Convinced Epcot needs two new E-tix attractions

[FlightlessDuck]

I agree, but I'd say Epcot needs at least 4 new E-tickets. Or just give up and turn it into a mall that is free to get into (or cut the price at least in half)

Word.

Future World: Meh.
World Showcase: A glorified outdoor mall.

 

[BeerMe]

Epcot is our favorite park by far and it is mostly in WS that we spend all our time. I love Spaceship Earth, Crush, Nemo just as much as anything else in FW. If they never added another ride I'd be happy. Obviously they want sponsorship here. They need to find more sponsors for big rides.

 

[MichiganDVC]

I'd prefer adding twice that number of family rides. You need something to absorb the crowds that aren't riding e-tickets at the time, and there are a lot of people who'd rather ride a family ride now than wait in line for an E-ticket. Variety is one of the things that makes the Magic Kingdom so successful.

Totally agree. I think WS needs another dark ride, but perhaps with a twist of 7 dwarfs mine ride-like thrill. Nothing that little kids or seniors can't handle, but enough to keep the interest of older kids and middle-age adults.

Since both France and Norway are open early, it would have to be closer to them, so as not to open all of WS at 9am but still have it accessible. Obviously there is tons of room at the African Outpost for not only another ride but another country! Although, instead of another country, they could put one big ride that attaches to Germany There is space for a new pavilion between Germany and Italy, too.
There is no shortage on space.

I'd still think that a new country + ride is the way to go. Then they're not trying to fit a round peg into a square hole by forcing a ride on Germany where it might not be the best option.

 

[MichiganDVC]

Word.

Future World: Meh.
World Showcase: A glorified outdoor mall.

DTD is a glorified outdoor mall. Epcot is a place where you step inside a pavilion and feel like you are in that country. If all you see is the gift shops, then that's on you....

 

[Zippa D Doodah]

Epcot could use a couple of E-ticket attractions, and a couple of Ds and Cs too. Future World is quickly becoming cringe-worthy. WS is swell, but hard to justify a full price of admission just for the privilege to experience it.

I know this may come as a shock to Disney execs... but lots of people come to theme parks to experience, you know, attractions. Thanks for the dandy restaurants and shops in WS, but we're going to need a little more for our money.

 

[MichiganDVC]

Epcot could use a couple of E-ticket attractions, and a couple of Ds and Cs too. Future World is quickly becoming cringe-worthy. WS is swell, but hard to justify a full price of admission just for the privilege to experience it.

I know this may come as a shock to Disney execs... but lots of people come to theme parks to experience, you know, attractions. Thanks for the dandy restaurants and shops in WS, but we're going to need a little more for our money.

Strange, because there are other people who go to WDW for a long weekend and only go to Epcot.

 

[Zippa D Doodah]

Strange, because there are other people who go to WDW for a long weekend and only go to Epcot.

Yup. To each her/his own. But as I said I think there are a lot of people who seek out attractions and regard shopping and dining as secondary activities. This phenomenon may be why something relatively trivial such as Sum of All Thrills is so popular.

 

[MichiganDVC]

Yup. To each her/his own. But as I said I think there are a lot of people who seek out attractions and regard shopping and dining as secondary activities. This phenomenon may be why something relatively trivial such as Sum of All Thrills is so popular.

Having said that, more attractions never hurts

 

[mm1971]

Sadly, I have to agree. FW needs a few more attractions to spread out the crowds and to create some buzz. There are plenty of opportunities to build or just fill the existing gaps in with new attractions.

I do like the idea of a Mount Fuji roller coaster though.

With science as advanced as it is, how about another body ride? Or a CSI based attraction. We made it to Mars, right? How about a red planet thrill ride? Or even a Mars ride based on Buzz or TSM? The opportunities are endless.

With all the rumors about AK (Avatar) and HS (cars, SW) and DTD getting a make over I don't see a lot of hope for Epcot upgrades in the next few years. Maybe after that.

 

[JoshuaShaw]

More (quality) attractions is never a bad thing, but the big thing, at least in regard to World Showcase, is most of the big draws are things that cost money on top of an already expensive park admission. The two things WS is most known for are dining and shopping. These are both fun, assuming one has the disposable income to enjoy them. Animal Kingdom isn't a ride-heavy park, but (and I know I don't speak for the majority) there are still lots of activities to make for a full day at the park, most of which do not cost extra.

 

[BrianL]

Yeah, but those people are incorrect. I'm pretty sure Small World and Hall of Presidents were among the E-Ticket attractions... It's about what the "best" attractions are in scope and by audience reaction.

Oh, I agree with you, I just meant what most people seem to think is an E-Ticket. HM was certainly an E-Ticket ride when it opened.

Obviously, there are those visitors who only care about the thrill rides, hence lines at TT, Soarin', RnRC, and ToT (though Soarin' barely qualifies). Thrill rides aren't everything though.

 

[lugnut33]

Keep in mind the lines for Soarin' are going to increase once Soarin' Over The World is introduced. Supposedly they have begun production and have even taken out a special permit over in Anaheim to do the aerial shoots.

 

[ttintagel]

Indeed an argument could be made for adding C and D ticket rides. You could do more of them at a lesser expense. However, I don't know how much that would alleviate the long lines for Soarin' and Test Track.

People like me and my family will say, "90 minute wait for Soarin' and no Fastpasses left? Let's go ride Living with the Land with a 15 minute wait instead, and then maybe Journey into Imagination. We'll come back later at some point and see if there's a shorter wait for Soarin'." If there were even more small-scale attractions with shorter waits, we'd go see even more of them.

Now, maybe we're the only weirdos like that on the face of the Earth, but I don't think we're quite so small a minority as all that.

 

[ArwenMarie]

More (quality) attractions is never a bad thing, but the big thing, at least in regard to World Showcase, is most of the big draws are things that cost money on top of an already expensive park admission.

Exactly.

 

[tarak]

People like me and my family will say, "90 minute wait for Soarin' and no Fastpasses left? Let's go ride Living with the Land with a 15 minute wait instead, and then maybe Journey into Imagination. We'll come back later at some point and see if there's a shorter wait for Soarin'." If there were even more small-scale attractions with shorter waits, we'd go see even more of them.

Now, maybe we're the only weirdos like that on the face of the Earth, but I don't think we're quite so small a minority as all that.

Nope - we're like that, too. There is no way I'd wait that amount of time for a ride. I love Living With the Land.

I'm happy with WS. But the Matterhorn sure would be a fantastic addition.

 

[epcotty]

People like me and my family will say, "90 minute wait for Soarin' and no Fastpasses left? Let's go ride Living with the Land with a 15 minute wait instead, and then maybe Journey into Imagination. We'll come back later at some point and see if there's a shorter wait for Soarin'." If there were even more small-scale attractions with shorter waits, we'd go see even more of them.

Now, maybe we're the only weirdos like that on the face of the Earth, but I don't think we're quite so small a minority as all that.

Me and my family are like that too, I've still only gone on Soarin' once (using a Fastpass; other times Fastpasses were already out when I tried). It's awful waiting a really long time for attractions when you could be doing other attractions instead

 

[Arsenal1982]

Just by looking at the wait times at Soarin' (90 minutes expected) and Test Track (70 minutes expected) one can see that Epcot is in need of two new E ticket attractions to try and spread the crowds out a bit. There just isn't enough (especially new attractions) in Future World to disperse the crowds and keep the lines reasonable for the two main attractions. When the line for Journey Into Imagination is 25 minutes you know people are desperate. Look at the Magic Kingdom, because it has so many great attractions the maximum wait is 75 minutes for Splash.

Yes... it certainly does. I'm only in that section from 9 to 11am and then to the World Showcase.

 

[DakotaRose]

Kinda shocked that no one has mentioned replacing Captain EO or a fresh take on Circle of Life (which had exactly seven people in the theater when I saw it one afternoon).

 

[epcotty]

Yes, they definitely should replace Captain EO. It's been back long enough and they really need something new there

 

[Planogirl]

Epcot doesn't actually need e-tickets to make it more compelling. Smaller attractions and exhibits can be fun too, in fact many of the pavilions used to have interactive areas that were almost as much fun as the ride itself. The Imagination and Wonders of Life pavilions come to mind.