EPCOTPluto
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EPCOT - 25 Years of photographic memories thread!
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mcjaco
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To be quite honest, I liked nothing there. It was like FW West. Open and peaceful. Sometimes, less is more.
Figment632
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To be quite honest, I liked nothing there. It was like FW West. Open and peaceful. Sometimes, less is more.
You could be right but I'd take a Futuristic Weather based Pavilion any day.
EPCOT Explorer
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Making of me's look? Yes. The story...No...:lookaroun:lol:Wondercycles & Making of Me were not outdated, IMO...:lookaroun
To be quite honest, I liked nothing there. It was like FW West. Open and peaceful. Sometimes, less is more.
Agreed. Definitely my favorite place in WDW.
EPCOTPluto
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Figment632
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Well, I do agree on how outdated the tent structure was, but the film was just perfect for WOL. :sohappy:
The Mall my TDS looks just like WOL, if they kept the same theme how could they retheme it to be more up to date.
Krack2
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Easy, update the internal infrastructure to evoke the feeling that you're actually inside a human body. Kind of like the Franklin Institute heart ...
... but an entire body. Through light, water and sound effects, you could give the entire pavilion the feeling of being "alive"; it would look like blood was flowing through veins everywhere, the heart was pumping, the lungs inhaling and exhaling. There would be walk-throughs, small exhibits tied to the specific parts of the body, etc. The "brain", of course, would house Cranium Command. The "stomach" would be the food court. I'd put the bathrooms in the "bladder" and the "excretory system" would be Test Track's scaffolding.
EPCOT Explorer
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Easy, update the internal infrastructure to evoke the feeling that you're actually inside a human body. Kind of like the Franklin Institute heart ...
... but an entire body. Walkthroughs, small exhibits tied to the specific parts of the body, etc. The "brain", of course, would house Cranium Command. The "stomach" would be the food court. I'd put the bathrooms in the "bladder" and the "excretory system" would be Test Track's scaffolding.
OOoooooh. That would rock. Why not do that!?:sohappy::sohappy:
EPCOTPluto
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Krack2
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Thanks. You know, they are always complaining Epcot doesn't have enough thrill rides ... who wouldn't want to go on the Bladder Escape flume E-ticket?
(sponsored, of course, by $3 bottles of Coca-Cola).
hpyhnt 1000
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I agree; we only went inside once and never had a desire to go back. :shrug: Body Wars was kinda neat and all, but it was basically a carbon copy to Star Tours. And I actually found Cranium Command kind of annoying. And the decor was, well, we know that already. :lookaroun
Personally, I would love to see a completely revamped human life/health pavilion. In terms of future technologies, the science and technology behind medical advancements is pretty amazing. If it were truly focused on the future and innovation of medicine, I think a new human life pavilion could be impressive.
EDIT: ^Thats a pretty cool idea you had too Krack. That would be a crowd pleaser I bet.
EPCOT Explorer
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:fork:I agree; we only went inside once and never had a desire to go back. :shrug: Body Wars was kinda neat and all, but it was basically a carbon copy to Star Tours. And I actually found Cranium Command kind of annoying. And the decor was, well, we know that already. :lookaroun
Personally, I would love to see a completely revamped human life/health pavilion. In terms of future technologies, the science and technology behind medical advancements is pretty amazing. If it were truly focused on the future and innovation of medicine, I think a new human life pavilion could be impressive.
EDIT: ^Thats a pretty cool idea you had too Krack. That would be a crowd pleaser I bet.
LOVED that show....
hpyhnt 1000
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LOVED that show....
Sorry, but its true. :shrug: I'd love to see the WoL pavilion used for something as much as the next person, but its use as WoL was not the answer. The theme behind it was good, but in many ways, the execution and application of that theme was :hurl:.
EPCOTPluto
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Here is an article that explains the Bell Labs/At&T WorldKey system:
http://progresscityusa.com/2009/10/12/your-very-own-worldkey/
http://progresscityusa.com/2009/10/12/your-very-own-worldkey/
The Empress Lilly
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What'd what say??
Wow. Just wow.
I feel all warm and fuzzy from seeing this. That poster shows what EPCOT looked like to me when I was young, at night when I closed my eyes and dreamed of a galaxy, far, far away. I must've seen this poster, I was at that MK preview centre, but I don't remember it.
In another thread, I made a lenghty post how I feel that EPCOT Centre was a product of its time. It's music, it's architecture, it's visual style.
Maybe I can reinforce that point by showing a movie poster of Jedi, which opened only a few months after EPCOT. Note the striking similarity in the style of the period, which suited the otherworldy futurism so well of which dreams were made of in 1982/83.
ChrisFL
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wow, I forgot how ancient pickups looked back in 1983, those look like leftover 60's models
EPCOTPluto
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hpyhnt 1000
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Have you seen the other cars for display in the Transcenter?
:lookaroun
Ahhh, gotta love 80's car designs. :lol:
Actually, looking at those pictures, am I the only one who finds the 80's TranCenter a heck of a lot more futuristic and modern looking than the current TT post show? :lookaroun
jeffb
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Have you seen the other cars for display in the Transcenter?
:lookaroun
Beautiful white pontiac Fiero!
Competely agree!
Krack2
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You're not the only one, trust me.