Under The Mouse Ears

by Sam. 10.30.21 As a kid, I remember walking around the OLD Epcot (i.e. Horizons, obviously World of Motion, etc) and marveling at the things us youths at the time referred to as "those Learning rides". Everything was slow and boring... a welcome AC break for parents from all those thrill rides at the Magic Kingdom. Where else could you learn about dinosaurs in the ploddy World of Energy; or ride up into the Epcot ball in Spaceship Earth.. all at the speed of a turtle? There was virtually no end other than Figment. I mean, he was of course my homey. Figment is my boy. But all that changed when the Wonders of Life pavilion opened in 1989, introducing Epcot's first thrill ride: Body Wars! So yeah. This is gonna be a Body Wars blog, right? Meh. Maybe later. How about we talk instead about the quieter, less interesting attraction in the Wonders of Life... Cranium Command! You know, that ride that you went on when the Body Wars line was too long.  The Wonders of Life in happi

by Sam 10.22.21    As anyone who has eyes can tell, Epcot's Futureworld is undergoing a rather momentous retrofit. As the Fountain of Nations was drained and toppled, so have nearly all of the winding buildings that jutted out from Spaceship Earth and winded all throughout the front of the park been gutted and town down. As Epcot's Moana themed revolution continues, we're left to reminisce about what was. But alas, Disney lovers. Like that's really anything new.    In 1982, these winding buildings were quite alive, primarily educating the public about the technological advancements made in human communication. As Wikipedia so eloquently puts it:  CommuniCore was the hub of EPCOT Center, both geographically and conceptually, as it brought together nearly all of the ideas and concepts explored in Future World and complemented the experiences offered by other pavilions. For example, the Energy Exchange was located in a sector of CommuniCore adjacent to the  Universe of En