Guardians of the Galaxy coming to Energy Pavilion at Epcot

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Disneyhead'71

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Perfect fit! ENERGY STONE!

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Your Mission is to procure the Energy stone and Breakout of here to save the day!
 

lazyboy97o

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People have stopped looking up. Now all they do is look down, into their phone, which they don't use to talk on.

All they ever need, want, desire, is in the palm of their hand. All the while, life goes by. They'd rather have simulated beauty than look at the real thing. They think posting all the things they do in life are more important than actually living in that moment and remembering the feelings that encompassed them while they were there. They'd rather show how 'great' their life is to their friends, yet at the same time, they isolate themselves to the cold embrace of a 4.5 inch screen.

It's truly a conundrum. We live in the most amazing time ever, where any piece of history or knowledge is literally at our fingertips, yet we'd rather post how many piccachu's we caught in the parking lot. We bury our heads in digital sand and minutia while a dwindling amount of people reach for the stars. The rest of us are, well, sheep.

I remember growing up longing to go to Space Camp, or be one of the first to go hypersonic in a scramjet. I'm 40 and still have these dreams and aspirations. Watching Marty McFly get on his hoverboard inspired me to sit in our garage and try to find a way to magnetize my skateboard using magnets off of car speakers (hey I was 12).

Sorry for the rant, but this world needs more IMAGINATION, and less simulated stimulation. And perhaps an enema.
That people are more interested in their phones than the experience is just an excuse given by lousy designers.
 

Disneyhead'71

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I agree 100%,
Would you agree, however, that in this day and age, it is getting tougher to do?
I truly think mobile devices will cause more and more societal issues as we move forward.
Two steps forward (technology), one step back (relationships and being present in the moment) kind of thing, anyway...
Disinterested people have always found ways to disengage. And I have found that most people who are addicted to their phones are very engaged with current events. Technology does neutralize "the berm" around the parks though.
 

lazyboy97o

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I agree 100%,
Would you agree, however, that in this day and age, it is getting tougher to do?
I truly think mobile devices will cause more and more societal issues as we move forward.
Two steps forward (technology), one step back (relationships and being present in the moment) kind of thing, anyway...
Television, radio, and even newspapers all supposedly contributed to anti-social behavior and the loss of public morals.
 

Cesar R M

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I think that really depends on whether the discussion is addressing the technological capability, or the desire of the general human population to get the job done.

Our technology is astounding compared to even 50 years ago, and the rate of invention and discovery continues to accelerate. While we haven't come up with a solution for launches other that liquid and chemical rocketry, that's not an inherent show stopper. We went to the moon that way, and the refinement of that craft has only increased in quality since then. In addition, the baton has been passed in many ways from NASA to independent companies who are addressing space flight from a capitalistic viewpoint - one that historically gets things done. No bucks, no Buck Rogers and so forth. I really do think we will be sneaking up on the ability quite rapidly at this point.

In regard to the general desire of the species to accomplish these tasks? Yikes! We truly, by majority, don't have the motivation required. There's a reason that necessity is the mother of invention. Those that live in parts of the world that would be considered stable and economically sound are exposed to a higher level of comfort and distraction than at any other point in history. To wit, here I am on an Internet message board discussing topics connected to a company that provides leisure and recreation. That's a bit crazy if you take the time to think about it, but I don't recommend it. Those that live in destabilized parts of the world often have more urgent necessities such as survival to worry about. Of what value is space exploration to anyone when framed in that scenario? Ultimately, in both cases, it's hard to attract or justify the needed consensus of will to move forward.

So then, technology? Check! Rapidly closing in on our goals. Our global society? Ehhh....needs some work, we'll get back to you on that one. :D

Sorry for the thread drift...Native Floridian space junky and proudly so!
Not to mention the news about the new prototype engine that supposedly breaks the records of any other engines in both efficiency,power and speed. So much that they claim it was "unthinkable as it seems to break the laws of energy and physics"

http://www.sciencealert.com/the-impossible-em-drive-is-about-to-be-tested-in-space
 

DisneyGentlemanV2.0

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Bachelor's of Science Degree in Engineering from Cornell University, so he has more scientific credibility than many of the people on the House Science Committee.
He's a performer who happens to have some engineering training, which which makes him slightly more qualified than these guys...

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Despite what we would like to believe, these three are entertainers who act like scientists. Nye is an entertainer who happens to have a technical degree.

Now if you want true scientists who also entertain, you have to go with folks like this...

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Unlike Nye, these are credible scientists who also know how to entertain (and who don't act nerdy in a labcoat to try to fit our stereotypical image of what a scientist should be).
 

Matt_Black

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Right, well it's a good thing he doesn't call himself Bill Nye the Scientist, then, isn't it?

I don't know why we're quibbling. He's someone who likes science and wants to share that with others in an entertaining fashion, hopefully inspiring them to science the shinola out of the future. Isn't that a good thing?

EDIT: It looks like one of the gentlemen in the first triptych of pictures is the late, great Don Herbert, also known as Mr. Wizard. Nobody had EVER talk smack about Mr. Wizard in my presence!
 
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Horizons78

Grade "A" Funny...
Not to mention the news about the new prototype engine that supposedly breaks the records of any other engines in both efficiency,power and speed. So much that they claim it was "unthinkable as it seems to break the laws of energy and physics"

http://www.sciencealert.com/the-impossible-em-drive-is-about-to-be-tested-in-space

Yep. This is one I can't wait for them to get to the bottom of. It's got all the trimmings of classic science fiction: The Future or Fraud / Lone Voice in the Wilderness / The Underdog vs. The World

Get that cubesat up there!
 

V_L_Raptor

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That being said, the concept of magic seems about as far away as misplaced as anything for Future World. So, it would be odd to see Dr. Strange used in that area.

Not to put too fine a point on it, but unless the pavilion features something like urban ecology or maybe even Giardia transmission, having a talking raccoon in FW would be misplaced, too. Why go by halves?
 

ABQ

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He's a performer who happens to have some engineering training, which which makes him slightly more qualified than these guys...

9HjxibX.jpg

Despite what we would like to believe, these three are entertainers who act like scientists. Nye is an entertainer who happens to have a technical degree.

Now if you want true scientists who also entertain, you have to go with folks like this...

LN2sy8U.jpg

Unlike Nye, these are credible scientists who also know how to entertain (and who don't act nerdy in a labcoat to try to fit our stereotypical image of what a scientist should be).
Yup, I could dig Tyson, Brian , the physicist, not the actor and Michio Kaku all who are engaging, interesting, and who could provide "edutainment" up the wazoo for all ages.


lol to the forum's auto foul language system.
 

DisneyGentlemanV2.0

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Right, well it's a good thing he doesn't call himself Bill Nye the Scientist, then, isn't it?

I don't know why we're quibbling. He's someone who likes science and wants to share that with others in an entertaining fashion, hopefully inspiring them to science the shinola out of the future. Isn't that a good thing?

EDIT: It looks like one of the gentlemen in the first triptych of pictures is the late, great Don Herbert, also known as Mr. Wizard. Nobody had EVER talk smack about Mr. Wizard in my presence!
I'm not criticizing them - just making a point some of them are purely entertainers (like Don Herbert was - look up his bio). So we need to be cautious when getting science advice from those who pretend to be scientists for a living.
 

wdwfan4ver

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Ride

While park attendance has grown exponentially since 2005, the ride capacity has remained stagnant, even with NFL MK is busting at the seems, it needs a new attraction that eats up at least 1,500 people an hour.
The current ride capacity issue at MK has to be blamed on Burbank in terms what they did for New Fantasyland. The New Fantasyland expansion was style over substance. I wasn't impressed with the New Fantasy Land announcement in 2009 D23 and the changes Thomas Staggs make to that expansion didn't go far enough. New Fantasy Land to me was 1 or 2 rides short ride where it needed to be.

That expansion announced in 2009 was more focused on meet and Greets, shops, and Eating places instead of rides. The changes Staggs did still made it more meet and Great than it should have been. The fact is Staggs basically swapped one Snow White ride for another, with the old Snow White ride area got turned into a Princess Meet and Greet area.

What I am getting at is take a look at the Beauty and the Beast Area MK has. I felt the Beauty and the Beast area needed a Trackless ride instead of enchanted tales with Belle. I didn't think that Area needed Gaston's Tavern besides having Be Our Guest. I Disney didn't think needed Gaston's Tavern from an eating standpoint because MK had eating places at the time that wasn't open at all or only was open during certain times of the year. The Little Mermaid ride didn't exactly meet expectations and did get a few changes already like DCA's version of the ride did. The truth is Disney focussed more on the Little Mermaid ride more on the outside of the ride than than the ride itself in terms of the MK version.

While the Mine Train was a great addition, Disney using the Snow White's Scary Adventure Building for Princess Meet and Greets was not a great idea in terms of use of space when Disneyland has more rides than MK does.

The other issue part of the ride Capacity issue has to be pointed to the Tron Roller Coaster that opened for Shanghai Disneyland. That Coaster actually was supposed to be a ride for MK also, but but the MK version was scrapped in the early part of this decade due to how Tron Legacy did.
 
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