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Merf goes to Epcot (photos!)
- Thread starter mousermerf
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CAPTAIN HOOK
Well-Known Member
Seems to be quite a bit of building work going on at the moment - thanks for the pics
Captain Hank
Well-Known Member
I think the anthropomorphic tree was decorated as such for the Flower and Garden Festival. I noticed it there during the first week of June.
worldshwcasefan
New Member
What are the remolding exactly ?
Several things; Wonder why they have so much going on at Epcot{wall-wise} when it is in the middle of the 50th anniversary? Kind of stinks for folks that haven't been down in a while, came down for the 50th celebration, expecting to have a good time, and instead they are faced with the great wall of Epcot! Also, is it possible they want the place to look better for the Food and Wine Festival? And having said that, why would the Food and Wine Festival be more important then the 50th anniversary?
Lastly, and I hope this is the real reason, maybe Bob Iger is trying to rectify all "what Ei$ner hath wrought".
Lastly, and I hope this is the real reason, maybe Bob Iger is trying to rectify all "what Ei$ner hath wrought".
KumbaRider
Member
It's nice to see the touch-ups taking place. Great update.
M:SpilotISTC12
Well-Known Member
tecowdw said:Cool! I have one of those on my tree at my house too!
me 2!
General Grizz
New Member
"Grand Gatherings" package events are held in this building, The Odyssey.oochr1soo said:
I believe you are refering to the former Odyssey restaurant. It was last open as a counter service restaurant, as I recall, back in 1995 or 1996. The last time it was in the Birnbaum guide was 1995. It was a great place, because it did not look like a counter service eatery, as the food service counters were tucked away from the main dining area, which was spread over several levels. They use it for special events now, especially during the Food and Wine Festival, as well as for corporate shindigs. We really miss it, because it was never really all that crowded, which probably led to it's demise as a counter service restaurant. I think it was just too "out of the way" of most of the traffic headed from FW to WS.
Badger Brent
Active Member
Hey Merf, is that a new scale model of a new stave church? I personally take around 15 minutes at Stave church. My norwegian heritage compels me to listen to the background music and read over the bits of history in the church. It's hard to get quiet time in there. I was in there one night after RoE and someone was coming in to close it for the night. I started for the door to leave and he smiled and said to take my time. It was nice to have it quiet and to myself.
Figment fan
New Member
I know that I may be dreaming, but they could be doing something for Epcot's 25th.
joel_maxwell
Permanent Resident of EPCOT
thanks for the pics
i hope that bunny didnt need to get on the other side of that wall. what a perplexing situation.
i hope that bunny didnt need to get on the other side of that wall. what a perplexing situation.
DisneyFreak529
New Member
Nice photos, thanks for the update!!
Badger Brent
Active Member
If people thought about what the stave church represents to Norway, they would be a little more courteous. I've had some great quiet moments in the church, but way too many times I had to leave. Oh well, hit and miss I guess. :animwink:
Number_6
Well-Known Member
That tree was deocrated for the Flower & Garden Festival. They probably just decided to leave it there for the heck of it.
Some of those walls are likely in preparation of the Food and Wine Festival. Some are probably for routine refurbishment or rehab. If you find that something is going to need to be fixed up a bit, are you going to fix it as soon as you can, or wait until an 18 month celebration is over? If you fix it sooner, then you may get a few guest complaints about how things look while you fix it, but isn't that better than getting 18 months of complaints about how bad something looks when you could have already done something about it? Also, it's not that the Food and Wine Festival is more important than the 50th Celebration, but it is an event held every year. Just because it's the 50th, doesn't mean that they aren't going to decorate for the Food and Wine Festival. Most likely, they will do something similar to what they did for the F&G Festival and decorate in some special way for the 50th as well. Remember, there were 50 hidden Mickeys for the F&G Festival.
mitros said:
Some of those walls are likely in preparation of the Food and Wine Festival. Some are probably for routine refurbishment or rehab. If you find that something is going to need to be fixed up a bit, are you going to fix it as soon as you can, or wait until an 18 month celebration is over? If you fix it sooner, then you may get a few guest complaints about how things look while you fix it, but isn't that better than getting 18 months of complaints about how bad something looks when you could have already done something about it? Also, it's not that the Food and Wine Festival is more important than the 50th Celebration, but it is an event held every year. Just because it's the 50th, doesn't mean that they aren't going to decorate for the Food and Wine Festival. Most likely, they will do something similar to what they did for the F&G Festival and decorate in some special way for the 50th as well. Remember, there were 50 hidden Mickeys for the F&G Festival.