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Epcot wand coming down?
- Thread starter jasonchas
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ZambeziZelda
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April Fools! :lol:
Chape19714
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Foolish Mortal
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:lol: :lol: :lol:
hauntdmansion79
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Here is another vote for removing the wand. (oh and it defanitely does NOT host a cell phone tower). I loved SSE earth the way it was before the wand. When everybody called it a golf ball or simply "the ball".
I like the looks of the hat at MGM, but don't like the positioning, like everyone else. But I've stopped wishing for it to be different, because it will never be moved. But the wand on the other hand, may still be moved someday.
I also would like a redesign of the entrance to Epcot too.
I like the looks of the hat at MGM, but don't like the positioning, like everyone else. But I've stopped wishing for it to be different, because it will never be moved. But the wand on the other hand, may still be moved someday.
I also would like a redesign of the entrance to Epcot too.
mousermerf
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You know, wand or not, the fact that SSE no longer changes colors at night is really sad.
It used to have different moods and looks - now it's just purpleish.
It used to have different moods and looks - now it's just purpleish.
Tim G
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In that case... I've got another surprise for you... :lookaroun
The wand will stay... for at least the next couple of years... Period. :kiss:
And about the EPCOT entrance...
It will stay exactly the same as it is now... And that's a promise...
imagineer boy
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Corrus said:
MUST. RESIST. URGE. TO. KILL. CORRUS.:fork:
:lol: :wave:
marni1971 said:
That's a great idea! I really wish Disney would do this.
hauntdmansion79
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Good, then what I said was correct....the wand may still be removed someday.
And for the EPCOT enterance I wasn't talking about removing the gravestones, but what about landscaping, trees and such...you are saying they will NEVER change ANY of that?
Tim G
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ears2you
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THANK GOD! i love the wand! it adds a disney-ish feel to the entrance
hauntdmansion79
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I LOVE Disney and whatever they do, I will always follow with interest and excitement....as long as they are always improving their parks, and not leaving them to get stale.
SGT623
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mousermerf
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LOLLOLThey're NOT gravestones... it's called ART...
Lost in translation and butchered by budget.
The installation at the front of the park looks nothing like the conceptual art nor the designs. It incorporates few of the design elements that were desired.
wedenterprises
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LOL
Just because it's "art" doesn't mean it's pretty. These things are hideous. The wand doesn't look too bad until you walk right underneath it.
I love how in all the Disney books, Imagineers boast about all their techniques and philosophies then they go and plunk things down like the wand, the hat RIGHT infront of the theatre and turn the castle into a cake...these all seem like contradictions to me. I guess there really is a struglle between the creative force/ability of WDI and the shareholders/execs.
The wand was cool, but it's been up there for nearly 8 years. I say they take the wand down and paint spaceship earth a shimmering blend of colours the way John Hench wanted it. Or maybe repalce all the triangles with LCD screens.
What makes the wand not work for me is that it makes Spaceship Earth look small. It also takes away from the fact that it is supposed to symbolize earth, not a crystal ball or something that a giant mickey hand would wave a wand infront of.
The hat in MGM is fine, but not where it is currently. They could make a "cartoon" land in MGM with the muppets, animation tour, animated characters from movies, pixar etc and put the hat there. I dunno, SOMETHING...but the theatre is such a great image when you walk into MGM.
and hey, maybe John Stamos will buy the wand too.
Tim G
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DznyGrlSD
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- In the Parks
- Yes
Mann's Theatre is copywrited (sp?) and Disney would have to pay MEGABUCKS to use it as their Icon
Chape19714
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While the attraction is impressive, SSE (the building) is far more recognized world-wide than the attraction itself. It stands for Epcot. It's just like saying that Cindy's royal table is more important than the castle. It's an icon, and icons are always far more of an asset to a Disney Park than any attraction. The fact that there is an attraction/restaurant inside the icon is an added bonus.
IMHO.