tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post6418917732559082149..comments2023-11-05T00:52:41.562-07:00Comments on EPCOT Central: How Disney Blew Its Second-Biggest BrandEpcot82http://www.blogger.com/profile/14763893513279437902noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-49374601704308110662016-02-15T03:37:02.722-08:002016-02-15T03:37:02.722-08:00I didn't go away, but I did mostly move on fro... I didn't go away, but I did mostly move on from my bitter disappointment over what's happened to EPCOT Center.<a href="https://filecamp.com/lp/brand-central/" rel="nofollow">brand central</a>Anna Schaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09633259957714692411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-75091894725296583552015-12-01T00:03:37.150-08:002015-12-01T00:03:37.150-08:00Oh! Such a interesting post! I read your whole blo...Oh! Such a interesting post! I read your whole blog and it's really nice. Now, I solely understood the EPCOT brand. Thanks for sharing this blog with us. I also want to add something that Brandharvest is the brand design company in India that provide complete brand identity designing services all over India. http://www.brandharvest.net/brand_identity_design.htm<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800319730836995235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-69180138980970034432015-12-01T00:01:25.026-08:002015-12-01T00:01:25.026-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800319730836995235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-37214738154362197672013-12-24T04:39:58.386-08:002013-12-24T04:39:58.386-08:0012/24/13 ... I got an early xmas present seeing yo...12/24/13 ... I got an early xmas present seeing you had returned!!! I don't know what made me click my mouse on your site but I'm so glad I did! You definitely love old EPCOT, as do I, and I really wish your words could make their way to the top. Unfortunately, no one is listening. Too money hungry. Sad that for first time since I got my seasonal /annual pass since 1984 , next year will be first year I go without. I'll have to reread your old posts to relive the wonder of EPCOT Center I had of my youth.<br /><br />But so glad to know you're back, and okay, and yeah!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00681546608774580326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-26367754632200830222013-11-10T18:51:30.077-08:002013-11-10T18:51:30.077-08:00You are back!!!! I have a lot of reading to catch ...You are back!!!! I have a lot of reading to catch up on!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-65087742753708812422013-10-10T11:11:08.571-07:002013-10-10T11:11:08.571-07:00Welcome back - belatedly. I do enjoy your [often ...Welcome back - belatedly. I do enjoy your [often very romanticized] musings and opinions. And, I don't want to cause a myocardial infarction, but I do enjoy the role of contrarion. And so with that...<br /><br />"Discovery Channel (which Disney does not own) has become one of the most successful channels on cable TV, but its programming is not that far off from EPCOT's central concepts of education, exploration and discovery."<br /><br />Really? Some of DC's offerings, which have made it so popular, include: Texas Car Wars, Skunk Ape, Buying the Bayou, Buying Alaska, Biker Build-off, and Dixie Divers. And while I enjoy some of DC's shows for the entertainment, they hardly qualify as educational programming (let alone contribute to intellectual exploration or scientific discovery). <br /><br />I would love nothing more than for EPCOT to become again what it once was (to me). More likely though, success will be seeing it not devolve further. <br /><br />SQVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-37361881276460521262013-09-13T07:48:21.061-07:002013-09-13T07:48:21.061-07:00Great to have you back!Great to have you back!blueskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481663761338257429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-73435330177897913662013-05-20T07:17:31.280-07:002013-05-20T07:17:31.280-07:00I'm so glad that you're back writing on th...I'm so glad that you're back writing on this blog again. I've been checking every week or so for years.Mark Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01890781740346391664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-87492341252346975562013-04-30T20:39:40.051-07:002013-04-30T20:39:40.051-07:00I want to post this everywhere. Including the comm...I want to post this everywhere. Including the comments. #epcotexistAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-51389930178865925422013-04-30T02:56:39.577-07:002013-04-30T02:56:39.577-07:00I can't help but smile, as I found a new blog ...I can't help but smile, as I found a new blog post this morning. I have been a reader of your site for many years and have checked your site each week -- often just to read a random article of yours.<br /><br />Welcome back, Epcot82.Salemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-36375764518228069052013-04-29T08:01:19.407-07:002013-04-29T08:01:19.407-07:00@sir_grapefellow: As for who to follow on Twitter,...@sir_grapefellow: As for who to follow on Twitter, I strongly recommend:<br />@ProgressCityUSA (Michael Crawford, operator of the Progress City USA blog and writer for D23)<br />@MKPony (who writes the unparalleled blog Passport To Dreams Old and New)<br />@EPCOTExplorer<br />@MrEPCOT<br />@imagineeringdis (official feed of the amazing Imagineering Disney blog)<br />@HrznsRsrrctd (the guy behind the Horizons Resurrected project)<br />And you can find me at @futureprobe1982 <br /><br />And once more, I plead with Epcot82 to join us on Twitter. I used to think it was a waste of time, but I quickly changed my mind once I hopped aboard. This blog has been a tremendous inspiration to all of us who love EPCOT Center, and we'd really love for you to join us in our online conversation that never ends.David Landonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909440700102911571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-29797374647932631432013-04-28T23:50:45.135-07:002013-04-28T23:50:45.135-07:00Once again, thank you all very much.Once again, thank you all very much.Epcot82https://www.blogger.com/profile/14763893513279437902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-14999087725657193312013-04-28T17:59:37.997-07:002013-04-28T17:59:37.997-07:00Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -Hoot Gibso...Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -Hoot GibsonHoot Gibsonhttp://www.mesaverdetimes.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-66611178907321237692013-04-28T17:13:12.233-07:002013-04-28T17:13:12.233-07:00Wow, now THIS I was not expecting! It's been s...Wow, now THIS I was not expecting! It's been so long since you've written an update. After such a long absence, it really took me by surprise to find something new from you again. It's a wonderful surprise, though. Despite the length of time, I've never forgotten about your writings. It's wonderful to read from you again, and I'd just like to throw in that your writing has been such a fantastic influence on my life. I still frequently reference your writing when developing my own thoughts on EPCOT Center, a subject that means the world to me and has fascinated me to no end for years. It may be a little late at this point, but I'd just like to say thank you. You and your writing has meant more to me than you could probably guess. I hope this isn't the last we'll be hearing from you again. Thank you for this update, it really is like hearing from an old friend again that I haven't spoken to in a long time.1967WEDwaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-45544250777585476032013-04-28T16:04:43.533-07:002013-04-28T16:04:43.533-07:00Welcome back EPCOT 82, you've been sorely miss...Welcome back EPCOT 82, you've been sorely missed. Excellent thought provoking post as always. Social media is a different beast than since you last posted, maybe we can get analysis such as yours into the proper hands.<br /><br />David L - can you recommend some EPCOT aficionados on Twitter, would love to jump in - thx!sir_grapefellownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-81555234816885002062013-04-28T13:37:37.944-07:002013-04-28T13:37:37.944-07:00I couldn't agree more. Sadly the same can be ...I couldn't agree more. Sadly the same can be said to Tommorowland at all the theme parks. From what I've read about Walt, the Blade Runner theme, the crowed eye lines of the claustrophobic layout that it has become does not come close to the clean, positive future of tomorrow he had envisioned. Both EPCOT and Tomorrowland suffer from one thing, laziness of design. A lack of imagination and loss of vision is more than apparent in both locations. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065191134798036365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-77504931952014146622013-04-28T11:06:33.680-07:002013-04-28T11:06:33.680-07:00Thank you for letting me know you're reading. ...Thank you for letting me know you're reading. Being of a "certain age," I've struggled with the idea that I'm not sure whether what I've done has been meaningful to people, and you've told me it has. I appreciate that more than I can begin to tell you.<br /><br />EPCOT Center to me represented a new frontier of possibility, a blending of creativity and information that was unlike anything I had ever seen. To see it turned into another stage for more Disney marketing still pains me. Even all these years later, EPCOT remains filled with so much unrealized potential, it still is awe-inspiring, despite what has happened to it.<br /><br />Thank you for reading EPCOT Central!Epcot82https://www.blogger.com/profile/14763893513279437902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-89147130106631639622013-04-27T20:25:21.692-07:002013-04-27T20:25:21.692-07:00Excellent post! You've echoed and elaborated o...Excellent post! You've echoed and elaborated on tons of thoughts I've had about Iger since he took the helm of Disney and began his 'brand management'. Where Disney once created and strove to lead the industry, he's reduced Disney to just managing and buying and making money in the easiest way possible. Disney's RISKS are what made them special. EPCOT Center was a risk. Snow White was a risk. Disneyland was a risk. And all of those were original, groundbreaking, achievements that set the industry standard. Disney needs to wake up and realize that they have all the power in the world to take these risks again and make new things. Remaking EPCOT to be more like its old self would be a wonderful first step. <br /><br />And it is SO good to see you back. You were one of the "original" Disney bloggers that inspired me to start writing about Disney in an academic fashion, so I want to thank you for that and would hope that you stick around. Dave makes a great point... a ton of us are on Twitter, you'd be welcomed there with open arms. <br /><br />Thanks so much for this post and for all your great work. <br /><br />- @EPCOTExplorer EPCOT Explorerhttp://epcotexplorer.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-45912572926056661212013-04-27T19:56:18.289-07:002013-04-27T19:56:18.289-07:00Welcome back! You've been sorely missed!
This...Welcome back! You've been sorely missed!<br /><br />This is something I've thought a lot about as Bob Iger has acquired more and more intellectual property even as the company under his leadership neglects the significant IP it's always had. There seems to be this assumption that any brand that originated outside the Disney company is inherently more desirable. It's empty-headed corporate thinking, and it's a shame that it's all Disney seems to be capable of anymore.<br /><br />It's great to hear from you again. I don't know if you're already on Twitter, but if not please know that there's a nice community of EPCOT Center aficionados there. We have great conversations, and we'd be thrilled and honored if you'd join us.<br /><br />Again, welcome back!David Landonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909440700102911571noreply@blogger.com