I find the pre-aged look kind of pretentious too. If I'm going to celebrate the past, I'd rather not do it in a way that visually emphasizes how long gone it is.
Yes!
You want to talk about something 'long gone'....check this out.
How about THIS for a t-shirt, representing just that -
My 1982 'Future World' t-shirt.
Not a 'retro-recreation'.
Nope.
The real deal.
I dare today's Disney to slap THIS graphic on a shirt today and re-use it.
Remember when Epcot was EPCOT Center...?
Rememeber when 'Future World' was actually exciting, promising, inspiring, empowering, and...well...'futuristic'..?
Remember when all of these Pavilions and Attractions shown within the design above were still epic in size and scope...just like the entire Park..?
Remember when there were NO 'Disney characters' at this Park...? See any in this shirt design..?
Yeah....NOW we are talkin' about 'long gone'.......
The Disney of today would not dare put such a bold, cool, and 'retro' image on a new shirt offering because it would remind people of how incredibly awesome Epcot USED to be.