Originally Posted By bobbelee9 I haven't had a burger at WDW since they closed the Adventureland Veranda
Originally Posted By skinnerbox I believe the original EPCOT Center got sucked to the bottom of the muck formerly known as River Country. What exists there now is but a weak re-creation born from the failing wine-soaked memories of Tom Fitzgerald and Barry Braverman.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>I believe the original EPCOT Center got sucked to the bottom of the muck formerly known as River Country. What exists there now is but a weak re-creation born from the failing wine-soaked memories of Tom Fitzgerald and Barry Braverman. <<<< Mind you, I don't have that many qualms against the current EPCOT. A lot of it had to change in the 90's in 2000's, and a lot of the things that were done were for the better of the park as a whole. That said, it's great, but no where near the greatness it had when it was still EPCOT Center, nor is it living up to the potential greatness it could have now, as Epcot. Sigh. It's a love/hate relationship.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> That said, it's great, but no where near the greatness it had when it was still EPCOT Center, nor is it living up to the potential greatness it could have now, as Epcot. << It is in fact diminishing more in certain ways. >> Sigh. It's a love/hate relationship. << It's kind of like falling in love with a topless dancer.
Originally Posted By leobloom >> It's kind of like falling in love with a topless dancer. << Sounds like you're speaking from experience.
Originally Posted By Manfried Instead of living in the past, why don't everyone look forward? They aren't going to bring the old ride back. Quit wasting your energy. Focus on the future.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Instead of living in the past, why don't everyone look forward? They aren't going to bring the old ride back. Quit wasting your energy. Focus on the future.>> No, but they're planning on bringing the old characters back.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Instead of living in the past, why don't everyone look forward? They aren't going to bring the old ride back. Quit wasting your energy. Focus on the future.>> Manny, I think folks often focus on the past with Disney because they feel the present (and future) appear bleak. The Imagination pavilion is a striking example of Disney's collective lack of one ... and the latest answer? Bringing back an ancient stale film to capitalize on the death of a troubled superstar singer/entertainer.
Originally Posted By mousermerf <<<Instead of living in the past, why don't everyone look forward? They aren't going to bring the old ride back. Quit wasting your energy. Focus on the future.>>> Apparently I can see farther then you. I said complain. As in complain so that they don't think the inflated numbers at the attraction mean it has grown in popularity. That's very forward thinking. Predicting the enemy's next move and preventing them from having the opportunity. I think that's somewhere in The Art of War.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Instead of living in the past, why don't everyone look forward? They aren't going to bring the old ride back. Quit wasting your energy. Focus on the future.<<< Because using your history, or the past, as you say, can be helpful in planning the future (one step at a time?). WDI did great things back then. I would hope that they would revert to that.
Originally Posted By mousermerf <<<Because using your history, or the past, as you say, can be helpful in planning the future>>> Funny, the rides in the original Future World all exemplified that mentality.
Originally Posted By mousermerf From what I can tell, WDI brought in a group of people who felt "too good" for the old way, thought they knew better, and like angsty teenagers rebeled and set out to remove all the "passe" (that needs an accent) stuff from the parks. They turned out to be dead wrong and many of their projects failed miserably. Now those that are left are trying to get back to the old ways, but it's not an easy process.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer It looks like they are winning a little bit in Disneyland, and a lot over in the Orient. Not here...yet...though.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Sounds like you're speaking from experience. << Christina, at Rembrandts!
Originally Posted By MPierce >> That's very forward thinking. Predicting the enemy's next move and preventing them from having the opportunity. I think that's somewhere in The Art of War. << If Sun Tzu tactics worked every war would end in a stale mate.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Manny, I think folks often focus on the past with Disney because they feel the present (and future) appear bleak. << Either that or they're just senile.
