EPCOT Journey of Water featuring Moana coming to Epcot

Bocabear

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Like an elaborate queue in search of an attraction...lol
Well too late to change the course now...But what a disaster all of the EPCOT project is... Guardians is at least well done and a lot of fun... and the front entrance with it's restored fountain and courtyard are nice.
The rest, what we have seen completed, is ok. Cutting a Mary Poppins attraction was bad... along with not adding anything else to World Showcase...
 
Weather_Lady

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TP2000 said:
I'm struggling to understand why this is even a thing at Epcot now.

Like, this is it? You walk through a little path and watch water trickle and flow over fake rocks and then for the grand finale' they splash water on some rocks behind a fence for you? And you get some smarmy messaging about "Protecting The Water" or something?

I just don't get this. Why? And why did it take so long? What's the point? Who would pay money to do this? I'm baffled.
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We are blinded to the value of this attraction by our privilege. Some people live in places where the water doesn't journey at all: it just sits there not journeying. Others live in places where the Water Cycle can't even be discussed in schools because of oppressive and hydrophobic "Don't Say Spray" laws.

These are the kinds of people for whom this attraction was meant; those who come to Disney World to see and experience something totally new, something they could never witness at home, like water. After meandering through Moana's Journey of Water and carefully reading all of the signage, they will return to their daily lives energized by the mind-blowing lesson that Disney selflessly spent tens of millions of dollars, and destroyed the beauty of a beloved park for years, to convey: water is wet just like the Moana movie said it was, it moves, and Disney will sell you a bottle of it for $5! ;)

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Skibum1970

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Bocabear said:
Like an elaborate queue in search of an attraction...lol
Well too late to change the course now...But what a disaster all of the EPCOT project is... Guardians is at least well done and a lot of fun... and the front entrance with it's restored fountain and courtyard are nice.
The rest, what we have seen completed, is ok. Cutting a Mary Poppins attraction was bad... along with not adding anything else to World Showcase...
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In my opinion, cutting Mary Poppins as what they intended to build was a good thing. It would have been an elaborate queue with a carousel and would have cost way more than it should have.

I do agree that much of this project has been a mess when comparing the amount of work and time spent to what actually ends up being opened.
 
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Skibum1970 said:
In my opinion, cutting Mary Poppins as what they intended to build was a good thing. It would have been an elaborate queue with a carousel and would have cost way more than it should have.

I do agree that much of this project has been a mess when comparing the amount of work and time spent to what actually ends up being opened.
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I kind of agree as well. It would have been like a teacups spinner (which the park could use) but I would really like to see a bigger budget something with MP
 
MrPromey

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J4546 said:
I kind of agree as well. It would have been like a teacups spinner (which the park could use) but I would really like to see a bigger budget something with MP
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Their attempt at turning the nearly 60 year old movie into a franchise fizzled.

I can't see them ever investing in an attraction for that movie beyond what they were going to, at this point.

Not because the source material is lacking but because there isn't enough synergy to pack onto it for them to make more money from it.
 
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MrPromey

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BlakeW39 said:
lol.. perfect analysis. It literally just seems like an elaborate queue.
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They didn't do themselves any favors with the WDW version of the Little Mermaid queue there, either.

And funny enough, that queue sets the ride up for failure by upping expectations for what people think they're going to get once inside.

Maybe Disney looked at that and took the safe route by not putting an attraction at the end of this queue. ;)
 
Epcot82Guy

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BlakeW39 said:
lol.. perfect analysis. It literally just seems like an elaborate queue.
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It also could have been an interesting bridge. Leaving aside the IP placement, if the Journey of Water was a redo of the central area between the Land and Seas (which you could walk through or note ala original CommuniCore) - and then something to complete the Circle of World Celebration were both done, I think this would have been fine. It would have been a great ADDITION. It is not appearing like it will be a great REPLACEMENT.

(I would also argue a cool "Garden of the Mind" or something bridging the Land to Imagination could also have been a cool counterpart with this somewhat silly divide between WN and WC in that spot.)
 
Vegas Disney Fan

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MrPromey said:
Their attempt at turning the nearly 60 year old movie into a franchise fizzled.

I can't see them ever investing in an attraction for that movie beyond what they were going to, at this point.

Not because the source material is lacking but because there isn't enough synergy to pack onto it for them to make more money from it.
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True, which is why I thought a carousel and the street facades made perfect sense. It wouldn’t cost a fortune but would have given us fans a nice area to visit and would have added a family friendly ride to the park at a reasonable cost.

I don’t think Mary Poppins would be a huge merch seller but I think it’s still popular enough to profit from the expansion they proposed.
 
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TP2000

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I think my favorite part of those fun pictures above from @tparris is the big "Interactive Walkthrough" instructions sign just past the other warning/instructive signs and the staffed hostess desk. Please read all that before you attempt to walk through this walkthrough. 🧐

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I'm reminded of this scene from 200I: A Space Odyssey, instructions to read before using the toilet aboard the Pan Am Space Clipper...

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