tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post2058783416490836129..comments2024-02-05T01:33:59.164-05:00Comments on futureprobe: Feasible EPCOT Improvements- #6David Landonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909440700102911571noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-83323570648425382212011-10-26T17:01:41.631-04:002011-10-26T17:01:41.631-04:00The problem with trying to predict or "simula...The problem with trying to predict or "simulate" how automobiles/vehicles will be in the future is always a big gamble. <br />I can't really see how everyday vehicles will drastically change much, other than what types of fuel will be available in the next 10-20 years. We already had monorails and hovercrafts demonstrated at WDW. Neither are particular feasible on a large scale for use in normal cities or over long distances. <br /><br />A flying car does exist. However, its unlikely to become available to the public anytime soon due to human nature and the FAA.<br /><br />Personally, I think that Test Track is pretty much okay the way it is. Aside from some of non-functioning effects. As far as improving the ride, I'd like to see a humorous/yet educational pre-show on the evolution of modern transportation and highway safety. Goofy would make a great host for that kind of thing!CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15775729023358206393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-34819165078938478952009-09-20T18:16:00.154-04:002009-09-20T18:16:00.154-04:00"What about a row of simple simulators that a..."What about a row of simple simulators that allow visitors to experience future modes of transportation..." <br /><br />This is a great idea, and something very similar was part of the original plan for the post-show area for Horizons. <br /><br /><a href="http://progresscityusa.com/2009/01/22/lost-horizons/" rel="nofollow">progresscityusa.com...</a><br /><br />Great idea thirty years ago, great idea still.Cermohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307095233737341425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-12701808129202872922009-08-01T23:38:59.692-04:002009-08-01T23:38:59.692-04:00I agree. For all it's flaws, WOM did have more...I agree. For all it's flaws, WOM did have more imagination than Test Track.David Landonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909440700102911571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-59843885032420852082009-08-01T21:08:35.607-04:002009-08-01T21:08:35.607-04:00My experience on Test Track was kind of bizarre. ...My experience on Test Track was kind of bizarre. My dad didn't want to go on it so I took the single rider's line. A sweaty guy hopped up on adrenaline and who knows what else was there saying he had been on it all day. Test Track was "awesome". This definitely was not the experience I would think Walt Disney was envisioning for his parks.<br /><br />Pre show was booring. The ride didn't make much sense. Kind of cool to see almost the entire top floor at once and imagine how World of Motion fit in there. Yes WOM was an ode to the automobile in the end but it had a hundred times more imagination than Test Track.Omnispacenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-80109376646770257232009-08-01T16:56:38.380-04:002009-08-01T16:56:38.380-04:00World of Motion was, basically, an ode to cars. Th...World of Motion was, basically, an ode to cars. They were presented as the pinnacle of transportation technology. Sure, other forms of sea, air, and space transport were mentioned, but the automobile was the most focused-on.<br /><br />The post-show was entirely about cars. The Bird and Robot show was a commercial for GM's manufacturing technology, and the rest of the area was devoted to concept cars, most of which never saw production (anyone remember the Lean Machine? It got over 100 mpg, yet the project was killed, proof that the company that gave us the Pontiac Aztek wouldn't know a good idea if it walked up kicked them in the shins)<br /><br />In my opinion, World of Motion was no more relevant than Test Track, maybe even less so. At least Test Track doesn't imply that a futuristic utopia is one in which all of Earth's billions of inhabitants drive their own automobiles.David Landonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909440700102911571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-91836420298999443652009-07-31T16:37:54.184-04:002009-07-31T16:37:54.184-04:00In your opinion, was World of Motion relevant just...In your opinion, was World of Motion relevant just because of the post show? I never saw it (first went to Epcot in 98), so I'm just curiousSarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-49043675212466998552009-07-31T15:21:55.224-04:002009-07-31T15:21:55.224-04:00Yup.Yup.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901254954146927255noreply@blogger.com