EPCOT Journey of Water featuring Moana coming to Epcot

[Tony the Tigger]

That fits any of the parks, Disney has always done cute, fun, edutainment, nature and science. Everywhere. In parks. On TV. In movies. It's not something that singles ECPOT out specifically. EPCOT isn't the sole home of edutainment.

The unique things about EPCOT are "human achievements", "wonders of enterprise", "man's ability to shape a world that offers hope". Could you explain where these elements are within JoW?

Disney is homogenising its parks, and indeed its resorts. Detheming the unique aspects, the same sort of content across all areas, with maybe a slight flavour added of the original ideas, but you would be hard pressed to tell the difference in many cases. Given that, perhaps we could indeed say that JoW fits into EPCOT. It actually fits anywhere.

You’re letting the perfect be the enemy of the good (and that’s generously assuming your wants are “the perfect.”) That’s pointless, especially in business. In business, we make “better” “compromise” decisions all the time because there are real life contributing factors that compete with the ideal solution.

 

[Incomudro]

Oh, have they replaced the aims? I must have missed this. Could you point me towards what Disney have said about it? Could you explain what it "is" now, if it's no longer that? Is it about edutainment now, as everyone keeps mentioning it.

I don't need to read Disney's exact language (if it exists) on what their aims for Epcot are, I can see what their aims are in their work.
And no, I can't really explain what it is now aside from some modern, thingy with some space and nature worked in.
But my point is it isn't what it was anymore.

 

[DarkMetroid567]

Thought JOW was going to suck based off the press here and finally got to see it last weekend. Actually... really impressed? I can't imagine someone being mad over this, it was great.

 

[Bocabear]

It's not being mad that they built it, but disappointed that it does not thematically fit with anything around it...and would make more sense in say Animal Kingdom or Adventureland... Parks areas that feel like similar settings...

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

It's not being mad that they built it, but disappointed that it does not thematically fit with anything around it...and would make more sense in say Animal Kingdom or Adventureland... Parks areas that feel like similar settings...

Perhaps if Elemental was a better box office draw the idea of elements of water, fire, earth and Air they could have done something...

 

[Bocabear]

Perhaps if Elemental was a better box office draw the idea of elements of water, fire, earth and Air they could have done something...

Nah they would probably value engineer whatever they were going to do down to a sad meet and greet in the back corner of the old magic eye theater....

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Nah they would probably value engineer whatever they were going to do down to a sad meet and greet in the back corner of the old magic eye theater....

Yeah, although they got more of the science-esque vibe of Epcot..

 

[networkpro]

Let’s be real, even old-school EPCOT included fun edutainment that had little to do with celebrating humankind’s great achievements. Kitchen Kabaret, anyone?

 

[Earlie the Pearlie]

Let’s be real, even old-school EPCOT included fun edutainment that had little to do with celebrating humankind’s great achievements. Kitchen Kabaret, anyone?

I don’t know about you, but I consider those Breakfast Buddies Hamm and Eggz to be humankind’s single greatest achievement.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

I don’t know about you, but I consider those Breakfast Buddies Hamm and Eggz to be humankind’s single greatest achievement.

Oh I "Cheddar" the thought!....

 

[Haymarket2008]

I got to experience this for the first time this week.

It’s lovely. Well designed and entertaining. And I appreciate that the Moana IP is really just fine print on the experience.

That being said…unless you are actively reading the plaques you are getting not much out of the water cycle angle. Which makes the experience not very successful as a component of this “worlds fair” we are all taking part in.

This would have been better situated in between The Land & Seas. It is terribly located. It’s just….there.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Over analyzing where things “better belong” is tiresome. When you open your own theme park, you can make those decisions.

It’s a discussion board about Disney parks…. It’s discussing the parks.

It’s a really odd fit currently… but a great walk-through attraction. Seems they could have spent that money to update the dancing fountains at figment and had lots of money leftover to at least add a dreamfinder AA to the ride!

 

[Bocabear]

It’s a discussion board about Disney parks…. It’s discussing the parks.

It’s a really odd fit currently… but a great walk-through attraction. Seems they could have spent that money to update the dancing fountains at figment and had lots of money leftover to at least add a dreamfinder AA to the ride!

Ding Ding Ding!!! We have a winner!

 

[Phicinfan]

It's not being mad that they built it, but disappointed that it does not thematically fit with anything around it...and would make more sense in say Animal Kingdom or Adventureland... Parks areas that feel like similar settings...

Again, I get some of the angst with this being in Epcot. But its IN world of nature, and directly next to Seas. I really don't think you can totally stand on it isn't a fit thematically with anything around it.

 

[Chef idea Mickey`=]

This would have been better situated in between The Land & Seas. It is terribly located. It’s just….there.

Perhaps there's an underlining velvet reason why it's there smack in the middle. Actually imagine what we would of had if it was not in this location.. more hideous prototype community of today seating, lamps nicks, bronze metal tree that ain't a tree section.. more space of nothing.. bring back Baymax!

You think people want to come to Epcot to share a sandwich at a bench.. the only benefit is if your a current student and need to be studying none of this area will distract you unless the music ...

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

It’s a discussion board about Disney parks…. It’s discussing the parks.

It’s a really odd fit currently… but a great walk-through attraction. Seems they could have spent that money to update the dancing fountains at figment and had lots of money leftover to at least add a dreamfinder AA to the ride!

Other reason I keep showing the jumping fountains pic...

 

[JustInTime]

This addition is great in person. They did an awesome job making it feel secluded and almost private from the rest of the park. Everyone seemed to be really loving it.

 

[Bocabear]

Again, I get some of the angst with this being in Epcot. But its IN world of nature, and directly next to Seas. I really don't think you can totally stand on it isn't a fit thematically with anything around it.

Yes, it is in world of nature, but carries none of the look or style of the rest of World Nature... Perhaps if they had built rock outcropping in the landscape in and around The Land and The Seas that matched...something to vuisuallt tie it to the rest of that area... then it would feel like it is meant to be part of that neighborhood...But as it stands, it is a pocket that is oddly tropical and with very specific rockwork, separated by the monorail beam and ring path from the rest of what we might consider World Nature.... Too separate and too thematically and visually different to feel part of....wow what a run-on sentence!!

 

[J4546]

I think it fits great and by all accounts is a fun new addition to Epcot. Cant wait to see it for myself this summer!

 

[Disstevefan1]

This addition is great in person. They did an awesome job making it feel secluded and almost private from the rest of the park. Everyone seemed to be really loving it.

Agreed, when in there you do NOT feel like you are in EPCOT.