Guardians of the Galaxy coming to Energy Pavilion at Epcot

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SpaceMountain77

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Who thinks the current Universe of Energy or shuttered Wonders Of Life are popular? Who thinks replacing those with GotG wouldn't be insanely popular? Let the flaming begin ... :D

I will cast the first stone! :D

Zootopia and The Jungle Book grossed $1,019,578,799 and $934,622,327, respectively, at the box office while Guardians of the Galaxy grossed $773,312,399. There are other higher grossing films that can be more closely tied to the life sciences, further building upon the storylines of Future World West.
 
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ParentsOf4

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I will cast the first stone! :D

Zootopia and The Jungle Book grossed $1,019,578,799 and $934,622,327, respectively, at the box office while Guardians of the Galaxy grossed $773,312,399. There are other higher grossing films that can be more closely tied to the life sciences, further building upon the storylines on Future World West.
Oh great, more 'kiddie stuff' at Epcot.

At least GotG is 'manly'. ;)
 

Mike S

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I will cast the first stone! :D

Zootopia and The Jungle Book grossed $1,019,578,799 and $934,622,327, respectively, at the box office while Guardians of the Galaxy grossed $773,312,399. There are other higher grossing films that can be more closely tied to the life sciences, further building upon the storylines on Future World West.
How do those fit in Future World? o_O

If anything Jungle Book belongs in Animal Kingdom. We've had Lion King and Bug's Life there as great shows since day 1 so it wouldn't be unfitting at all. Of course, I'd like to see a ride out of it. Not a show. I don't know about Zootopia.
 

SpaceMountain77

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How do those fit in Future World? o_O

If anything Jungle Book belongs in Animal Kingdom. We've had Lion King and Bug's Life there as great shows since day 1 so it wouldn't be unfitting at all. Of course, I'd like to see a ride out of it. Not a show. I don't know about Zootopia.

Alright, @Mike S , let's do this!

Right now, Future World West is focused more on the life sciences while Future World East is focused more on the physical sciences. Although it is somewhat hidden, The Land has a marvelous plaque that describes Symbiosis and, specifically, interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association.

Animal Kingdom showcases non-human animals without emphasizing human-non-human-animal relationships. The Land, however, does address the relationship more directly through Circle of Life. The Living Seas had a more powerful message, which now, if someone takes the initiative, can be found in exhibit signage (e.g., saving coal reefs). A conservation biology, ecology, sociobiology, or zoology pavilion could further the idea of a harmonious relationship between people and the world in which we live.

I am willing to concede to characters if they present factual information that continues to inspire and celebrates human achievements and/or offers hope to people everywhere. Anna and Elsa should have taken guests on a sightseeing tour of Norway. Mowgli could easily be an ambassador for conservation biology or sociobiology.

I would prefer for Future World East to remain physical science driven, but, if it is a choice between science fiction or science fact, then I would certainly welcome the latter.
 

Lee

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With respect, some of us here know far more than articles of opinion such as this.

Our "knowledge is enriched" from elsewhere.

You're right in that this should be about GotG though. Perhaps AEs demise should have its own thread if it's felt the discussion should carry on. Again.
This.
Been a long time since I've relied on articles like that for my information. Long time...
 

lazyboy97o

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Just to finally end this once and for all, this is my trump card. http://www.themeparktourist.com/fea...ive-extraterrorestrial-alien-encounter?page=4
The article posted, Disney had to close its scariest attraction. Here's why., is an expertly written in depth look of the attraction at hand. It covers everything we've discussed in this thread and then some. It covers everything from the factors that lead to its creation to its ultimate fate as SGE. I think you should read the whole article to get the true nature of the beast, but if you don't have time, I'd suggest you go to page 5 where there's a run down of the perfect storm of factors that ultimately lead to its demise. Whether you loved the attraction or hated it, this article will give you a fuller sense of what the attraction was and how people felt about it. I hope this will further enrich your knowledge of Disney theme parks as we move out discussion back to GotG in UoE.
Theme Park University repeatedly just parrots whatever makes Disney looks best. It is not the grand expert source you keep pushing it as being.
 

Mike S

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Alright, @Mike S , let's do this!

Right now, Future World West is focused more on the life sciences while Future World East is focused more on the physical sciences. Although it is somewhat hidden, The Land has a marvelous plaque that describes Symbiosis and, specifically, interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association.

Animal Kingdom showcases non-human animals without emphasizing human-non-human-animal relationships. The Land, however, does address the relationship more directly through Circle of Life. The Living Seas had a more powerful message, which now, if someone takes the initiative, can be found in exhibit signage (e.g., saving coal reefs). A conservation biology, ecology, sociobiology, or zoology pavilion could further the idea of a harmonious relationship between people and the world in which we live.

I am willing to concede to characters if they present factual information that continues to inspire and celebrates human achievements and/or offers hope to people everywhere. Anna and Elsa should have taken guests on a sightseeing tour of Norway. Mowgli could easily be an ambassador for conservation biology or sociobiology.

I would prefer for Future World East to remain physical science driven, but, if it is a choice between science fiction or science fact, then I would certainly welcome the latter.
From the one time I saw Circle of Life the characters from Lion King didn't really come off well and felt forced into the show. There's no way any of them should know what a human is let alone our cities from what we've seen in the movies. There was that Timon & Pumbaa show but Disney seems to have distanced themselves from all that. The best use for your idea of using characters would be the Marine Life Institute from Finding Dory and even then it would be the people who work there doing the teaching, not the characters. Mowgli wouldn't come off well either. He's a kid who, from the new movie, has no interest in associating with other humans. The Frozen characters teaching about Norway would've come off the same way as Circle of Life to me. If there's something to be taught in Epcot the best way to do it would be through originality imo.
 
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rd805

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That's like calling Magic Kingdom a half day park and saying you would only go on the 3 mountain rides and maybe pirates and haunted mansion and skip over the rest. Your post is completely opinionated. The fact is that doing everything in the park takes a full day or more. If you choose to skip over parts that's your decision. But don't go on a Disney forum and say that you can skip essentially half of Epcot. That's not how it works here.

Please give me more advice on how to post on a forum, where open debate and points can be expressed.

I think you missed the idea of my post --- which Epcot rides are QUALITY that you would want to spend more than 6 hours experiencing?
I mentioned a multiple amount of rides that are lackluster, make people sick, haven't been updated in years. As a frequent Disney visitor, i'm entitled to not ride Ellen's Energy Adventure for the umpteenth time, and know that Mission Space makes everyone else in my family sick, so naturally that CAN (key word CAN) be skipped. I threw in Grand Fiesta Tour as skippable -- okay, i'll take that one back, and the 0 minute wait, and 5 minute ride time adds nothing to my day haha! Aye stop picking fights.

No one in their right mind would call the MK a half day park, lets not jump to extremes.
 

PhotoDave219

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Please give me more advice on how to post on a forum, where open debate and points can be expressed.

I think you missed the idea of my post --- which Epcot rides are QUALITY that you would want to spend more than 6 hours experiencing?
I mentioned a multiple amount of rides that are lackluster, make people sick, haven't been updated in years. As a frequent Disney visitor, i'm entitled to not ride Ellen's Energy Adventure for the umpteenth time, and know that Mission Space makes everyone else in my family sick, so naturally that CAN (key word CAN) be skipped. I threw in Grand Fiesta Tour as skippable -- okay, i'll take that one back, and the 0 minute wait, and 5 minute ride time adds nothing to my day haha! Aye stop picking fights.

No one in their right mind would call the MK a half day park, lets not jump to extremes.

What kind of advice would you like?
 

GoofGoof

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Walt Disney once said:

[Disneyland] will get better as I find out what the public likes.​

The point is, Walt wanted to hear from the public and build what was going to be popular.

Who thinks the current Universe of Energy or shuttered Wonders Of Life are popular?

Who thinks replacing those with GotG wouldn't be insanely popular?

Who will refuse to experience GotG at Epcot because it's "thematically inappropriate"?

Admittedly, I don't think like an Imagineer nor do I aspire to be one. Instead, I prefer to experience a new attraction and its surrounding before deciding if I like it.

Still, I believe GotG "fits" within Future World and could be the best thing to happen to Epcot in decades.

Let the flaming begin ... :D
Based on this logic Walt would have been in favor of shorts and t-shirts at nice restaurants and oversized strollers in the parks;)

I disagree that GoTG fits within Future World. It may very well be the anchor for the new vision of what that section of the park will become, but it would not fit in the Future World from Martin's videos. It's hard to argue that UOE and a closed pavilion were popular. You got me there.

Give me a little time and I'll probably be right there with you. As I said before, I'm just not ready for the acceptance phase yet. I knew the spirit of EPCOT Center was on life support and was unlikely to pull out of its coma but I still held a small glimmer of hope. Pulling the plug is still hard.
 

Mawg

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WOW, been on vacation for 2 weeks and this appears to be the big new rumor to drop while I was away. It seems hard to believe but it appears to have come from very reliable sources. Seems like a bad fit for an Energy Pavilion and for EPCOT overall, but rather than hash that out since it's already been done for 88 pages I would like to see if anyone has any ideas on how this can fit and not kill the Idea of EPCOT which is the Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow. Obviously, the characters of GotG are not the best suited for talking about Energy. So, I assume the Universe of Energy Pavilion is dead. So what new Pavilion could be made to host GotG that still fits in the overall theme of EPCOT. Some kind of Space Exploration Pavilion? Some Kind of United Universe Pavilion? Some kind of Liberal Agenda of One Planet, one Nation Pavilion? Yeah like the EU that also collapsed during my vacation. Go on Vacation for two weeks and the whole World Collapses (but which World).
 
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