They really need to do something with FW. I'm sorry, but it's becoming rather... Stale. Some may not appreciate this critical post. My point of view is that of an adult, and someone that's been going there semi-regularly since opening.
With Soarin' and TT being pretty much booked solid very quickly, that leaves the older stuff... A lot of which is still cool, don't get me wrong... But c'mon.
Incidentally, just last week TT had a 55m wait by 9:15am! Then the FPs all get rapidly distributed (by lunch on busy days) - meaning if you don't run and get them FIRST thing - you can pretty much rule out ever riding them if your stay is short. Over two week-long trips in four months recently... My family (which joins me later on in the morning) have never ridden either!
- Innoventions? Used to be more interesting ("back in the day"). Now it's filled with random, totally kid stuff. Not that this is bad, but I just never go in there anymore.
- Test Track. The Design Lab is a HUGE bottleneck. The rest is a mostly warmed-over Tron and relatively stupid. The last minute is fun though. The cars (showroom) at the end is as lame as it ever was, even in the WoM days.
- The Seas. The cohesiveness of The Living Seas is gone. It's a Nemo ride and not much else now. The aquarium still has charm.
- The Land. Living with the Land is still cool. The rest? Meh. Mostly just a large eatery. Soarin' is overrated, IMO.
- Imagination!? A wasteland. 'Nuf said. The Imagination ride is anything but.
- Universe of Energy? Ellen needs to GO. It's a 45m nap.
The saving grace is that SSE still rocks. Still has the AA and scene charm, the famous scent generator, and original "edutainment" value from EPCOT Center's roots.
Speaking of which; Horizons is gone. Mission Space is not a decent replacement, IMO. Wonders of Life? Also gone.
I love Epcot, despite its "flaws." But I do find WS much more interesting and fun. FW is basically a hit-n-run of the remaining classics and that's about it. It still looks amazing and cool, so I enjoy the photography aspect of it most.
With Soarin' and TT being pretty much booked solid very quickly, that leaves the older stuff... A lot of which is still cool, don't get me wrong... But c'mon.
Incidentally, just last week TT had a 55m wait by 9:15am! Then the FPs all get rapidly distributed (by lunch on busy days) - meaning if you don't run and get them FIRST thing - you can pretty much rule out ever riding them if your stay is short. Over two week-long trips in four months recently... My family (which joins me later on in the morning) have never ridden either!
- Innoventions? Used to be more interesting ("back in the day"). Now it's filled with random, totally kid stuff. Not that this is bad, but I just never go in there anymore.
- Test Track. The Design Lab is a HUGE bottleneck. The rest is a mostly warmed-over Tron and relatively stupid. The last minute is fun though. The cars (showroom) at the end is as lame as it ever was, even in the WoM days.
- The Seas. The cohesiveness of The Living Seas is gone. It's a Nemo ride and not much else now. The aquarium still has charm.
- The Land. Living with the Land is still cool. The rest? Meh. Mostly just a large eatery. Soarin' is overrated, IMO.
- Imagination!? A wasteland. 'Nuf said. The Imagination ride is anything but.
- Universe of Energy? Ellen needs to GO. It's a 45m nap.
The saving grace is that SSE still rocks. Still has the AA and scene charm, the famous scent generator, and original "edutainment" value from EPCOT Center's roots.
Speaking of which; Horizons is gone. Mission Space is not a decent replacement, IMO. Wonders of Life? Also gone.
I love Epcot, despite its "flaws." But I do find WS much more interesting and fun. FW is basically a hit-n-run of the remaining classics and that's about it. It still looks amazing and cool, so I enjoy the photography aspect of it most.
