News Morocco Pavilion redevelopment

[James Alucobond]

Glad this is being called out by some fairly prominent people. Hopefully they correct this, but they really need to get a grip on whatever processes at the parks are allowing this and other issues to slip through. It continues to boggle the mind that things get such uneven treatment.

 

[ChrisFL]

Glad this is being called out by some fairly prominent people. Hopefully they correct this, but they really need to get a grip on whatever processes at the parks are allowing this and other issues to slip through. It continues to boggle the mind that things get such uneven treatment.

Like was previously said, if imagineering is no longer involved in these decisions, it makes it super easy to drop the ball.

 

[LittleBuford]

Glad this is being called out by some fairly prominent people. Hopefully they correct this, but they really need to get a grip on whatever processes at the parks are allowing this and other issues to slip through. It continues to boggle the mind that things get such uneven treatment.

The part that really confuses me is why they thought the existing tiles couldn’t be salvaged. Sure, there were patches of damage, but well-made ceramics (which those were) are extremely hardy, capable of being maintained for literally centuries even outdoors.

 

[Disstevefan1]

 

[donaldtoo]

Nothing a few rams of an ECV couldn’t fix

 

[donaldtoo]

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Never mind Walt, deceased Moroccan artisans are rolling over in their graves.

 

[Disstevefan1]

1983:
King Hassan II actually sent Moroccan artisans to design and create the many mosaics.
2024:
Newly hired supervisor, fully trained in ESG and DEI, in order to be fully inclusive and to create a safe work space, gave the interns designing this work full creative freedom to design what feels good.

 

[LittleBuford]

Newly hired supervisor, fully trained in ESG and DEI, in order to be fully inclusive and to create a safe work space, gave the interns designing this work full creative freedom to design what feels good.

There's zero need for ideological trolling. It adds absolutely nothing to the discussion.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

I feel like Morocco has been running on auto pilot since 2020.

The lack of sponsor, combined with a lack of IP tie in and willing to invest, has let the pavilion fade into the background.

The tile work seems to be a symptom of this. Get some refresh work done while other pavilions are doing it, but don't stretch resources too far, because we don't know what to do with the space and it's not a priority to figure out.

 

[Disstevefan1]

There's zero need for ideological trolling. It adds absolutely nothing to the discussion.

This is obviously not a safe space to exercise my creativity Who ever approved this tile job really blew it.

Let me try again -
1983:
King Hassan II actually sent Moroccan artisans to design and create the many mosaics.
2024:
They used some tile they had laying around and had day labor install them.

 

[Disney Analyst]

The part that really confuses me is why they thought the existing tiles couldn’t be salvaged. Sure, there were patches of damage, but well-made ceramics (which those were) are extremely hardy, capable of being maintained for literally centuries even outdoors.

At this rate I’d rather they have left it, patched as it was, if this was the only other option.

Those tiles are an offence to my vision.

 

[eddie104]

There's zero need for ideological trolling. It adds absolutely nothing to the discussion.

This why I absolutely hate when things like this happen because it brings out the worst in people.

We can’t have thoughtful and mature discussions without the obsessive trolling.

 

[ChrisFL]

Newly hired supervisor, fully trained in ESG and DEI, in order to be fully inclusive and to create a safe work space, gave the interns designing this work full creative freedom to design what feels good.

Wow, what a useless and completely unnecessary comment. It seems like the OPPOSITE of what you're railing against happened.

 

[aladdin2007]

epcot has enough problems already, I can't believe they keep adding to the mess.

 

[Disstevefan1]

I know what happened. The new tenant picked out the tiles

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Honestly, I could see Morocco being replaced with another country in the future.

It's probably the only way we'd get a new WS country...if it's another reskin like so many other new attractions of late.

 

[LittleBuford]

Honestly, I could see Morocco being replaced with another country in the future.

It's probably the only way we'd get a new WS country...if it's another reskin like so many other new attractions of late.

How on earth could a "reskin" achieve this? They'd have to knock down the minaret and massive archway to even begin to untether the pavilion from Morocco. The architecture is not generic.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Might as well just demo the whole pavilion and replace it with the Aladdin E-ticket that IP deserves and a character meal like you find in Adventureland at DLP. The existing Morocco pavilion serves no purpose. I’m assuming Tangierine Cafe is closed all summer?

 

[peter11435]

Might as well just demo the whole pavilion and replace it with the Aladdin E-ticket that IP deserves and a character meal like you find in Adventureland at DLP. The existing Morocco pavilion serves no purpose. I’m assuming Tangierine Cafe is closed all summer?

No, it’s staying open.

 

[ToTBellHop]

No, it’s staying open.

That’s nice, at least. It’s been a glorified festival booth for awhile. They pulled the hours listing online with F&G ending for some reason.