Thinking about Project Gemini and how much I hate a number of the ideas, plus the sorry state that World Showcase is in, I decided to revamp Epcot myself. Here goes....
DISCOVERWORLD/FUTURE WORLD:
SPACESHIP EARTH:
While I will admit the ride needs an update, Time Racers looks to throw the baby out with the bathwater. My Time Racers concept goes like this: The ride will no longer focus on communication, but rather on the adventure of the past as a whole. throughout the sphere there will be huge enviroments including the Dinosaurs, Early Man, the Roman empire, Camelot, and WWII. The ride vehicles are now CTX rovers, to make for a slightly more thrilling ride, and the effects amke you feel more like participant in the time period than a spectator. Throughout the sphere there eill be "Time Tunnels" that create a sudden bust of speed that will take you outside the sphere into neon blue tunnels. I see the effect from the outside being something like the rings of Planets.
THE LIVING SEAS:
God I hate this place. I'll probably hate it even more when the little mermaid characters are here. My concept will keep Seabase Alpha and the interactive exhibit, but dump the entire ride mechanism. My idea for the ride will involve no real animals. I will be a "submarine ride" but unlike 20000 leagues, there will not be real water, only water effects. You travel through different areas of the ocean, encountering the vast array of life, including some of the more dangerous ones. your ship will make close contact with a Sperm whale, a Great white, a flock of Jellyfish, and a giant Squid, before making your final stopat the bottom of the sea. I think this ride epitomizes my vision for Epcot. Exciting and high-tech, but still educational
THE LAND
Living with the Land:
Pretty much fine, just update the audio animatronics and maybe make the greenhouse section a little less dull. Who's for a complimentary sample of Greenhouse grown fruit when you disembark?
Food Rocks:
DIE!!!!!!! I HATE THIS SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH KRAFT WANTS FOR THE RIGHTS!!!! BRING BACK KITCHEN KABARET!!!!!!! Whew! I'm done.
CIRCLE OF LIFE:
Just fine. One of the best films in Epcot.
SOARIN' OVER THE LAND:
A new attraction using the Soaring over California tech. One of the few Project Gemin ideas I like, this version will take you over spectacular views from all over the world, such as the Grand Canyon, the Himalayas, Easter Island, etc.
P.S. What the hell is Rainforest Roller Coaster even doing here? GONE!!!
IMAGINATION:
JOURNEY INTO IMAGINATION:
Hoo boy. Here we have some work to do. Much as I loved the original ride before they gutted it and brought in that soulless monstrosity, It won't hold up well against all my other changes. My new ride design brings back Figment and Dreamfinder in a starring role and gets rid of the whole Imagination institute concept. The new ride is interactive, as Figment and dreamfinder want you to help bring Imagination back to the pavilion after the "previous occupants" made it dull and Generic. The irde is a series of minigames where you use imagination beams fired from lasers on your cars to help paint a black and white room, fill a room with sound effects, warp images of yourself into wacky contortions(which you can then purchase a picture of) and, in the rides flagship scene, chase away figment's nightmares in a battle akin to Men in Black at Universal. This ride is my baby. Let me know what you think!
Honey, I shrunk the audience:
Love It! Never change it!
Hedge Maze: I actually like it. An outdoor play area sounds great. Long as they keep the fountains.
INNOVENTIONS:
Can't say I was ever that fond of this place. I'm keeping it mainly because of Ice station Cool (Love that place) They need to update the technology more often, have more interesting exhibits, and expand the video game section. Robot restaurant sounds kind of amusing, so I'll keep it. The entire place stays mainly by default, cause I can't think of anything to replace it.
UNIVERSE OF ENERGY:
This is the first Pavillion to Get......the SHAFT!! That's right, it is no more. this ride is embarassingly out of date, the dinosaurs are pathetic, and the 20 minute Exxon commercial at the end sickens me. GONE.In its place.....
ELEMENTS OF EARTH
This new pavillion will focus on the elements, with a focus on what makes up the Earth. The headliner attraction will be a motion simulator that will take you to the center of the earth. This pavillion is still in the early stages, but there will be interactive exhibits, a kids area, and an upscale restaurant where every room is themed to a different element. More on this later.
WONDERS OF LIFE:
Okay, how does Disney decide that this goes while UOE stays? Granted this place does need some work, though. I'm retheming the entire place after Cranium Command. This is now the headquarters form which the entire body is run.
BODY WARS:
The movie here is sooo out of date it's not even funny. The new ride will be an interactive motion simulator That can turn upside down. You are a member of the Gastric defense team, and you have been sent into the body of a teenager who just ate a 3 week old burger. Viruses are attacking, and armed with laser guns, you have to shoot them down. your ending will be determined by how many viruses you kill and whether you manage to kill the head virus. This ride lasts as long as your team survives. Anyone who ever played an arcade shooter will be great at this ride.
CRANIUM COMMAND:
Love it, Keep it.
THE MAKING OF ME:
Who decides Disney world is the place to explain this stuff? Dump it.Put Goofy about health in a larger theater. The rest of the pavillion will be filled with interactive exhibits.
MISSION: SPACE:
Looks pretty cool. I see no reason to change anything yet.
TEST TRACK:
The ride is one of my favorites, so no changes. Dump the Autopia. I don't even know why it's still in MK
NEW HORIZONS:
This is a new pavillion located in the old Odessey pavillion. Celebrating Dreamers, inventors, and creators, this will be an old-school AA ride in the vein of the old World of Motion or Horizons. In fact there will be several scenes taken directly form these rides, as well as new scenes celebrating people like Bill Gates and Walt Disney. The ride will end with a look into the future with an updated Choose your own ending feature. In all the glitz and thrill rides of my new Epcot, there has to be room for a little old-school charm.
Well, that's Future world/Discoveryworld. Tell me what you think, and i'll be back soon with World Showcase. Until the, here's a little preview. Every pavillion will now have a ride, and not some Primeval whirl B.S. either. They'll range from Fantasyland style dark rides to high tech thrill rides. Also, I have chosen to eliminate 2 countries and bring in 4 new ones. Be back soon!
DISCOVERWORLD/FUTURE WORLD:
SPACESHIP EARTH:
While I will admit the ride needs an update, Time Racers looks to throw the baby out with the bathwater. My Time Racers concept goes like this: The ride will no longer focus on communication, but rather on the adventure of the past as a whole. throughout the sphere there will be huge enviroments including the Dinosaurs, Early Man, the Roman empire, Camelot, and WWII. The ride vehicles are now CTX rovers, to make for a slightly more thrilling ride, and the effects amke you feel more like participant in the time period than a spectator. Throughout the sphere there eill be "Time Tunnels" that create a sudden bust of speed that will take you outside the sphere into neon blue tunnels. I see the effect from the outside being something like the rings of Planets.
THE LIVING SEAS:
God I hate this place. I'll probably hate it even more when the little mermaid characters are here. My concept will keep Seabase Alpha and the interactive exhibit, but dump the entire ride mechanism. My idea for the ride will involve no real animals. I will be a "submarine ride" but unlike 20000 leagues, there will not be real water, only water effects. You travel through different areas of the ocean, encountering the vast array of life, including some of the more dangerous ones. your ship will make close contact with a Sperm whale, a Great white, a flock of Jellyfish, and a giant Squid, before making your final stopat the bottom of the sea. I think this ride epitomizes my vision for Epcot. Exciting and high-tech, but still educational
THE LAND
Living with the Land:
Pretty much fine, just update the audio animatronics and maybe make the greenhouse section a little less dull. Who's for a complimentary sample of Greenhouse grown fruit when you disembark?
Food Rocks:
DIE!!!!!!! I HATE THIS SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH KRAFT WANTS FOR THE RIGHTS!!!! BRING BACK KITCHEN KABARET!!!!!!! Whew! I'm done.
CIRCLE OF LIFE:
Just fine. One of the best films in Epcot.
SOARIN' OVER THE LAND:
A new attraction using the Soaring over California tech. One of the few Project Gemin ideas I like, this version will take you over spectacular views from all over the world, such as the Grand Canyon, the Himalayas, Easter Island, etc.
P.S. What the hell is Rainforest Roller Coaster even doing here? GONE!!!
IMAGINATION:
JOURNEY INTO IMAGINATION:
Hoo boy. Here we have some work to do. Much as I loved the original ride before they gutted it and brought in that soulless monstrosity, It won't hold up well against all my other changes. My new ride design brings back Figment and Dreamfinder in a starring role and gets rid of the whole Imagination institute concept. The new ride is interactive, as Figment and dreamfinder want you to help bring Imagination back to the pavilion after the "previous occupants" made it dull and Generic. The irde is a series of minigames where you use imagination beams fired from lasers on your cars to help paint a black and white room, fill a room with sound effects, warp images of yourself into wacky contortions(which you can then purchase a picture of) and, in the rides flagship scene, chase away figment's nightmares in a battle akin to Men in Black at Universal. This ride is my baby. Let me know what you think!
Honey, I shrunk the audience:
Love It! Never change it!
Hedge Maze: I actually like it. An outdoor play area sounds great. Long as they keep the fountains.
INNOVENTIONS:
Can't say I was ever that fond of this place. I'm keeping it mainly because of Ice station Cool (Love that place) They need to update the technology more often, have more interesting exhibits, and expand the video game section. Robot restaurant sounds kind of amusing, so I'll keep it. The entire place stays mainly by default, cause I can't think of anything to replace it.
UNIVERSE OF ENERGY:
This is the first Pavillion to Get......the SHAFT!! That's right, it is no more. this ride is embarassingly out of date, the dinosaurs are pathetic, and the 20 minute Exxon commercial at the end sickens me. GONE.In its place.....
ELEMENTS OF EARTH
This new pavillion will focus on the elements, with a focus on what makes up the Earth. The headliner attraction will be a motion simulator that will take you to the center of the earth. This pavillion is still in the early stages, but there will be interactive exhibits, a kids area, and an upscale restaurant where every room is themed to a different element. More on this later.
WONDERS OF LIFE:
Okay, how does Disney decide that this goes while UOE stays? Granted this place does need some work, though. I'm retheming the entire place after Cranium Command. This is now the headquarters form which the entire body is run.
BODY WARS:
The movie here is sooo out of date it's not even funny. The new ride will be an interactive motion simulator That can turn upside down. You are a member of the Gastric defense team, and you have been sent into the body of a teenager who just ate a 3 week old burger. Viruses are attacking, and armed with laser guns, you have to shoot them down. your ending will be determined by how many viruses you kill and whether you manage to kill the head virus. This ride lasts as long as your team survives. Anyone who ever played an arcade shooter will be great at this ride.
CRANIUM COMMAND:
Love it, Keep it.
THE MAKING OF ME:
Who decides Disney world is the place to explain this stuff? Dump it.Put Goofy about health in a larger theater. The rest of the pavillion will be filled with interactive exhibits.
MISSION: SPACE:
Looks pretty cool. I see no reason to change anything yet.
TEST TRACK:
The ride is one of my favorites, so no changes. Dump the Autopia. I don't even know why it's still in MK
NEW HORIZONS:
This is a new pavillion located in the old Odessey pavillion. Celebrating Dreamers, inventors, and creators, this will be an old-school AA ride in the vein of the old World of Motion or Horizons. In fact there will be several scenes taken directly form these rides, as well as new scenes celebrating people like Bill Gates and Walt Disney. The ride will end with a look into the future with an updated Choose your own ending feature. In all the glitz and thrill rides of my new Epcot, there has to be room for a little old-school charm.
Well, that's Future world/Discoveryworld. Tell me what you think, and i'll be back soon with World Showcase. Until the, here's a little preview. Every pavillion will now have a ride, and not some Primeval whirl B.S. either. They'll range from Fantasyland style dark rides to high tech thrill rides. Also, I have chosen to eliminate 2 countries and bring in 4 new ones. Be back soon!