Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer I adore the American Adventure! Was only thinking of FW when I posted that.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Aha, I was thinking Epcot. Ok, that is clear. I still love the Land though, even if they ruined all the other Future World pavillions savfe perhaps Spaceship Earth (though I do love Soarin')
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>Veggie Veggie Fruit Fruit (as much as I love Soarin', I do miss Kitchen Kaberet).<< I wouldn't have minded if they had replaced the Kabaret with Soarin'. But I can never forgive them for Food Rocks.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper I enjoyed Food Rocks much more than the Kabaret. I feel like there should have been a way to replace the god awful Circle of Life theater with Food Rocks...
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost I agree...in all my years of going to Epcot, I have been inside the theater for Circle of Life once. That was for about 3 minutes and I turned around and left. It's been there awhile so I guess some must like it...or they just run it because it's there.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<or they just run it because it's there.>> This. And it's cheap to run and staff.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>I still love the Land though, even if they ruined all the other Future World pavillions savfe perhaps Spaceship Earth (though I do love Soarin')<<< The Land is my favorite "major" EPCOT pavilion. Something for everyone, well rounded, great aesthetics, totally original content. Very much like a Ye Olde World's Fair pavilion. Love it.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<I really like the new food court at The Land.>> It's always been one of the best places to eat in the parks. But since the recent decline in quality, it's by far one of the top 3 quick services.
Originally Posted By leobloom The Circle of Life attraction has one of the most glorious parts of Epcot. Of course I refer to the preshow/holding area. The walls in the preshow area, to be specific. The Carpeted Walls, that is. Come on, show some love for the carpet walls.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>I really like the new food court at The Land.<<< I do miss the old fountain, but yes, the new one is nice.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>The Circle of Life attraction has one of the most glorious parts of Epcot. Of course I refer to the preshow/holding area. The walls in the preshow area, to be specific. The Carpeted Walls, that is. Come on, show some love for the carpet walls.<<< Yeeeeah. That's WDI work, for sure.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I haven't read (and don't intend to read) all 74 responses. Personally, I LOVE the attraction. I think it is totally unique and accomplishes EXACTLY what it sets out to accomplish. Is it successful? As far popularity goes, probably not. But then on the flip side you have an attraction like Soarin' which is really way more popular than it deserves to be. Go figure.
Originally Posted By CDF1 Epcot's Futureworld really has become a bit of a conundrum of attractions - in some ways it is futuristic but in others it celebrates things that are not. There is little doubt that the Universe of Energy, Mission:Space and the Living Seas (sorry, but the more recent changes since their original presentations in the first and last pavilions don't ring well with me) do have an eye to the future. Test Track is more a homage to Disney's attempt to fit a thrill ride into an informercial on auto safety - its interesting but at the end of the day its meant to be a thrill ride more than anything. The Land is probably a significant learning experience if you are into horticulture or farming - the fact that Soarin can be found there is probably more a question of spatial geography and where the ride complex could be fit into the park as opposed to anything else - if they had known that the Wondoers of Life wouldn't be so wonderful they might have put Soarin over there instead; the Imagination Pavilion is more along the lines of Its a Small World in terms of providing a "feel-good" experience. Of all the atractions in FutureWorld, Spaceship Earth really fulfills the promise of exploring what has been and how things might be. Its a great ride but is it enough to really carry the concept of Epcot's Futureworld on its back? Kind of drifting off the original question though - seems like the jury is really mixed about MS at this point.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom << seems like the jury is really mixed about MS at this point.>> I think the jury was in on MS years ago. If you want a attraction that is going to send park quests to the hospital then MS is your attraction. Not to mention the fact that no other Disney park wants one, it's not drawing any crowds to EPCOT like it was intended to do. Soarin attracts crowds to EPCOT, MS does not. Personally I think the $100 plus million dollars spent on this attraction would have been better spent on new monorails. But I suppose on the brightside it's filling a gaping void on the eastside of EPCOT's Future World.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Post 76 is spot on and a huge sign that EPCOT needs to be revamped, needs to look at the future again, and needs to be optimistic in that outlook.
