EPCOT 25th Gallery was CLOSED today - what's up?

EPCOT.nut

EPCOT.nut

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One Lil Spark said:
*Awaits news story to break Saturday of WDWMagic Member beating down a Guest Relations CM*

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:ROFLOL::ROFLOL::ROFLOL:I just renewed my AP....so I won't do anything to risk the big toss-out if I do a beat down. But I will bat my eyes like a princess and ask very sweetly what the hell they think they are doing... :eek::)
 
One Lil Spark

One Lil Spark

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EPCOT.nut said:
:ROFLOL::ROFLOL::ROFLOL:I just renewed my AP....so I won't do anything to risk the big toss-out if I do a beat down. But I will bat my eyes like a princess and ask very sweetly what the hell they think they are doing... :eek::)
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Don't forget to offer to ride SSE with them and then ask if they'll let you in the Gallery one last time... :lol:
 
gbruenin

gbruenin

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Figments Friend said:
On a happier note: Did anyone happen to notice that outside on the main room, on the wall with the large spread of pictures covering EPCOT's complete history year-by-year....that they ADDED the 25th Celebration??? THis is probably 'old news'...but when i visited recently and saw the added edition to the collage i freaked...wow! I WAS PART OF THAT....part of EPCOT's glorious history.

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You mean this?
 

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mcjaco

mcjaco

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marni1971 said:
Yes and no - to me the display was more than favourite attractions. It was about a time and a team willing, pushing, demanding things never done before on as big a scale as possible in one place. That won`t happen again on US soil.
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To which you're probably right. Look, I love EPCOT Center, I was there three weeks after it opened, and it's my first theme park memory of any substance. I recall that trip to this day very vividly. As an eight year old (I'm dating myself), I was in complete awe. I can recall walking through the turnstiles, and hearing the entrance plaza music like it was yesterday. Getting confused, since we weren't sure where to enter SSE, heading left through Communicore East, because I HAD to see dinosaurs in UofE. I needed to ride WofM over and over, just to see the model of the futuristic city. I remember being slightly bored at Imagination, as Imageworks was the only thing open (what a change a year made!). I loved Kitchen Kabaret, and to this day I can still taste the key lime pie from Farmers Market. We like it so much my Mom sent a letter to Disney requesting the recipe (they obliged). It's weird to recall that Horizons and The Living Seas were barren ground. I also remember World Showcase being a bit over my head. I didn't grasp it. I did, however, love buying Matchbox cars in the UK pavilion.

EPCOT of the past is gone. It's fun to remember it, but to cling to it....well that's scary. I mean really, do we need a ride with Dreamfinder? Can't we move on? I look forward to what I hope is a renaissance for the park. I think it's coming, it's just going to take time. There are creative people, it just takes time. Who knows what new Horizon could be coming.
 
EPCOT Explorer

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mcjaco said:
To which you're probably right. Look, I love EPCOT Center, I was there three weeks after it opened, and it's my first theme park memory of any substance. I recall that trip to this day very vividly. As an eight year old (I'm dating myself), I was in complete awe. I can recall walking through the turnstiles, and hearing the entrance plaza music like it was yesterday. Getting confused, since we weren't sure where to enter SSE, heading left through Communicore East, because I HAD to see dinosaurs in UofE. I needed to ride WofM over and over, just to see the model of the futuristic city. I remember being slightly bored at Imagination, as Imageworks was the only thing open (what a change a year made!). I loved Kitchen Kabaret, and to this day I can still taste the key lime pie from Farmers Market. We like it so much my Mom sent a letter to Disney requesting the recipe (they obliged). It's weird to recall that Horizons and The Living Seas were barren ground. I also remember World Showcase being a bit over my head. I didn't grasp it. I did, however, love buying Matchbox cars in the UK pavilion.

EPCOT of the past is gone. It's fun to remember it, but to cling to it....well that's scary. I mean really, do we need a ride with Dreamfinder? Can't we move on? I look forward to what I hope is a renaissance for the park. I think it's coming, it's just going to take time. There are creative people, it just takes time. Who knows what new Horizon could be coming.
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The thing is-does EPCOT still do that to it's visitors or is it just another generic Disney experience?
 
mcjaco

mcjaco

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EPCOT Explorer said:
The thing is-does EPCOT still do that to it's visitors or is it just another generic Disney experience?
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I think it does. There's no other park like in the world. Regardless of how crappy we think today's version is compared to the one of the eighties, it's still the most unique theme park out there. I think the average Joe that walks into the park has the same thoughts I did, 25 years ago. "What is this place?"
 
EPCOT.nut

EPCOT.nut

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mcjaco said:
I think it does. There's no other park like in the world. Regardless of how crappy we think today's version is compared to the one of the eighties, it's still the most unique theme park out there. I think the average Joe that walks into the park has the same thoughts I did, 25 years ago. "What is this place?"
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Which is why it was nice to have the Gallery so they could put the story pieces together. :)
 
EPCOT Explorer

EPCOT Explorer

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mcjaco said:
I think it does. There's no other park like in the world. Regardless of how crappy we think today's version is compared to the one of the eighties, it's still the most unique theme park out there. I think the average Joe that walks into the park has the same thoughts I did, 25 years ago. "What is this place?"
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True...But just look at how it's marketed...As far as management is concerned FW is Fantasyland:Future.
EPCOT.nut said:
Which is why it was nice to have the Gallery so they could put the story pieces together. :)
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Entertain, Educate, INFORM.;)
 

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