New landscaping arrives in the long-vacant area near EPCOT's Guest Relations

Cmdr_Crimson4 hours ago

Bocabear9 hours ago

Harmonious was the first EPCOT lake show I was actually bored with after the first few minutes.... It did not hook me at all....and all of the others have. It was too much all at once, the actual show content was repetitious and poorly paced... The Barges and Stargate were another issue entirely. It felt like it was reverse engineered... We want to do these effects and we will worry about the actual show later....and when it came time to use their new equipment they threw together movie clips. It felt soul-less.

aladdin200719 hours ago

kinda was, and hardly but big part of it

Chef idea Mickey`=21 hours ago

Harmonious wasn't a disaster either it was just the barges that were the issue.. all they had to do was admit the barges were a mistake. Do I prefer Luminous over Harmonious not really 🤭

HauntedPirate1 day ago

December 2022-January 2023 qualifies as "years". ;)

trainplane31 day ago

I liked the disclaimer saying it was paid for by Disney, it really was an ad. That said, still always neat to see behind the scenes footage and would like more of it. They also gave us some raw audio from Luminous that didn't make it onto the soundtrack. My favorite bit was them saying Luminous was in development for years.

dmc4931 day ago

Writing this as I watch the show in my hotel room (spoilers I guess): They’re glossing over each big change very quickly. Unsurprising I guess, but some of these segments are like “the entrance wasn’t great but we changed it! The end” I hated how they described the inspiration for remy’s, as if it stemmed from some ties back to Walt and his time in france in the war or whatever, don’t act like it wasn’t a plop in place from Paris Pretty great Luminous clips throughout, probably my favorite part of the episode overall. Crazy how they casually talk about the crunch they were under the last couple days but don’t acknowledge when development started or why it started (no mention of Harmonious basically) Some cool GotG clips but it’s funny how they try and tie it into the theme of Epcot, they do a bad job There’s no acknowledgement of past mistakes (like how was done in Imagineering Story). No mention of Harmonious or why they thought the plaza or the entrance or Ellen’s or anything else needed replacing Enjoyed the Moana clips about how they tried to accommodate everyone’s behaviors with the water effects. Moana gets #2 in my ranking behind Luminous for quality segments Plaza lighting gets a shot towards the end including the pre(?) broken ground lights There are some cool shots and clips I’m excited to rewatch to pause and dig into those once it debuts on D+ This is my response to the first bullet I wrote. Some topics got discussed more than others. The pace and how this episode is structured is SO bizarre. They’re jumping back and forth on a ton of different topics, makes no sense Unsurprisingly mainly a puff piece. End of the day there’s some cool clips worth rewatching to see.

DCBaker2 days ago

Update: EPCOT Becoming: Inside the Transformation will be available to stream on July 19 on Disney+ and Hulu.

Epcot81Fan2 days ago

Episode 1: Planters for Fountains Episode 2: Connections and Creations: The Death of Theming Episode 3: Wonders of Life: An Abandoned Wonder Episode 4: Imagination Pavilion: The Monument to our Creative Failures

aladdin20072 days ago

As well as the new series How Disney Built America, tonight on History .

flyerjab3 days ago

Just spent the day in Epcot. I do really like the garden area and the Moana inspired walk through. The fact that there is no fountain here though is unfortunate. It totally stinks of Chapek and Jeff Vahle. A fountain and/or running water of some kind would have greatly elevated this area. I always think back to Pandora and the omni-present sound of water. It wouldn’t even have to be over the top.

Cmdr_Crimson3 days ago

Sure it will be the following day...

DCBaker3 days ago

As a reminder, EPCOT Becoming: Inside the Transformation airs tomorrow night at 10pm ET on National Geographic. A streaming date on Disney+ has not yet been announced. A 15 second trailer is available at this link: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/shows/epcot-becoming-inside-the-transformation/video/most-recent/vdka36519989

DCBaker4 days ago

Photo of a new wayfinding sign recently installed near the Rose Walk area. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53682849145_70edfb365e_o.jpg