EPCOT Creations Shop opening this summer

[vikescaper]

This would have been a good opportunity to reinstall the Prologue and the Promise, which is an absolutely gorgeous piece of art.

Or, you know, do almost anything other than this. It doesn't even look like Mickey!

When I saw the new mural, I immediately thought of Prologue and the Promise.

 

[Sir_Cliff]

Epcot old school had some truly memorable murals and even decades later it still amazes me how truly ahead of their time much of that stuff was. These days the reuse of disney character ips seems like an artistic deevolution compared to what we use to have.

Epcot did have some great murals... but I really think they are of their time more than ahead of it. I'm sure no-one here will agree with me, but I think that to most people those murals would look very much like something from the 1980s.

This shop really seems to divide me from the bulk of Disney fans. The description in Zach's post is overblown and I get why that annoys people. The mural, though, looks to me like it will probably look good within the store. The more stylised representations of Mickey also look fine to me in context.

 

[HauntedPirate]

This would have been a good opportunity to reinstall the Prologue and the Promise, which is an absolutely gorgeous piece of art.

Or, you know, do almost anything other than this. It doesn't even look like Mickey!

I need to go look at my high-res digital copy of that mural now. And maybe listen to the ride audio and watch Martin’s Complete Ultimate Tribute.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I want to complain about the mural but I don’t want to offend those who get upset when we complain about the changes at Epcot so I will not complain.

You are allowed to complain. This is hideous. You would think after 93 years, they’d know what Mickey looks like.

 

[HauntedPirate]

You are allowed to complain. This is hideous. You would think after 93 years, they’d know what Mickey looks like.

But, does it really matter? After all - It’s just some random gift shop themed to some nondescript rodent character or something.

 

[ToTBellHop]

In their defense, if they want “edgy,” drawing the first Mickey as a zombie and the second Mickey 10 minutes into an acid trip is certainly edgy. 3rd Mickey doesn’t offend me, but half of his head is missing, so there was less to mess up.

 

[mightynine]

Whatever, Zack/Disney PR. It’s a souped up Art of Disney print.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Whatever, Zack/Disney PR. It’s a souped up Art of Disney print.

But, it is t even a good one. It needs to be burned so we know it’s dead. Take no chances! This is worse than the Kiester-gate scandal.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

So everybody hates it…

…anyone gonna back it up and not give their money/business?

…Carry on then…

 

[James Alucobond]

I want to complain about the mural but I don’t want to offend those who get upset when we complain about the changes at Epcot so I will not complain.

I think most will likely agree that this mural isn't great even if they generally find the other changes inoffensive.

 

[ToTBellHop]

So everybody hates it…

…anyone gonna back it up and not give their money/business?

…Carry on then…

I will angrily take my business to Emporium or Hollywood Blvd. where I can buy the same hoodie without being made to feel uncomfortable.

Honestly, I have not really minded anything about this shop until this. If you are going to characterify the park, at least do it well.

Wait til they show the Pinocchio mural.

Please take care of yourselves in this shop, all.

 

[Jambo Dad]

Actually Zach, many artists don’t title their works.

 

[James Alucobond]

So everybody hates it…

…anyone gonna back it up and not give their money/business?

…Carry on then…

Actually organize a strategic boycott if you want it to be effective. Expecting people to individually modify their behavior based on a series of decisions from Disney that affect them disproportionately is a fool's errand.

 

[danv3]

That is...yikes. Of all the things to screw up, how do you screw up a picture of Mickey Mouse at Walt Disney World?

 

[UNCgolf]

That is...yikes. Of all the things to screw up, how do you screw up a picture of Mickey Mouse at Walt Disney World?

It's Meckey Mouse, not Mickey. See how he's carrying an EPCOT pennant? The first e stands for EPCOT and that's why he looks different.

Then he slowly changes into classic, Magic Kingdom Mickey at the end of the mural because he's leaping out of EPCOT and back into the Magic Kingdom. Don't worry -- Zach will explain it all in a forthcoming Instagram post.

 

[hpyhnt 1000]

This would have been a good opportunity to reinstall the Prologue and the Promise, which is an absolutely gorgeous piece of art.

Or, you know, do almost anything other than this. It doesn't even look like Mickey!

Honestly, the backgrounds for the temporary Character Spot would be a huge improvement. I just don't get what they were thinking with that Mickey artwork.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Actually organize a strategic boycott if you want it to be effective. Expecting people to individually modify their behavior based on a series of decisions from Disney that affect them disproportionately is a fool's errand.

I expect no one to have a sense of anything beyond themselves…

and i’m correct…which is why Disney gets full autonomy

 

[Sir_Cliff]

Poor old Zach! He must post something on Instagram and then turn off social media for 24 hours until the fury has died down!

I'm getting the feeling that the mistake here has been revealing this project piece by piece. People have been upset when he's posted about the floors, the lights, and everything else. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think if the store just opened and this mural was there it wouldn't attract such hate and people may find it suits the location. It's obviously not 'on model' in the sense that the idea is depicting Mickey in motion. The Italian futurists it ain't, but Mickey has been depicted in a lot of ways over the years.

 

[James Alucobond]

I expect no one to have a sense of anything beyond themselves…

and i’m correct…which is why Disney gets full autonomy

Your medal for moral superiority is in the mail.

(I kid.)

 

[ToTBellHop]

I expect no one to have a sense of anything beyond themselves…

and i’m correct…which is why Disney gets full autonomy

They may fix this. They gave us our noodles back!