Dark ride for the Carousel theatre building in Japan until the last recession hit.
The last thing Epcot needs is another 3 minute wonder (or 60 seconds) like the TRON ride.
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Sum of All Thrills Closing?
- Thread starter thecompman
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Dark ride for the Carousel theatre building in Japan until the last recession hit.
The last thing Epcot needs is another 3 minute wonder (or 60 seconds) like the TRON ride.
Very true. If that coaster were to open in WDW it would be absolutely panned by critics. But as always, when things open overseas - the grass is always greener and all.
ProfSavage
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Japan needs something... that whole side of WS needs something. Only Canada has a movie. Definitely lopsided in it's offerings.
Nickels5
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Agreed, my thinking is we could get an updated version of that, from what I have read the original blueprint for that ride was darker and all indoors I could be wrong?
FigmentJedi
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Not to mention Test Track makes the Tron coaster redundant.
Rides in World Showcase, that ship has long sailed. It is all about Food and Drink.
ProfSavage
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I know but a man can dream, right?
Indeed you may LOL.
pax_65
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Just returned from a trip... Future World is pathetically sad. There were so few people there! A few at Spaceship Earth in the morning and a decent crowd at Test Track (Soarin' was down and Frozen isn't open yet, so TT was by far the most popular attraction in the park).
My teenage son made us ride Energy as a joke, because it's so bad. He views it like a cult classic - he laughs at how bad it is. But the ride got its revenge by breaking down when we tried to ride. Ha!
The World Showcase Food Court and Boozefest was in full swing. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy my beer flight, tasty food, and good desserts but you're essentially paying a $100+ cover charge and then paying $8 a beer. With so few attractions to justify that cost, the value keeps shrinking and shrinking.
My teenage son made us ride Energy as a joke, because it's so bad. He views it like a cult classic - he laughs at how bad it is. But the ride got its revenge by breaking down when we tried to ride. Ha!
The World Showcase Food Court and Boozefest was in full swing. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy my beer flight, tasty food, and good desserts but you're essentially paying a $100+ cover charge and then paying $8 a beer. With so few attractions to justify that cost, the value keeps shrinking and shrinking.
Next Big Thing
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Unfortunately if we do get anymore WS rides, they'll likely be animation themed.
tissandtully
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I'll take what I can get.
I foresee Epcot heading towards a similar fate as the Studios. In 5 - 10 years time it will face an extreme makeover of Future World, but leaving WS as food and drink.
Next Big Thing
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Which i'm fine with. Future World needs billions put into it.
As much as we may want new attractions in WS or a new Illuminations, WS is fairly timeless and Illuminations has remained so as well. FW is in a world of hurt though.
Yep, and I don't see it getting anything signficant until Studios is done.
ShoalFox
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Which is rather unfortunate... the park will just have to limp along for who knows how many years.
Next Big Thing
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Neither do I unfortunately. It would be nice if they took Mission: Space down for refurb finally though, maybe even create a new movie. It always bugs me that 75% of the time I ride it, the vibration in the main control doesn't work anymore.
I'd like to hope plans will be ready to go as SWL finishes.
Mission Space is sadly one of those that just turned into a nightmare, and something the company would rather forget. It was plagued with construction and contractor issues, lots of guest experience issues, and it just didn't deliver what they hoped it would. The roll out of the ride to other parks was abandoned, and with all that being said, I don't see them making any changes to it. Look how long it took to get a new Star tours movie with all the material they could use and the stories popularity. Mission Space has none of that going for it.
Next Big Thing
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Yeah, but it could still use a general refurb. It's been running almost everyday since it opened, save for the time they changed to put in the Green Side.
Same with Everest. It's never had a refurb in it's life... hopefully that's coming after Pandora.