![]() Mission:Space is pretty darn convincing Flying over the land.Soarin lets us do this Being a test dummy.well ok I don't know who's ever wanted to do that, but it is fun to think about after the fact. I like to think of Future World as a "land" where you get to do things that you could never do in real life, but aren't thingf of pure fantasy. This is when I realize that Epcot is in transition and it just isn't happening fast enough. ![]() What I don't like is that Disney still promotes it as "being all about future technologies that will change our world and cutting edge this-and-that". I still like Epcot and it's not AS flawed as people like to think, I mean they can change 4 pavillions in Future World that could still strengthen and revitalize the park, so we'll see. To me, SeaBase Alpha matched the theme of Discovery more than it did of "futuristic such and such". WOL just faded away, Universe of Engergy remained a boring, uneventful theatrical snoozer even with Ellen, and Imagination lost it's imagination, even though a moving theatre is pretty damn cool.oh and the music is the best.! So I've accepted that the "future" is no more at Epcot and i'm fine with that, but I really don't see where they are going with this when they open a nemo ride in the living seas. Actually, perhaps the entire pavillion does. Living Seas was fine, but they messed that up with a cute dark ride that belongs in Animal Kingdom or something. Thank goodness Soaring over California could be rethemed. THEN.The rest of the pavillions lost their sense of discovery, or realized they had none. Oh great! Swell! You discover space! Fantastic.but it's only a training mission.ok, well it still feels cool to almost pass out. ![]() Alright, that is fine with me, discovery is great! So they put in Test Track.well ok, you "discover" how they make cars.I guess. So instead this area became all about discovery. GM no longer wants to show cool models of sleek bullet trains and cars. It doesn't seem like companies want to display their cutting edge technologies anymore. I don't think this part of the park stands for "the future" anymore. The theme of togetherness is strong and hasn't changed much in recent years. You see people in a festive mood, some wearing nice evening clothes and families together. The best feeling is before Illuminations when all the torches light up and the world music starts playing. To be honest, I think Epcot is still great.
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