The Empress Lilly
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The Swolphin intrusion was considered a mistake by both fans and management.
Generally the idea is not to repeat failure - 'Mistakes 'R Us' - but to learn from it.
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News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot
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Generally the idea is not to repeat failure - 'Mistakes 'R Us' - but to learn from it.
Mike S
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Further explaining its unsightlyness.
Movielover
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For a small satellite studio consisting of only 3 sound stages and a ever dwindling back lot property having to provide complete production services for a industry that at the time was still mainly focused on filming solely in California instead of multiple studios in different states and countries...
*breath
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Movielover
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Looks so good! Perfectly recreated the style of the original Burbank studio! Man I wish I had a time machine! This is how you must feel about Epcot Center, wanting to see it again in it's prime!
yensidtlaw1969
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Back in the day they had Trees that disguised this well.
Trees, like bad hair cuts, will grow back. It just takes longer.
yensidtlaw1969
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Exactly - the problem of the Contemporary being visible from Liberty Square had a solution designed into it from day one. I hope they let the trees grow to the point where they solve it again - they seem to think they get in the way of the Fireworks.
With Guardians, however, they decided making the building plain and painting it blue was enough. There are only a handful of spots in Epcot where the building isn't visible, it's such a shame that it doesn't seem to matter to them. Even painting some sort of mural on it would have been better. If you can't hide it, feature it.
The Empress Lilly
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Swolphin and the Contemporary are both gorgeous architectural treasures of WDW. They may create sightline issues, but not eyesore ones. That counts for something.
The Contemporary is visible from within the MK. Even so it is open to debate whether that is even a problem or rather an asset from where it is most visible, within Tomorrowland.
The big bulky MK showbuildings are all either fully incorporated, such as HoP, or hidden away from view, such as the originals of 20k, Mansion, Small World, and all the later outside the berm / railroad additions from Pirates to Splash.
The Contemporary is visible from within the MK. Even so it is open to debate whether that is even a problem or rather an asset from where it is most visible, within Tomorrowland.
The big bulky MK showbuildings are all either fully incorporated, such as HoP, or hidden away from view, such as the originals of 20k, Mansion, Small World, and all the later outside the berm / railroad additions from Pirates to Splash.
GoofGoof
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Not to mention Horizons and World of Motion which are gone now but highly visible buildings:
These buildings were not considered a problem because they were/are visually attractive. They are not eyesores. I wish they would have just made the GoTG building look “really cool” and modern from the outside. They don’t need to hide the building, just make it look good... not feeling the painted wharehouse vibe right now, hope it improves somehow.
My take on this is that it’s not a big deal that the building can be seen from all over the park, it’s what the building looks like. All of the original EPCOT show buildings were visible from various parts of the park. Looking across world showcase lagoon you can see Imagination and part of the original Land building plus of course the big ball.
Not to mention Horizons and World of Motion which are gone now but highly visible buildings:
These buildings were not considered a problem because they were/are visually attractive. They are not eyesores. I wish they would have just made the GoTG building look “really cool” and modern from the outside. They don’t need to hide the building, just make it look good... not feeling the painted wharehouse vibe right now, hope it improves somehow.
yensidtlaw1969
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I totally agree - I wouldn't mind such a large building being built if it actually contributed to the Epcot Skyline.
The building is nearly as tall as Spaceship Earth and is noticeably wider -- the onus should be on it to make a valuable visual statement.
Um, you might be correct about ONE of those things......
Yeah, the concrete on the Contemporary has turned a dull grey. It's hideous.
halltd
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Festival of Fantasy floats are too big to allow the trees to grow back....where they were at least. They could always mask them by trees otherwhere.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
Plant the trees today...by the time they grow to be a problem it will be time for a new parade
tissandtully
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Noticed the awning yesterday that's going over the bridge to the gravity building, are there plans to put solar panels on this? Looks kinda like they would fit nicely on there.
RSoxNo1
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They may say so, but it's largely out of ignorance. That's the difficult part of non-linear story telling. If something is out of place (say a giant show building or Frozen in Norway) you may not be able to explain your dissatisfaction, just that something feels "off". You may still enjoy the attraction, but if anything pulls you out of that story your enjoyment will suffer.
