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Originally Posted By HockeyPlayerX I remember the fountain very well. I actually placed a large bid for it when it was sold on Ebay several years ago...alas, I did not win the auction. I kick my self for not uping the bid...that would have been awesome behind my hot tub!!
Originally Posted By nats 31 I remember the big building that is near the exit of future world and near the entrance to the world showcase. It was a nice restaurant. We would always make it our place for lunch. I can't remember what it was called.
Originally Posted By smctopia >Disney could open up a retro park for old nostalgics like myself featuring, Horizons, Communicore East and West, Walter Cronkite on Spaceship Earth et al. Go to Walt Dated World for a taste of the old Epcot. (Updates to WoM and Spaceship Earth coming in late fall/winter, at least I plan to have it that way! <a href="http://waltdatedworld.bravepages.com" target="_blank">http://waltdatedworld.bravepages.com</a>
Originally Posted By ChiMike Yes, bobbelee, Odyssey. Just a typical 80's theme park burger joint. Up until about the time it closed it was a strategic location for Foods. By the time it closed the food coverage and traffic flow of the park had shifted and it was not too surprising to see it first drop to seasonal than closed status. Actually another change from the Epcot '94 dark period.
Originally Posted By libertysquare76 Thans for the Walt Dated World link smctopia, loads of great memories. Anyone know if any attractions are undergoing 'refurb' at the mo?
Originally Posted By danyoung While there were elements of Communicore that I liked (SMRT 1, Backstage Magic), overall I was pretty disappointed when I first saw it back in '82. There seemed to be a lot of show with very little substance. The Information Fountain was a prime example. Just a big kinetic sculpture, which is OK on its own I guess, but nothing other than that. I'm not sure that the current version is much better, though. And it was fun to look at the pics on the Walt Dated World site and remember what used to be.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 You could go into one of the Communicores and make dining reservations for that very same day. There's something I'd love to see happen again.
Originally Posted By ChiMike ^ Acutally those were not in Communicore EAST or WEST, but rather in the post-show area to SSE. The post-show use to be called "Earth Station". The World Key booths were on the opposite wall from where you exited SSE. They had large projection screens above them highlighting various areas of EPCOT Center. When AT&T updated the Global Neighborhood the booths were moved over to Guest Relations. Guest Relations at one time was in Communicore, having then temporarily moved over to Earth Station with WorldKey during the many changes surrounding Epcot '94
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 Sorry, thought for sure it was Communicore, it would have been either in 85 or 88 when we used it.
Originally Posted By ChiMike no need to be sorry, just FYI. Earth Station and later the first incarnation of Global Neighborhood are often confused with being in Communicore/Innoventions. or vice versa.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Yes, bobbelee, Odyssey. Just a typical 80's theme park burger joint. Up until about the time it closed it was a strategic location for Foods. By the time it closed the food coverage and traffic flow of the park had shifted and it was not too surprising to see it first drop to seasonal than closed status. Actually another change from the Epcot '94 dark period.>> Just a bit of a clarification (I love correcting someone as knowledgable as Mike!), but the Odyssey actually debuted as a seasonal location in 1982. I believe it was seasonal for most of the 80s before changing menus (originally it wasn't burgers and fries but more international offerings) and staying open year round. It was one of the first Disney locations to get those great fixing bars. It always was crowded when I dined there, so I never understood the intelligence of closing it. But then it went over to special events/convention services and it was clear it would never reopen after that.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey ^^^^^I never remember eating at the Odyssey, but I do remember that my group took a shortcut through there for some reason one trip (back in my high school/college days, so this was probably 15 years ago), and the place was JUMPING. It was packed, they had a live band and there were tons of people eating and dancing. If that was a typical crowd, I don't understand why they closed it either.
Originally Posted By ChiMike >>Just a bit of a clarification (I love correcting someone as knowledgable as Mike!), but the Odyssey actually debuted as a seasonal location in 1982. I believe it was seasonal for most of the 80s before changing menus (originally it wasn't burgers and fries but more international offerings) and staying open year round. It was one of the first Disney locations to get those great fixing bars.<< Absolutely. Thanks for the reminder.
