EPCOTCenterLover
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But the redesign was great, so I would love Sotto and company to do the EPCOT Hotel.
An interior redesign. Not the architecture you see outside sitting in front of the airport.It was redesigned by Sotto and WDI which is what I think jt was hinting at.
He neglected to add that it closed down in 2013.
Indeed. I remember when it was unveiled. Had a feature in The Disney Magazine IIRC.An interior redesign. Not the architecture you see outside sitting in front of the airport.
And really, the drawings for what was planned so far outshone the actual completed space... I like Encounter, but it just did not have the WOW of the concepts...Indeed. I remember when it was unveiled. Had a feature in The Disney Magazine IIRC.
I’m dead against anything being placed in the parking lot. The area is a perfect reveal from toll plaza to SSE. It shouldn’t be destroyed for profit. I’d rather keep the tombstones, not that we should have to choose.
There’s plenty of resort designated plots left in WDW. Stick it there.
BINGO! That is my concern....I can imagine hotel designs that would complement the entrance of Epcot. I have a harder time imagining the 2017 Disney company actually building any of those.
How is Googie what would work? Future World isn’t Googie or retro space age.So a Googie style is about all that would work there, imho. As has been mentioned, like the Theme Building, or the old TWA terminal at JFK airport or the old waterfalls at the entrance to Tomorrowland from the hub. If they do that, I think even @Bocabear would agree, it's not like every other hotel you see in FL, right?
BINGO! That is my concern....
Because it is. But! You used to be able to INSTANTLY know if a hotel was Disney's or not. Now you don't!That just says HOTEL!
I doubt that's what they're actually building. At the time they released this art why we're still selling Fort Wilderness DVCsBINGO! That is my concern....
That looks like a digital rendering. If it is, then it likely came right from the “blueprints”.I doubt that's what they're actually building. At the time they released this art why we're still selling Fort Wilderness DVCs
I love Googie architecture, but it does not blend well with Epcot. The Epcot (EPCOT, take your pick) aesthetic is much more “Information Age” than “Space Age.” Just as an example, SSE2007 dabbled in ‘60s retro futuristic style and I think suffered from it.So a Googie style is about all that would work there, imho. As has been mentioned, like the Theme Building, or the old TWA terminal at JFK airport or the old waterfalls at the entrance to Tomorrowland from the hub. If they do that, I think even @Bocabear would agree, it's not like every other hotel you see in FL, right?
I doubt that's what they're actually building. At the time they released this art why we're still selling Fort Wilderness DVCs
The current Epcot entrance feels no different than a dozen regional zoos I've been to: functional and uninspired.
I understand objections based on what current management has done elsewhere, but not ones based on nostalgia. The entire Transportation Center / Front Gate / pre-Spaceship Earth area could greatly benefit from a radical redesign IMO.
It was redesigned by Sotto and WDI which is what I think jt was hinting at.
He neglected to add that it closed down in 2013.
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