OK, I understand that part and agree, however, the part that no one seems to get is that those attractions like Pirate and HM are parts of the past culture and have over the years become iconic and highly popular now. The public accepted that back then and they became a must see and must do because the culture at the time accepted that. I sincerely don't believe that is possible today. Yes, we as long time fans still think that something like that would work, but, we are no longer the majority and theme parks cannot be built for a minority.
The company no longer has the faith and trust of the public concerning things that Walt is building because Walt is no longer building anything and those that followed simply did not have the touch to carry it on. Also we have to realize that even we seem unable to recognize innovative things that we so strongly advocate. All the negative talk about Pandora, for example, without even seeing it is a prime example of that. It is different then we are used to so automatically it isn't any good or it doesn't fit. In my opinion what "fits" changes with time. We can embrace it and enjoy new things or we can reject them, out of hand, just on principle. We are the losers in that case.
We can also ask ourselves if we are the ones that have stymied the creativity of modern imagineers and executives because we can no longer see the good or the reasons for that creativity. It really started, in my mind, back in 1997 when they created a spectacular 25th Anniversary Castle Cake that got nothing but hated by so many of us. Not me! We were upset because a plastic cake, which I can only imagine that amount of engineering and creativity and money that went into that project, replaced a plastic castle as if it were a real thing. The fun and whimsy of that creation was treated as if it were some sacrilege and assault to nature. As far as that goes, even the hand and wand was something that livened up Epcot and made it look like a fun place to be, to everyone except us. We were stuck in the past and unable to appreciate any effort to create and lighten the mood. I hated the Hat, but, not because of it's creation, which was nothing short of amazing, but, because the mistake they made was it's location and the decision to just leave it there when it was just supposed to be a special thing like the castle cake.
In other words, I think we are getting what we deserve. We have fought change and creativity at every turn and because of that we have lost most of the highly creative talent in the company along with an executive branch that knows that nothing they do will be looked upon positively, so why not just let it ride, take their bonuses and not worry about it. I'm pretty sure that is what most of us would do if we were in such a thankless position where the only reward is money.
