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Maybe he wanted to see it before it went to the dogs (sorry couldn't help myself).

Next thing you know he will start some thread about cinnamon rolls with a constantly changing subject line.

I would take the 2015 and make em put a skylight in AT NO EXTRA COST!!!

But time and again it has been shown the highest paid CEO's typically under perform and are not the best person for the job.

In real life?  Kinda stupid.
 
Driving around a lake at WDW?  Cool.
 
Not being able to actually drive them?  Kinda stupid.

It better be really reasonably priced for me to take a tour. If I could drive it well then I'm breaking into my piggy bank.

The only line in the song that is actually irony.
 
Baldrick, have you no idea what "irony" is?
 
Yes, it's like "goldy" and "bronzy" only it's made out of iron.

To be honest,Epcot has the least amount of attractions but we seem to visit that park the most. Future world is not the future anymore and to say Epcots attractions are timeless like the MK ones is very much false. I don't think the countries will ever get old and the ability to flavor taste around the world will always be great. I really wish they would lookat future world and revamp it. If I were the CEO I would convert future world into Star Wars land, turn SE into the Death Star, turn Sorin into a phenomenal star tours ride, test track into a pod racing experience and leave the countries the way they are. That would be a kick ass park

My sources tell me that Disney has cut its ties with Ellen, and will be replacing all signs of her in the ride with Elsa.  Changing the name of the ride will be easy, as they only need to adjust a few letters.  They are adding some narrative to the last scene about how global warming from fossil fuels is melting Arendelle's glaciers and causing massive flooding along the fjords.  Riders will now also get wet, as they pass underneath a giant melting Olaf.  

Based on subject line, I had to check that this wasn't Dave's MSB Cinnamon roll thread...

How about a small bat house.

Double Bingo!!    
 
My school projects were on Apollo and the Moon Landings. My heroes were the Astronauts, and as I learned more, the Engineers behind them. It was an amazing time and I am so grateful to have been alive for that.  I am still wondering how in the hell we went from that high point to bumming rides from the Russians to get to our own space station.........   
 
I wish my kid could grow up with that same sense of wonder and expectation. One of the reasons we want to homeschool is to keep him immersed in a positive outlook for our country's past and most especially its future for as long as possible.  One thing we will do is make sure we spend time at what is left of the EPCOT-that-was.  Horizons and Wonders of Life might be gone forever but SE, Imagination, Energy still have value for soul-stirring ideas.
 
IMHO corporate greed is a symptom of societal decline rather than a cause. There are many political arguments to be made about how we got here, but it seems we can all agree that things just aren't right somehow.
 
And that is what is happening at EPCOT.  It's lost its way and is trying to be all things to all people, which never works. It started as a reflection of society's hopes and now it is reflecting our society's naval-gazing    Here's hoping that it AND we regain the sense of why it was built in the first place.  Hopefully before it becomes just another set of rides to be checked off that days list.......  

Maryanne was HOT!

Each generation had the music that their parents couldn't understand, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, The Beatles, Prince, etc.
 
I'm sure the caveman thought his son was crazy when he started drumming on a hollow log instead of banging 2 rocks together.
 
But music hasn't been our countries downfall, it's greed pure and simple.
 
I'm all for someone working hard, making a buck and getting ahead.
 
But we lost that in the late 70's early 80's when corporate heads started making hundreds, then thousands times as much as their lowest paid employee, and still wanted more
 
Up thru the 60's and into the early 70's a boss made about 10 times as much as his lowest paid employee, and those low employees made a living wage where they could purchase a house and raise a family.
 
But they all (well most) got greedy and started screwing over the little guy just to make an extra $$.
 
It just keeps getting worse every year.
 
How is someone worth a salary of $50 to 100 million dollars a year? 
 
But enough ranting, must go to my happy place now....

Maybe it's just me being a Senior Software Engineer retiree from IBM that made it seem old when we walked through last October and I'll leave it at that.   :D

Right, and the original spirit was to evoke a World's Fair, like the 1964 fair in NYC that Walt contributed so much to.  Only American society is too shallow, dumbed down and self-centered for anything cerebral like a World's Fair these days.  There hasn't been a World's Fair in the US in over 30 years....and I doubt we'll ever see one again.  Some would argue that, with all the innovation and information shared instantaneously on the internet, the need for a World Fair or Expo is no longer there.  But strip away the Kardashians, US Weekly, TMZ crap from U.S. online volume, and there isn't much left.  It's not that the internet has replaced the need for a World Fair.  It's that we are too stupid to appreciate one.  

If it saves The World Showcase from becoming Frozen Land I'm all for it, even if they don't restore The Maelstrom.

I told you what it was going to be called awhile ago......Disney's Florida Adventure.I am a soothsayer.
It is a genius name and very original.

I really thought you were trying to start another cinnamon roll thread!  

Nope, no private watercraft on any Disney waterways.  While they say it is for liability reasons I'm sure part of it is to be able to rent things.....

No, but your existing fancy bracelet is just as functional there as it is at Disney :D

They need a campground..

Stella's empty hand is representing your empty wallet after 2 weeks there

You have to remember that RV dealers are not like auto dealers. You can end up at the bottom of the service list, they put their customers first. Some dealers have even been known to refuse warranty service if they didn't sell the unit.

Hey! I'm from California. And grew up at Disneyland.
Disneyland and it's castle were the first and the original.
WDW is just the jealous younger brother who always thinks that mom likes his older brother better. And she does. Lol.
Just remember the copy is never better than the original.