Parks and Resorts- EPCOT Roundup

What should happen with EPCOT?

EPCOT is a unique and amazing park, but where should the future be. Is it now relegated to the role of a "traditional" theme park or is it still a unique mixture of education and entertainment? I believe the latter and that this distinction should still be idealized. How should this be done?


WORLD SHOWCASE-

The World showcase. The best food at WDW in my opinion, this is an amazing mixture of culture, food, alcohol, and a few weak attractions.

Where can it go from here? Expansion is necessary. New countries? Spain, Australia, Russia, etc.
Also, each country needs at least one TOP quality full service restaurant. Each country should also have some "attraction", whether it be a video or actual ride. Currently, only China, Mexico, Norway, America, Canada, and France have actual attractions. Italy needs something to do, Germany is essentially a shopping center, UK/Japan/Morocco are interesting to look at, but still need something more.

What needs work- Disney should not continue to force current IP into countries unnecessarily. Maelstrom may be been boring, but it was based off of fact. Arrendelle "looks" like Norway, so that's good enough. This is slippery slope if this trend continues. Now, this does not apply to princesses appearing in representative countries, but don't change wholesale attractions that no longer represent the host country.

FUTURE WORLD- 

Future world needs some help, but there are still some great attractions. The land is a small, yet very sustainable little area. The Seas is a great site and with Turtle Talk & Nemo, this is a great site. Mission Space is a unique attraction with great theming. Test Track is a top notch attractions etc.


What needs work-

Journey into imagination- Where Should Disney take this land? How about putting Inside Out into here? This IP seems to fit this one perfectly.

Innovations- This is a tired concept (IMHO), but it could be regenerated...but along with new technologies, I would move the Carousel of progress from MK to here (with a modern update as well).

Ellen's energy adventure- Love the concept, shorten the ride and update it.


The gems of EPCOT however are the restaurants. This park is meant to entertain while educating and is where you are supposed to get great food and alcohol. Therefore adults are the primary customer here...this is a GOOD thing. I suggest the following

1. An expansion of Living with the land (Actually seeing food being grown is a fascinating lesson)

2. The creation of at least three new countries in WS over the next few years (get rid of that outpost area also).

3. AVOID ANY Marvel or Star Wars IP

4. Update Nemo attraction to add Finding Dory characters

5. Update Spaceship earth attraction

6. Make parts of future world a second "shopping district". Currently, the art of Disney store there dominates, but that area could house several more high quality stores

7. Update Club cool with the soda flavors

8. COCO attraction in Mexico?

9. Canada needs some real stores

Thoughts?