|
|
|
-
EPCOT- HIt or Miss
OK So I have question for everyone.
In your opinion is EPCOT a HIt or Miss?
I watched a show on Walt E. Disney last night and it seems that his vision for EPCOT was never realized. He had a much bigger, grander plan it seemed.
With that said It is my second favorite park behind MK. We visit it multiple times every trip. I don't know if I will see it the same when I go back knowing now what Walt had in mind.
Disney Cruise 2017
AKL 2016
PORR 2015
Beach Club 2013
POP Century August 2011
Disney Cruise Dream 2011
Cruise Disney Wonder 2006
Wilderness Lodge, 04, 06, 08, 10
Allstar Movies 02
Allstar Sports 96. 98, 00
Offsite 2015 x2, 90,89, 85
-
Please Support INTERCOT's Sponsors:
-
It definitely isn't what Walt originally envisioned, but it is my second, almost first, most favourite park.
A definite HIT!!
Shannon
__________
2000~04~06~07~08~09~10~11~12~2015 WDW
1989~2013-2014 Disneyland
~It's not the number of breaths you take, it's the moments that take your breath away~
~You should never take more than you give~ The Circle of Life
-
Started out as a HIT but is now a MISS !!!
-
Definitely a hit...it is my second favorite behind Magic Kingdom....maybe not what he envisioned but I am betting he would still be proud of it.....
Dec.11-18, 2021 Port Orleans Riverside
Jan. 25-Feb. 1, 2017, Port Orleans Riverside
Oct. 29-Nov.4, 2014-Yacht Club
Dec. 17-23 2011-Wilderness Lodge
Dec. 20-30, 2008-Pop Century
Dec. 25,2005-Jan.1, 2006-Coronado Springs
Jan. 1-7, 2003-All Star Movies
-
Definitely a hit. While not the original vision & the loss of some classic attractions, it's still my favorite park.
șoș Joe șoș
-----------------------------------------------------
Dolphin - May '99
Pop - July '04
ASMu - Sept '05
Pop - Sept '06
Pop - Sept '07
Pop - Sept '08
Pop - Sept '09
Pop - Sept '10 HONEYMOON
Pop - Sept '11
Pop - Nov '12
Pop NYE '13/'14
NEXT TRIP - Pop - Nov 9th-16th '14
-
Despite its challenges, we still love Epcot!
Heather aka ibelieveindisneymagic
INTERCOT Staff
Engaged at the castle!
My Disney Home is POFQ
-
As another poster has stated, by Walt's original vision, it's a Miss, but as far as being a fabulous theme park that I love to visit, to me it is not just a Hit, but a Grand Slam!
Viva Darth Macho!
APR '98: Wilderness Lodge, 9 days, Honeymoon
OCT '99: Coronado Springs, 8 days, Halloween
AUG '03: All Star Music, 8 days, Summer Fun
AUG '10: Port Orleans Riverside, 10 days, Summer Celebration!
AUG '12: Pop Century, 14 days, My Dream Trip!
AUG '17: Hoping!
-
I've always loved it and my DS is just beginning to "get it" - he's 14 and can now see how clever it is
-
I would have loved to have experienced the City Of Tomorrow that WED had envisioned. Such a wonderful combination of transportation, communication, entertainment and just plain existence would have been a beautiful model on which to build.
If Walt had stayed around, I'm certain he would have pushed it into shape. However, if he had, we wouldn't probably have the WDW we have today. I think it would have been more of a Disneyland (Magic Kingdom, the EPCOT community, and other advanced business and perhaps entertainment venues, but not the resort we all know and love) on the East Coast.
Instead, because no one after Walt could have driven the 'community' aspect, the choice to change EPCOT into a "futurist-themed" park that also incorporates the World's Fair type of pavilions was probably the best that could be made. That solidified WDW into an Entertainment Resort, and not a community.
WED would probably have been disappointed, but I'm not. I'm sorry that people think the existing EPCOT is a "miss" ... of course, I think folks are too critical in general (you should hear me at work! ;-). I honestly don't think that anyone but WED could have driven the community forward -- the choice was a good one.
I'm happy with EPCOT (Horizons would be nice to have back, and just plain "Seas" instead of "Nemo Seas" is my preference, but that's me). It's my favorite. AK is next, followed by MK. Sorry, DHS, you trail at a distance. Feels like too much asphalt and concrete.
Ok, 2 cents done. Down off soapbox now.
Disneyland Anaheim JUL66
Cocoa Beach Hilton SEP86
[just passing through] OCT94
Coronado Springs JAN03, DEC06
Caribbean Beach FEB05
Disney Magic DEC06
Fort Wilderness AUG08, AUG09
Port Orleans French Quarter AUG11
???????????????????? XXX14
-
Even though, I'm not a huge fan of recent changes, it is still my favorite park and a giant HIT for me.
Cara
1982, 1988, 1989 off site
1992 CBR & POFQ
1993 POFQ
1995 WL
1996 WL
1998 Poly
1999 BWI
Many day trips while at UF GO GATORS!!!!
2004 Off site
2005 Poly
2006 POFQ
2007 WL
Aug 2011 BC
-
It may not be what was originally envisaged but its defiently a hit for me. Some parts could use some work but the majority of it is so wonderful it makes up for the gaps
Lifes a witch and then you fly
-
Although Epcot is our favorite, there are alot of things that have no place there. When they took World of Motion away and replaced it with Test Track it was the beginning of Walt's plan being thrown out the door.
Your attention please, the Walt Disney World Railroad is now boarding for a trip around the Magic Kingdom
-
It's a HIT in my book
" YO HO YO HO "
-
It's the park I seem to spend most time in so its a complete HIT for me
Dragongirlx (AkA Ruth)
Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup
2004 - offsite
2006 - Dolphin
2007- WL
2008 - Poly
2009 - WL
2010 - GF
2012 - WL
2013 - WL
2014 - WL
-
Big hit. Favorite park. I love the "two parks in one" feel with Future World and the World Showcase. So what if it's not what Walt envisioned? I'm sure that if he had lived to see his vision through, we'd love that as well.
Of course, I don't think that Disney has "missed" on any of their parks. I think that AK is an amazing feat, even if it is unfinished. I love the back-in-time feel of DHS, even if there is a lot of asphalt.
And the MK is just classic.
2002 - 2022: 20+ visits (POR, BW, All Stars, VWL, CSR, BLT, BC, SSR, CB, Dolphin, OKW, Poly, offsite x8)
DL - 1996, 2019
Next up - January 2023 short trip! We just want to try that 50th Anniversary chocolate monstrosity at Mexico!
-
When my parents were secretly planning our first trip to WDW which was also a trip to visit relatives beforehand, my grandma (dad's side) was concerned that my bro and I would not like EPCOT Center b/c of it being moreso educational rather than the fun that MK has. Boy was she wrong. We both enjoyed it tremendously and had a great time there. Fast forward to today, it's changed a lot, it has lost a lot of the focus it used to have as to what it originally was made to be, but it's still a great place and is still a hit nonetheless.
28 times to WDW and still going since 1984!! Most recent visit: November/December 2011...Far too long since my last visit! :'(
Personally, I believe it didn't start with a mouse. It started with a man that had one of the greatest imaginations in this world.
-
I think it's a hit. I think it would have been very hard to be a place where real people live and work and be inside a theme park. We really enjoy it and would love to see more enhancements and updating some day.
Trips: Too Many to Count! Last Trips: April 2013 CSR; July 2013 Aloha Aulani, The Sequel, Hawaii. Multiple trips to WDW, DL, DCL!
Coming up: September 2013 "Scary September" at Disneyland/DCA/Universal Hollywood.
Proud DVC Members since 2004!
-
The original "vision" for Epcot was a rather sinister planned city without any elderly or infirm people, an act of kind-of corporate social engineering.
Walt Disney was a great man in many respects, but he sort of laid an egg as far as the original Epcot plan was concerned. The version they have now is much more doable, much more enjoyable for the average guest, and doesn't seem like a dystopian nightmare. I encourage you--- Go to Epcot-- I give you my papal guarantee you won't regret it!
"One wrong move, and I could easily be squashed into a tangy pesto sauce."
1988, 1990, 2008- Contemporary
1993, 1999, 2005- Beach Club
1996- Polynesian
2009- Pop Century
-
Its out FAVORITE park... a HIT for sure. In fact, if my family could only go to one park, it would be EPCOT.
Our miss is AK. We always get super cranky, super hungry, and never last long. Maybe because we tend to go in August when it is hot, I don't know, but nothing there has us going back for more. Our next trip we aren't even planning on going there.
Last Trip: April 2015 CBR
Next Trip: Sept 2015 Boardwalk
-
Yep a HIT! It's my favorite park. @ teambuilder I used to feel the same way about AK. Until we went in April. Now it's my #2 park (kinda tied with MK bc of the nostalgia).
Mar'14 DCL..Nov '13 POP..Jan '13 CBR..Mar'12 Swan/Dolphin..Nov '11 Universal/legoland, one night @ WDW..Oct '10 POP..April '09 Swan/Dolphin..Jan '09 AKL..Apr'08 offsite..Jan/Feb '08 offsite..Dec '08 HiltonHeadResort..Oct '07 Pop.. July '07 VB..May '07 DCL.Oct '06 FtWcabins.May '06 POP.Jan '06 POFQ
Share This Thread On Social Media:
Share This Thread On Social Media:
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
-
Forum Rules
|
|
Share This Thread On Social Media: