Fixed that for you.
Epcot is currently the worst Disney park in the country.See, this is a weird issue.
Either destroy a fantastic attraction in a terrible park or destroy a terrible attraction in a fantastic park (although, it's not as fantastic as it used to be). It's a paradox.
In my opinion, I'd MUCH rather see Universe of Energy be taken over for several reasons. For one, Tower of Terror is phenomenal, no explanation needed. UoE, on the other hand, is a 35 minute attraction that is, let's face it, boring. You know you've done something wrong when 3/4 of the people in your row are either sleeping or playing Pokémon GO.
Second, I know SO many people are going to argue "But UoE has SUCH a great capacity!!!". Well, I hate to break it too ya, but a ride with a great capacity really doesn't have great capacity when 5/6 of the seats aren't full. Last week, there were just enough people in there to fill one out of the six cars. While it may be the last remaining remnant of EPCOT Center and edutainment, it's just too long and a colossal waste of space in comparison to how many people experience the attraction per hour.
Third, you need to think about theming. While Guardians really fits in horribly in both places, you need to think of which one is horrendous and then which one is slightly less horrendous.Anything can be described in one line, including films, television shows, plays, theme park attractions, etc. Guardians of the Galaxy can be described as "A band of unlikely heroes join together to fight villains throughout the intergalactic systems, creating peace throughout the Galaxy" or something along those lines (I'm horrible at making these, if you couldn't tell
). Now, I know it goes against EPCOT's original message/theming, but would that fit better in a loose representation of the future/space (or whatever hodgepodge is currently in Future World) or 1930's Hollywood? You have to pick and choose. While they're both horrible options, one needs to figure out which one is worse than the other. Now, I know people will be point out flaws in this argument, but you just have to think it through, especially when the nut jobs that are Disney Executives won't create a freaking new attraction.
Finally, I'd much rather them go all out with a big-budgeted E-Ticket (albeit in the wrong place) over a less expensive re-skinning of Tower of Terror. It's what the IP deserves IMO.
And, like all of you, I'd MUCH prefer a new attraction (or mini-land) in DHS over either of these options. But, if we can only get one of the first two options, I'd prefer UoE.
Worse than DHS? I respectfully disagree. There's plenty of quality attractions to fill a day at Epcot, whereas DHS has only a handful of rides and a few crappy shows. I feel that despite the efforts to fix DHS, it still won't be enough. Epcot, probably comes in second to last on the list, but tied with DCA, in my opinion. All three parks need desperate help.
He is a parks guy. He is already irrelevant and already sold out in order to move up as high as ever possible.
In a few years maybe. It needs a lot of work, but there's no way it's worse than DHS. That park is a complete thematic mess at the moment and has very little to do.
I can go to Epcot at 5 PM and be happy with the amount of time spent there. Having said that, it's a pretty close call between Epcot and DHS for me but DHS has a clear path to fixing that park. Part of my opinion is that I also fear for Epcot's future.
It's too late for that. Whether the Guardians project is approved or not, Epcot, as we know it, will cease to exist very soon. We're already seeing that change with Maelstrom->Frozen. From what it sounds, and the actions by the company, there is little, if any, resistance from execs to shove IPs anywhere the eye can see. Therefore, it's only a matter of time. I wouldn't hold out any hope for a new CEO either. The Parks culture has changed, and it is clear which direction rolls in the money. Unless Iger's replacement is a massive Parks fan (he/she won't be), the Parks will continue in the same direction (IP-wise).
I just can't pin this on one guy. It's the whole 'appeal to the masses' thing. For a yuuuge entertainment company like Disney to succeed on the level they need to, and do it safely economics-wise, they HAVE TO appeal to as big a number of folks as they can. If they aim to uplift, be 'smart', or to try to educate, they'll risk shooting over a bunch of folks heads or interests and losing business. Basically they give the people what they want. Now, is it their role to 'lead and enrich'? Not if you are like most businesses and are only in it for the bucks. The damning thing in all of this that the general public seems to want a dumbed-down, fun only, payout from Disney and their vacation time. Obviously, when you look at what EPCOT was originally going to be and was for a long time, along with what the Studios was (sort of) and AK still is to a great degree, the public's 'wants' have generally changed. Now I know someone is going to say "Hey, not me/us." Well, kudos to you sir/madam, you are in a shrinking minority.
Neil deGrasse Tyson has more Twitter followers than Star Lord himself, Chris Pratt.
I haven't been to either EPCOT or DHS since 2011. DHS is in better shape? I'll find out in December.
My recent trip to Epcot left me with a similar attitude. Futureworld is an embarrassment. Even my beloved Living with the Land is getting so outdated it's painfull. The Seas is a nice pavillion but the Nemo ride is cringeworthy.
