Kind of hard to believe looking back that people like him and Chevy* actually did this stuff, for real.John Ritter will never not be funny. That man was a legend of physical comedy.![]()
You know, this is actually the kind of stuff I'm in favor of them having more of in all the parks.some of yall are getting way too upset about a walkthrough lifecycle of water attraction lol.
You know, this is actually the kind of stuff I'm in favor of them having more of in all the parks.
Something that will hopefully be a low-key people eater without a ton of fuss or fanfare that adds to the extra element of a Disney theme park experience - the kind of thing you don't go there to do but end up spending more time enjoying than you expected when you first happened upon it.*
Unfortunately, they designed it with a single entrance/exit, making it a self-contained attraction, took nearly half a decade to build it, put it in a thematically weird spot making 1/4 the spine of the front of Epcot a nothing experience on the other side and have been breathlessly teasing the amazingness of it on their blog and in little promo videos - really over-hyping what at this point, we know it to be.
Something that should have quietly opened someplace where a set of interweaving tropical nature trails offering multiple ways in and out that provided an unexpected unique experience and an area for guest to relax and enjoy atmosphere of somehow ended up as this.
*This is kind of how much of Communicor and Innoventions was along with things like the upstairs in JII or even the fountains outside of it that people still stand around and watch... or the RIP fountain show or the exit area to Spaceship Earth or the live entertainment around World Showcase or the former streetmosphere of Hollywood Studios, etc.
oooooh.... now we are talking about a thrill ride. I want to ride a worm!!!Yeah, but think of what the folks of Arrakis would think of such an attraction!!
It was a better decision than leaving the park as stagnant as it was forever.Genuine question - but does anyone rank the decision to virtually render a vast swathe of Epcot under construction walls for so many years, as one of the worst decisions of all time in the history of Disney?
I scratch my head as to how they will "re-launch" Epcot when all of this is finished and the only new attraction to tout will be Journey of Water.You know, this is actually the kind of stuff I'm in favor of them having more of in all the parks.
Something that will hopefully be a low-key people eater without a ton of fuss or fanfare that adds to the extra element of a Disney theme park experience - the kind of thing you don't go there to do but end up spending more time enjoying than you expected when you first happened upon it.*
Unfortunately, they designed it with a single entrance/exit, making it a self-contained attraction, took nearly half a decade to build it, put it in a thematically weird spot making 1/4 the spine of the front of Epcot a nothing experience on the other side and have been breathlessly teasing the amazingness of it on their blog and in little promo videos - really over-hyping what at this point, we know it to be.
Something that should have quietly opened someplace where a set of interweaving tropical nature trails offering multiple ways in and out that provided an unexpected unique experience and an area for guest to relax and enjoy atmosphere of somehow ended up as this.
*This is kind of how much of Communicor and Innoventions was along with things like the upstairs in JII or even the fountains outside of it that people still stand around and watch... or the RIP fountain show or the exit area to Spaceship Earth or the live entertainment around World Showcase or the former streetmosphere of Hollywood Studios, etc. I doubt many people went to Hollywood Studios looking for Jack Diamond but judging just from the number of guest filmed youtube videos out there of him, he ended up being a notable highlight for many - such a simple but unexpected thing.
Genuine question - but does anyone rank the decision to virtually render a vast swathe of Epcot under construction walls for so many years, as one of the worst decisions of all time in the history of Disney?
Don't totally disagree. Hind sight is always 20/20. But folks have to remember delay is actually 2 parts. First we Covid, that stopped work for a period of time, then there was the whole redesign due to costs and cost savings due to covid and lack of income. Quite honestly, I am still not convinced they have a final locked plan...even with all they have done so far.The original plans made a lot of sense to do and it was all to be done for the 50th, so that decision was fine ...
... To them abandon half of the plans and take 3x as long as it should take to finish what they are doing was not the best plan
I would agree with this...Also during these decades there was the huge Hong Kong Disneyland disaster where they built a park but forgot to build the attractions because they were told that the Chinese people just wanted open space and meet and greets...People stayed away in droves which then created an emergency "build as fast as you can to catch up" and eventually completely redo the centerpiece castle...I would argue the hiring/promoting of some individuals were the worst decisions as they led to bad park decisions. I would add that a terrible decision was the original plan for New Fantasyland that would have rivaled the deconstruction of Future World. Sometimes, it isn't one bad decision but a series of bad decisions that really derails the train.
I've always said, it amazes me. We can get a front entrance area re-done and they nail it 100%
Prism's, nice lighting, nice audio and landscape package.. classic "epcot" feel and flags.
Then you walk under spaceship earth and come out and go.. what the hell is going on back here!
Bi-Polar Epcot.
Mini golf would still work seamlessly and let them save face.Well too late to change the course now...
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