tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post8947271539354797516..comments2023-11-05T00:52:41.562-07:00Comments on EPCOT Central: EPCOT Center Was BoringEpcot82http://www.blogger.com/profile/14763893513279437902noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-22737973524087820462011-09-29T19:27:12.471-07:002011-09-29T19:27:12.471-07:00Epcot is awesome, but it could have been better if...Epcot is awesome, but it could have been better if it was actually was a city.Enochnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-60516534361786362762010-03-31T22:05:01.671-07:002010-03-31T22:05:01.671-07:00Though a few of you are saying young kids couldn&#...Though a few of you are saying young kids couldn't appreciate EPCOT Center for what it was, that doesn't explain why at 3 years old, I loved it dearly. I was fascinated by Horizons and Spaceship Earth. There was something about it that even now, I can't put my finger on, but I know how it made me feel then and how it makes me feel when I remember it. I was recently accepted into the Disney College Program as an Attractions Cast Member, and I only wish I could have the opportunity to work on Horizons. I understand Disney is shifting its focus to be more "extreme" and "thrilling", but I just hope they remember that Disney is supposed to be for ALL ages, not just the 13-30 crowd. Sometimes guests just want to rest their feet, and sit in a nice air conditioned ride and feel like they are traveling through time for a few minutes. It's the same as black and white movies, or classical music. Boring to some, but brilliant to others.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380648352668600511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-73164618244216366762009-04-13T19:03:00.000-07:002009-04-13T19:03:00.000-07:00Dude, I went in '90 when I was six and the only th...Dude, I went in '90 when I was six and the only thing that kept me the least bit interested was Journey into Imagination and it's Imageworks. That was it. Maybe I was too young to appreciate what they were trying to do but I was not impressed with a ride about growing plants or a ride about how horrible the world was before the car was invented. <br />Could Epcot now be more? Sure. Is it being held back? Yeah, It is kinda. I've often thought "Epcot could save the world if they let it." But let's not be blinded by nostalgia here. EPCOT center was boring. At least when you're six it wasEd Rhodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16084506013195012009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-60636536816331138062009-04-04T19:42:00.000-07:002009-04-04T19:42:00.000-07:00RE: "Sure, there were bound to be people who thoug...RE: "Sure, there were bound to be people who thought it was too "boring" to be worth their time, but those kind of people have NASCAR and pro wrestling to keep them entertained."<BR/><BR/>Amen to that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-9433773839444980722009-03-10T11:20:00.000-07:002009-03-10T11:20:00.000-07:00There are truly amazing and exciting things just o...There are truly amazing and exciting things just on the horizon. Our futures are about to be changed drastically with things like dust microchips, ultra efficient solar panels, super computers, full body scans, biotechnology, etc. Epcot could take full advantage of this, helping shape our future with exhibits and rides. Why not even look to space travel without the huge space ship. Like the movie Contact, manmade worm holes could transport us to completely different worlds. There are so many creative and exciting things that could be implemented into Future World. But, alas it will never be. Cheap thrills seem to be the future that Disney wants to create. It is really too bad.blueskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481663761338257429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-91444859542073312872009-03-10T09:41:00.000-07:002009-03-10T09:41:00.000-07:00"But was it boring? Not to anyone who disagreed wi..."But was it boring? Not to anyone who disagreed with its view."<BR/><BR/>That could be equally extended to the whole park - with the caveat that one need not disagree to not be bored. One simply needed not to define "entertainment" as escapist fantasy.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253533434777645073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-18252026671466024522009-03-09T22:08:00.000-07:002009-03-09T22:08:00.000-07:00It has become clear, The Walt Disney Company must ...It has become clear, The Walt Disney Company must be liquefied and forgotten, with no remains of it's existence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-12027365888343568892009-03-09T09:04:00.000-07:002009-03-09T09:04:00.000-07:00As a 6-7 year old in the late 80's Epcot Center ab...As a 6-7 year old in the late 80's Epcot Center absolutely captivated meāmuch more than the Magic Kingdom did. You really got the feeling you were looking into the future and the slower pace of the park encouraged exploration and discovery. I have very fond memories of the original Epcot and wish they'd bring some of that spirit back. Sadly, in today's short attention span, video-game culture I don't see that ever happening.Chris Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14635201527441256542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-52313659848677475202009-03-09T06:47:00.000-07:002009-03-09T06:47:00.000-07:00I first visited EPCOT in the mid-80s, when I was s...I first visited EPCOT in the mid-80s, when I was six, and the only time I was bored was when my mom dragged us to the World Showcase so she could shop in Morocco. Future World inspired, fascinated, and excited me.<BR/><BR/>Sure, there were bound to be people who thought it was too "boring" to be worth their time, but those kind of people have NASCAR and pro wrestling to keep them entertained.David Landonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909440700102911571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-69547305122377210172009-03-08T20:00:00.000-07:002009-03-08T20:00:00.000-07:00As one of many who agree with you that EPCOT Cente...As one of many who agree with you that EPCOT Center had to change, but that it just was never permitted to develop, nor was it understood by those who found themselves running the park, I did a little experiment today after first reading you latest entry this morning.<BR/><BR/>As it neared my daughter's bedtime (she turned 6 last week), I loaded Martin Smith's tribute to Horizons onto my laptop. Even though she was extremely tired, she asked what I was watching.<BR/><BR/>I told her it was an old ride at Disney World that they tore down before she was born. She watched the entire video, asking me questions such as "What is space?" and "Why did they put those suits on before they went swimming?" and finally, "Are those all the people we saw in the other places singing happy birthday?"<BR/><BR/>She then asked "how do we get back?" and I told her to watch the screen as the person riding chose the space route home. <BR/><BR/>"Ohhhh...that's cool!" she said while watching the space return of the shuttle.<BR/><BR/>The first thing she said after the video finished was, "I want to watch that again." The second thing she said was to ask "why did they tear it down?"<BR/><BR/>I told her the people in charge said the foundation was bad and she asked me what a foundation was. I told her the ground something is built upon.<BR/><BR/>"When was it built? Before you were born?"<BR/><BR/>"No, 1983."<BR/><BR/>"I thought you were going to say 1982. How did they know the foundation was bad?" she asked.<BR/><BR/>"I don't know if they ever did?" I said back to her.<BR/><BR/>"Then why did they tear it down?"<BR/><BR/>"I don't know, honey. To put something else up in its space." I replied, pun intended but not for her to catch. "But the new ride would make Mommy and Daddy sick, so we wouldn't be able to go on it with you when you're old enough."<BR/><BR/>"Does it make you throw up?" she asked, wrinkling her nose.<BR/><BR/>"You could say that."<BR/><BR/>"Then I wouldn't want to go on it either, not without you." she said before asking me to start the video over.<BR/><BR/>I can only dream how enthralled she would have been with the actual attraction, but I'll never be able to live it, not for real. My 6-year old didn't think a video of Horizons was boring, I have a hard time believing she would have thought the real thing was either. She did, however, fall asleep the second time through the video.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547203594912614891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-49431237749389166242009-03-08T14:02:00.000-07:002009-03-08T14:02:00.000-07:00Just as EPCOT Center had to change, EPCOT Central ...Just as EPCOT Center had to change, EPCOT Central has too. Nice new look, pal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-62705423932694182432009-03-08T00:59:00.000-08:002009-03-08T00:59:00.000-08:00There were many aspects of EPCOT Center that were ...There were many aspects of EPCOT Center that were less then thrilling, but there were many aspects that were mind blowing and inspirational. The original EPCOT took three days to completely take in, but it would be easy for less discerning Guests to miss the better aspects of the park by hitting the less interesting attractions too many times in a row in a single day, making the park seem dull. I always felt a few too many wide screen films lent themselves to that perception.Digital Jedihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02374739586203788564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-56606969620829473012009-03-08T00:57:00.000-08:002009-03-08T00:57:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Digital Jedihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02374739586203788564noreply@blogger.com