RickNWendy
<font color=red>They'll fight for Disney whenever
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Well, at least the first one sounds real good, here they are, copied/ [asted as I found them on the web:
Land, Sea, and ???? - Epcot
- completion after 2003
Details:
This rumor comes to us from a former Cast Member of the Walt Disney Company who attended several Imagineering workshops. Apparently, with Test Track and soon Mission: Space, the east side of Future World will be weighed down with heavy traffic from popular attractions. To counter-balance this by evening out the flow of crowds, an E-Ticket attraction will be placed in the HUGE empty space in between the Living Seas and The Land pavilions. Not only will this new attraction be placed in between The Living Seas and the Land, but it will also bring synergy to their themes by tying them together. While The Living Seas has a theme of sea, and The Land has a theme of land, it's only common sense that they would tie all three of these pavilions together with an "Air" theme.
Wonders of Life makeover - Epcot
- completion between 2004-2005
Details:
This rumor is brought to us by a different Cast Member, currently employed by "Company D" who also attended several Imagineering workshops. She tells us that once Mission: Space opens, The Wonders of Life will receive a much needed make-over. Apparently, the outside will be painted all black, instead of the current gold color. Inside, plans are to close Body Wars and make a new simulator-based ride based on the popular Toy Story movies. In the Star Wars and Body Wars-type ride, guests will drive RC, the radio controlled car from the Toy Story movies, throughout Andy's backyard avoiding obstacles and getting into mischief. The rest of the pavilion will also get a make over with Imagineers being quoted as saying "guests won't even recognize this place" when all changes are complete!
New World Showcase Pavilions - Epcot
- completion between 2004-2005
Details:
When walking through World Showcase at Epcot, one can't help but notice that there is space for a few more pavilions to dedicate to different countries around the world. Take the space in-between China and Germany for instance. There is room for another pavilion or two over there. Apparently, Disney Imagineers have also noticed this and they even took a couple nights to measure out areas for new countries. Their findings? Well, according to Disney Imagineers, they believe there is room for another 8 countries in World Showcase! EIGHT!!! Israel, Brazil, Denmark, and Spain are among the countries being rumored to be built. ...the proposed Israel pavilion, which coincidentally is the country Disney Imagineers are currently speaking with the country's government and ambassadors to host and sponsor this pavilion.
In the past, Russia, Australia, and Switzerland were among the countries that had the best shot at being added to World Showcase. But a recent article in the Orlando Sentinel was quoted as saying, "...economic and political chaos killed the Russian pavilion, and the Switzerland idea didn't clear financial hurdles. Other discussions with Australian businesses haven't been successful either."
Land, Sea, and ???? - Epcot- completion after 2003
Details:
This rumor comes to us from a former Cast Member of the Walt Disney Company who attended several Imagineering workshops. Apparently, with Test Track and soon Mission: Space, the east side of Future World will be weighed down with heavy traffic from popular attractions. To counter-balance this by evening out the flow of crowds, an E-Ticket attraction will be placed in the HUGE empty space in between the Living Seas and The Land pavilions. Not only will this new attraction be placed in between The Living Seas and the Land, but it will also bring synergy to their themes by tying them together. While The Living Seas has a theme of sea, and The Land has a theme of land, it's only common sense that they would tie all three of these pavilions together with an "Air" theme.
Wonders of Life makeover - Epcot - completion between 2004-2005
Details:
This rumor is brought to us by a different Cast Member, currently employed by "Company D" who also attended several Imagineering workshops. She tells us that once Mission: Space opens, The Wonders of Life will receive a much needed make-over. Apparently, the outside will be painted all black, instead of the current gold color. Inside, plans are to close Body Wars and make a new simulator-based ride based on the popular Toy Story movies. In the Star Wars and Body Wars-type ride, guests will drive RC, the radio controlled car from the Toy Story movies, throughout Andy's backyard avoiding obstacles and getting into mischief. The rest of the pavilion will also get a make over with Imagineers being quoted as saying "guests won't even recognize this place" when all changes are complete!
New World Showcase Pavilions - Epcot- completion between 2004-2005
Details:
When walking through World Showcase at Epcot, one can't help but notice that there is space for a few more pavilions to dedicate to different countries around the world. Take the space in-between China and Germany for instance. There is room for another pavilion or two over there. Apparently, Disney Imagineers have also noticed this and they even took a couple nights to measure out areas for new countries. Their findings? Well, according to Disney Imagineers, they believe there is room for another 8 countries in World Showcase! EIGHT!!! Israel, Brazil, Denmark, and Spain are among the countries being rumored to be built. ...the proposed Israel pavilion, which coincidentally is the country Disney Imagineers are currently speaking with the country's government and ambassadors to host and sponsor this pavilion.
In the past, Russia, Australia, and Switzerland were among the countries that had the best shot at being added to World Showcase. But a recent article in the Orlando Sentinel was quoted as saying, "...economic and political chaos killed the Russian pavilion, and the Switzerland idea didn't clear financial hurdles. Other discussions with Australian businesses haven't been successful either."
