TEAM REALITY BRAINSTORMING THREAD

[Tegan pilots a chicken]

That is my biggest concern with the mind/dream/psych pavilion ideas that have been popular and why I lean more toward Fire, Water, Elements, and Games. Feel very similar to just retreading ground from imagination and the IRL Wonders of Life.

Which Wonders doesn't have to exist in our timeline, but it does exist in real life and whether intentionally or unintentionally judges will compare us if it is too similar.

You make some good points.
Hmmmmmmmm.

Fire is such a unique concept that,...I’ll be honest I have no idea what we would do lol. I wonder if whatever we ended up pitching would inevitably fit into the ORIGINAL AND SUPERIOR ENERGY PAVILION

Water has a lot of potential. The Seas does exist in reality but as you said (I think it was you) exploring it from a different perspective could be very interesting.

I’m still very interested in Geology or Climate. Those are two subjects that would have fit right in with original EPCOT Center. Don’t worry if they’ve been done previously. I assure you we will rock either one out like never before.

 

[Pi on my Cake]

I’m still very interested in Geology or Climate. Those are two subjects that would have fit right in with original EPCOT Center. Don’t worry if they’ve been done previously. I assure you we will rock either one out like never before.

hehe

 

[Tegan pilots a chicken]

hehe

Haaaaa you noticed

 

[Tegan pilots a chicken]

Or Space!! Like, the fact that FW didn’t have a dedicated Space pavilion upon opening is kind of absurd. Of course space shows up in many places (because it’s so freaking cool) but nonetheless its absence from the initial pavilion lineup has always been strange to me. I know space in FW has probably been done to death on here, but I’ve never done it and,.....I’d like to!!

 

[Pi on my Cake]

You make some good points.
Hmmmmmmmm.

Fire is such a unique concept that,...I’ll be honest I have no idea what we would do lol. I wonder if whatever we ended up pitching would inevitably fit into the ORIGINAL AND SUPERIOR ENERGY PAVILION

Water has a lot of potential. The Seas does exist in reality but as you said (I think it was you) exploring it from a different perspective could be very interesting.

I’m still very interested in Geology or Climate. Those are two subjects that would have fit right in with original EPCOT Center. Don’t worry if they’ve been done previously. I assure you we will rock either one out like never before.

Jokes aside, there could be some really interesting things with a journey to the center of the earth more focused on the earth itself. Trip through a mine with jewels throughout. A ROCK band in the 90s.

I think fire would work better paired with other elements since, like you said, it is a bit limiting lol.

And I can't remember who said it, but a Water Pavilion with multiple attractions following a mascot character through the water cycle could be a cool twist.

 

[Pi on my Cake]

Or Space!! Like, the fact that FW didn’t have a dedicated Space pavilion upon opening is kind of absurd. Of course space shows up in many places (because it’s so freaking cool) but nonetheless its absence from the initial pavilion lineup has always been strange to me. I know space in FW has probably been done to death on here, but I’ve never done it and,.....I’d like to!!

I've always like the idea of a boat ride through space. Calm water reflecting the stars above.

 

[Tegan pilots a chicken]

Jokes aside, there could be some really interesting things with a journey to the center of the earth more focused on the earth itself. Trip through a mine with jewels throughout. A ROCK band in the 90s.

I think fire would work better paired with other elements since, like you said, it is a bit limiting lol.

And I can't remember who said it, but a Water Pavilion with multiple attractions following a mascot character through the water cycle could be a cool twist.

YES!!!!!! It could include earthquakes and volcanoes, be a whole thing. It’d be amazing.

The water cycle, glaciation, weather, all of that could be incorporated into a Water pavilion!! I’d love that!!

 

[Tegan pilots a chicken]

I've always like the idea of a boat ride through space. Calm water reflecting the stars above.

That is an angle I never would have even thought of. A journey through the heavens on a highway of water.

It’d be dreamy!!! We could allow guests to explore other worlds, stars, nebulae, black holes, all from the serenity and safety of a gentle boat cruise

 

[Shannoninthemagic]

But keep in mind- Epcot had 3 boat rides, do we really want to be adding another?

 

[Tegan pilots a chicken]

But keep in mind- Epcot had 3 boat rides, do we really want to be adding another?

In 1982 they only had 2

 

[Pi on my Cake]

But keep in mind- Epcot had 3 boat rides, do we really want to be adding another?

That is an excellent point just in general.

EPCOT had a lot of boats and a LOT of slow moving dark rides of various kinds.

Which raises the question of whether we should do something similar since that was such a big trend or whether we do something different that will stand out and help the park be slightly more well rounded at opening with ride types.

 

[Pi on my Cake]

Excellent guide to opening day EPCOT that Space wrote for season 4!

Stanza II Program Guide - EPCOT Center 'The Early Years'

Welcome to the Stanza II Program Guide for The Sorcerer's Apprentice Season 4: Homecoming Edition! This reference is designed to help you and your teammates orient yourselves to a park which exists today, but in many ways, is drastically different than what it was during its early years from...

forums.wdwmagic.com

 

[Tegan pilots a chicken]

That is an excellent point just in general.

EPCOT had a lot of boats and a LOT of slow moving dark rides of various kinds.

Which raises the question of whether we should do something similar since that was such a big trend or whether we do something different that will stand out and help the park be slightly more well rounded at opening with ride types.

I’m gonna 100% vote for doing something that fits the mold in 1982. They were trying to develop a permanent worlds fair. The blueprint was these large, big budget, corporate backed pavilions. There was never a plan to integrate IPs, do big thrill rides, etc. I wanna stay in bounds from a realism standpoint. What we do later is up for whatever. But I would want the initial pavilion to be very “EPCOT.”

 

[Tegan pilots a chicken]

Well. This was supposed to be posted in here,....
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Also, a word on nomenclature;

If I say “EPCOT” in all caps, I’m talking about the park era 1982-1993. That’s also “1.0” or “OG.”

If I say “Epcot” with a capital E, I’m talking about some time period after the initial “modernization” efforts.

“EPCOT Center” refers to 1.0, not the present day park.

This way it’s understood if I say something is/isn’t very “EPCOT.”
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I already hate having threads instead of PMs.

 

[Orange Cat]

I already hate having threads instead of PMs.

Me too

 

[Tegan pilots a chicken]

The title of this chapter should be “So You Wanna Have A Private Message?!”

 

[spacemt354]

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I already hate having threads instead of PMs.

It's only temporary - only to go along with the theme of SYWTBAI which has open threads for brainstorming

 

[Shannoninthemagic]

I have ideas for whatever we end up going with, I'm more partial to the "creative" ideas ( art, music, games.) but I have a soft spot for Space and weather/ elements as well.

 

[Tegan pilots a chicken]

It's only temporary - only to go along with the theme of SYWTBAI which has open threads for brainstorming

Oh I know!!

And I have **feelings** about it.

I’m holding the sharing box fan right now so I get to share with the group.

 

[Tegan pilots a chicken]

I have ideas for whatever we end up going with, I'm more partial to the "creative" ideas ( art, music, games.) but I have a soft spot for Space and weather/ elements as well.

No matter what we do your contributions will be very valuable!