Classic EPCOT Center. Will it ever return? In the meantime, take a look at this fairly rare piece of concept art. Yes, right behind the Fountain of Nations is the glistening glass of Communicore. Behind the walls were a series of exhibits that invited interaction and learning. In fact, all of Future World and World Showcase were once more than just entertaining.
Entertainment and lots of liquor are now just the sad reality of Walt Disney World's once forward looking second park. The original Imagineers gave it a sense of elan that the newer ones under Bob Iger and Bob Chapek's management and philosophy just aren't allowed to bring back.
As theme park enthusiast Kevin Yee (where is he?) once stated, it's a decline by degrees as epic adventures are exchanged for short term thrills and an ongoing character infusion. Without the slightest trace of learning and real culture in sight. In Epcot's case, it's a backslide of many degrees at once.
(Art copyright The Walt Disney Company.)
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