Well, the postshow is all about "building the future" with snazzy siemens technology.
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It's not Epcot anymore.. (wand demo pics)
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wild01ride
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Well - they do have consumer technology but they don't directly hawk us with it. I think Siemens is kind of like GE in the way that they have a hand in a LOT of industries. Maybe nothing we buy will ever have a "Siemens" label on it, but a lot of products we buy are Siemens products.
Illuminations is sponsored by [Osram] Sylvania, a Siemens company. Sylvania, as most know, is a manufacturer of home and automotive lighting as well as other consumer electronics. Other Siemens/Sylvania companies produce automotive electrical and lighting systems, etc.
Indirectly, by promoting communication technologies, they're promoting their products.
From the Siemens website:
jamesbills1604
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I think the Wand was a huge landmark of epcot but times move on and the improvements might look better
Pumbas Nakasak
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fyn
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Oh, I don't know. I guess I just kind of agreed with Walt in that guests shouldn't have merchandise hawked at them just to leave an attraction.
Having cars with significant technological innovation is fine (GM's standard lineup is not), but if you don't think they're there as a sales tactic, then you're clearly missing their window stickers.
jt04
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Wow, brilliant
Personally I would love to see a Cars based attraction added to the Test Track pavilion! That would be a GREAT addition.
nyscene911
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Except for the fact that, you know, they're not.
CrashNet
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Good idea in theory, but I have a feeling everyone would complain that Pixar was taking over.Wow, brilliant
Personally I would love to see a Cars based attraction added to the Test Track pavilion! That would be a GREAT addition.
jmvd20
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Wow, brilliant
Were sorry but the GM sponsored Test Track is broken down once again, please pay no attention to all of the broken down cars all over the pavillion - by the way, please visit our sales area which is on your way out the door - quality cars for quality people... :lookaroun
jt04
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I think most people hate the cheap, on the fly, Pixar overlays. I think "Disney quality" attractions will be accepted as long as they are not in every pavillion. It IS about Disney quality and something Pixar is supposed to be commited to. Time will tell.
jmvd20
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It is not Pixar's decision to do cheap overlays, that decision is thanks to WDW management.
How about we tell Disney World management to commit themselves to Disney quality?
kcnole
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Show me where Walt ever believed that. Walt used corporate promotions to fund a large amount of products. How was the House of Mansato ever not a corporate sponsorship and sales pitch. There have always been corporate sponsorships all over the disney property especially in Epcot. Heck the whole premise of Epcot was that companies would come showcase their new products.
For just a short list of places where sponsorship has been:
Exxon at UoE
GM at World of Motion
I forget who Horizons sponsor was
AT&T at SSE
GM at Test Track
RCA and Fed-Ex at Space Mountain
Heck, the entire Carousel of Progress at the Worlds Fair was one big ad for GM back then.
Theres lots more as well.
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
Except for the fact that every model Ive owned (4) has developed a major problem despite being well maintained.
But hey you go to a theme park so I guess that makes you an expert.
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
Wow, brilliant
Personally I would love to see a Cars based attraction added to the Test Track pavilion! That would be a GREAT addition.
If youre 10.
jt04
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Figment82
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General Electric, actually.
And don't forget Ford's Magic Skyway, Pepsi-Cola/UNICEF's it's a small world, and the state of Illinois sponsorship of Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln
Walt realized that having corporate sponorships enabled him to have extra funds to build bigger and better rides, as well as gaining the expertise of the sponsoring company (as evidenced with Siemens currently).
jt04
Well-Known Member
Yes, believe it or not people do take their children to WDW. I think a Cars attraction added to Test Track pavilion would be popular. Hello?