tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post3518817333985081153..comments2023-11-05T00:52:41.562-07:00Comments on EPCOT Central: Beating Disney at Its Own Game ... AgainEpcot82http://www.blogger.com/profile/14763893513279437902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-55228528009096653612014-07-11T08:58:55.705-07:002014-07-11T08:58:55.705-07:00gotta love how the forbidden journey stole omniscr...gotta love how the forbidden journey stole omniscreen technology from horizons. if Disney kept the same<br />technological pace, they would be as jaw dropping imaginative as they were in the 80s-90sAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06342782070505577380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-63690309533009269302013-06-09T18:28:15.572-07:002013-06-09T18:28:15.572-07:00Actually, read a lot of reviews of the ride at The...Actually, read a lot of reviews of the ride at Theme Park Insider that said it was rather disappointing. Been a while since I checked the blog due to your long absence but catching up on your posts. Having just made it back to Disney after a six-year break, saw EPCOT and yes, felt a bit annoyed at how the "classic" EPCOT I knew and loved had fallen by the wayside. <br /><br />But then I remember I also miss decent shopping malls with bookstores. I miss video arcades. I miss not having to have a phone in order to communicate with people on computers and such. I miss not being treated like a backward fool because I don't use twitter or a Kindle. <br /><br />I loved EPCOT dearly, I still do. But the brutal truth remains that most kids today consider those rides like "Horizons" and "World of Motion" dull and boring, not innovative. I agree, Disney can put more thought and such into it but sadly, I feel blogs like this just add to this "oh, Disney doesn't care" mentality that's taken hold. Like the rants on CarsLand or getting Star Wars and such, that a company doesn't do what every person wants, that means it's automatically a failure. Not to mention how, quite often, folks act like Disney has unlimited resources and can afford to do every single thing fans want when that's not the case. <br /><br />David Koenig had a classic line that sums it up: "Everyone knows Disney is a business. They just don't like it when it acts that way." When I was at EPCOT, it was packed due to the Food and Wine Festival but people were packing in rides of all types, and movies as well, not to mention the great live entertainment. I love EPCOT, I always will and miss the classic way it was. But to dismiss everything Disney does with it just because it's not what <i>you</i> would do is rather short-sighted and doesn't help with folks wanting to help it get back on track. <br /><br />I agree, Disney can do more but again, this is a company with a lot on their plates to handle. We can hope it changes but at least give them a chance rather than run down what they do have just because it's not the "magic" it once was. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17088537619910478148noreply@blogger.com