Old video - the *REAL* EPCOT *sigh*

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    Originally Posted By Mr X

    Would've been nice.

    <a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=u9M3pKsrcc8" target="_blank">http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=...3pKsrcc8</a>
     
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    Originally Posted By mrkthompsn

    I like to watch that once a month. I think there's another YouTube link to the same video that's a bit more clear.

    Even though the original concept called for a fully operational city, I wonder what it would be like today had it been built in the 70's. Would it be a Mexican outlet mall today?
     
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    Originally Posted By fkurucz

    ^^On word comes to mind: static. While it would have been futuristic in the 70's, I fear that it would look dated today.

    Disney talked a lot about partynering with corporations to make EPCOT happen. How would have his EPCOT fared as corporations moved offshore? Would EPCOT have been able to change to cope with Corporate America's changing needs? And how about changing demographics? Today's families are fewer and smaller. Would a city optimized for the 1960's family work in 2008? Would it be able to change and adapt?
     
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    Originally Posted By vbdad55

    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

    not that we off shored any jobs there - but EPCOT's biggest donor today is a German Company

    those companies where our 10M jobs have gone could give a rat's behind about EPCOT --
     

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