tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post1490659806223980792..comments2023-11-05T00:52:41.562-07:00Comments on EPCOT Central: What's in a Name?Epcot82http://www.blogger.com/profile/14763893513279437902noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-74246589856974326162007-11-22T11:59:00.000-08:002007-11-22T11:59:00.000-08:00I agree with the sentiment, and you reasoned well ...I agree with the sentiment, and you reasoned well the importance of "Center." But for me I would just like to see E.P.C.O.T. The lower case offends me.<BR/><BR/>peaceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-13787026800892708662007-10-01T10:20:00.000-07:002007-10-01T10:20:00.000-07:00Every Paycheck Comes On ThursdayEvery Person Comes...Every Paycheck Comes On Thursday<BR/>Every Person Comes Out Tired<BR/>Excruitiating Polyester Costumes Of Torture.JStone423https://www.blogger.com/profile/12462138519730033002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-61865919830889943312007-09-21T18:00:00.000-07:002007-09-21T18:00:00.000-07:00I never bought the story that the Walt Disney Worl...I never bought the story that the Walt Disney World property was indeed EPCOT and that EPCOT Center was it's heart. But that doesn't invalidate Epcot82's argument for the importance of the original moniker since the concept of "community" has evolved past the physical realm. Perhaps now more than ever we are living in our own "experimental prototype community" by the very means in which we interact on this blog site. It represents an untapped promise for the EPCOT brand that is so eloquently discussed in other posts on this blog. Disney should be looking beyond a mere entertaining theme park and towards possibilities that Walt Disney himself would most likely be pursuing if he were alive today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-32483418061481326262007-09-19T21:53:00.000-07:002007-09-19T21:53:00.000-07:00Glad to have you back. :DI enjoy reading your art...Glad to have you back. :D<BR/><BR/>I enjoy reading your articles every week! Keep 'em comin'.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for completely describing why we should have EPCOT Center's full name back.Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766026248051380632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-79857885404299817332007-09-19T09:53:00.000-07:002007-09-19T09:53:00.000-07:00I could swear that Walt did refer to the whole "Fl...I could swear that Walt <I>did</I> refer to the whole "Florida Project" as EPCOT, but I'll have to watch the video again and double-check.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of video: In the EPCOT Center opening celebration TV special (which is floating around the web somewhere, digitized from a Vault Disney broadcast), Danny Kaye does explain that "Walt Disney World" is synonymous with "EPCOT," so it certainly was the official line, at least in 1982.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-41448620847795539662007-09-19T07:45:00.000-07:002007-09-19T07:45:00.000-07:00Once again, I'm in absolute agreement. SOOO glad ...Once again, I'm in absolute agreement. SOOO glad to have you back!<BR/><BR/>You've been missed.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12316245294248077291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-61000353222340934202007-09-18T19:12:00.000-07:002007-09-18T19:12:00.000-07:00This is a beautifully articulated argument for bri...This is a beautifully articulated argument for bringing back the word "Center" (not to mention capitalizing EPCOT). It seems that most WDW fans who are on the fence about returning to the park's goold old days can justify things like the old aesthetic or the old songs, but many have a hard time understanding why changing the name back to "EPCOT Center" has any value other than nostalgia and symbolism (it's "Center" that seems to be the biggest sticking point).<BR/><BR/>But you're absolutely right about the old name conveying a sense of place and context that the new name miserably fails to do. When EPCOT "purists" say that lower-case Epcot means nothing, they're not just talking about the fact that the literal letters no longer (officially) stand for words. They're talking about how the name truly means <I>nothing</I>--it offers no clue about what the park is, no feeling for what it's about. Even looking at the word printed on a page, you can get a sense of how utterly unfit it is for its purpose as the name of such a unique park. It's a hard concept to put into words, but I think you've done it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-27797973786131087392007-09-18T16:08:00.000-07:002007-09-18T16:08:00.000-07:00Thanks, Jeff!Thanks, Jeff!Epcot82https://www.blogger.com/profile/14763893513279437902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-88414465271481598252007-09-18T15:06:00.000-07:002007-09-18T15:06:00.000-07:00In all my own writings about EPCOT Center, I've al...In all my own writings about EPCOT Center, I've always done my best to use the appropriate name in the proper context. Kudos for doing an excellent job of explaining why it is so important to do so, and especially quantifying the importance of EPCOT Center. <BR/><BR/>And welcome back. You were missed.Jeffrey Pepperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00990997892044489714noreply@blogger.com