One Sentence Competition: Prisms of Light - The Game Has Begun!

[Architectural Guinea Pig]

Remy by @AceAstro and Bird: Test Track by @Solaris Knight

Honorable Mention goes to someone whose project excelled in one field, but did not quite make the cut for a medal for whatever reason. Two adorable little critters for Epcot is a dream come true, tied for forth. Unfortunately, the top three were just a hair cooler.

The Seas with Nemo and Friends by @Tony the Tigger

The presentation is what sold me on this pitch, but I also loved the idea of a giant Darla "poking" at the clamshells.

Incredible Hulk Coaster by @Disney Dad 3000

HULK SMASHHHHHH!!! (the competition)

Rod Serling by @OSUPhantom

Cool pitch, cool idea. Creepy, effective, Disney.


as the winner of SPECTRUM 2 @OSUPhantom chose the prompt for the next spectrum. great work all- this was one of the hardest decisions for winners I’ve made so far​

 

[Architectural Guinea Pig]

Epcot Experience
Welcome back to the fourth spectrum of the One Sentence Competition: Prisms of Light!

-The Set Up-
The worthy 1st placer, @OSUPhantom, upon careful consideration, shined his beam of light on the next prism. It lands on Epcot!

Since the beginning, Epcot was centered around the optimism of both the future and the education of the past. This concept has been followed through in countless ways throughout the years, whether it be in rides like Spaceship Earth or even small activities in festivals. However, with additions of ip like frozen, gotg, and remy, Disney has strayed away from its age-defying original ideals of edutainment. There are many ways to bring this concept back to life, but one way that hasn’t been utilized much nowadays (except Moana)- walkthrough exhibits.

-Challenge-
Pitch a new educational walkthrough exhibit for EPCOT.

-Rules-​

• Align the exhibit with the surrounding area’s theme- you can create new pavilions if you want​
• You may use between 1 to 3 sentences and up to 1 image.​
• No AI generated artwork, writing, or assistance in the brainstorming process is allowed​

-Deadline-
This project is due on Saturday, Star Wars Day at 11:59 PM WDW Time
(8:59 PM Disneyland Time)

-Tips-
K.I.S.S. – Keep it simple, silly. Try not to complicate or overthink things too much. It’s a simple, casual competition – there are no eliminations. Propose as you please, let your imagination soar!

-Judging Criteria-
Is it creative?
Is it (generally) realistic?
Does it fit thematically/visually?
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BONUS: May the Force Be With You
Add a short seasonal Star Wars overlay for your exhibit. It can be as crazy as you want, it won’t effect your main submission. You can use up to one extra sentence and image.

Do or do not. There is no try.​

 

[Tony the Tigger]

I LOVE THE FONT

Thanks! I actually found a Nemo font. (If you’re looking on your phone and blow it up a bit, you’ll see the little fish cutouts in the letters.)

I do agree the Rod Serling pitch was brilliant.

Just a suggestion: give yourself a breather at the end of each challenge. No one expects full reviews immediately after a midnight deadline, especially with last minute submissions. Get them all done and posted at once the next afternoon or night. Then post the next one!

 

[Disney Warrior]

Inside Out: Emotional Walkthrough

In this new walkthrough attraction anchoring a revitalized Wonders of Life pavilion (with an Inside Out show and a modern version of Body Wars), guests can learn about different emotions with the Inside Out characters. In each section, guests will learn about emotions with interactive objects, character animatronics, and intriguing visuals (the area near each emotion matches the asthetic of each character). Characters featured include Joy, Anger, Sadness, Fear, and Disgust, as well as Anxiety, Ennui, Embarrassment, and Envy from the upcoming sequel.

Bonus: On May the Fourth, this walkthrough becomes a generic Disney money maker Star Wars walkthrough as Star Wars characters replace the Inside Out characters (creating a weird mismatch of themes).​

 

[𝕴𝖒𝖆𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖊𝖗97]

The Odyssey Center presents: The Odyssey - A Celebration of Greek Storytelling​

Enter into The Odyssey Center, which finally lives up to its name! The large space has been subdivided into an exhibit focused on Greek storytelling and tradition, with the main portion of the exhibit dedicated to a walkthrough of highly immersive miniatures and models retelling the great epic of The Odyssey by Homer. The Imagineers partnered with Classics scholars to craft highly meticulous depictions of the story, complete with mini-animatronics and special effects.

BONUS: During Epcot's edition of Season of the Force (), the Odyssey Centers changes over its Odyssey display to a retelling of the story of Luke Skywalker's journey in the same immersive miniature form (not pictured here).

 

[Lord Fozzinator]

World Celebration Animatronic Exhibit

Opening up at the new and improved World Celebration is a walk-through educational exhibit based around the history of animatronics from the very first animatronics at opening day Disneyland to the most modern animatronics in the Disney parks around the world. The location of this new exhibit is in the western part of Communicore Hall, the exhibit also holds a theater that fits 200 which gives a simplified history of animatronics. Highlights of this new exhibit is the iconic tweeting board audio animatronic that was picked up by Walt Disney himself in New Orleans, a working audio animatronic of Mickey from the original Mickey Mouse Review that opened up at Magic Kingdom, and the very first audio animatronic of Walt Disney telling guests about his dream of Epcot.

Bonus: At the very end of the walkthrough are 3 viewing areas, one shows Anakin and Obi Wan fighting on Mustafar, Darth Vader and Luke fighting on the Death Star, and Kylo Ren and Rey fighting on starkiller base.​

 

[Brer Panther]

-Challenge-
Pitch a new educational walkthrough exhibit for EPCOT.​

Down to Earth

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The Land pavilion focuses on the Earth, but specifically only the upper level, with no focus on the other levels just below our feet. This is fixed with the inclusion of a new walkthrough exhibit in the space once occupied by Awesome Planet that takes guests through the many different layers of the Earth - think Journey to the Center of the Earth, with tunnels that appear to be made of dirt as you travel all the way down to the planet's core. Along the way, underground-dwelling animals such as moles and gophers poke their heads out of the walls to say hi and tell us a little more about dirt (don't forget to buy a plush mole on your way out!).

BONUS: To promote whatever Star Wars movie is yet to be released, the animals are all dressed as Star Wars characters and talk about how excited they are for the film and how you should totally go see it, which has nothing to do with the layers of the Earth but synergy.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

Under the Land and Sea​

Between those two pavilions, you descend into an underground cave, learning about stalagmites and stalactites, bats, fossil impressions, and some primitive wall paintings (reinforcing what you saw on Spaceship Earth.)

You’ll see what lives underground - giant ant colonies, spiders, worms; and as you go deeper, the different layers below the crust of the Earth, even walking through the base of an active volcano (!) and “under the sea.”

At that point, a fork in the walkway allows you to either continue on the land side, eventually emerging on a short walkway to Living With The Land, or continue under the sea, and emerge on a short walkway to the aquarium.

Bonus: in the weeks leading up to May 4, an overlay turns this into the Dark Side Cave on Dagobah, where you repeat Luke’s important journey, and a “mirror” (screen) reflects your image as either a villain or hero from Star Wars lore.

 

[Disney-Universal Fanboy]

How we Ruined the Future​

Disney weirdly made an April fools walkthrough themed around the invasion of IP and the walkthrough is just bad. Just a history exhibit that showcases IP, why. Wait I did it wrong let me try again.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

Awesome Planet that takes guests through the many different layers of the Earth

and as you go deeper, the different layers below the crust of the Earth

Great minds

 

[Disney-Universal Fanboy]

Here’s the Real Prompt! @Architectural Guinea Pig are you going to accept both?

The Cycle of the Harvest

The more you think about it, a bugs life sort of fits EPCOT with its ways of Harvest and the cycle of life as Hopper describes it. This new walkthrough in World Nature in EPCOT will showcase the natural cycle of Harvesting (in a small perspective). The expansion also features a mini theater that plays short films from the bugs life universe that are specifically created for the new expansion.

Bonus

For the Entire month of May, the theater will have a special screening of Star Wars, but it’s a bugs life.​

 

[Disney Dad 3000]

Japan: Visions

Journey into Epcot's new and immersive walkthrough experience built as an expansion to the Japan pavilion within World Showcase, Japan: Visions. First greeted by a lifelike grove of blooming sakura, Japan: Visions is a testament to the beauty, wonder, culture and history of Japan as guests will stand in awe of the majesty of Mt. Fuji, marvel at Naha's Shuri Castle, explore a samurai village and camp, and question their life choices in the hustle and bustle of Shibuya Crossing. Using a mixture of physical sets/props and well-placed screens to mimic backgrounds and activity, with lessons learned from Navi River Journey and Immersive Disney animation, the walk-through guides, teaches and allows guests to experience and learn firsthand about a small part of Japan.

Bonus:
As a seasonal Star Wars overlay, a rotating cast of popular Jedi are included in the samurai portion of the walk through offering martial arts and kendo displays throughout the day.​

 

[Miru]

Disney and Coke: Match Made In Time

An expanded version of Ice Station Cool’s walkthrough area, now based around the relationship between Disney and Coca-Cola over the years, complete with displays of specially branded products.

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BONUS:

The Season of the Force version becomes an in universe history of Coca-Cola in the Star Wars universe, shown in Galaxy’s Edge.

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[Evilgidgit]

JACK SKELLINGTON'S HOLIDAY HALL

The Imagination Pavilion's Magic Eye Theatre undergoes a facelift, resembling the dark, spooky swirls of The Nightmare Before Christmas to become Holiday Hall, a walkthrough in which Jack Skellington shares his own weird research on the history/traditions of yearly holidays and celebrations. Each section of Jack's lecture hall focuses on different holidays, researched and deciphered by Jack as only he can with Halloween Town-homemade exhibitions - examples include Easter full of giant monster eggs; Thanksgiving, starring one very frightened turkey; St. Patrick's Day, which Jack has embraced by painting the entire exhibit in clover leaf green (including Zero); and, of course, his iconic take on Christmas, complete with life sized props from the film including his coffin sleigh and Dr. Finkelstein's undead reindeer.

Bonus: The month of May turns into Star Wars-ween, in which Jack adds a new exhibit under the belief that Star Wars is a an actual event-turned-celebration in human culture, decorating the displays with Halloween takes on SW, including a gigantic Death Star jack o'lantern!
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[WaltWiz1901]

Time to improvise...

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Essential Elements​

Planet Earth provides us with a lot of essential elements, and this exhibit somewhere in the province of the Land and Seas pavilions showcases the main five: earth, metal, water, fire, and wood. Guests can learn about and then experiment with most of these elements in a variety of ways like in a sandbox (earth), with magnets (metal), and seeing what things can float or sink in a tub of water.

Bonus​

Around May 4th, the sandbox is made up with miniature sets to look like the planet of Tatooine.

 

[Solaris Knight]

EXOPLANETS

Mission: Space gets a walkthrough attraction focusing on planets outside of our solar system as well as the conditions needed to foster life on them, comparing and contrasting those conditions with that of Earth
BONUS

For Seasons of the Force, there is a Star Wars overlay focusing on the Star Wars galaxy and examining the various unique biomes of each planet and how realistic or unrealistic those environments are in real life, bringing back some of that classic Epcot edutainment factor.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

“That’s no moon!”

 

[Rock Wren]

International Story Garden​

The international story garden, an area for learning about other cultures' stories, consisted of a small stage/gazebo and 8 art installations representing 8 different folk tales from various world regions separated by greenery. Each art installation is made by a different international artist who represents their story with plants, sculpture, and water features. While each art installation includes plaques telling the story; Audio versions (in multiple languages) are available through the Disney Play app.

Bonus: During the week of May the 4th the gazebo stage, which regularly hosts storytellers, has costume actors telling some made-up Jedi legends.

(I want to say thanks to Team Birds in the Current Citrus Dreaming competition who partly inspired this idea)

 

[Outbound]

Whodunnit Alley

Nestled into the backstreet corner of the UK Pavillion is Whodunnit Alley, a tribute to iconic gothic novels & Victorian mysteries, where guests are given flashlights (the same tech as Wizarding World wands) to uncover "whodunnit"! Split into several protoypical settings -- the moonlight alley, the abandoned flat, the stormy-sea lighthouse, the aristrocratic warmly-lit manorhouse, and the foggy hedge gardens -- each room has interactive elements reacting to the flashlights, with characters /suspects mentioned in reading and clues in each room building to one of three solvable mysteries; increasing in intensity and diffuculty from petty theft (the Mystery of the One-Eyed Pirate), death (the Mystery of the Black Dragon), and outright horror (the Mystery of the Ripper). At the end, guests are announce their prediction to a cast member, who will confirm or deny their suspicion.

Imperial Security Takeover

The ISB has been tipped off that key rebel organizers are hiding in Whodunnit Alley, on the remote planet Earth, and have tasked its newest recruits in aiding their search for Axis & and other rebel cell leaders, with a new tracker design and some light Star Wars overlays onto the pre-existing set, hunt down in all new-mysteries Saw Gerrera (easy), Mon Mothma (medium), and Luthen Rael (hardest).​

 

[Architectural Guinea Pig]

@montydysquith-navarro
@OSUPhantom
@AceAstro
@ThemeParkPriest
@spacemt354
@Lizzy May Bee
@Pi on my Cake

Reply "I'm out celebrating May 4th" to receive a formal extension!
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