Journey of Water featuring Moana coming to Epcot

[doctornick]

It is across from Coral Reef Restaurant, in the corner.

Yep. As someone who generally supports this project, I do think they messed up a bit with the placement, should have shifted it a bit south and made the entrance/exit in the corner closest to where the Land and Seas meet. It’s tucked a bit to much in a corner unnecessarily

 

[TP2000]

Think of it like the treehouse or TSI. It’s a walkthrough interactive experience anyone can enjoy with water features and edutainment

Okay, that helps. At least a little.

 

[Disstevefan1]

It would be interesting to know how much it cost to make this attraction.

TWDC would never disclose its true cost.

We all watched over the years how much work went into it.

It was probably a lot of money with the water treatment plant and all.

 

[lazyboy97o]

It would be interesting to know how much it cost to make this attraction.

TWDC would never disclose its true cost.

We all watched over the years how much work went into it.

It was probably a lot of money with the water treatment plant and all.

Should they not have built required pumps and treatment facilities?

 

[Disstevefan1]

Should they not have built required pumps and treatment facilities?

They should have not built this (attraction?).

But that's just my opinion.

 

[Tha Realest]

It would be interesting to know how much it cost to make this attraction.

TWDC would never disclose its true cost.

We all watched over the years how much work went into it.

It was probably a lot of money with the water treatment plant and all.

Elaborate rock work.

Over budget and lengthy build time.

Shoehorned IP.

No real attraction to speak of.

In so many ways, it’s the perfect mascot for current WDI.

 

[Bocabear]

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]

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.

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!

 

[J4546]

some of yall are getting way too upset about a walkthrough lifecycle of water attraction lol.

 

[Disstevefan1]

some of yall are getting way too upset about a walkthrough lifecycle of water attraction lol.

Agreed, like the (attraction?) it's not worth the effort.

 

[Skibum1970]

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...

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.

 

[Weather_Lady]

Just a guess on my part, but the folks who can afford a WDW vacation are some of the most privileged people around with access to the best water in the world.

It was a joke!
I thought the winky emoji, absurd tone, and Onion-esque hyperbole would be enough to get that across to the typical reader.
I was wrong.

 

[Disstevefan1]

It was a joke!
I thought the winky emoji would be enough to get that across.
I was wrong.

You got me. Your post was right on!

 

[J4546]

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.

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

 

[flynnibus]

From the producers that brought you the empty avatar river ride…

The queue to nowhere!

 

[MrPromey]

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

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.

 

[BlakeW39]

Like an elaborate queue in search of an attraction...lol

lol.. perfect analysis. It literally just seems like an elaborate queue.

 

[MrPromey]

lol.. perfect analysis. It literally just seems like an elaborate queue.

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.

 

[Fear]

some of yall are getting way too upset about a walkthrough lifecycle of water attraction lol.

Honestly. Some people are acting like you'll get stabbed at the end of it.

 

[MisterPenguin]

It was a joke!
I thought the winky emoji, absurd tone, and Onion-esque hyperbole would be enough to get that across to the typical reader.
I was wrong.

Yeah, but think of what the folks of Arrakis would think of such an attraction!!