EPCOT- HIt or Miss

[MKFD43]

While I like epcot I have to say I do not love it. I do not want to watch movies about countries I get that from the travel channel. Norway and Mexico are fun because of the boat rides. I love the American Adventure. But the rest is just shops and movies. Future world seems to have lost its way. I like the nemo addition but I miss food rocks. Imaginations just isnt the same without the top floor. Space is ok but feels out dated already. Horizons was so much fun. Energy is a 45 minute nap. And seeing the Body wars pavillion sitting there not being used is pathetic.

[sixshot19]

For me it's a hit.....for my 2, 3 year old boys....a miss.......for now

[WDWgoofy]

HIT!

My favorite park!

Yes, it has some issues (Wonders of Life?) but it is THE UNIQUE theme park in all the world.

A worlds fair combined with rides unlike any others. There is only one SE, one TT. MS, Soarin, Living with the Land, IllumiNations, Turtle Talk, Off-Kilter.

WOW! What a place!

[olivegirl]

For us EPCOT is a HIT!!!! We have always loved this park!!! From the rides to the Worlds its just sooo fun!! My 12 year old DD has loved EPCOT since her first visit at 5 years old!

[Terra]

HIT HIT HIT!
But EPCOT is my very favorite park and we spend most of our time there. I'm actually thinking of just getting the EPCOT after 4 pass this year around because I rarely go to any of the other parks [only when I take the boys.] But my girlfriends and I do our nights out at EPCOT!

[ryca1dreams]

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 think you're right - Epcot was the best compromise. I have not read much on the history, but I suspect that the execs/imagineers got together and said 'this city of the future thing is going to cost a fortune'. So they re-imagined it into a theme park where you could learn about the other cultures and imagine the future.

I see versions of Walt's idea (business + community + recreation, etc.) cropping up in pockets of the cities around here - just not on such a grand scale. He really was an innovator.

So, with that said, I think it's a hit.

[mainemajor]

It's our families favorite park - so it's a hit for us

[kemps@wdw]

I'm gonna go out on a limb here, and say that there's probably a lot of things @ WDW that 's not exactly the way Walt envisioned them. But I do believe that he would be satisfied, for the most part, at the way things have progresses @ the World. That being said, Epcot has become our fave park. I love the mix of attractions in FW (although, it's not really futuristic , but I don't care), and the diversity of traveling "around the World" and experiencing different cultures. And, of course, Illuminations is 2nd to none!

[Jforrest2]

We are planning our October trip around Epcot and the Food & wine festival. Our favorite park and most definitely a HIT!

[UCJen]

I can't imagine a trip without going to Epcot.

It's my favorite park. I remember my first trip as child and how I talked about it for months on end to anyone who would listen to me.

Is it the same park I visited as child?
No, not by a long shot?

Do I miss the original JiI, Horizons, and WoL?
Absolutely, but I focus on what is still there and I enjoy myself immensely.

[indytraveler]

I also couldn't imagine a living community in that area. A Theme Park has always made sense. Epcot is our second favorite park behind MK. DHS is a distant 3rd and AK is still further behind that.

So that makes it a HIT!