Matt_Black
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I think Walt would be upset over someone continually bumping up a thread without adding anything of substance instead of going out and doing something with their life.
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What Things Today Would Walt Disney Have Never Done or Be Out RAGED ABOUT.
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Great observation!
IMFearless
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The segways are in the building behind Epcot Character Spot, there's a vast air conditioned area with not much going on, one side comes out where the butterfly garden is. However in September of last year I peeped through the crack in a set of double doors and saw a whole number of segways on charge, perhaps they use them at night?
The goal at EPCOT should be to become almost totally solar and wind powered, it would fit their community of the future handle. Now there is the solar project going on but I,m not sure how that will work at the parks. Everything should be tech state of the art.
s8film40
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I don't really think that's important. While it would be very fitting, it's one of those things that really isn't visible to the guests. I think it's much more important for Epcot to inspire people for what the future may hold. Unfortunately I've personally pretty much given up on the park ever doing this again. There comes a point when it's shifted in focus so much that there's really no getting back to that point without just completely redoing it. I think if Epcot weren't so iconic it would be more appropriate to rename the park and change the theme so that it can at least tie everything together in a better way.
And just how would Walt be outraged by that?
Why don,t you find someone else to bother, I,m not going to be intimidated by you, so just unwatch the thread. You seem to just want to
Run people off this board.You add nothing but sarcasim.
For the record I was commenting on someone's post, but you know that but just chose to ignore it and harass people.
And yet you didn't answer the question. Although, sticking to the topic of your own threads does seem to be an issue for you....
Goofyernmost
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Reality check time. There is no EPCOT. That was changed years ago to Epcot which is nothing more then a familiar name for the park. EPCOT came about because of it's meaning. Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow. Disney Co. didn't change it to Epcot because it took up less space on the letterhead. They did it because they dropped/changed the original mission of EPCOT Ctr. We can keep thinking that changing it had no significance, but, that would be just sticking ones head in the sand.
Walt's EPCOT was never what we got. Not even close. It was named that more as a tribute then anything else. After a few years they came to realize that it had become impossible to stay ahead of progress. Tomorrow was always today or yesterday by that point. So any idea that it is there to promote the future is living in a delusional world. I was there when the park was a mere 3 months old and have gone regularly every year since it opened. It is completely different and I understand what it is now and enjoy it as much as I did the old EPCOT. Today's agenda for Epcot is whatever Disney decides it wants it to be. (P.S. World Showcase was never about the future anyway.)
Magenta Panther
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^The above is true, and that's sad. Epcot is in no way the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow that Walt envisioned. That's because only Walt would have made it a reality. Still. Roy did the best he could, and the place is still very enjoyable...although I still weep at the thought of what's going to happen to Norway, which was my favorite World pavilion...
I found a screenshot of that indirect quote from Roy Disney regarding EPCOT that I had referred to earlier.
It's probably better that the idea died with Walt because I think only he had the total concept in his mind. Anyone trying to continue this without the concept designed for them would have just blown a lot of money and screwed it up. What it is now is not bad, it's still unique and very enjoyable.
s8film40
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I don't know that I would call it unique, it's just a theme park resort but I agree I'm not sure they would have been able to carry out EPCOT. Not because it hadn't been planned out, but because it needed someone to push it through. Walt relied on his designers and they had already been working on it for some time they knew what needed to be done and could have made the necessary changes as they came. Only Walt would be able to stand his ground and say "no this is how it needs to be done". Without him others would have influenced the project and been able to take it off course.
Matt_Black
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I think we learned from BioShock that Utopian communities of the future planned by good-natured billionaires tend to end badly eventually.
s8film40
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Well I guess we'll never know.
Question, most every business today has a corporate mission statement. Does anyone know the actual mission statement and does it contain anything about Walt Disneys dream in it?
s8film40
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If it does it's not an accurate representation of "Walt Disney's Dream".
s8film40
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I found this don't know how accurate or current it is.
"The mission of The Walt Disney Company is to be one of the world's leading producers and providers of entertainment and information. Using our portfolio of brands to differentiate our content, services and consumer products, we seek to develop the most creative, innovative and profitable entertainment experiences and related products in the world."
And this one said it was from 2013.
“The Walt Disney Company's objective is to be one of the world's leading producers and providers of entertainment and information, using its portfolio of brands to differentiate its content, services and consumer products. The company's primary financial goals are to maximize earnings and cash flow, and to allocate capital toward growth initiatives that will drive long-term shareholder value.”
"The mission of The Walt Disney Company is to be one of the world's leading producers and providers of entertainment and information. Using our portfolio of brands to differentiate our content, services and consumer products, we seek to develop the most creative, innovative and profitable entertainment experiences and related products in the world."
And this one said it was from 2013.
“The Walt Disney Company's objective is to be one of the world's leading producers and providers of entertainment and information, using its portfolio of brands to differentiate its content, services and consumer products. The company's primary financial goals are to maximize earnings and cash flow, and to allocate capital toward growth initiatives that will drive long-term shareholder value.”