EPCOTCenterLover
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This would have been a great addition to the Polynesian Village resort.
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EPCOT Journey of Water featuring Moana coming to Epcot
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flynnibus
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You missed my point - let me elaborate for you. Theme parks are more than if something (IN ISOLATION) is cute or fun.
Your local carnival is full of things that are cute and fun on their own. But just putting a bunch of them in the same area together does not make it a theme park nor would no matter how cute or fun something is negate any criticism of how it works with it's surroundings in a theme park.
It was not a comment on how significant an experience is or not.
It was a comment saying I'm looking at this MORE than just within the bubble of the attraction on its own in isolation.
flynnibus
Premium Member
Yeah, you should check out some of the exhibits in the new Orlando Terminal...
Disstevefan1
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doctornick
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Yeah, regardless of all of the concerns regarding this, one big thing I would say is that Disney needs more of low key attractions that can be done at one's leisure and don't require long waits. Many of us have bemoaned that Disney doesn't spend time and money on doing the needed complimentary attractions these days. So I'm very happy to at least see them willing to put effort into money for something that isn't supposed to be some major headliner.
IMHO Disney needs more walk throughs, not fewer. Often those detailed places to just check stuff out are the things that really sets Disney apart from other theme parks.
Animaniac93-98
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It's fine for what it is (still not crazy about the Moana theme...especially the big statue), but it's baffling that they thought this was the best spot to put it.
Just moving it between Land and Sea would have been a major improvement and a lot easier to hide the water treatment area if it were truly backstage and not in the middle of the park.
Just moving it between Land and Sea would have been a major improvement and a lot easier to hide the water treatment area if it were truly backstage and not in the middle of the park.
Epcot81Fan
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You’re making the erroneous assumption they care about any of the issues you just described.
I think this is fine for what it is. Epcot IMO needs green/lush spaces. We talk so much about how future world (yes I know it’s no longer that) should look and really the future is more green and lush. Cities are looking at going to more urban green spaces. Milwaukee for example is looking at shutting down an entire freeway to give the land back to the city for urban planning. This has been done in other countries too. Now is this the perfect fit for Epcot? No probably not. I do think tho the lush space is good for the park tho.
You do know that the Tree of Life houses an attraction about animals and is carved with hundreds of animals, no? It's not a hot house for flowers like Living with the Land.
The conservation jargon is almost exclusively about the animals. Pandora's main attraction is the conservation effort for its animal species. Did you learn nothing about apex predators and keystone species?
Disgruntled Walt
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- In the Parks
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This still doesn't fix what ails Epcot. It is something, rather than an empty building. And for that, I am glad. And it also distracts me from thinking about this somewhat disturbing addendum to @MisterPenguin's signature that I just noticed...
I bet he just can't wait to see his best fan in the whole world when I'm there in October!!!
I bet he just can't wait to see his best fan in the whole world when I'm there in October!!!
"....and at that moment, Pooh shuddered, but wasn't quite sure why..."
Smooth
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Had they just built something like the Singapore airport water feature to replace the old fountain it would be 100x better than this queue to nowhere.
flynnibus
Premium Member
An attraction about insects not animals
And its still a plant icon… verse you know… maybe something animal centric. Even dca beat them on that
Pandora… where the entire placemaking is about the environment and plants… and the movie is about saving the habitat and natives… and you see what… animals just twice in river journey? Worst animal attraction ever…
James Alucobond
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The focus of many events in the area is centered around the unseen (but heard) ikran, which you then subsequently ride within Flight of Passage. In Na'vi River Journey, you encounter viperwolves, hexapedes, panopyra, woodsprites, and fan lizards.
I think they're saving that spot for something else
No Name
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The new Guardians coaster goes out of its way to pretend to be an Epcot pavilion built by humans in the theme park of Epcot. That’s the premise, and that’s been the premise of all of Epcot.
But Journey of Water feels like it was designed by a completely different group of people. This is kind of pretending it’s a natural thing, not something that’s human-made. In that sense it sticks out like a sore thumb in both World Nature and the park as a whole. That’s what makes it feel most out of place to me.
Also doesn’t help that it’s the only quarter of the inner circle without a macaroni-shaped building you can enter from the center that starts with a C. Or that the educational component has nothing to do with scientific advancement like most other Epcot pavilions (including Guardians!) still do. Or that there’s another park or two this would’ve been perfect in.
But Journey of Water feels like it was designed by a completely different group of people. This is kind of pretending it’s a natural thing, not something that’s human-made. In that sense it sticks out like a sore thumb in both World Nature and the park as a whole. That’s what makes it feel most out of place to me.
Also doesn’t help that it’s the only quarter of the inner circle without a macaroni-shaped building you can enter from the center that starts with a C. Or that the educational component has nothing to do with scientific advancement like most other Epcot pavilions (including Guardians!) still do. Or that there’s another park or two this would’ve been perfect in.
James Alucobond
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There are many attractions past and present that had a lot more to do with understanding than advancement. Much of Wonders of Life, for instance. Within The Land now, you have Awesome Planet, which has some similar themes.
No Name
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Yeah that’s fair but that’s just one piece of why it may not fit great. Combined with all of the others is what makes it sorely out of place.