EPCOT Creations Shop opening this summer

[tparris]

Purposely looks like someone who is doing an impression of drawing Mikey who can't really draw him.

Mikey? I think you just discovered the true name of the mural’s imposter pretending to be Mickey.

 

[SpoiledBlueMilk]

That mural is hideous. Purposely looks like someone who is doing an impression of drawing Mikey who can't really draw him. The coloring for his face is bizarre.

I don't get it.

I can accept the coloring, but the face is off-putting, like a knock-off Mickey you see painted on walls of pre-schools in the Caribbean. In its very essence, drawing Mickey is just a matter of following some intersecting circles, but so much can go wrong there. But that's why Disney artists are the caliber they are - they can draw a Mickey.....or at least should be able to....

 

[FigmentsBrightIdeas]

It’s usually a tradition in the parks to not mention individual artists/imagineers contributions to projects and leave it as a collective effort of the organization. “There’s only one name above the door and it’s Walt’s”.

While that may have been a well intended tradition to go with.. the only problem with that is, you’d want to know who was responsible for creating what. IMO, it would’ve been a lot better, Particuarly on the theme park attraction side of things, to write or feature credits for everybody someplace. Either or both on a database and somewhere in the attraction, much like most of their films. Yes, Disney/The Walt Disney Company/Walt Disney Imagineering would be at the forefront as a collective effort, ‘but’ at the same time it’s giving proper credit to those involved.

 

[castlecake2.0]

While that may have been a well intended tradition to go with.. the only problem with that is, you’d want to know who was responsible for creating what. IMO, it would’ve been a lot better, Particuarly on the theme park attraction side of things, to write or feature credits for everybody someplace. Either or both on a database and somewhere in the attraction, much like most of their films. Yes, Disney/The Walt Disney Company/Walt Disney Imagineering would be at the forefront as a collective effort, ‘but’ at the same time it’s giving proper credit to those involved.

Not how WDI operates at this time

 

[AMartin7777]

Mikey? I think you just discovered the true name of the mural’s imposter pretending to be Mickey.

LOL. Yea, the other Mouse!

 

[Sir_Cliff]

I can accept the coloring, but the face is off-putting, like a knock-off Mickey you see painted on walls of pre-schools in the Caribbean. In its very essence, drawing Mickey is just a matter of following some intersecting circles, but so much can go wrong there. But that's why Disney artists are the caliber they are - they can draw a Mickey.....or at least should be able to....

Well, this is what an on-model Mickey looks like now anyway:

 

[dreday3]

There's new Spaceship Earth merchandise coming that will be exclusive to this store.

That's nice?

 

[phillip9698]

I can accept the coloring, but the face is off-putting, like a knock-off Mickey you see painted on walls of pre-schools in the Caribbean. In its very essence, drawing Mickey is just a matter of following some intersecting circles, but so much can go wrong there. But that's why Disney artists are the caliber they are - they can draw a Mickey.....or at least should be able to....

It looks like the current Mickey as seen in the shorts.

 

[FigmentsBrightIdeas]

Well, this is what an on-model Mickey looks like now anyway:

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Yeeeah, and that’s far from being ‘on-model’ as it is. Mickey Mouse Works/House of Mouse & Mickey Mouse in “Get A Horse” were far superior comparatively.

 

[lazyboy97o]

While that may have been a well intended tradition to go with.. the only problem with that is, you’d want to know who was responsible for creating what. IMO, it would’ve been a lot better, Particuarly on the theme park attraction side of things, to write or feature credits for everybody someplace. Either or both on a database and somewhere in the attraction, much like most of their films. Yes, Disney/The Walt Disney Company/Walt Disney Imagineering would be at the forefront as a collective effort, ‘but’ at the same time it’s giving proper credit to those involved.

Not how WDI operates at this time

Providing a list of credits to be published is required to be considered for a Thea Award. The credits for award recipients are published in the Thea Awards Program.

 

[OG Runner]

Well, this is what an on-model Mickey looks like now anyway:

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That is Mickey's stunt double Mortimer.

 

[DCBaker]

 

[vikescaper]

Well, I like the sign!

 

[philly97flyer]

I wonder if this is the beginning of a transtion to old school Epcot in a sense, where each of the pavilions will eventually get uniform signs with this font

 

[mightynine]

These marquees leverage World Bold font, further tying all our signs and wayfinding into a consistent typography unique to EPCOT.

Such an innovative idea they….did it when the park opened.

Wonder when the drift will happen again - five years?

 

[OG Runner]

I wonder if this is the beginning of a transtion to old school Epcot in a sense, where each of the pavilions will eventually get uniform signs with this font

I think you are correct. You also notice the signage, indicating this is a store. I think these will also be used. I saw a similar
one, (in blue), indicating a restaurant. It is going to be good to have this section opening up again.

 

[vikescaper]

I wonder if this is the beginning of a transtion to old school Epcot in a sense, where each of the pavilions will eventually get uniform signs with this font

I was wondering that myself while we were at Epcot this past Saturday. I also wonder if they will use the pavilion logos like they used to.

 

[castlecake2.0]

I love the epcot font but hope it doesn’t creep into world showcase

 

[HauntedPirate]

Such an innovative idea they….did it when the park opened.

Wonder when the drift will happen again - five years?

THE Zach… So many words that mean so little. Aka. PR in a nutshell.

 

[James Alucobond]

Such an innovative idea they….did it when the park opened.

Wonder when the drift will happen again - five years?

Hopefully the fact that they've expanded the font to include additional weights and miniscule/lower case characters will reduce the need to drift away from it.