Guardians of the Galaxy coming to Energy Pavilion at Epcot

[Baltar]

I haven't checked in with the magic eight ball, last time I asked it said "Try again later."

(Seriously, i havent checked in with anyone in awhile)

lol Magic 8 Ball is probably a decent indicator.

 

[jensenrick]

LOL I am in the "Bargaining" stage... Take the Tomorrowland Speedway, Take Stitch (please) !...but leave EPCOT alone...lol

They have left Epcot alone for too long, that's why it's in the pathetic state that it's in.

 

[ToTBellHop]

So the obvious solution is to find Mathis and switch out his briefcase so we can have Ze Plan?!?

Oui. Well, today's "Ze Plan."

 

[PhotoDave219]

Oui. Well, today's "Ze Plan."

Hey, everyone loves a good heist movie. We could even make it a direct to Disney Channel exclusive, a bunch of theme park fans stealing the plans to the next Disney World ride.....

 

[Donaldfan1934]

Inside Out could go other places, like Imagination. WOL is just a shell of a building, anything can fit in there.

What Imagination needs is a new ride in the spirit of the original. Anything else would be unacceptable.

 

[Phantom Mickey]

I am sure they would never do anything to change Spaceship Earth....
Actually, it is inevitable.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Hey, everyone loves a good heist movie. We could even make it a direct to Disney Channel exclusive, a bunch of theme park fans stealing the plans to the next Disney World ride.....

Oh it's far juicier than that. Rides, and hotels, and restaurants, oh my!

And a gator-repellant strategy...or is it human-repellant?

 

[Filby61]

Stop pretending like you know how Bob Iger thinks.

The issue isn't how Bob Iger thinks. The issue is what Bob Iger does in overseeing the management of Disney Parks & Resorts -- in particular, the weary succession of worn-dishrag Disney lifers he appoints to run P&R, and the visionless marketeers that they appoint, all the way down the sorry hierarchy.

 

[Phantom Mickey]

The Leave a Legacy tombstones will be moved to a new location or removed completely. They were never intended to be permanent.

A good likey spot........ CEMETARY

 

[drew81]

Hey, everyone loves a good heist movie. We could even make it a direct to Disney Channel exclusive, a bunch of theme park fans stealing the plans to the next Disney World ride.....

It has to be a musical and I get to write the songs.

Opener would be Crushin' on TDO. Followed by a Captain EO inspired We Are Here To Steal Those Plans.

 

[seabreezept813]

EPCOT Center, as it was named when it opened, was HEAVILY toted with being green. One of the big speils was about the solar panels on the roof of the Universe of Energy building. I don't recall all the purposes of that green power but those huge ride cars were getting their energy from those panels. power from the sun. The entire park had green energy use or some way to save the planet all over future world. Then after some years, the talk all went silent. No more saving the world with green energy?? Do those solar panels above the UOE still work???

Yes, I think I actually learned about solar energy as a kid reading imagineering excerpts about this attraction. I was really into imagineering as a kid. It's funny because Disney was kind of ahead of the times, when you think about today's use of solar panels. But it's still a major scientific avenue that I think they could, if so motivated to do so, keep advancing.

 

[Old Mouseketeer]

They will not be allowed to do anything with GotG because of the contract with universal for walt disney world can not put marvel rides in their parks but disney land can

Are you sure about this? IOW, are you sure it's a blanket license for ALL Marvel properties to Universal parks East of the MIssissippi?

I suspect the licensing for both theme parks and motion pictures are more complex and layered than that. I doubt that Universal would license more than they would actually use in the near- to medium-term. For example, why would they license GotG if they're not going to use it? And there's a rumor that Disneyland couldn't use the Marvel name in marketing and promoting the now defunct Super Hero HQ, although the name did appear inside. There's a lot of lawyer-level hairsplitting to be done here, and more info needed.

 

[ToTBellHop]

It has to be a musical and I get to write the songs.

Opener would be Crushin' on TDO. Followed by a Captain EO inspired We Are Here To Steal Those Plans.

Please please please please please keep Hooter.

I love that we are still seeing comments from people who KNOW Disney can't put any Marvel in Florida. Do any of us actually think the we, individually, understand the intricacies of the Marvel agreement better than Disney's legal team?

How many of those commenters hold J.D.s? And work in an appropriate field? Divorce attorneys don't count.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

Are you sure about this? IOW, are you sure it's a blanket license for ALL Marvel properties to Universal parks East of the MIssissippi?

I suspect the licensing for both theme parks and motion pictures are more complex and layered than that. I doubt that Universal would license more than they would actually use in the near- to medium-term. For example, why would they license GotG if they're not going to use it? And there's a rumor that Disneyland couldn't use the Marvel name in marketing and promoting the now defunct Super Hero HQ, although the name did appear inside. There's a lot of lawyer-level hairsplitting to be done here, and more info needed.

Their comment has already been disproved, a ton of times.

 

[Donaldfan1934]

So as I'm still catching up on this thread. I am wondering if pivoting from the future which quickly becomes dated and costs a lot of money to keep relevant, to hot IP of the moment is really an improvement from Disney or shareholders perspective. While it's easier for an animated picture to become beloved and withstand the test of time, the same can not really be said for the live-action movies. Actors age, and you are reminded of how far in the past a film was made when you see them then vs now. Digital technology, music choices, hairstyles, costumes etc. They all can end up making a project feel old vs timeless.

If we had a park of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Davy Crockett, the Mouseketeers, Spin & Marty, Haley Mills characters, Honey, I Shrunk the Audience franchise, and the other most popular live action films, despite it's original success people wouldn't be lining up around the block, because people have moved on. Or take a look at the comments thrown Universal's way about their IP lineup. Shrek was HUGE and now it's dated and worth snickering about. Mummy was successful, but now it feels so 2001. Terminator 2 vs a geriatric Schwarzeneggar. GotG has a shelf life, even if we don't know what it is. Given the fact that Disney feels like they have to wait until something is already a success to put it in a theme park, and given their construction timelines, it seems like this strategy has them chasing their own tail just as much as "the future" did. By the time this project gets built, it's even closer to the point of irrelevancy. Same for just about every IP they could use, people will always be asking themselves, why isn't there X here "hot project of the moment" and laugh at Y "movie that has hot 15 years ago." Yeah, you might sell a lot of toys for the first 3 years, but not nearly as much as it will cost to refresh it with the next hot movie.

GotG as well as other MCU movies like Iron Man, the Avengers, and Civil War are defining classics of the genre. As long as Marvel is around, I wouldn't expect these movies to go anywhere as long as Marvel is still around.

 

[Phantom Mickey]

Although I loved the pavilion, I do think they stuck too closely to the 80's design aesthetic, but that was just the props...the building itself was (and still is) beautiful inside.

the WOL pavilion was alive and fun when it was in operation. The lobby area was loaded with different things, films and activities. Much more than I recall the others. Body wars was much like and preceded Star Tours and Cranium Command was a sit down show that was fun to watch. The shows in WOL were well thought out but after Met left sponsership, as they say know ing how Disney works after a sponser leaves, look out. Just about everything closed the next day and the attractions had a very slow death. The building has been painted over and is now BLAH to look at. It is used for the flower and garden shows and the Wine festivals but not much else.

 

[ToTBellHop]

the WOL pavilion was alive and fun when it was in operation. The lobby area was loaded with different things, films and activities. Much more than I recall the others. Body wars was much like and preceded Star Tours and Cranium Command was a sit down show that was fun to watch. The shows in WOL were well thought out but after Met left sponsership, as they say know ing how Disney works after a sponser leaves, look out. Just about everything closed the next day and the attractions had a very slow death. The building has been painted over and is now BLAH to look at. It is used for the flower and garden shows and the Wine festivals but not much else.

A travesty. Of all Future World pavilions, one themed to health and disease should have been easy to maintain.

 

[Mike S]

What Imagination needs is a new ride in the spirit of the original. Anything else would be unacceptable.

@MKeeler had an idea in another thread that they could leave the ride to Figment and Dreamfinder and put Inside Out in the theater. I could actually live with that.

 

[olie64]

A travesty. Of all Future World pavilions, one themed to health and disease should have been easy to maintain.

I was never able to see FW in its glory as I only been going for the last for year, but a health and disease I think would have been really easy. And with every year a new disease coming up it would never be boring. Ebola Zika etc.

 

[brb1006]

Dude really?... no need for that type of attitude I haven't said a bad thing about you and I am truly sorry for not realising that your 15,000 posts meant you were more entitled to comment on things than I am...

Sorry for having an opinion...

actually i'm looking at your name.. MansionButler84.. guess the 84 means a year which makes you in your 30's... grow up mate... seriously I mean "incessant whine-spree"... what because I voiced an opinion you didn't like?

but any way... tell me please... what did you think of my opinion on GotG at Epcot?

I really dislike what you said to @marni1971. He's one of the more well respected members on this site.