The Epcot Overhaul: An Irresponsible Waste of Money

They spent 5 years and millions of dollars to build a generic looking public park 😂

Disney seems so obsessed with immediate revenue, to the point where it feels like NOTHING they're building now has any staying power. The IP-driven attractions are an attempt to capitalize off of hype, which will inevitably die down. Epcot used to be such an antithesis of what parks were typically like, offering incredibly deep and rich experiences. This overhaul is just a reflection of Disney's crooked attitude towards its guests.

What I have always respected about Poseidon is that he is not hating to hate , he is hating because of a passion for what used to be and what COULD be.

You know what putting up all of these Walt statues reminds me of? How Chef Skinner used Gusteau's image to sell cheap, corporate products and frozen foods after his death in Ratatouille

You could've showed 54 minutes of modern minimalistic airport B-Roll and I wouldn't have been able to tell the difference.

Oh, it's themed. Themed to an Apple Store, a Marriot Extended stay and a pretty good-sized Kohls.

Modern Disney does not have passion. All the people who care about the story, the art, and the craft were chased out years ago. Disney is now a company run by bean counters and Disney fan artists. We're so far from parks made by people who want to make something new and world class.

if they touch my dusty janky animatronics in Spaceship Earth and replace them with IP slop i swear to god i will vomit blood

If Disney fans that can’t admit the parks are really shitty rn bc they’re blinded by the Disney name don’t got me I know Poseidon entertainment got me

What's crazy is 90's culture is making a major comeback. If they had made these spaces ultra-tacky/kitschy, with bright colors everywhere, the younger generation would have loved it. And those of us that miss that decade would too. It would be interesting to dig into why this happened. Does it have a lot to do with laying off imagineers and hiring architects from a huge CA firm? I have to assume so. Also, do the designers in CA just never visit FL? I get that CA has perfect weather all the time but most of the rest of the world does not. The lack of shade structures at new rides and outdoor queues, just baffles me.

The inside of Communicore Hall is the most basic convention center looking thing I've ever seen.

Perhaps modern Disney wanted to capture and preserve the spirit of the suburban shopping malls, since they are dying everywhere else.

All they did was rip out a great fountain. Year down a building, then rebuild half of it and put in a walk through water exhibit, that has issues days after opening

Out of all of the abysmal changes they've made to this once amazing theme park, the absolute worst is changing the music. Thank you for talking about that because it is SO crucial to EPCOT for me and so many others. Truly heartbreaking all around :(

The juxtaposition between Universal's creative and rapid expansion with increased levels of customer service and positive expirences, next to Disney's stagnation and increasingly poor expirences for parkgoers...it's just getting sad.

It’s wild that despite having practically all the money in the world, Disney can’t utilize it in any meaningful way

If there ever was a physical manifestation of Disney's stunning incompetence in recent years, it's this flower patch they put in Epcot. What a disaster!

I think it's insulting the intelligence of children to say EPCOT wasn't interesting to kids. I went as a little kid and was OBSESSED with Spaceship Earth and Innoventions (the science-nerdy part of the park) and the Kim Possible (later Phineas and Ferb) spy games at World Showcase and the Kidcot sections. Disney thinks kids are stupid, and it really shows not just in their more recent films, but in the parks as well.

Getting rid of those fountains was a big mistake. Brought that area to life

Still miffed they took out the insanely awesome fountain of nations to put in... a planter?!