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stainofmind

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mcjaco said:
There's always exceptions to generalizations. You seem to be one of them, and I know I applaud you. :sohappy:

All one has to do is look at pictures of the parks from ten to twenty years ago and realize that strollers were not as abundant as they are now. Heck, you never saw scooters either.
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I wasn't really trying to point myself out as an exception to the generalization (that would seem like tooting my own horn) as much as I was trying to convince people to avoid generalizations, in general. Until you do an in-depth analysis, one really doesn't know why people are seemingly using strollers more than they used to (I don't even know this to be fact). Could it even be due to a higher attendance (I don't know attendance statistics)? I mean, there are nearly 7 billion people on this planet, so you can indeed expect more people to be using strollers now than in 1980 when there were 4.5 billion people on this planet. It doesn't necessarily reflect a "lazier" world (or some other generalization) that we're living in.

Some things are evolved improvements in lifestyle, not a downgrade. Would it make sense for us at this point to give up cell phones, for example?
 
EPCOT Explorer

EPCOT Explorer

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stainofmind said:
I really don't want to get into the stroller debate, but I would like to understand your stereotype on today's "society". Because as an active parent (marathoner and Ironman triathlete - so is my better half), I promote an extremely active and healthy lifestyle, but embrace strollers as an often better alternative to trying to convince a child under (we'll roughly estimate here) the age of 3 to stay on task, move forward, keep from being distracted, or tiring easily/quickly.
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mcjaco said:
There's always exceptions to generalizations. You seem to be one of them, and I know I applaud you. :sohappy:

All one has to do is look at pictures of the parks from ten to twenty years ago and realize that strollers were not as abundant as they are now. Heck, you never saw scooters either.
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Yes, exactly to both of you.:wave: It's just become the culture.
 
EPCOTPluto

EPCOTPluto

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mcjaco said:
I almost watched two women get run over by a bus this morning. They crossed in front of it against the light......common thread, both of them were texting while walking.
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EPCOT Explorer said:
But what of the instant communications aboard this...our Spaceship Earth? :lookaroun:lol:
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Well, to me, it seems that this infinite communication is to become a flood of electronic babble now, isn't it?
 
Stitchmon

Stitchmon

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stainofmind said:
I really don't want to get into the stroller debate, but I would like to understand your stereotype on today's "society". Because as an active parent (marathoner and Ironman triathlete - so is my better half), I promote an extremely active and healthy lifestyle, but embrace strollers as an often better alternative to trying to convince a child under (we'll roughly estimate here) the age of 3 to stay on task, move forward, keep from being distracted, or tiring easily/quickly.
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I think everyone here knows that there are people who aren't lazy, but are active, like your family. However, we're annoyed with the people who, let's say, rent 2 double-wide strollers when they don't have 4 kids, but only 2 kids. After all, the kids need to be comfortable so they don't have to see what's going on around them. :brick::fork::brick::fork:

I guess my main point is - if you need them, use them. If you're like the people I mentioned above ^^ - walk. :lol:

I always walked on vacations when I was younger, and my family would go to the parks, may relax a little in the afternoon in-park, or at the hotel, then do some more stuff later. No strollers needed. :)


Updates Mr.Epcot?? :) (btw, love this thread)
 
lazyboy97o

lazyboy97o

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I am going to do the unthinkable and throw another heated element into this discussion, FastPass. It cannot be denied that FastPass has altered the way people experience the parks.

FastPass has created a scenario that encourages people to dart back and forth across the park as they seek to collect their desired FastPass and return to attractions. EPCOT Center was designed around pavilion, a place where guests could go and enjoy multiple experiences at one general location, and then move on to the next. Now guests have added another increment of walking to their attraction experience while the emphasis on pavilion has been downplayed. The park might benefit from having localized experiences at the other FastPass attractions.
 
Mr.EPCOT

Mr.EPCOT

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EPCOT Explorer said:
They let you up on those raised hills? Never tried!:lol:
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Oh yeah! I've just sat up there and chilled out before. Plus some of the pictures I've posted, especially of Universe of Energy, have been from on the hills.

And I think you can still get to the grassy hill areas on the west side from near the Seas exit.
 
EPCOT Explorer

EPCOT Explorer

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Mr.EPCOT said:
Oh yeah! I've just sat up there and chilled out before. Plus some of the pictures I've posted, especially of Universe of Energy, have been from on the hills.

And I think you can still get to the grassy hill areas on the west side from near the Seas exit.
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Oooooh, you can get some nice views on there, I bet! :D


In Dec, the hills of EPCOT will be explored!:D:sohappy::lookaroun
 

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