Nah, the four future animatronic scenes of Nova Cite, Mesa Verde, Sea Castle, and Brava. I’m not sure if that were their official name, but that’s what I’ve heard them referred to in the past and it sorta stuck with me, especially with how the omnimover set you up to view the scenes.
I was hoping for Guardians of Energy at least,,,it was a route they could have gone to have brought some purpose into it,,but nope full IP only and no content of learning anything per say.
No it wasn't.
Most pavilions did not have 15 year contracts. Both Horizons and World of Motion were ten.
Disney wanted a new attraction first and foremost, and when GM realized they couldn't renew for World of Motion, THEN they said they wanted an attraction more automobile-focused.
Kodak was duped by Disney into thinking their then-current attraction was not popular, in part by a sabotage effort. Not to mention the concepts originally pitched to Kodak were wildly different than the ride we ended up getting.
GE didn't want to leave EPCOT, they wanted to reallocate their sponsorship dollars in EPCOT. Hence why they signed for Innoventions and dropped Horizons. Dropped Horizons and picked up IllumiNations.
Nah ROE had to go it was very dated
It could have received an update to the Earth globe, but the show's last performance was substantially better than anything that has played in the lagoon since. It wasn't broken, and it's removal was the final nail in the coffin to classic EPCOT.
JII wasn’t broken, ROE was out of date
How was it out of date?
While Project Gemini looked really cool, I'd rather not have Spaceship Earth with a hole blown out it's side for a rollercoaster.
Yes. It was possibly one of the worst concepts ever for the park.
In fairness to them, in the late 70's and early 80's thing were moving a lot slower. If there was much in the line of internet it was pretty small and consisted of AOL which took years just to sign in on. They didn't see what was coming and the speed that it was going to happen. That would have been Walt's concept downfall as well. At the planning point, all of it was possible because they envisioned Epcot as being the place that all those new things were going to be introduced. Once the internet took hold, that whole idea went screaming out the window.
Yes, but this is different. They simply were not aware at the time that there would be a technical advancement that materialized at warp speed. Because of the, it just plain was not possible for Disney to keep up with advances like the thought they were going to be able to do. What type of recognizable topic based on reality allows itself to remain relevant. Time waits for no one.
I can guarantee each one of those would've gone the way of Maelstrom, even if it took 10-15 years.
Yeah, they should have dealt with the futurism concepts by telling the story of the evolution of things like communication, transportation and the human experience. Oh wait, that's exactly what they did.
Moore’s Law is from 1965. Technological advancements will only continue to accelerate. They failed to realize how much things would change but at the same time they should have done away with the future concept altogether. Tomorrowland has always been a problem. Right from the very beginning. I don’t know why they thought FW would be any different.