After 26 years, i went to WDW again! I have been obsessed after my trip (I know, brutal) and made this account to tell one of my major takeaways from my recent trip. Epcot is not what it used to be.
I still remember EPCOT Center. I remember all the cool educational stuff that was there. It was unlike any theme parks I have been to. I have still not been to any thing like it. It was by far my favorite park out of the 3. Though, That was a very long time ago.
In my recent trip i was exited to go back. I did not realize at first that the name had changed, but I got used to it. I went in, saw Spaceship Earth, and i was ready. The big shocker was for me was that i realized most of the pavilions were gone. The ones were left were almost unrecognizable, too. For example, the imagination pavillon. Most of the rides I remember were not there either. While I was expecting this, I was not expecting the replacements. TT and Mission: SPACE have loose educational themes but are mostly for thrills. Soarin' was nice and all, BUT HOW DOES IT FIT THE LAND. YOU ARE IN THE AIR THROUGH OUT THE ENTIRE RIDE. Sorry. It is a ticking time for the three caballeros to be replaced with coco (it would be perfect)but I guess that does not bother me. The frozen ride though is so obesely meant to draw the MK crowd to Epcot (You have to walk to the very back of the park to get there, so it makes sense). Spaceship earth is one of the last things that remains of the old EPCOT Center, and i guess that is okay.
Like i said, EPCOT Center was my favorite park. Now though, Epcot was my least favorite. It did not have to compare to AK (which i loved) but still. I guess it is kind of in a transitional stage to a more tommorwland esque theme park with IP they can't fit anywhere else, but there is just something lacking. Its probably not going to go back to how it was, but really, I just want to reminisce on the old days. Goodbye, EPCOT Center. Hello Epcot.
I still remember EPCOT Center. I remember all the cool educational stuff that was there. It was unlike any theme parks I have been to. I have still not been to any thing like it. It was by far my favorite park out of the 3. Though, That was a very long time ago.
In my recent trip i was exited to go back. I did not realize at first that the name had changed, but I got used to it. I went in, saw Spaceship Earth, and i was ready. The big shocker was for me was that i realized most of the pavilions were gone. The ones were left were almost unrecognizable, too. For example, the imagination pavillon. Most of the rides I remember were not there either. While I was expecting this, I was not expecting the replacements. TT and Mission: SPACE have loose educational themes but are mostly for thrills. Soarin' was nice and all, BUT HOW DOES IT FIT THE LAND. YOU ARE IN THE AIR THROUGH OUT THE ENTIRE RIDE. Sorry. It is a ticking time for the three caballeros to be replaced with coco (it would be perfect)but I guess that does not bother me. The frozen ride though is so obesely meant to draw the MK crowd to Epcot (You have to walk to the very back of the park to get there, so it makes sense). Spaceship earth is one of the last things that remains of the old EPCOT Center, and i guess that is okay.
Like i said, EPCOT Center was my favorite park. Now though, Epcot was my least favorite. It did not have to compare to AK (which i loved) but still. I guess it is kind of in a transitional stage to a more tommorwland esque theme park with IP they can't fit anywhere else, but there is just something lacking. Its probably not going to go back to how it was, but really, I just want to reminisce on the old days. Goodbye, EPCOT Center. Hello Epcot.