" in this case because you can't just ignore the parts of that design that weren't better just because it doesn't support your assertion (especially when there's a direct apples-to apples comparison). That's cherry picking.
I’m gonna say this real S L O W…
I thought this when Landscapes of Flavor opened, but it lasted all the way up to the the Covid closure.
I believe that is the plan
Not incorrect. Accurate. I know it bugs you and I’m sorry for that. But your expectation for them in this arena is to price themselves entirely different than the rest of market. That’s just not reasonable. So if you take issue with their food prices, it’s more of an issue with the entire entertainment industry. Singling out disney is weird.
I don't mean this as a dig, but that picture of The Land very much gives me 1980s mall vibes. It's still a very nice space, but I think this goes back to Future World always having a broadly contemporary aesthetic rather than spaces designed to evoke different times and places as at the other parks. That means that they're always going to resonate more with 'real world' spaces that also employ whatever reads as contemporary at that particular point in time unless they completely change their approach to that part of the park.
Yes, it's hard for me to quite get what people think would be appropriate theming for this part of Epcot. Best I can figure is a nostalgic recreation of the 1980s/90s or just completely abandoning the original Future World contemporary aesthetic and turning it into a space station or something.
I think the new look is pretty nice and have no problem with it. That said I kind of wonder what would be a good concept for FW that would be more timeless and not have to be wholesale updated regularly to keep up with the times. I don’t know the answer but I think it’s an interesting question as to what would be appropriate without getting dated.
I'm not against them doing something that represents the best of 'modern contemporary' but I don't think they're even reaching that level here. (Or 'modern contemporary' design really sucks - which wouldn't be that surprising either)
I think some people just not liking contemporary design may also be part of the equation here. That's perfectly reasonable, but I think that's more a question of personal taste than the space being badly themed.
