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It's official: Wand is GONE !!!!
- Thread starter Dr Albert Falls
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mcranmer
New Member
I can easily understand both sides of the argument to remove or leave the wand. I personally cannot wait to see it gone, but when I shared the news with my kids (11 and 9 year olds), they were very disappointed. The presence of the wand is all they have ever known of SSE.
Change is hard for some people, even if it is to something as simple as a change to an icon that they are used to seeing. In the long run, though, change is usually for the better, and in this case, it is a change back to the glory days of the attraction. Very exciting!
Honestly, my kids feel the same way about the hat and the tombstones. They feel like they belong where they are and would not feel good about having them removed. Kind of like how I felt about losing the 'wedding ring' at the Haunted Mansion or losing 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Change is hard for some people, even if it is to something as simple as a change to an icon that they are used to seeing. In the long run, though, change is usually for the better, and in this case, it is a change back to the glory days of the attraction. Very exciting!
Honestly, my kids feel the same way about the hat and the tombstones. They feel like they belong where they are and would not feel good about having them removed. Kind of like how I felt about losing the 'wedding ring' at the Haunted Mansion or losing 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Buried20KLeague
Well-Known Member
You know what Lee, you might be right
And here we were speculating 24 hours ago why so many bulbs are burnt out on the wand logo.
I`ll have to ask Steve, but 165 posts in less than 4 hours in one thread must be a record?
I was just thinking the same thing... Gotta be close to a record. There were a few that probably rivaled it though. The thread on Tigger being sued was a pretty fast-mover.
Say what you will about the wand, but there's no denying it's a hot-button. EVERYONE tosses in their two cents about it every time it's mentioned.
EpcotServo
Well-Known Member
YES!!!
BEST NEWS EVER!!!
:sohappy: :sohappy: :sohappy: :sohappy: :sohappy:
Thank you Disney, you'll never know how much this means to people.
Epcot's 300 stikes again!
The world will know that few stood against many, that 160 Epcot fans stood and fought for their park, and before the day is over, the world will know that even a WAND can be taken down!
:lol:
BEST NEWS EVER!!!
:sohappy: :sohappy: :sohappy: :sohappy: :sohappy:
Thank you Disney, you'll never know how much this means to people.
Epcot's 300 stikes again!
The world will know that few stood against many, that 160 Epcot fans stood and fought for their park, and before the day is over, the world will know that even a WAND can be taken down!
:lol:
Dizknee_Phreek
Well-Known Member
What events have you witnessed?
And YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY :sohappy: :sohappy: :sohappy: :sohappy: :sohappy:
All I can say is - it's about time!
RiversideBunny
New Member
Get rid of this graveyard next.
Thanks.
Thanks.
cupanudles
Active Member
This is a very VERY IMPORTANT FIRST STEP in order to return EPCOT to it's roots where the future of mankind, substance and quality is more important than merchandise or hipness. I expect more substantive changes to follow such as Spaceship Earth's new ending, the upcoming new innoventions, and Imagination pavilion to follow this example as well. A big thanks to Jim McPhee, continue your good work!!!:wave:
SpenceMan01
Well-Known Member
Hmm. Might have to change that Oct. Disneyland trip to a November WDW trip...
DisneyGigi
Well-Known Member
Get rid of this graveyard next.
Thanks.
I agreeWow.... alot of posts. Is there a party going on in here?:lol:
Did you see the topic about the removal of that stupid little kiosk that was blocking the mirror column? When that was removed people were blown away by how different and better the area looked! Now imagine the removal of a huge thing like the wand. The original perspectives are restored to the park.
Actually the person that told everyone the wand was coming down was "Spirit of 74" on Laughingplace.com (Hes also WDW1974 on Micechat). There was alot of skeptism involved when he posted it last month and even bigshots like corrus said he was wrong.
Kingdom WDW
New Member
Wow.... alot of posts. Is there a party going on in here?:lol:
I think this is the party of EPCOT Purists the Sentinel was talking about.
EpcotServo
Well-Known Member
We had it first! It's ours.
:lol:
(Just kidding. And I'm sorry, but I like the monuments. I think they look pretty cool, and that's from one who loves the sinmple is better Epcot look. Now what they need to do is bring back the orignal fountain design infront of Spaceship Earth.)
Buried20KLeague
Well-Known Member
And Corrus was awfully strong in his opinions that it wasn't going anywhere.
And if I recall, I think Lee had the same info.
I'm just glad they were wrong on this one.
But that does make me wonder exactly how this thing went down behind closed doors... If maybe it just steamrolled downhill and gained momentum quickly rather than taking the usual, long, beaurocratic path that things usually have to travel... And maybe that's why our "insiders" didn't have the best info on it. :shrug:
Buried20KLeague
Well-Known Member
Wasn't the first "serious" mention of the wand coming down actually on the Re-Imagineering blog? You remember... It was just a picture of the wand with an explosion at the base. That was at least a few months ago... And there was quite a debate as to what people thought about it and what it meant, and if they knew what they were talking about.