Thread: Epcot Horizons VS Worlds Fair Futurama

Quote: Originally Posted by brkgnews The *real* reason we don't see stuff like this anymore is that it's not really necessary anymore. It's the same basic idea as why the Disney Visitors Center on I-75 in Ocala shut down. The reasoning given was that people were getting their info elsewhere, long before they got to Florida. With the world's fairs, there's not as much of a need to exhibit stuff to an in-person audience...

Quote: Originally Posted by EPCOT Explorer Hooooooolly shnit. Why don't we have stuff like this anymore? /know the answer. EPIC Avvie. The *real* reason we don't see stuff like this anymore is that it's not really necessary anymore. It's the same basic idea as why the Disney Visitors Center on I-75 in Ocala shut down. The reasoning given was that people were getting their info elsewhere, long before they got to Florida....

I totally disagree. Look at how well county fairs continue to do -- and the best you'll see at those typically are some old, scary carnie rides, bad food, bands way past their prime, a smelly petting zoo, and an expo hall full of crap offerings from local businesses. And trust me, these things are not cheap anymore! If people are willing to come out in hordes to see that kind of junk, imagine what kind of turnout you'd get at...

Quote: Originally Posted by dweezil78 You wanna see something really neat? Check this out: http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&sourc...09645&t=h&z=17 It's Expo Park in Daejeon, South Korea -- site of Expo '93. What's cool is that, unlike other temporary World's Fairs, a lot of the exhibits still exist today, or at least the buildings for them do. I recently had the opportunity to purchase some concept...

Quote: Originally Posted by dweezil78 I totally disagree. Look at how well county fairs continue to do -- and the best you'll see at those typically are some old, scary carnie rides, bad food, bands way past their prime, a smelly petting zoo, and an expo hall full of crap offerings from local businesses. And trust me, these things are not cheap anymore! If people are willing to come out in hordes to see that kind of junk, imagine what...

Quote: Originally Posted by EPCOT Explorer That and TT. But...let's not start that one again. Jake, SirGoofy and I are worn out, methinks. lol and I won't even bring up Aladdin in Morroco

No WF thread is complete until Jackie shows up!

Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisFL ...also waits for Jackie.... Anyway, I would love a time machine to go back to all of the world's fairs from the 1900 Paris expo, to 1939 and 1964, they ALL had very similar things to what Disney gave us. 1900 had the world's first circlevision screen of a hot air balloon ride, but unfortunately after the first 2 days of the expo it was shut down because all of the projectors (in the center of the...

The World Fair of 1939 & EPCOT has so many similarities, it zany. I would ask around for more details. Seems to be a interesting topic here.

OK, I have to say it: Hello Captain Obvious.