The EPCOT Film

[foxfire]

Hey everyone! I'm sure y'all know about this site, but if not, check out www.waltopia.com

I found it while looking for The EPCOT Film. I heard about it a while back and finally found it there...weird what Walt had planned for Epcot.

 

[rzalaskus]

I've known about it for some time - still, it is a great film. I can just imagine how life would be if EPCOT had become a reality.

 

[foxfire]

Originally posted by rzalaskus
I've known about it for some time - still, it is a great film. I can just imagine how life would be if EPCOT had become a reality.

I think Walt had some good ideas, though by today's standards they might seem a bit far-fetched. Certainly a Utopian view (or like one anyhow), though I think Celebration is a failed attempt.

 

[EchoOfOphelia]

Wow, thank you so much for sharing that video! I've never seen such a detailed look at what Epcot was designed to be. Its fascinating! I can just imagine the Epcot that might have been. I wonder if it would have worked... Great things to think about, thanks again!

 

[Maerj]

Yeah, I've watched that a couple of times too, its a good site. I think that if anyone could have pulled that off, Walt could have. I think that it could still happen with the right people working on it. It would be exciting to see something like that happen.

 

[bhg469]

epcot is by far my favorite park and when you think about it, there is no limit to what could be done, i think aside from the admission price walt would be happy about what is happening.

 

[dliddi]

Just went thought the transcript section of the move and it had pictures, and one of the concepts has a very similar feeling to the new buildings that are going to replace the World trade center, Just an observation that I seen, maybe the designer is a Disney fan.:lookaroun

 

[RU42]

Thanks for posting that link. I have never seen it before. The site looks great. I can't wait to get home and watch the movie.

RU

 

[mickey04]

Originally posted by foxfire
I think Walt had some good ideas, though by today's standards they might seem a bit far-fetched. Certainly a Utopian view (or like one anyhow), though I think Celebration is a failed attempt.

They were far fetched in the 60s as well, but then again so was Disneyland, Snow White and a lot of the other ideas Walt had. This was certainly the most ambitious, but I truely believe he could have done it.

 

[GaryT977]

Originally posted by foxfire
Certainly a Utopian view (or like one anyhow), though I think Celebration is a failed attempt.

Is Celebration a failure? To be honest, I don't know how Celebration has done. Did they sell all of there houses? Do people not like living there?

 

[GaryT977]

Originally posted by GaryT977
Is Celebration a failure? To be honest, I don't know how Celebration has done. Did they sell all of their houses? Do people not like living there?

 

[SirNim]

WOW! That is absolutely FANTASTIC! What a great movie! Really makes you think, too. What would have happened had EPCOT been built in the state it was described as in that movie... That's great. :sohappy: :sohappy: :sohappy:

 

[SirNim]

Originally posted by dliddi
Just went thought the transcript section of the move and it had pictures, and one of the concepts has a very similar feeling to the new buildings that are going to replace the World trade center, Just an observation that I seen, maybe the designer is a Disney fan.:lookaroun

OMG! I thought the same thing! The EPCOT hotel looks just like the proposed plan for the WTC in NYC. Makes you think...