Figment632
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LOL well that movie could have bee a little more accurate to the comics. But the key word you said is discover, change the name to WaltDisney's World of Discovery or Walt Disneys Wonders of the World and I'll stop complaining.
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Snow White to get a semi-permanent meet and greet at the Germany pavilion
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LOL well that movie could have bee a little more accurate to the comics. But the key word you said is discover, change the name to WaltDisney's World of Discovery or Walt Disneys Wonders of the World and I'll stop complaining.
FigmentJedi
Well-Known Member
Epcot's too iconic a name to change. They could get away with that crap over at the Studios, but not with a park that's become a household name.
lebeau
Well-Known Member
Well, the Studios was a different story. Disney let the rights to the MGM name go. So, they had to change the name of the park.
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
The thing is, she fits here...Sort of. If they do this subtly and without bringing TOO much of the fantasy into WS, it could work. (KPWSA)SW is representative of where her fairy-tale comes from.
Hmm...I would say that it tries to do that, but it needs a lot of help. Depends on the attraction. (SSE= yes...TT or TLS...No.)
But I agree that EPCOT needs to change, and change constantly. That was the parks goal from the beginning. What EPCOT does need is the kind of change that only furthers it's original goals and aims of optimism and showmanship of the future, not just entertainment for entertainment's sake.
That's an OK thing to have, but not everywhere...
But back to SW.:lookaroun:lol: Figment...You ever consider slipping her an apple?:lookaroun
Walter Yensid
Active Member
Figment,
You really need to take a few breaths...
I agree with everyone else. This is a great addition. I feel Disney really has been doing a great job incorporating all the Meet and Greets into the themes and areas they are in. Not too long ago as we all remember, the characters would just be standing in the middle of nowhere or get tackled by a mass of people with lines forming in the middle of nowhere and fights almost breaking out due to 'cutting' and a lack of control. Now, in almost every case, the area is themed, it is out of the way, it is safer for the crowd AND the character, there is no stress of people cutting, and the character tends to make sense in the area he/she is located. So, I think Snow White's addition here is great.
And like a few people have said Figment, Snow White and many of these characters have a great deal to do with the education and the culture of these countries. Some of these stories are hundreds of years old and ingrained in their culture like Ariel to Denmark and Snow White to Germany. Yes, Disney 'Disney-fied' them, but these stories are still tied to the country.
But most importantly, EPCOT is still a Disney park. I feel you can learn a lot at EPCOT and Animal Kingdom, but they are still parks. And it is about fun, enjoyment, and bringing smiles to kids' faces. If you do not want that and you just want to learn, then simply go to the museum or do a science project. But, being upset about kids (and many adults) getting their picture, creating a memory, and being happy when you simply could walk by on your 'path of discovery', is just ludicrous.
Okay, maybe I need to take a deep breath now....haha
You really need to take a few breaths...
I agree with everyone else. This is a great addition. I feel Disney really has been doing a great job incorporating all the Meet and Greets into the themes and areas they are in. Not too long ago as we all remember, the characters would just be standing in the middle of nowhere or get tackled by a mass of people with lines forming in the middle of nowhere and fights almost breaking out due to 'cutting' and a lack of control. Now, in almost every case, the area is themed, it is out of the way, it is safer for the crowd AND the character, there is no stress of people cutting, and the character tends to make sense in the area he/she is located. So, I think Snow White's addition here is great.
And like a few people have said Figment, Snow White and many of these characters have a great deal to do with the education and the culture of these countries. Some of these stories are hundreds of years old and ingrained in their culture like Ariel to Denmark and Snow White to Germany. Yes, Disney 'Disney-fied' them, but these stories are still tied to the country.
But most importantly, EPCOT is still a Disney park. I feel you can learn a lot at EPCOT and Animal Kingdom, but they are still parks. And it is about fun, enjoyment, and bringing smiles to kids' faces. If you do not want that and you just want to learn, then simply go to the museum or do a science project. But, being upset about kids (and many adults) getting their picture, creating a memory, and being happy when you simply could walk by on your 'path of discovery', is just ludicrous.
Okay, maybe I need to take a deep breath now....haha
EPCOT Explorer
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Animaniac93-98
Well-Known Member
Ya, but she didn't have an upcoming, much hyped (and expensive) movie did she? Aurora had marketing on her side!
She was the Stitch of the 1950s, along with Davy Crockett. :lookaroun
Figment632
New Member
I guess I have to admit that Epcot is dead and never coming back. Some of the magic has just died for me, as a society we have been so dumbed down that this is what most people want. I guess I'll go to my profile and change favorite park to MK. To quite one of the Rambo movies "Its over Johnny". Ok I have accepted the truth that Epcot is no more excuse me while I step off of the roof that I am on.
EPCOT Explorer
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EPCOT Explorer
New Member
Don't take it that seriously...:lookaroun
EPCOT is not dead.
They could have killed it with Proj. Gemini and a whole other host of proposed projects.Trust me...If a select few projects are greenlit, EPCOT could be quite close to what it was originally, while still capturing a larger audience.
GothMickey
Active Member
A. Wall-E deals more with a romance bnetween robots, oh yea, and pollution of the Earth. But, half the movie takes place in outer space. Snow White originated in Germany, and, by all accounts, takes place in Germany. So it makes a ton of sense.
B. You got your panties in a bunch. Learn to accept change. Epcot, the original, is NOT around anymore.
Then DHS should be Magic Kingdom 3, DAK should be Magic Kingdom 4. You are just complaining for the sake of complaining. Realize the world around you is changing, accept it.
So, you hate the fact that Grand Fiesta Tour features Donald Duck? Do you hate the fact that there is a character in Imagination? Or, maybe you hate Honey I Shrunk the Audience cause, IH MY GOD, it has characters in the movie?
Calm down, take a deep breath, and you'll be OK. And if this really bothers you that much, and ruins your entire trip, then you have some issues that go deeper than your complete and total understanding of EPCOT 1!
GothMickey
Active Member
EPCOT Center, which you long for and desire, is DEAD in name only. Now, if we are talking about Epcot the theme park, then it is alive and well.
RealHawker
Member
why do you keep calling it "dumbing down"?
My daughter does not get much out of the fact that Germany sells wine and soccer jerseys and accepts credit cards for beer - but having snow white, in her original German setting (she will recognize the building styles from the movie) will most likely create some submersion/fantasy for her. That is something that will down the road build interest in the rest of the Germany Pavilion.
DisneyDellsDude
New Member
Figment, I have to side with you on this one.
None of the WDW parks are striding to be different anymore.
If Epcot really wanted a new identity, it would be going all out to try something different, not just copy from the Magic Kingdom.
None of the WDW parks are striding to be different anymore.
If Epcot really wanted a new identity, it would be going all out to try something different, not just copy from the Magic Kingdom.
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
I agree fully. EPCOT is the most unique park created by WDP and WDI, IMHO...It should be treated as such.
Figment632
New Member
Ok I survived my 6 story plunge, my fall was broken by 7 tiny men and a singing girl holding a clown fish.
No even though Donald is one of my favorites unless Mexico is populated by singing ducks he doesn't belind there.
Figment is different he was an original character created specifically for Epcot.
No even though Donald is one of my favorites unless Mexico is populated by singing ducks he doesn't belind there.
Figment is different he was an original character created specifically for Epcot.
maggiegrace1
Well-Known Member
You would be dead if it was not for them...quit complaining and go take a picture with Dopey...:wave:
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
:lookaroun:lookaroun:ROFLOL::ROFLOL::ROFLOL:
Why is it every June, the boards get very surreal? Last year we had the day of a million threads...:lookaroun:lookaroun
Why is it every June, the boards get very surreal? Last year we had the day of a million threads...:lookaroun:lookaroun
I'm with you on this one.
I am an Epcot purist, and hatehatehate the Epcot Character Spot. It's annoying, and dumb, and my son always makes me go there. But putting characters in the WS countries, in an actually themed spot works for me. Reminding people that Marry Poppins and Pooh are British, that Remy is French, that Pinnochio is Italian sounds fine to me. I admit I didn't know that Snow White was set in Germany, but apparently it is (so confirms Wikipedia).
And WS does need to have more things to keep the younger set interested. I'd prefer actual attractions, but I doubt this was a decision of "Finish the Rhine cruise or build a picture spot."
That is truly a fowl response.
I beleive that even when Epcot opened with the acknowledgement that there was supposed to be a huge educational element, Disney reminded us that it was about entertainment first, information second. You can't teach anybody about Germany if they don't visit the pavilion. And I'm guessing that this will get a few more folks to do so.
Snow White is set in Germany. WALL-E is set in futuristic earth and space, so no. Just as a Little Mermaid meet and greet at Mission:Space wouldn't work, but at the Living Seas would, at least thematically, be OK.