Frozen ride replacing Maelstrom?

[EricJ]

You've got to be kidding me........ So much lost potential And they're just further ruining Epcot to make matters worse........

Oh, darn, is this Believe A Troll With Complete And Utter Childlike Credulity day already? I keep forgetting to look at my calendar. Where does the time go?

Any idea when Maelstrom is supposed to close? I might as well know when to go to pay my respects

Right after you learn the grammatical value of a question mark.

 

[aladdin2007]

Not even next door! Its world showcase, not cartoon fantasy world.

true but they pretty much ruined that already by sticking donald in mexico..

 

[bhg469]

true but they pretty much ruined that already by sticking donald in mexico..

This is true but its still mexico, not some mythical land of pyramids and sombreros.

 

[NoChesterHester]

I agree. Supposedly the most successful animated movie of all time and it's getting the laziest, lamest execution possible for theme park use.

Not that anyone should expect any different. After all, it's Walt Disney World.

I'm attempting to quantify my layers of upsettedness. I dislike all of this news, but one question....

You stated it was VE'd right before green light (what isn't), but does "laziest, lamest execution" have to do with the proposed ride or just the general horribleness of replacing a country in World Showcase? I guess I am trying to find some light here... Does the ride proposal itself totally suck too (ignoring the fact of where it is going)? Jeez.

 

[aladdin2007]

I'm attempting to quantify my layers of upsettedness. I dislike all of this news, but one question....

You stated it was VE'd right before green light (what isn't), but does "laziest, lamest execution" have to do with the proposed ride or just the general horribleness of replacing a country in World Showcase? I guess I am trying to find some light here... Does the ride proposal itself totally suck too (ignoring the fact of where it is going)? Jeez.

I guess thats my main question now too. Is it a lame proposed ride or are we talking about a proposal of switching Norway to Arendelle as well??? Both are bad but the second one would be the official end of Epcot in my eyes.

 

[NoChesterHester]

I guess thats my main question now too. Is it a lame proposed ride or are we talking about a proposal of switching Norway to Arendelle as well??? Both are bad but the second one would be the official end of Epcot in my eyes.

It all sucks. Makes the Rat to France rumors make a lot more sense too.

The last bastion of greatness at WDW for me was World Showcase. I love it. I'm really disappointed in this.

 

[bhg469]

It all sucks. Makes the Rat to France rumors make a lot more sense too.

The last bastion of greatness at WDW for me was World Showcase. I love it. I'm really disappointed in this.

I can't even fully put into words at how angry I am at the thought of this happening. It's disgraceful and the ultimate kick in the groin to anyone who truly loved epcot. World showcase had some cheapening lately but it was still pretty much intact. I can't believe this is even a possibility...

 

[EricJ]

I can't even fully put into words at how angry I am at the thought of this happening.

(Well, take comfort in the fact that it's NOT. At least not until a troll shot off his fourth-grade 90's-nostalgic mouth, and we all suddenly decided to turn mindlessly gullible.
Oops, wait, I'm talking to Frozen fans. )

I can't believe this is even a possibility...

...GOOD! Go with that thought.

 

[pheneix]

I guess thats my main question now too. Is it a lame proposed ride or are we talking about a proposal of switching Norway to Arendelle as well??? Both are bad but the second one would be the official end of Epcot in my eyes.

Right now the answer to your question is "both."

 

[aladdin2007]

Right now the answer to your question is "both."

time to start a save Norway campaign. So then they are going to have Mexico, Arendelle, China, Germany, and so on?? something is rotten in Denmark and its not the cheese.

 

[pheneix]

I'm more concerned about the Matterhorn idea.
Merely pitching such a thing should be a firing offense.

HA! Ideas this bad are born out of scared WDI employees trying to avoid the budget axe by throwing everything the wall and hoping something sticks.

I think you can imagine EXACTLY how a Frozen refresh would be done in Matterhorn and thankfully it's much less of an offense to the park than other recent (and upcoming!) moves.

 

[EricJ]

Right now the answer to your question is "both."

Uh, Pheneioiex, or however you're misspelling it?:
Don't take this the wrong way, mind, but...USENET IS DEAD, SHUT THE HELL UP!!!

(People, please. I defy--I slap you in the face with a white glove, spit on your polished riding boots and DEFY you--to quote any part of Pheonieioix's posts that sound like verified fact with a source that can be traced. Or, which at the very least, do not sound like generic cynical trolling about "what's happened to Epcot".
Not just "Oo, he said it!", which seems to have triggered the last page and a half of discussions.)

 

[Mike S]

I think it's time the fan community came together in some kind of movement to let Disney know we won't take this $?!+ anymore

 

[alissafalco]

Uh, Pheneioiex, or however you're misspelling it?:
Don't take this the wrong way, mind, but...USENET IS DEAD, SHUT THE HELL UP!!!

(People, please. I defy--I slap you in the face with a white glove, spit on your polished riding boots and DEFY you--to quote any part of Pheonieioix's posts that sound like verified fact with a source that can be traced. Or, which at the very least, do not sound like generic cynical trolling about "what's happened to Epcot".
Not just "Oo, he said it!", which seems to have triggered the last page and a half of discussions.)

Why so hostile?

 

[EricJ]

Why so hostile?

I have a violent aversion to mass-hysteria gullibility, especially where Disney Park fans are concerned.
The last time we had it (leaving aside Frozen in the theaters), we got Stitch's Great Escape out of it, for real...NEVER AGAIN.

 

[wm49rs]

Uh, Pheneioiex, or however you're misspelling it?:
Don't take this the wrong way, mind, but...USENET IS DEAD, SHUT THE HELL UP!!!

(People, please. I defy--I slap you in the face with a white glove, spit on your polished riding boots and DEFY you--to quote any part of Pheonieioix's posts that sound like verified fact with a source that can be traced. Or, which at the very least, do not sound like generic cynical trolling about "what's happened to Epcot".
Not just "Oo, he said it!", which seems to have triggered the last page and a half of discussions.)

Well, for one, he's not the first to have broken this news, either on this forum or elsewhere. He's simply been the one to detail the fact that it has been greenlit. Or the fact he's been right more often than wrong since he's been here. Which is longer than a month....

 

[alissafalco]

I have a violent aversion to mass-hysteria gullibility, especially where Disney Park fans are concerned.
The last time we had it (leaving aside Frozen in the theaters), we got Stitch's Great Escape out of it, for real...NEVER AGAIN.

How do you know it's not true?

 

[GoofGoof]

I have a violent aversion to mass-hysteria gullibility, especially where Disney Park fans are concerned.
The last time we had it (leaving aside Frozen in the theaters), we got Stitch's Great Escape out of it, for real...NEVER AGAIN.

Huh? I don't even understand what you are saying. I hope you are right that this is just a bad rumor. Unfortunately the guy you are attacking has a track record of knowing things and other insiders have hinted at a this as well.

 

[pheneix]

Uh, Pheneioiex, or however you're misspelling it?:
Don't take this the wrong way, mind, but...USENET IS DEAD, SHUT THE HELL UP!!!

(People, please. I defy--I slap you in the face with a white glove, spit on your polished riding boots and DEFY you--to quote any part of Pheonieioix's posts that sound like verified fact with a source that can be traced. Or, which at the very least, do not sound like generic cynical trolling about "what's happened to Epcot".
Not just "Oo, he said it!", which seems to have triggered the last page and a half of discussions.)

You called me a troll. I'm flattered. You also seem to have been following my posts for a really long time. Again, also flattered.

But really, you're jumping into the ad-hominem on Round 1 of the debate. It places you in a position of serious weakness and leaves me in a position to do, well, not much of anything, really.

Enjoy my posts!

 

[EricJ]

Well, for one, he's not the first to have broken this news, either on this forum or elsewhere. He's simply been the one to detail the fact that it has been greenlit. Or the fact he's been right more often than wrong since he's been here. Which is longer than a month....

Yes, but I've gone three pages of posts back, and don't recall him actually SAYING anything besides "Yeah, I heard they're gonna do it, and they would, too, the way they're getting cheap with the park--Totally gonna happen, folks, get used to it."
Oh, well, there ya go, that's it, I'm digging my own grave now, and saving time. OTOH, he's already gone into Egotistic Attention-Struck Troll mode as a result, so, as he says, enjoy the posts.

("B-but...we know they're doing something, the article said they were making an ICE SHOW! "
Yeah, one of their three-movie shows with Toy Story and Nemo...I'm sorry, do we have something more substantial than that?)