what about that "new ride" in Epcot...

[nanna]

the Meet the World showbuilding

is this the same building as the World Showplace?

and what is MTW?

and all this about bullets?!

bang bang

 

[Lee]

is this the same building as the World Showplace?

No.

and what is MTW?

Show designed for the Japan pavillion, but went to Tokyo instead.

and all this about bullets?!

As in trains...

 

[SirGoofy]

Maybe...

Good, I've always wanted a Superman ride at Disney.:lookaroun

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

Nope. Zero chance of MTW ever coming to Epcot.


Maybe...

:dazzle::dazzle:


Why not!? UGH! It's a perfect fit!

 

[Lee]

:dazzle::dazzle:
Why not!? UGH! It's a perfect fit!

Easy answer: Little matter of some slight disagreements between the US and Japan back in the early 1940s that would be hard to skip over.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

Easy answer: Little matter of some slight disagreements between the US and Japan back in the early 1940s that would be hard to skip over.

Damnit. Can't give it the Disney "gloss over"?

The EPCOT Fan in me wants them to, the historian screams.

 

[marni1971]

MTW? What Lee said. Bullets? Not the main event.

And as green as Fuji Film:

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

MTW? What Lee said. Bullets? Not the main event.

And as green as Fuji Film:

Thanks and thanks!:wave:

 

[SirGoofy]

Bullets? Not the main event

Hm, interesting. Is this something we haven't heard of before?

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

Hm, interesting. Is this something we haven't heard of before?

Seems like it!:shrug:

 

[EpcotServo]

Jenn, Japan in always under tarps...Land of the Rising Sun? I think not...More like Rising Tarp!:brick::lol:


Plus...You get to see this week!:sohappy:

Hey, this kind of perfection needs upkeep...

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

Hey, this kind of perfection needs upkeep...

No perfection...No MTW.

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

Is either company relevant in this digital age?

 

[Slowjack]

Oh Really? Fuji Film offered to sponsor the construction of the mountain. Kodak threatened to pull their sponsorships - guidebooks, film, photo locations, Imag - if it happened. Eisner had to decline Fuji, and never let Kodak forget it.

That's two different things, though, Fuji as a sponsor versus the basic idea of a Mt. Fuji attraction. It's perfectly understandable that one sponsor would balk at another sponsor that was a direct competitor, and could cause a fuss to prevent the second sponsor from coming on board. But the original rumor was that a ride based on Mt. Fuji, sponsored by anyone, was off-limits. Given that Mr. Fuji is the most famous geographic feature in Japan, if Kodak had a problem with that it would make them unbelievably petty. It would be like GM pulling out of Test Track because one of the spheres outside Mission Space represented the planet Mercury.

 

[EpcotServo]

No perfection...No MTW.

Better than Italy.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

Better than Italy.

True.

But Japan's food situation needs help.:hurl::brick:

 

[SirGoofy]

True.

But Japan's food situation needs help.:hurl::brick:

No way! Japan has some of the best!

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

Better than Italy.

No way! Japan has some of the best!

It was horrid back in 06.:shrug:

 

[Lee]

No way! Japan has some of the best!

Eh...nah...I'd rather have Benihana.:shrug:

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

Eh...nah...I'd rather have Benihana.:shrug:

Yep...Or something local.:lol:

Not too many Benihana's down here.