Rumor Wonders of Life getting an attraction soon?

DreamfinderGuy

DreamfinderGuy

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RSoxNo1 said:
FYI, Disney Parks Blog article today talking about the new Food and Wine entertainment offerings did reference that Junior Chef Kitchen would be in the Festival Center.
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What is that supposed to mean? Where the heck is the space for all this stuff. I’m gonna assume it’s in the former Coach’s Corner Area that became a stage? Maybe in the Goofy/Anicomical theatres? I couldn’t imagine opening up any additional areas for space
 
Kman101

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Zootopia Dude said:
Very sad, but true. I only got to experience CC once, but I was 2 at the time and don’t remember anything. :(
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I have such vivid memories of the entire WOL pavilion. I loved Cranium Command. But I remember as a kid finding the whole pavilion a little bizarre. Making of Me, Body Wars ... lol I appreciate the effort, though.

I sometimes think I was born in the wrong era but at the same time, I wouldn't change growing up in the late 80s and 90s (mostly 90s; but I do NOT consider myself a millenial, sorry! lol. I was just born in that weird time frame that somehow gets included as being a millenial, but no, we're not).
 
geekza

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Kman101 said:
I have such vivid memories of the entire WOL pavilion. I loved Cranium Command. But I remember as a kid finding the whole pavilion a little bizarre. Making of Me, Body Wars ... lol I appreciate the effort, though.
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Also remember that WoL was a late addition to Epcot that came in under Eisner as opposed to the "Old Guard" who created the original pavilions. Eisner was the one who felt that attractions needed celebrities, which is why you have them all over WoL. He did the same thing to Energy. The bad part was that it almost immediately dated the attractions. Rather than the material being the focus, it was pop culture references. WoL simply didn't have the timelessness that the original EPCOT Center pavilions had.

Before anyone comes in and complains that the elements where the future was predicted also ended up dating the attractions, those were elements that could have been much easier to update, had Disney given them the funds needed to do so. It's much harder to update entire attractions because Hans and Franz are no longer relevant. I mean, I love Martin Short, but how many younger folks even know who he is when they see the Canada film?

Time has certainly marched on for Marty (as for all of us).
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Andrew C

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geekza said:
Also remember that WoL was a late addition to Epcot that came in under Eisner as opposed to the "Old Guard" who created the original pavilions. Eisner was the one who felt that attractions needed celebrities, which is why you have them all over WoL. He did the same thing to Energy. The bad part was that it almost immediately dated the attractions. Rather than the material being the focus, it was pop culture references. WoL simply didn't have the timelessness that the original EPCOT Center pavilions had.

Before anyone comes in and complains that the elements where the future was predicted also ended up dating the attractions, those were elements that could have been much easier to update, had Disney given them the funds needed to do so. It's much harder to update entire attractions because Hans and Franz are no longer relevant. I mean, I love Martin Short, but how many younger folks even know who he is when they see the Canada film?

Time has certainly marched on for Marty (as for all of us).
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Did you see his recent Netflix special that he did with Steve Martin? Hilarious.
 
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crxbrett

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MisterPenguin said:
Cranium Command isn't coming back. What is there now in its current state is impossible to use without spending the same amount of money that they would spend if they were to do something brand new. And you know perfectly well that if WDW had to choose to either:
  1. spend that money to re-create an IP-less ride that they closed down once already (Cranium Command), or
  2. to create a new attraction featuring an established cinematic IP;
they'd chose the latter every time. [Cf. TGMM]

Cranium Command is dead.
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DreamfinderGuy

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MaximumEd said:
Probably trying to keep the urbexers at bay.
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Yeah, between a wall and a rope, plus a "barrier" at the front entrance, I think it'd probably scare away most of them, or at the very least make it harder to get into. You can step over that wall if you try hard enough, and if it's in the same place as it was before you can walk around it. Tight fit, but there would need to be much more. I think this time it's so that no park guest goes and operates the cherry picker. Why that is back, I have no idea. Maybe window replacement? Anyone's guess I suppose


(Edit: But would they really be dumb enough to leave the keys in to begin with?)
 
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Aries1975

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RSoxNo1 said:
FYI, Disney Parks Blog article today talking about the new Food and Wine entertainment offerings did reference that Junior Chef Kitchen would be in the Festival Center.
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ThatDreamfinderGuy said:
What is that supposed to mean? Where the heck is the space for all this stuff?
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A "junior chef kitchen" does not take a tremendous amount of space. At one time (2005-6) Nestlé had a little kitchen set up in the Land between the exit from the Circle of Life Theater and Sunshine Seasons. Junior bakers were encouraged to help make chocolate chip cookies. They mixed the batter and put it on the trays. The adults put it into the "magic oven" where perfect cookies came out. It was adorable. The kids got chefs hats and cookies. It was also FREE.
 
smile

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geekza said:
Also remember that WoL was a late addition to Epcot that came in under Eisner as opposed to the "Old Guard" who created the original pavilions. Eisner was the one who felt that attractions needed celebrities, which is why you have them all over WoL. He did the same thing to Energy. The bad part was that it almost immediately dated the attractions. Rather than the material being the focus, it was pop culture references. WoL simply didn't have the timelessness that the original EPCOT Center pavilions had.
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oh, the subtle beginnings
:(

granted, making of me def benefited from martin, but cranium command esp was good enough to stand on it's own
- mayhaps the money saved could have gone towards a non-clone.

see the stooge on @marni1971 wonderful (as always) vid?
'oh the creative aspects' lol like a goober meanwhile he didn't trust their skill to stand on it's own without hollywood exec style meddling and pop talent insertion.

much as i like tim matheson, i have little doubt his sole reason for involvement related to mikey's love for animal house :joyfull:
 
Kman101

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Aries1975 said:
A "junior chef kitchen" does not take a tremendous amount of space. At one time (2005-6) Nestlé had a little kitchen set up in the Land between the exit from the Circle of Life Theater and Sunshine Seasons. Junior bakers were encouraged to help make chocolate chip cookies. They mixed the batter and put it on the trays. The adults put it into the "magic oven" where perfect cookies came out. It was adorable. The kids got chefs hats and cookies. It was also FREE.
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Doesn't DCA do a fun Goofy cooking thing with kids for their Food and Wine? Maybe with Chip and Dale? Why not do something similar here? They're all over the "Jedi Training" thing so why not for cooking?
 

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