I welcome change. I don't welcome change that really had no need to replace a former attraction entirely.
Test Track has nothing to do with our future. It doesn't give us hope, it teaches us very little, and hardly inspires. Why is test track there? I would think something atleast along the lines of Test Track would be at MGM. A more trilling Motor Stunt Show based attraction, if you will.
World of Motion had a purpous. I saw that ride with my family, and I saw the transcenter. It was like Spaceship Earth, with a far more toned down, and comical look as to how far we have come, where we are, and where we literally might go with mobility. The transcenter was also a great interactive and fun place for the whole family with multiple exhibits. Many have felt, including myself that World of Motion could have been saved, and reworked entirely on the second level, if the pavilion could hold that weight.
The current Transcenter, if it's even called that, hardly has anything futuristic to it.
I actually do think of Mission:Space as a new spin off to Mission to Mars. I like Mission: Space, I don't think it has the best themeing, I think they should have done a new what was his name? Mr. Johnson or Tom Morrow state of the art AA with a futuristic control pannel would have been nice.
Horizons was "dah bomb" at EPCOT Center, it was every thing in FUuture World combined, let alone with a sequal to the Carousel of Progress. The only thing that ws really dated was some of the sets, and technology used t present that ride. That all could have been updated. I truly think the "ohhh the buildings got to come down" is a bunch of bull. Disney didn't want that attraction any more. General Motors decided to keep the World of Motion pavilion and Transcenter room, atleast we still have that, but since General Electric left Horizons in 1994, is was far game, cause the ride was all in Disney's hands. So they chuck out the insides, and slowly demolish the outside, really if they were so concerned about the building wouldn;'t they have saved the ride? Nope, just an excuse to shut people up and get the ride out of there, building and all.
You see though I like Test Track and Mission: Space, Test Track doesn't belong at Epcot, let alone it's hardly thrilling as they promote it, and Mission: Space does belong, but was not worthy enough to replace Horizons.
As far as tomorrowland goes Rocket to the Moon, Flight to the Moon, and Mission to Mars were all family attractions. You still had circle vision across the way, the carousel of progress, incarnations of if you had wings, the skyway, WEDway peoplemover, restaurants, gift shops, and speed way. Only Space Mountain and AE were/are thrill rides. Disneyland tomorrowland's is deplorable. That was a place of concerts, and teen fun, now a baren area for kids. We are fortunate enough to have our tomorrowland intact enough as it is. So we will have to see how stitch goes. Remember there will now be 5 versions of an attraction that took place at the rocket theater. Now 4 of those 5 will once again be family style, only one, AE, was not. It is still the same two theaters, and pre show outlines, just different presentation, and sets, and updated technology.
There is already a variety in MK. You still have space mountain, and that was always the onyl thrill in tomorrowland for many years, and with AE gone, it's like back to mission to mars family style with stitch in its place.
Epcot was not and should not be a place of thrills. MGM and Animal Kingdom all have potentional for that, and there is still room for atleast another park.
