ABQ
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Especially when the 4 balloons above used to rise and fall.
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News New Park Entrance coming to Epcot
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DznyRktekt
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Painting over the original ceiling mural was borderline criminal.
flynnibus
Premium Member
I hated the food offerings... the brown decor... the mall food court feeling... food rocks... the film... it was all bad. The table service and original living with the land were the only redeeming qualities. Tho I do like the glass structure from the outside. The murals while neat in detail... I always hated those brown 70s tones
Did you visit pre ‘93? That version had charm, despite being definitely of its age.
Rich Brownn
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In the original layout there was a specific way you were supposed to experience the attractions (not that anyone did). You'd start with 'Symbiosis' which related how man and nature worked together; this theater would then dump you out downstairs next to Living With The Land, which showed how man is working to improve upon nature with new techniques; exiting there you would encounter Kitchen Cabaret, which taught about how foods worked with nutrition ; and that would lead to -- a dining area!
flynnibus
Premium Member
Yes, for EPCOT, 84, 88, 90, 93. I'd sit for hours in Earth Station with zero food or attractions rather than sit in the land's indoor courtyard.
As a young adult... making that long trek up and then down into the building... to end up in a food court... just was a huge 'thats it???' moment. And like I said, the tones (while earthy..) were really dated IMO.
The Earth Station films were a lot of fun
smile
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tirian
Well-Known Member
No possessive case! They’re afraid of proper English.
Nobia Williams
New Member
Don't hate me I love the topiaries.
And 5 years later the barricades are covered in mold and falling apart and Bob doesn't want to pay to buy a whole new set of barricades and so the sponsorship deal ends and the barricades sit there worsening for another 10 years and people pine for the days when barricades were clean and bright and in good repair and yet protest their removal.
TOCPE82
Well-Known Member
So the Starbucks in Fountainview is likely gone, along with the mildew hallway?
Any chance of the Centorium name re-emerging?
Sorry, I've just caught up on 15 pages... might have missed something.
Centorium? Doubtful. That would be living in the past and only catering to a few hardcore EPCOT Center fans. A better name would be, "Epcot Merchandise Shop", so the masses can easily understand what it is.
(end sarc)
P_Radden
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I wish. But even if it did, it would never be as cool as it once was (architecturally speaking)
IMO the multiple levels were part of what made the place special. Too bad they filled them in.
shortstop
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Why’d they fill in the second level? This is way cooler than Mouse Gear...
HiJe
Well-Known Member
Man, those pictures bring back memories. I really loved that store and miss it a ton every time I visit.
P_Radden
Well-Known Member
They filled in the lower "sunken" areas, and removed the mezzanine upper level. I was told this was done because they determined they could sell more merchandise if guests didn't have to go up stairs. I guess merchandise downstairs sold better than merchandise upstairs..? Plus throughout the 90s people became more lazy over the years so I guess maybe there was less foot traffic on the upper level than the lower level. Maybe @marni1971 can elaborate a bit
