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Leave a Legacy sales to end this June
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WDWFigment
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Just too bad that the old tombstones aren't going away too! Thanks for the news!
SirNim
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...Still...A step in the right direction!
NCState
Member
I agree! When I took my parents back in Oct my mother ask why were there tombstones?
ToTBellHop
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I would bet they will eventually move the tiles or present them in some other means. The pictures must be on display somewhere until at least 2019, but probably 2027, though there is no guarantee of HOW they will be on display. I say add a few kiosks somewhere in Epcot where guests can access their pictures--like the old booths where you could make RSVPs for dining. They look barren and could use some life--plus it'd be to the side and not clogging up the entry.
CrashNet
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Shaman, Epcot has been the "cinderella" park for many years at WDW. I sat in on a Q&A with the head of imagineering from Animal Kingdom and the imagineer for Innoventions in Epcot a few months ago and one of the questions brought up was if they had decided what the next big project is going to be. Naturally they would not have directly answered that question, but their response was informative. Essentially, now that Everest is complete, their biggest concern is restoration of existing attractions and venues. They call it Reimagineering, and one of the big things is a laundry list of what you could call "odds and ends" around the "neglected park," (their words), Epcot.
SDav10495
Member
Very cool...I'm sure they know what connotations that name has for WDW fans, so that sounds like an encouraging plan of action--that is, if they actually plan to make some well thought-out changes (like some of the ones suggested on blogs such as Re-Imagineering) and not ones that are quantifiable and purely driven by marketing. Hopefully they'll return to the realization that it really is the little things that make a WDW visit.
ETA: Oh, and regarding the stones...we may not hear anything anytime soon, but my guess is they'll have to be going within the next few years. They're obviously putting some attention into refining the entrance area, with the removal of the kiosk and possible restoration of the ticket booth areas and concrete around SSE. Plus, now they officially can't say "we have to leave the stones up because more faces might sell"--so if a plan to re-do the entrance is proposed in the near future, it will now be more practical to remove the stones than it has been the past few years.
SirNim
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Replace the stones with THIS:
Those aren't lucite prisms you see... Those are cutting-edge translucent LCD video screens cycling through every LaL tile, animated images of Figment and Mickey and other characters, and various "Welcome to Epcot"s in many different languages...
Those aren't lucite prisms you see... Those are cutting-edge translucent LCD video screens cycling through every LaL tile, animated images of Figment and Mickey and other characters, and various "Welcome to Epcot"s in many different languages...
My guess is that the LaL stones will be displayed around World Showcase Lagoon in some form or fashion.
JWG
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The date is unfortunate. We have a honeymoon LaL tile from 2000 and were thinking about getting one with our DD in July as its her first trip. I get the dislike of LaL and agree the current display format isn't right.
Its neat to have memories in the parks to commemorate events. If we could get a brick I'd do that instead, but that's not offerred anymore either...
Its neat to have memories in the parks to commemorate events. If we could get a brick I'd do that instead, but that's not offerred anymore either...
dxwwf3
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I certainly hope so.
Sure nothing is being changed as far as the current tombstones go, but as SirNim said, this IS a step in the right direction.
PigletIsMyCat
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Ahhh!!! I have to hurry to get my LaL tile!! We've been talking about it for a few months, but now we have the impetus to get it done!
Just be aware that there is a very good chance your LAL tile will not be presented on the tombstones at park enterance and very possibly could be moved to a different location at Epcot along with the other photos.
DisneyChik17
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It was space. Nice open area.
JWG
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Someone posted a nice photo of the space from another thread. It was a nice open space with some grass, planters, walk-ways. It wasn't all concrete, marble and steel.
