As we all know Epcot is in the process of reinvinting itself from a park that is built on science and technology to a park that is based on discovery. I for one think that the reinvintion of Epcot's theme is a very good idea because (1.) Walt wanted things to always be changing. (2.) The idea of a park of discovery is more interesting (at least 2 me) than science (3.) This will create new interest in Epcot.) What really needs to be done are as follows.
1. Th Living Seas- keep the theme of Sea Base Alpha but introduce a totally new ride that incorportaes water coaster, flume, and new age dark ride technology to highlight the importance of the sea and how it has shaped us. There could also be a Finding Nemo section that would be a place where kids could learn about the sea with the help of Finding Nemo characters. Also give us more exhibis to see and rehab the display areas to have a more modern look.
2. Wonders of Life- As far as the main building goes it would be knocked down. But a new ride would be built that would tak place at The International Health Institute the story is that the you are a scientest that has to go into a human body to look for a unknown part that could change everything (storyline similar to Body Wars). The actual ride would be a ride that combines Spiderman/ EMV/ In-Car Effects/Special Effects/ huge sets/ and Trackless Technlogy to create a amazing ride that would restore interest in that specific topic and be hand in hand with the discovery theme. There could also be another area where kids can look at interactive displays about the human body and maybe have a giant play area themed to the human body. A animotronic figure could serve as the main character for the kid's area explainging the general idea (ALA- Tom Morrow in Innoventions at DL)
3.Mission:Space- a awesome ride already! But one thing that should be done is minor tweaking to the pre-show video and other things to present the story as an ACTUAL trip to mars. Change the post show to resemble mars and give the hallway to the post show mars themeing also. This could clear up confusion with the snyposis of the ride and give a litttle more meaing to the ride.
4. Test Track- Minor tweaking with the cars movemant and possble give a little more to look at (maybe some assembly robots.) Also restore some ofthe effects that are not currently workign (truck scene sparks.) Update the pre-show to be a little less boring.
5. The Land- With Soarin coming this should help with breathing some life into the pavillion, but i think that it would be cool if they added a knew ride that uses roller coaster technology that uses launches andslow moving portions to send you through the different climates of the world. Also maybe put in one of the orginal concepts of glass bubbles that had different enviorments in it. This would really give EPCOT a roller coaster for those thrill seekers (me.) Keep the land boat ride but update it with better special effects. And present a show out in the atrium that hihlights to importance of the land with ariel dancing, special effcets, a huge LED rooftop screen (that not only cn be used as a backdrop for the show but as a backdrop for the atrium throughout the day when the show is not running.) The atrium could also be given a more earthy apperance with beautfil greenery growing everywhere and getting rid of those 80's color's instead for murals of the land. They could also have every ten minutes have a different climate with special effects like rain, smells, heat, snow, temp. to help convery the story. The circle of life theater should be replaced with more room for the new attractions.
6.Imagintion-
The whole pavillion be demolished for a new imagination pavillion. The exterior could be made up of a large glass pyrmaid (bigger than the two right now) this pyrmaid would havd tiny meallic and crystal traingles that spin. They would turn so that the light would always be hitting it. Also have the pyrmaid be embedded with fiber optics so that during dark days and nights the pavillion would be awash in color that is constantly changing shapes and patterns. The top of the pymarid would have a contraption that would come to life every five minutes. This thing would be catching people's dreams and it would be conveyed through the use of light, lasers, and smoke. The pavillion would be home to an orginal attraction that would take guests on a magical adventure with figment and dreamfinder to capture the imagintion. The ride would have holograms, smoke, lasers, fiber obtics, and over one hundred animotronics to convey the story. The ride will end with guests awakening their igmination before their eyes through the use of special effects. Guests will also be treated to a post show that is set in their imagintion with many games and hands on ehbits to further their knowledge. The ride would use EMV technology and would have have speeds that range from a standstill to over twenty five miles per hour. During the day Dreamfinder will present a show on the outside of the pavillion that involves him and figment setting off in a giant themed flying contraption to find peoples dreams and imagintion (it will really fly across Epcot then to backstage)
7. Space Ship Earth- This ride will be updated with much more immerseve scenes, more advanced audio, better timing, new scenes, annd a finally (top of ball scene) that will have fiber optic stars, fog, and a huge laser that would have three points (Knowledge, Imagintion,and Discovery) these would present a stuning lightshow in the fog. The ending should be made less annoying with more things to look at. The post show will have more kid-friendly stuff and a modern look.
8. Innoventions- Innoventions would be knocked down to create space for Time Racers. This would allow the aging Innoventions to be gone and we would be able to keep Space Ship Eath. Time Racers will not be a rollercoaster but a Test Track/ EMV style attractrion that is highly immerserve, animotronic filled, and speciak effects ladden. The ride would start in the spot where Innoventions west is, but would travle underground to a showbuilding outside the berm and the travel back to Innoventions East to unload, then would go under back to Innoventions West. The post show will also be locatd in Innoventions East and be a extremely updated form of Innoventions. Innoventions plaza would ave more fiber optic tiles instilled and the fountain would be replaced with a huge three points symbol with a globe in the middle that would continually change colors and ect. A fountain would surround the globe witch is on tiers. The carousel of progress will be relocated to the area at the end innoventions with updated AA's, new scenes, and a three story exterior that would have fiber optics that make it look like it is "going" through time.The COP would also be larger and the scenes more impressive sized.
9. World Showcase- add a more pavlions. Add a swiss mountain ride, new ride for mexico, larger scale backwords flume/new age dark ride for Norway, orginal Rhine River ride for Germany, Italy Canal ride for Italy. Add a section based on New York in the 1800's (TDS style) with a ocean liner that features a ride based on the sinking of this great ship, a broadway theatre with a show based on the hits of broaway (more elaborate than TDS show), and a ________ Tracy gangsta' style Men and Black style ride.
10. Add a parade that incorporates pyro, smoke, impressive floats, fiber optics in world showcase buildings, and Disney characters that celebrates the spririt inside of use that allows us to share our light. This parade would be followed with a Illumintions
iscovery wich would involve a huge globe with the three points (the three points would open up to reaveal a eteral torch of different colors that celbrates the facts that all of these come together as one.
