Originally Posted By HokieSkipper ^^Again...I don't think Innoventions is going to get people through the gates either...
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>> ^^Again...I don't think Innoventions is going to get people through the gates either...<<< It kinda sorta did in 94 and again in 2000 when it was rebranded. Again, all depends on marketing and what they actually do with the place. And, if it was elevated to it's true potential, WOW. The place could literally be the centerpiece of Future World, and even EPCOT. EPCOT Center...Heheh.
Originally Posted By mousermerf South West Corridor can also expand outward toward Imagination and take over that garden space - giving them LOTS of room.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer ^ Yep. They have a LOT of possibilities, even in the existing facility. Lots of wasted space in there in my opinion.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox I don't see Iger pumping any major attraction bucks into EPCOT without sponsorship dollars flooding in. And until the economy recovers more than this, that situation won't improve. Restaurant and retail expansion directly affects the bottom line, which is all the sharp pencil boys can understand. Indirect connections are too complicated to distill into a five minute PowerPoint presentation. The EPCOT attraction roster will probably remain stagnant for several more years. JL wanted to redo Imagination years ago but funding has been impossible to get. I don't see a major Imagination overhaul happening until Kodak is replaced with a more cooperative and spend happy sponsor.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>> Kodak is replaced with a more cooperative and spend happy sponsor.<<< I would love to see that, but I think Kodak likes it's spot on the maps, and for all the 3D Films.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros For what it's worth Microadventure in Tokyo Disneyland (HISTA with a different name) is closing May 10 to get Captain EO ready for its opening on July 1. There's still time to get it ready in Epcot before the big summer crowds.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer They could do it with the opening of Nightastic if they hurry.....
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper ^^^^I still don't know why they're calling it Nightastic...Laziness at it's prime. Haha
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I think it's because Craptastic was a little too obvious. They wanted something that would confuse visitors as to what they were seeing. It worked for DL, so why not try it for WDW too?
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper ^^^At least in DL the celebration centered around the new Fantasmic upgrades, making the name a pun. The name makes 0 sense in Florida.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>^^^^I still don't know why they're calling it Nightastic...Laziness at it's prime. Haha<<< Well, now that it ties to the MK Firework show, there's no real issue. A name is a name in this case.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper ^^^No, they freaked out because they realized the name made no sense and changed the name of the MK fireworks haha.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper That remains to be seen. If it's a new show maybe. If it's a rebranded MMM, I'm inclined to disagree.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer If anything, it'll be a rebranded MMM with a rerecorded intro. That should help it fit.
Originally Posted By mousermerf Nightastic is a combination of "Night" and "Fantastic." Not "Fantasmic."
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Yeah, but the launched Fant! with it, so the homonym kinda worked.
Originally Posted By dshyates Here is the official announcement <a href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/04/captain-eo-returning-to-walt-disney-world-resort/" target="_blank">http://disneyparks.disney.go.c...-resort/</a>
