Originally Posted By mstaft ^^^ And I remember when you were rewarded with a 10 to 15 minute or more immersive experience rather than a 3 minute thrill ride...
Originally Posted By tonyanton I loved the older EPCOT, but don't recall long waits at any of those attractions (except SSE, and WoL right after it opened) since about '85. About the only thing I don't like about the new Seas pavilion is the loss of the hydrolators, at least the exit ones, if story-wise we're still heading underwater, only this time via the clamobiles (sp?). The original Living Seas was always a bit underwhelming and I never felt up to par with the other Future World pavilions.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey I can remember going to Epcot for the first time in the summer of 1987 or 1988 with CYO and standing in the sweltering heat for an hour to ride all of those rides.
Originally Posted By Indigo I was at Epcot today and work was still going on inside and outside of the Nemo ride. Don't know if they'll get it done for Monday soft openings.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <I can remember going to Epcot for the first time in the summer of 1987 or 1988 with CYO and standing in the sweltering heat for an hour to ride all of those rides.> I hear ya, Nikki. I visited EPCOT Center for the first time in Spring of 1986, and was absolutely blown away. Remember when Disney wasn't afraid to have a theme park where the Disney animated characters weren't front and center all the time? That was awesome.
Originally Posted By BlueOhanaTerror When EPCOT Center opened, you could only find Mickey in two places: His silhouette on a manhole cover, and his image on an oversized Mickey Mouse Watch integrated into the Information Fountain Sculpture in Communicore.
Originally Posted By Labuda "I was at Epcot today and work was still going on inside and outside of the Nemo ride. Don't know if they'll get it done for Monday soft openings." Well, at least tehy didn't decide to do soft openings just after I left, but are having the decency to wait a few days. hehe
Originally Posted By leemac ^^ Sorry you missed it Ann. There have been some teething troubles with the show scenes and tech is working on that right now. At least you have an excuse to drag Eric back sooner rather than later!!
Originally Posted By TDLFAN The walls in front of the Living Seas were still up today, sunday the 8th. The CM outside the ride, in what I believe is the new attraction costume... (my opinion of it? M'eh) was telling some guests that there were "rumors" about the walls coming down by tomorrow.. Sadly I will miss all this. I will be in TDR and HKDLR this week. WooHoo!!!
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<I hear ya, Nikki. I visited EPCOT Center for the first time in Spring of 1986, and was absolutely blown away.>> I visted EPCOT Center in April of 1982 when they gave previews via monorail that took you out to the site and showed a 20-minute preview film at the station. It blew my mind then ... the scope was so amazing. And then came Opening Day ... <<Remember when Disney wasn't afraid to have a theme park where the Disney animated characters weren't front and center all the time? That was awesome.>> Totally .... duuuuuude.
Originally Posted By leemac <<<<Remember when Disney wasn't afraid to have a theme park where the Disney animated characters weren't front and center all the time? That was awesome.>> Totally .... duuuuuude.>> I'm not sure I'd agree with front and center. It is still pretty confined to the character meet 'n' greets in World Showcase and a few offerings in Future World like Circle of Life at the Land. The Living Seas is the only pavilion to really get a character overlay and quite frankly it needed it. Guest just weren't interested in it by the mid-nineties. Characters are a way of engaging the guest. Rio at Mexico has always been a terrible (and largely stereotypical) impression of the country and adding the Three Cabs will work wonders for the energy of the attraction. It won't detract from the rest of the pavilion but give people a better insight into Mexico and its culture.
Originally Posted By Labuda "There have been some teething troubles with the show scenes and tech is working on that right now. At least you have an excuse to drag Eric back sooner rather than later!!" Actually, I'm not TOO terribly surprised that they're having issues - after all, it was originally due to officially open (i.e., real opening, not soft open) on 1 october, and that's obviously been pushed back at least a few weeks, if not longer. And, I *wish* I could get Eric back, but I think next year will be cruise-only for us. Disney cruise, of course, but no park visits with my sweetie. BUT, my buddy Terry and I are planning to book a long weekend once we file our respective tax returns. And, cool thing about that is that once he & I return, every one of the folks I've taken with me to WDW will have returned.
Originally Posted By Labuda "I'm not sure I'd agree with front and center. It is still pretty confined to the character meet 'n' greets in World Showcase and a few offerings in Future World like Circle of Life at the Land. The Living Seas is the only pavilion to really get a character overlay and quite frankly it needed it. Guest just weren't interested in it by the mid-nineties." And don't they do a big meet & greet at opening? Pretty sure I was there for that on one of my trips last year, though I of course entered no parks prior to about 10 or 11 am on this trip - soo trippy to not set an alarm on vacation! OOO! hehe Anyhow, as for TLS - it is absolutely AMAZING what the overlay has done to it - crowds nonstop in there each time I visited this trip! WOW!
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Would it be because the Talk with Crush theater can only accomodate so many people at once???
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<The Living Seas is the only pavilion to really get a character overlay and quite frankly it needed it. Guest just weren't interested in it by the mid-nineties.>> True ... and I may greatly enjoy the Nemo overlay. My issue with it was Disney took the cheap way out. The pavilion could have been freshened in so many different ways, including a few plans that WDI blue-skyed and were quite amazing. Overall, this is cheap and easy.
Originally Posted By danyoung >Would it be because the Talk with Crush theater can only accomodate so many people at once???< I'd agree that this one show fills up the center of the pavilion. But all other areas have also seen a huge surge in traffic from what I've seen. I would never wait in that long line for a brief interaction with a turtle, but I do enjoy the revitalized displays. Now if they can just get the water in the main tank cleaned back up to its former aqua-marine beauty. Oh, and maybe add back some fish - the population isn't near what it used to be.
Originally Posted By BlueOhanaTerror >>>I visted EPCOT Center in April of 1982 when they gave previews via monorail that took you out to the site and showed a 20-minute preview film at the station. It blew my mind then ... the scope was so amazing<<< Ah, the preview monorail... standing out on that overlook at the station. The wonderful sense of anticipation... And all of that dirt!
Originally Posted By TDLFAN I did the Mono preview trip as well back in 82... in the middle of the Tencennial celebration.. Oh! the wonderful memories of WDW's classier days....
Originally Posted By Rsey103 >>I did the Mono preview trip as well back in 82... in the middle of the Tencennial celebration.. Oh! the wonderful memories of WDW's classier days....<< Yes, indeed!
