Eyes on EPCOT Center

[EPCOT Explorer]

Not seeing it...Epcot "Overgrown" is still clean and cut enough for Epcot.

Any less and Epcot would be stark and dry.

Project Gemini = Too Much

Removing trees in the hub at Magic Kingdom = Too Sparse

The Land = Just Right


Let the trees grow.

We are looking at two different parks, I swear.:lol:

Hub looked fine in Aug. Not OVERLY lush, like it used to, but it was fine. Nice and lush, but manicured.

Land? Eww...Scraggly trees don't cut it.

 

[EPCOT.nut]

So good to see changes in our beloved EPCOT. I hope to visit next weekend for some more FAWF - this weekend would have been perfect with the cooler weather, though. :king:

 

[ChrisFL]

The Land = Just Right

Seriously?

I have to disagree...you can barely see the pavilion there's so many trees in front.

This used to be what the entrance looked like:

http://www.matterhorn1959.com/blog1/EPCOT2.jpg

Now it looks like this:

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_aIHoOY42wl8/R7Dv1hx7glI/AAAAAAAABMw/2nYzJXDL2C0/P1040663.JPG

I can understand having trees that can grow "naturally" around the back of the pavilion, but not right in front, where it blocks the view of the pavilion

 

[hpyhnt 1000]

I never did like the previous entrance ramp to The Land. A strip of concrete with a few palm trees in the middle? Nah, I'll take the woodsey, natural feel of the trees and rock stream we have now. Sure, it could be cut back a bit here and there, but overall, I like the way it currently is landscaped. :shrug:

 

[jt04]

I never did like the previous entrance ramp to The Land. A strip of concrete with a few palm trees in the middle? Nah, I'll take the woodsey, natural feel of the trees and rock stream we have now. Sure, it could be cut back a bit here and there, but overall, I like the way it currently is landscaped. :shrug:

I agree here. The Land is well done and the trees are part of the theme. However Energy looks like everyday Florida scrub and neglected landscaping. Seems to me The Land's natural feel should be more the exception to the rule in Future World which generally works best with a kind of "corporate campus" vibe. IMO.

 

[mickey2008.1]

I agree, I like the current entrance. It shows some good aging and clending with the building. Thanks for the pics btw.

 

[TheBeatles]

I'm not a fan of the front of the Land being hidden by all the foliage.

Did Disney remove the smaller glass dome that used to be out front because the trees started to grow through it?

 

[Figment632]

I'm not a fan of the front of the Land being hidden by all the foliage.

Did Disney remove the smaller glass dome that used to be out front because the trees started to grow through it?

Yes I think that was the main reason.

 

[mcjaco]

I'm not a fan of the front of the Land being hidden by all the foliage.

Did Disney remove the smaller glass dome that used to be out front because the trees started to grow through it?

That dome had an open top.

 

[hpyhnt 1000]

I agree here. The Land is well done and the trees are part of the theme. However Energy looks like everyday Florida scrub and neglected landscaping. Seems to me The Land's natural feel should be more the exception to the rule in Future World which generally works best with a kind of "corporate campus" vibe. IMO.

That I agree with. The Land works with the scrubby feel. But yes, the rest of Epcot should be relatively organized, pristine, and trim when it comes to foliage.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

I never did like the previous entrance ramp to The Land. A strip of concrete with a few palm trees in the middle? Nah, I'll take the woodsey, natural feel of the trees and rock stream we have now. Sure, it could be cut back a bit here and there, but overall, I like the way it currently is landscaped. :shrug:

Agreed, but they should keep it lush, highly packed and blooming. It just looks like a mess, now.:dazzle:

 

[Figment632]

That dome had an open top.

These are the only two pics I could find of the dome but it doesn't look like there is a hole at the top.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

These are the only two pics I could find of the dome but it doesn't look like there is a hole at the top.

There wasn't. They made one.

 

[HMF]

Seriously?

I have to disagree...you can barely see the pavilion there's so many trees in front.

This used to be what the entrance looked like:

http://www.matterhorn1959.com/blog1/EPCOT2.jpg

Now it looks like this:

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_aIHoOY42wl8/R7Dv1hx7glI/AAAAAAAABMw/2nYzJXDL2C0/P1040663.JPG

I can understand having trees that can grow "naturally" around the back of the pavilion, but not right in front, where it blocks the view of the pavilion

I personally like that you go through the trees. It is "The Land" after all.

 

[EPCOTPluto]

I personally like that you go through the trees. It is "The Land" after all.

But trees does not have to mean "The Land". The name says all.

I like the brook the entrance now has. :shrug:

 

[HMF]

But trees does not have to mean "The Land". The name says all.

I like the brook the entrance now has. :shrug:

That was what I meant. I like the current entrance.

 

[EPCOTPluto]

That was what I meant. I like the current entrance.

Oh! I thought you meant the old entrance. :lol:

 

[EpcotServo]

Really? "Scrubby"? Yeesh, looks like the newest Epcot pavilion is the Universe of Whinergy.

:lol:

 

[mightynine]

Really? "Scrubby"? Yeesh, looks like the newest Epcot pavilion is the Universe of Whinergy.

Everybody sing along!

"Let them know...just what blows...it's the Universe of Whinergy..."

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

But trees does not have to mean "The Land". The name says all.

I like the brook the entrance now has. :shrug:

I would like it too, if it worked and it didn't smell.:dazzle: