Who ultimately made the decision to rebrand EPCOT Center

[Baltar]

to Epcot and is it okay to egg their house? I'd love to hear the history of this terrible decision lol

 

[PhotoDave219]

to Epcot and is it okay to egg their house? I'd love to hear the history of this terrible decision lol

Eisner.

 

[Bolt]

Mostly Eisner and myself.

 

[Baltar]

Mostly Eisner and myself.

Darn you BOLT!

 

[Baltar]

Eisner.

was there an explanation or just a decision he made on a whim?

 

[PhotoDave219]

was there an explanation or just a decision he made on a whim?

Before my time....

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Thank these guys for how it first looked and the way it was..

From Passport 2 Dreams


This one for Shoehorning the Friggin Characters into a park that never needed them...

Annnd this one for not doing practically anything for it in any form or way...

 

[G00fyDad]

 

[brb1006]

Thank these guys for how it first looked and the way it was..

From Passport 2 Dreams


This one for Shoehorning the Friggin Characters into a park that never needed them...

Annnd this one for not doing practically anything for it in any form or way...

But I liked the characters

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

But I liked the characters

Oh they HAD characters....BETTER Ones..

Not one's that (to coin a phrase from Some Jerk with a Camera Tony Goldmark)Hippy Rainbow Spacemen..

 

[Baltar]

There was good and bad with each boss. But I do miss the direct connection with Walt. Although Card Walker's thinking that resorts were a waste of time and that doubling parking price to $2 was ridiculous shows he was probably a little out of touch with other ways to make money at the parks. But then you had Eisner and Iger who definitely took that aspect too far. Maybe if Ron Miller hadn't had that affair he wouldn't have lost some of his backing! (Disney gossip haha)

 

[skyphotographer]

Is this news?

 

[G00fyDad]

Is this news?

It was a question. On a forum.

 

[Tigger1988]

It was a question. On a forum.

On the incorrect forum.

 

[unkadug]

On the incorrect forum.

By someone that helps to support this site.

 

[Baltar]

It was a question about something that once was news in my weak defense . If I asked it in the wrong place, I humbly apologize and ask that I be spared so that my children can go to college. If I could move the thread myself I would. Alas, I shall wait until an admin does it. Hopefully we can carry on until then.

 

[Baltar]

And see? All fixed. Now some can relax and go organize their books by color or something,

Anyways, I'm curious if the name change was just to be shorter or to signify the park's change in ideology?

 

[ShoalFox]

Don't forget that in 1994 and 95 the park became Epcot '94 and '95 respectively. This has a huge part in the decision. I've read that they changed it to Epcot '94 and subsequently '95 make the park feel more like a World's Fair, but gave up once they realized how difficult it would be to update signage and references every year. After that, it was decided to just keep it as simply 'Epcot.'

 

[Baltar]

Don't forget that in 1994 and 95 the park became Epcot '94 and '95 respectively. This has a huge part in the decision. I've read that they changed it to Epcot '94 and subsequently '95 make the park feel more like a World's Fair, but gave up once they realized how difficult it would be to update signage and references every year. After that, it was decided to just keep it as simply 'Epcot.'

Ahh true good point.

I still remember high fiving my wife during the trip when the wand started to come down. Poor EPCOT has been abused for quite a long time! haha

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Anyways, I'm curious if the name change was just to be shorter or to signify the park's change in ideology?

Because the Park was at one point the Center of the entire resort...Hence why the classic Symbol sits right behind Fountain of Nations and was the "Center" of it all....