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J4546

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Maybe they can rebuild that canopy above the viewing area for.the communicore plaza stage, cause being in direct sunlight sucks
 
splah

splah

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DCBaker said:
It appears the top covering of the canopy has been removed - photos from today:


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Wonder why thy need these additional supports in the back?
 

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splah

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The black ones with look like they are additional to the silver ones. Wonder why this section needs more support
 

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doctornick

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Sir_Cliff said:
I'm very happy the canopy is going, but I think my most unpopular opinion about the parks is that the architecture of the Future World pavilions wasn't quite as amazing as people imagine looking back from the present. Some were more successful than others and most of the additions over the years have made them worse (e.g. the canopy or the fish stuck all over The Seas). The park itself was also incredible.

I think, though, in the design of the pavilions this sort of concept:
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mostly ended up looking more like this in reality:
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I am fully ready to get a lot of comments about how beautiful the building in the second image looks, though!
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I'm with you as well. I greatly enjoyed classic Future World, but I'll admit that when people wax poetic around here about the architecture of the area I... don't get it. It mean, it was fine, but I certainly didn't look at the different shaped buildings and get inspired or anything. They just were there. Unlike say MK/DL where the different lands with different themes are pretty awesome just to absorb and appreciate the details.

I get that it was very ambitious to house the entire rides and other showpieces in "themed" buildings and have them basically "hidden in plain sight". But outside of SSE they didn't strike me as interesting - generally they were just geometric shapes. I know a lot of thought and effort went into the details (especially the differences between East and West) and I can appreciate that but I don't know if I really cared.

Ironically, I do find your choice of Imagination to be odd as it was probably IMHO the next most interesting building in FW after SSE. All the rest I would probably just lump together as just being there.
 
Bocabear

Bocabear

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doctornick said:
I'm with you as well. I greatly enjoyed classic Future World, but I'll admit that when people wax poetic around here about the architecture of the area I... don't get it. It mean, it was fine, but I certainly didn't look at the different shaped buildings and get inspired or anything. They just were there. Unlike say MK/DL where the different lands with different themes are pretty awesome just to absorb and appreciate the details.

I get that it was very ambitious to house the entire rides and other showpieces in "themed" buildings and have them basically "hidden in plain sight". But outside of SSE they didn't strike me as interesting - generally they were just geometric shapes. I know a lot of thought and effort went into the details (especially the differences between East and West) and I can appreciate that but I don't know if I really cared.

Ironically, I do find your choice of Imagination to be odd as it was probably IMHO the next most interesting building in FW after SSE. All the rest I would probably just lump together as just being there.
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Well not everyone cares about or gets the details... The architecture to me was inspirational. Forward thinking, beautiful buildings housing attractions. It has always been a beautiful park... The park had something for those of us that loved the design details as well as those that just wanted a ride or a cocktail... I am glad there are others that see the beauty and appreciate what was created to make this such a special place. I think overall more people cared about what they built and appreciate it.
 
DisneyLee74

DisneyLee74

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doctornick said:
I'm with you as well. I greatly enjoyed classic Future World, but I'll admit that when people wax poetic around here about the architecture of the area I... don't get it. It mean, it was fine, but I certainly didn't look at the different shaped buildings and get inspired or anything. They just were there. Unlike say MK/DL where the different lands with different themes are pretty awesome just to absorb and appreciate the details.

I get that it was very ambitious to house the entire rides and other showpieces in "themed" buildings and have them basically "hidden in plain sight". But outside of SSE they didn't strike me as interesting - generally they were just geometric shapes. I know a lot of thought and effort went into the details (especially the differences between East and West) and I can appreciate that but I don't know if I really cared.

Ironically, I do find your choice of Imagination to be odd as it was probably IMHO the next most interesting building in FW after SSE. All the rest I would probably just lump together as just being there.
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You probably never went to a Worlds Fair. The show buildings in future world were inspired by Worlds Fairs. Having been to. Worlds Fair I have always been impressed with the original show building and the futuristic look they had in 82.
 

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