EPCOT Journey of Water featuring Moana coming to Epcot

[Horizons1]

Epcot has a new and exciting "neighborhood" called World Nature! Nature includes water! One of your favorite Disney characters loves water!

Sincerely,

WDI

I don’t know if you’re agreeing or disagreeing with me, but your phrasing made me laugh. Thank you.

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

Check my last comment.

It fits in EPCOT because you were young and don’t remember it’s predecessor?

 

[Horizons1]

Check my last comment.

I see it now. Oh Buzz, even if it were just replacing something to the side, it doesn’t belong in EPCOT.

 

[The Grand Inquisitor]

It fits in EPCOT because you were young and don’t remember it?

No my previous one. I retracted my original statement

 

[Horizons1]

No my previous one. I retracted my original statement

Love the profile picture, btw.

 

[The Grand Inquisitor]

I see it now. Oh Buzz, even if it were just replacing something to the side, it doesn’t belong in EPCOT.

You are right. Personally I would rather see it in Adventureland. It would make more sense in Magic Kingdom than EPCOT.

 

[The Grand Inquisitor]

Love the profile picture, btw.

Thanks! Toy Story is my favorite Disney movie(even though it's Pixar). Buzz has always been my favorite character since I was very little.

 

[peter11435]

How does it fit in EPCOT? What does it have to do with a better tomorrow, new discovery, or highlighting the achievement or progress of man? Cmon. Tell us where it fits in.

Nothing.

unfortunately for us though that EPCOT no longer exists.

 

[RobWDW1971]

I don’t know if you’re agreeing or disagreeing with me, but your phrasing made me laugh. Thank you.

Oh, I'm agreeing with you, just openly mocking that sad state of WDI and their pathetic theming rationalization.

 

[aladdin2007]

Stick it in a corner of Fantasyland then.

or in AK,,,I know we dont want that park littered with IP either but theme/atmosphere wise its more fitting there.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I don't exactly hate it but it will probably be lackluster to the public that heard about a "Moana attraction" coming to Epcot. It seems lame to just slap an IP on what is literally a pathway with rocks, water, and some denser trees. This shouldn't be labeled as an attraction. I think it's pretty harmless overall but it's funny to IP a pathway.

How do ya feel about Rapunzel bathrooms?

Fountain of Nations didn't belong in the edu-industrial Future World. It belonged in World Showcase, and yet, there it was. This is the new big water feature bridging "Celebration" and "Nature." At least it fits with being a path to The Sea.

To be true to the original intent of Epcot, the interactive waterpark wouldn't have Moana slapped on it, but, instead, a big Disani/Coca-Cola sign slapped on it. I know which one I prefer.

 

[Horizons1]

How do ya feel about Rapunzel bathrooms?

Fountain of Nations didn't belong in the edu-industrial Future World. It belonged in World Showcase, and yet, there it was. This is the new big water feature bridging "Celebration" and "Nature." At least it fits with being a path to The Sea.

To be true to the original intent of Epcot, the interactive waterpark wouldn't have Moana slapped on it, but, instead, a big Disani/Coca-Cola sign slapped on it. I know which one I prefer.

The fountain did not fit because of the name? The fountain was fine. One could argue that nations coming together for the good of man lead to our achievements in science and industry, which would make it perfect for Future World.

What would be wrong with having corporate sponsorship such as Coke?

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

I guess backwards flowing fountains aren't as impressive anymore..

 

[MisterPenguin]

The fountain did not fit because of the name? The fountain was fine. One could argue that nations coming together for the good of man lead to our achievements in science and industry, which would make it perfect for Future World.

You could argue it. But, AFAIK, Disney didn't. And there is nothing about the fountain in its theming that would suggest it. Throw a Prometheus in there if that was the intent.

But then again, there was nothing in the fountain's theming that suggested it was a fountain of nations. Throw a globe in it if that was the intent.

What would be wrong with having corporate sponsorship such as Coke?

I didn't say it was wrong.

I was pointing out that Future World was already slapped with IP. Corporate IP.

I don't mind if it's slapped with Disney IP.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I guess backwards flowing fountains aren't as impressive anymore..

Disney needs to replace Imagination with a casino so they'd have Borgata money to keep all the nozzles properly aligned for more than one week of the year.

 

[marni1971]

I don't mind if it's slapped with Disney IP.

Which of course is your prerogative.

Let alone spending money and demolishing a perfectly usable building to build a cartoon fountain.

There were far far better options on every level.

 

[Movielover]

Let alone spending money and demolishing a perfectly usable building to build a cartoon fountain.

Hey if that cartoon fountain ends up being 2D hand drawn animation I'll give this whole thing an endorsement!

See, I get how these things work!

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

You could argue it. But, AFAIK, Disney didn't. And there is nothing about the fountain in its theming that would suggest it. Throw a Prometheus in there if that was the intent.

But then again, there was nothing in the fountain's theming that suggested it was a fountain of nations. Throw a globe in it if that was the intent.

Dude . . . it WAS a fountain of Nations. They did one better than merely signaling with a globe that it was a fountain of nations; it was christened on opening day with a special ceremony where delegations from countries all over the world poured water from their Nations into the Fountain. It literally was a Fountain of Nations, more than just by name. The fountain was deeply symbolic of nations coming together for the good of man. More than merely slapping a globe on it ever would be.

Not to mention that they DID slap some globes on it, for good measure . . . :

Surely you know your history better than this.

 

[doctornick]

To each their own, but I will be disappointed if Journey of Water doesn't happen. It looks like it will be a pretty addition to the front part of the park, meld well with the Seas, have edutainment value while adding a potential "place to explore" that is the hallmark of Disney parks. We'll see how overwhelming the Moana branding is, but it looks relatively mild from the concept art and I don't think it's a big deal if Moana or Maui or whomever is your "host" in talking about water.

As for the FoN, it was pretty and I didn't want it gone,but as long as it gets replaced by a significant water feature, I'm not crushed by it being removed. It wasn't exactly that sacrosanct of a feature of Epcot.

 

[ImperfectPixie]

To each their own, but I will be disappointed if Journey of Water doesn't happen. It looks like it will be a pretty addition to the front part of the park, meld well with the Seas, have edutainment value while adding a potential "place to explore" that is the hallmark of Disney parks. We'll see how overwhelming the Moana branding is, but it looks relatively mild from the concept art and I don't think it's a big deal if Moana or Maui or whomever is your "host" in talking about water.

As for the FoN, it was pretty and I didn't want it gone,but as long as it gets replaced by a significant water feature, I'm not crushed by it being removed. It wasn't exactly that sacrosanct of a feature of Epcot.

I agree with everything you said...except about the FoN...I loved that fountain.