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Paul Calvisi of Arizona Sports 620AM reports that "multiple NFL sources" have informed him that former Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt is a "a very strong candidate" for the Philadelphia Eagles head coaching vacancy. Multiple NFL sources tell me this morning that Ken Whisenhunt is "a very strong candidate" to become the next head coach of the Phi Eagles. — Paul Calvisi Several reports have suggested that Seahawks DC Gus Bradley is at the top of their wish list, but he will be meeting with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Wednesday. Jacksonville has added a well respected executive as their new GM, so there's actually a decent enough chance that he could lure Bradley away from the Eagles. Whisenhunt has been scrutinized for personnel decisions in recent years, specifically regarding the Cardinals' quarterback position, but he too is well respected around the league. He was a finalist for the Bills and Browns jobs before they chose to go in a different direction. The Eagles have alread...
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Politics of fear
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Fear is an invaluable political device.
Much of the child sex abuse within Pakistani communities in the UK is unreported.
The message was: you'll be ruined if you choose independence.
It certainly won't pay to provoke Vladimir Putin.
The IS project can be foiled only with the cooperation of Iraqi Sunnis.
Victimisation by the police of non-whites is all too common.
In some ways, Khan and Qadri are not too different from those they seek to displace.
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A probe into the MH17 crash may not be conclusive.
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Sahara One to launch Kaisi Laagi Lagan on October 13
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Sahara One, the Hindi general entertainment channel, will launch supernatural love story called Kaisi Laagi Lagan, which premiers on October 13 airing at 11 pm.
Says Nilanjana Purkayastha, business head, Sahara One, "With this new show we hope to build in our audience's heart a stronger faith in good over evil. This show offers our viewers the excitement of new element like supernatural warring against human values. As always we believe our viewers will love & enjoy the show."
Produced by Cinevistaas, the story centers around Pratha, a 23 year old girl who is brought up by a single parent, since her father abandoned them when she was only 5 years old.
Sahara One's channel share has increased over the last few weeks and it has managed to topple 9X. As per the TAM data for Week 40, Sahara One commands 5 per cent share, on par with NDTV Imagine.
Mata Ki Chowki, a fiction show, launched in June, delivers a weekly average TVR of 1.5. At 8 pm, it has a reality show, Saas v/s Bahu, which is proving to be quite popular. The other top rated shows on the channel are Doli Saja Ke � Babul Ki Bitiya and Woh Rehne Wali Mehlon Ki.
In November, the channel will launch two more youth-centric fiction shows. The two shows are Pankh Hote Toh Ud Jaati, the story of the journey of a 22 year old, and Jo Ishq Ki Marzi Woh Rab Ki Marzi, a period love story.
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In addition to other warnings — "may cause drowsiness," "do not operate machinery," etc. — the makers of Sudafed should consider letting cold sufferers know that drug will cause you to pick fights with Joe Klein.
Money Can't Buy You…
Kudos to Jay for exposing the Romney blather–a disappointment, given the fact that he did pass universal health insurance in Massachusetts. But I'm not that impressed by the $6.5 million he raised, either. Money is a vastly overrated indicator of political credibility. Remember Howard Dean's $40 million? Politicians raise money so they …
Heart Pelt
I am told that the presidential pecs contest (begun by Barack Obama against Wolverine) has another contender. Sources say that Romney — whatever he lacks in "issues" department — has a fine chest of hair.
Asked for confirmation, an adviser close to the Romney camp would only say:
OUT: Manscaping
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All That Money and Nothing to Say
Let me interrupt Joe and Ana's debate over whether the public will blame the Democrats if Iraq goes to hell to draw your attention to one of the bright lights of the Republican Party, Mitt Romney, the erstwhile Massachusetts governor who wants to be the consensus choice of conservatives for president in 2008. Romney held a blow-out …
The Urge to Surge
Joe says:
Just because they're right about Iraq, and about this escalation, it doesn't mean they won't be blamed by the public if the result of an American withdrawal is lethal chaos in the region and $200 per barrel oil.
Let me try to think this through: You think polling about things like the war is "notoriously unreliable," but
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Oh, Ana, I disagree–and my disagreement is about substance rather than positioning. First of all, polls about complicated, emotional issues like the war in Iraq are unreliable. Most people have confused feelings–frustration, patriotism, anger–that simply can't be quantified. I'd hate to see the results of a poll that asked: "Should we …
These Colors Don't Run…
There's been a lot of discussion (here and elsewhere) about how Congress will "handle" Bush's plan for a surge/escalation in Iraq, especially given the unpopularity of the scheme among the public at large (only 31 percent like it). Pundits like Joe "Cranky" Klein (love you, Joe!), seem to argue that Democrats who are against escalation …
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First Osama bin Ladin, now this…
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I think the Note has finally found its intellectual level:
A is for al Qaeda, which remains the problem (still).
B is for Bush, the biggest speech of his life (again).
C is for "cut and run," which one doesn't hear much any more.
D is for David Rogers, Dow Jonesing for Rep. Murtha's secret plan to end the war.
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Consequences and Truth
Excellent piece in the Wall Street Journal today about the possibility of a regional war in the middle east. Those of us who favor a withdrawal from Iraq should be doing some hard thinking about how to deal with these consequences.–Joe Klein
Numbers game, whatever
I probably shouldn't be wading in between Joe and his fans here, but I'll be listening Wednesday night to see what the President says to address the political problem in Iraq. Strikes me that when David Brooks starts sounding like Joe Biden on the need for some kind of decentralization that would recognize the deep ethnic divisions in …
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I love it! First day of Swampitude and the left-wing blogosphere–which is overpopulated by illiberal leftists and reactionary progressives–is already attacking me: 24 mostly mingy comments about my Left Behind post, many of which seem to be steaming off a post by Greg Sargent, who writes a blog called The Horse's…Mouth.
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Major hollow structural section (HSS) and mechanical tubing mills in the Midwest and the South are increasing prices by $50 per ton ($2.50 per hundredweight), citing higher raw material costs.
High driver turnover and a difficult economy, coupled with stringent federal regulations, is hurting the trucking and freight sector, according to transportation experts.
Main Steel Polishing Co. Inc. has appointed Joe DeCarlo vice president of stainless marketing.
The London Metal Exchange's three-month steel billet contract price fell on December 6 as the market corrected itself, a trader told Metal Bulletin.
Max Aicher North America Inc. (MANA) is looking for a strong 2012 despite a challenging 2011.
Four ArcelorMittal USA LLC workers were injured in an incident at the company's Coatesville, Pa., melt shop.
Shaw Pipe resumed production Thursday at one of two coating lines at its Regina, Saskatchewan, operation, which was damaged by fire in the past week, a company executive told AMM late Monday.
Iron ore swaps prices fell on December 6 in a flurry of selling, as poor European economic news saw commodities markets dive, brokers told Metal Bulletin.
Ukrainian steelmaking group Metinvest has blown in a new blast furnace at its Yenakievo works, which will increase the plant's pig iron capacity by two-thirds, the company said.
Steel fabricator Empire Industries Ltd. is selling two of its Canadian facilities in a deal valued at approximately Canadian $3.8 million ($3.7 million).
Anglesey Mining is in talks with a major trading company about the iron ore produced by its Labrador Iron Mines' (LIM) operations from 2012 and beyond, chief executive Bill Hooley told Metal Bulletin on the sidelines of the Mines and Money 2012 conference in London on December 6.
Workers belonging to the European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF) will stage 24-hour warning strikes on December 7 at ArcelorMittal operations in south Belgium and Luxembourg, the union said.
Continuing market uncertainty has prompted Czech flats producer ArcelorMittal Ostrava to offer voluntary redundancy to the 6,000 workers at the company itself as well as its subsidiaries.
Turkish rebar exporters have increased prices by $5 per tonne to consumers in the Persian Gulf region for January delivery, as the buyers look for material only to fulfil their immediate needs.
Iran remains the biggest export market in the Middle East for CIS billet producers to support the strong demand from re-rollers to serve the needs of Iran's booming construction market.
Volatile markets and risk-averse investors have made it increasingly important for miners to secure strong finance partners that suit their needs, a Standard Bank executive said at the Mines and Money 2011 conference in London on December 6.
U.S. raw steel output totaled 1,857,000 net tons last week, up 2.3 percent from 1,815,000 tons the previous week, as mills operated at an average capability utilization rate of 74.9 percent.
Falling steel prices have contributed to an 8% quarter-on-quarter decrease in earnings at Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel (MMK), according to a results statement published on December 5.
Junior miners will be in line for the bulk of equity available to mining companies when the current economic crisis finally eases, according to Ernst and Young.
Canadian miner New Millennium Iron has launched a C$50 million ($49.1 million) feasibility study with its partner, India's Tata Steel, to investigate further development of iron ore reserves on the border between the provinces of Québec and Newfoundland & Labrador
Taigang Stainless Steel, the dominant producer in China, pushed its biggest stainless mill to record-high output in November, according to a report in state media trumpeting the achievement.
South Africa's coal export industry would be killed if the carbon tax is implemented in its currently proposed form, Cynthia Carroll, ceo of Anglo American, said at the UN climate change conference in Durban, according to Johannesburg newspaper Business Day.
China's imported iron ore market was flat on Tuesday as Chinese steel mills shunned buying due to weak downstream demand.
Asian steelmakers preparing to set prices for early next year are doing so against a background of heightened global uncertainty and a clouded outlook for steel markets.
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Durham, N.H. • Six months into his presidential race and just days before New Hampshire voters hit the ballot box Tuesday, Jon Huntsman takes the microphone and feigns shock at his situation.
"I can't believe I'm here," he says to a crowd at a printing press manufacturing plant. "This is unbelievable."
It's a stock laugh line that the former Utah governor has used, and used, and used. But soon, Huntsman may be able to drop that line. Belief is in the air.
Tuesday marks the biggest test of Huntsman's White House bid, a primary contest that he has thrown nearly all his resources, time and effort at, and one that could prop up, or on the other hand, end, or fatally wound, his chances if he comes up short.
"I feel a little momentum," the former governor told reporters Sunday night. "I feel a little surge. We're still clearly the underdog and because of that we have a lot of work ahead of us ... and we're not going to stop until we reach the finish line."
Huntsman has watched all of his mainstream rivals — each in turn — bask in their share of the spotlight, a bewildering reality to the Huntsman camp still awaiting its turn. The fact that the glow has missed him so far is not for lack of trying.
After whittling his ambitious, three-state campaign plan down to just the first primary state, Huntsman essentially moved into the Hilton Garden Inn in Manchester and headed out to meet every voter.
After thousands of handshakes, scores of town halls addressed and millions spent, Huntsman finds himself struggling in the shadow of front-runner Mitt Romney and losing key independent and moderate voters to Rep. Ron Paul.
Huntsman has bounced up and down in the polls in the past week, but hovers between 8 percent and 11 percent. A tracking poll by Suffolk University and 7News shows the candidate slowly surging up, though it was unclear immediately how solid his support was.
Huntsman supporters are wondering why their guy didn't pick up more momentum before.
"I don't know why. I really don't know why," said Mike Daigle of Stratham, N.H. "He has a really good message; he's down to earth; he's honest; he's trustworthy. Maybe you'll see something different on Tuesday."
Ben Wheeler of Rye, N.H., agrees.
"I think he's going to have a better showing than what we think he might have in New Hampshire," Wheeler says. "He's starting to catch on in New Hampshire. I have a lot of friends who are registered Democrats who are starting to talk about Huntsman and see him as a viable candidate."
But there's the rub: Democrats don't vote in the Republican primary, although that's the support Huntsman seems to be attracting.
Boxed in • Huntsman's campaign has touted him as a conservative, former governor of a conservative state and pushed that he is anti-abortion, fiscally conservative and wants to clean up the tax code, all very key Republican litmus tests.
Huntsman makes a point at every campaign stop that he's not there to pander. He's not going to "contort" himself into a pretzel ideologically, he says, just to get someone's vote.
It's an approach that's worked well with some voters.
"He seems to be fairly moderate," says David Macdonald. "He's not a whack-job from the right or a whack-job from the left. I'm just too tired of all that in our government."
But not so with others.
"I've got to say he's very articulate and clear," says Justin Wilson of Henniker, N.H., after attending a Huntsman town hall. "Some things he's pretty good on. A lot of stuff he says on taxes [are] right."
So you'll vote for him?
"No, I doubt that," Wilson says, noting he's still undecided but doesn't think he's a Huntsman voter.
Some of the lack of enthusiasm about the candidate can be explained by digging into surveys of voters here.
Andy Smith, an associate professor of political science at the University of New Hampshire and head of its Survey Center, says Huntsman made a strategic error by trying to target independents, which make up a big block of voters in the state but still may align with Democrats or Republicans.
Moreover, Smith adds, "Huntsman came here and I think misunderstood that while Republicans in New Hampshire aren't socially conservative, they're still Republicans."
Voters here, Smith says, saw Huntsman as someone who worked for President Barack Obama — Huntsman was the U.S. ambassador to China — and who distanced himself from rival conservative candidates enough that only Democratic-leaning independents looked his way. Those folks aren't likely to turn out Tuesday.
"He's put himself in a box where he's getting support from the wrong kind of people," Smith said.
Pushing forward • When Huntsman first ran for governor in Utah, he faced seven other Republican contenders in a convention fight and emerged to a primary against former House Speaker Nolan Karras. Huntsman took 66 percent of that vote.
Four years later, Huntsman walked to a second term with nearly 78 percent of the vote, and as Huntsman notes on the presidential campaign trail, earned more Democratic votes than his Democratic opponent.
New Hampshire has been a different animal for the candidate who is yet to lose a political race.
Huntsman stresses to voters here that he's going to tell them straight up what he can do, and that he'll do it. He's posted more specific policy papers than any other candidate, a selling point for some.
"I like him the best," says Ann Turbyne of Hookset, who says she remains an independent voter so she can vote in either the Republican or Democratic primaries. "If you're in New England, you want some facts. We don't just want to hear what you think we want to hear."
Stephen Duprey, the Republican National committeeman for the state, says Huntsman has worked very hard in the state at doing just that and has a good professional team that has attracted support from those who previously backed Sen. John McCain's campaign in the Granite State.
"He hasn't seemed to have his moment in the sun, and to be frank, I don't understand why," Duprey says. "This should be a good state for him, and he has a message that should resonate in a fiscally conservative state like New Hampshire, where social conservatives are not so prominent."
Huntsman, trailing in the polls for weeks, could be seeing a last-minute surge with new polls showing him slowly climbing in the polls to third place on the eve of the debate.
Campaign strategist John Weaver said Saturday that Huntsman will be on the ground in Charleston, S.C., on Wednesday ready to fight for South Carolina votes.
And in an internal memo obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune, Weaver argued that the race will come down to "Romney and an electable alternative to Mitt Romney" and that rival will either be Huntsman or former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum.
"But it will not be decided until late spring, despite the wishes of Washington insiders," Weaver wrote.
Outlining the path forward, Weaver said the New Hampshire primary will "trigger a critical burst of momentum" for Huntsman in South Carolina and Florida.
"He has not yet been well-defined in the state and his consistent conservative record will play well – particularly juxtaposed against Romney's record of flip-flops and abandonment of the South Carolina primary in 2008," Weaver said.
But before Huntsman heads south, he has to win over a good chunk of of New Hampshire voters, and he's not letting up on the campaign trail.
On a recent snowy night, Huntsman holds a town hall in the Newport, an old mill town near the Vermont border. The gym is packed.
"I just have a request for you," Huntsman says. "I want your vote. I learned when I ran for governor, if I don't ask for your vote, I'm never going to get it."
Some 90 minutes later, he's won over some voters and is swarmed by a crowd of those who want to shake his hand.
Buddy Barnett is one.
"I'm pretty impressed," Barnett says. "He's honest, sincere, tells it like it is, warts and all, like it or not."
Barnett is puzzled, too, that Huntsman isn't ahead in New Hampshire.
"I'm having a hard time fathoming that given that all the other candidates have had their day in the sun, and most of them didn't deserve it," says Barnett, a registered Republican. "So I can't understand why this guy hasn't caught on long before now. I can't understand why he's not the front-runner."
Barnett is a die-hard Huntsman voter. But he won't be casting a ballot for him on Tuesday.
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It's ready for its close-up…. The all-new Ford Escape, that is! It will be featured in the new TV reality show "Escape Routes," debuting March 31, 2012, on NBC and Telemundo's mun2. This is pretty cool for many reasons, including that the Escape gets a TV show, and also because Ford is the first automaker to launch a new vehicle in a prime-time reality TV show!
"Escape Routes" is a road-trip competition with real-world challenges, and will feature a cast of six teams of two. The adventures will involve the teams using their Ford Escapes. The journey begins in Los Angeles before heading to New York, Atlanta, Miami, San Francisco and Las Vegas/L.A. Each stop will engage the online followers and feature local culture. Viewers will be able to interact with and compete alongside the six teams at escaperoutes.com. Internet personality, iJustine (ijustine.com), will be embedded with the teams on "Escape Routes" and capture exclusive behind-the-scenes content that will be distributed through his or her social graph as well as other earned and owned platforms.
The show will air for six consecutive episodes and be hosted by reality TV show personality Rossi Morreale, who has hosted a variety of network and cable TV programs. The show airs Saturday evenings at 8 pm/ET on NBC and will also air on mun2, the leading bicultural cable network for young Latino Americans, Saturday nights at 11 pm/ET. This is the first time Ford will air a series using both a general market broadcast and bilingual cable network. Each episode will also air on nbc.com and mun2.tv the day after the broadcast. The Google Hangout can be watched on gplus.to/fordmotorcompany.
The "Escape Routes" teams are Bre and Tara, best friends and soulmates from Boulder, Colo.; Derek and Drew, musician brothers from Seattle; Iris and Terrence, best friends from L.A.; Brett and Ross, two YouTubers from L.A.; and Sharon and Wilson, a brother and sister from Florida. Additionally, Ford selected four teams to compete for the last spot in "Escape Routes" and online voters selected Tiffany and Chekesha, two models from New York, to be the sixth team.
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Here is an easy opportunity to help clean up Clayton county. Our Graffiti Task Force ran out of paint, and they hope residents can assist by donating supplies.
"We have been addressing graffiti for years on a catch-as-catch-can basis," says Clayton Prison Warden Frank Smith. "When we find it, we consult with Code Enforcement (who is also on the task force) and repaint as soon as we legally can, [giving property owners] the mandated time by statute to repaint themselves."
Inspectors look for graffiti daily, and there are currently two, 10-man (state prisoner) details painting. Repainted properties are located on Tara Boulevard, Valley Hill Road, Grant Road, Mt. Zion Road and a Park 'n' Ride, among others. Certain sites are repainted constantly.
With the exception of five gallons donated by Lovejoy's Home Depot, all paint used came from county sources. "We'd like to see paint stores and businesses like Home Depot and Lowe's be more generous, especially with their old or discontinued paint," says Smith. Perhaps those who frequent and financially support these types of local businesses can encourage paint donations, since this task force benefits businesses and residents.
The CCPD also needs us to report those seen spraying graffiti. "[Residents] can take some responsibility for their neighborhoods beyond just calling the next day or so and expecting it to be removed immediately," adds Smith. "Someone must see these bad folks sometimes!"
Brand NEW gallon cans of paint in any color will be accepted – but white, brown, beige, green, and black are most useful. What will NOT be accepted are old, dried up or half-empty cans of paint.
Contact Clayton's Refuse Department at 770-477-3548 to coordinate pick up and/or drop off of paint, and to report where graffiti is seen. And thanks to our BOC for making this initiative possible!
March 1st, 2010
12:38 pm
Great initiative…..great ideas. By all means lets donate. However we are going to forever be removing cobwebs unless we deal with the spider. Let's honestly look at where the repeated graffiti is taking place and try to deal with it. Case in point the old Carpet outlet store on Tara Blvd is right down the street from a mobile home park…..unless you know what to look for that graffiti is Mexican gang graffiti. Let's maybe get some cams up on the building or some extra patrols in the area.
March 2nd, 2010
9:36 am
Actually, there is already a functioning police camera focused on the carpet store. Why we have never ID'd or caught anyone is a little embarrassing.Catching the perpetrators,locking them up with widespread public information is the missing piece! We also need to hit the perps where they live–litterally–amid flagrant code violations.
March 2nd, 2010
12:13 pm
Pretty sad this is even a topic
March 2nd, 2010
12:33 pm
Yeah it is sad this is a topic and problem in Clayton, but at least the county is trying to do something about it now. Maybe things are turning around a bit round here.
March 2nd, 2010
12:58 pm
Yes I would donate paint and time to keep our county beautiful.
Finally, with help from Morrow Dude,who told us who the candidates are for the special election here in Morrow, my wife and I were able to contact one candidate who sent us the following information to share with our neighbors.
Meet and Greet Jeanell Bridges at Travelers Rest Baptist Church in the Family Life Center, located at 2112 Rex Road,Morrow GA 30260, this Saturday, March 6th at 2PM.
Ms. Bridges will be the first woman to serve on the city council in 30 years when she is elected in a special election on Tuesday, March 16th.
March 2nd, 2010
3:23 pm
Give a time, date and place! I will donate a can of paint. Stop waiting on government, lets help ourselves!
-Proud Clayton Resident
March 2nd, 2010
3:28 pm
I wish they would have said something earlier. Last weekend – I took over 20 gallons of paint to the Home Depot recycling day. If they were to get this request out to the citizens as to what kind of paint and the color(s) needed, I would bet on a good amount of participation. Can't they use a powerwasher to cleanup some of these places? Can we turn in the locations, addresses that need this help? How about the telephone and cable distribution boxes being tagged, do we report that to the county or the companies that own them? Many things are being tagged by these morons, signs, fences, walls of businesses, churches, driveways, residential roads.
March 3rd, 2010
11:11 am
Kudos to the Refuse Dept – Clayton County. The eyesore wall on the frontage road between 19/41 and the Penney's outlet is painted over. Thanks.
The article gives colors and requests NEW paint. Do they need particular type of paint, i.e. – oil based, latex based – concrete paint, enamel paint — of course, all should be outdoor paint.
Also can they recomment products and how to remove paint from neighborhood road signs – this we can do ourselves for our local neighborhoods.
March 3rd, 2010
1:24 pm
Morrow resident….SMART!!
March 3rd, 2010
4:38 pm
@ Double Action: I do not understand my donating paint to be an exclusive action to combat graffiti and subsequently gangs in Clayton County. I am hopeful that citizens have their eyes open and their cameras rolling at their private residence. I must admit, I have seen no graffiti in my neighborhood but should I start, my surveillance system will assist law enforcement with identifying the criminals that are destroying property. In the meantime, we can not allow graffiti to plague our county.
March 3rd, 2010
5:22 pm
Yeah Yeah – Gotta try sometihing
March 3rd, 2010
5:22 pm
Yeah Yeah – Gotta try sometihing
March 4th, 2010
8:27 am
public execution for all taggers
March 4th, 2010
9:45 am
I hope everyone will help with this project through donations. I would also like to see an effort to encourage Clayton residents to spruce up their yards by planting flowers this spring. Pretty yards are a deterent to vandalism and improve the appearance of our county.
Also, Morrow residents remember the March 16 Morrow special election to fill the unexpired term of former City Councilman Charles Sorrow. Morrow Downtown Development Authority Executive Director John Lampl, former city Property Manager Jeanell Bridges, and retiree James "Jim" Duckworth are running.
March 4th, 2010
6:10 pm
John Lampl quit his job as Executive Director of Economic Development to run for City Council? T
hat is quite interesting. Is it true that a woman is not on the council?
The Clayton News Daily ran an Ad on Bridges today, Thursday and they interviewed Duckworth and Bridges a week ago. Nothing yet from Lampl publicly, would like to know all of the candidates platform.
March 4th, 2010
7:41 pm
@Double Action: LOL! I wish I could fight but I am not talented in that area. I may need to leave that can of whoop a** closed .
March 5th, 2010
5:48 am
Early voting is underway in the Morrow City Council election. Registered Morrow voters may vote at the Morrow Municipal Complex during normal business hours until Friday, March 12.
Also, if you see vandals painting graffiti on property, I would recommend the tactic suggested by DoubleAction. Citizens should call the Police and let them do their jobs. Losing one's life trying to do vigilante law enforcement is not worth it.
March 5th, 2010
11:28 am
Great idea and some great responses, so far. Hopefully, H.D, Lowes, PPG and S.Williams will all come thru. With H.D. and Lowes, it will have to come from individual store managers. Maybe after the 'returns' sit on the shelf for over a week, then they can donate. But, I usually notice only a can or two. I guess every lil bit helps tho. Throwing our hands up and thinking we'll never solve the problem doesn't help and isn't constructive.
RE: "everybody plant flowers". Most businesses along the main thoroughfares could do a lot better with their landscaping and neatness. Most of the 'majors' do a decent job; eg QT, Macdonalds, BK, Dwarf House. I'd like to congratulate Steve Mitchell at the BP at Tara Blvd/North Ave for doing a credible job at his place.
March 5th, 2010
7:21 pm
It is sad how vandals enjoy destroying our community by spray painting property. There is a new town house complex on Valley Hill Road, and I remember when they painted over the graffiti the first time it happened. A couple of days later the vandals painted the white fence again. I think, as a Clayton County community we should donate, but at the same time police should help in the cause by patrolling those areas when they can..maybe the criminals will be caught, and they might scare others away, from vandalizing those properties again.
March 5th, 2010
10:37 pm
I support the candidate that wears a dress….
March 6th, 2010
12:15 am
Now you're crying about paint! CRY, CRY, CRY. Obviously you have a law enforcement problem; get it fixed. Cry Babys!
March 8th, 2010
4:15 pm
Things were looking pretty sad on paint donations; a lot of excuses, indifference, big stores not being able to overcome the inertia of the workplace, etc. Then the Task Force asked Crane Hardware and Banks Paint store in Jonesboro, and the answer was "sure!" Bouyed by that good news, the Task Force was blown away by Wal-Mart of Riverdale (Manager Fontain Arnold), who loaded them down with a very, very generous donation of paint. There is the talking about public spirit, and there is the demonstration of public spirit!
March 8th, 2010
6:38 pm
Clear View: Great news!
Double: Great service by you, providing email addresses for our reps!
April 19th, 2010
9:27 pm
painting-contractor-cape-cod said, "You guys should allow people to bring in old paint because it's good up to 10 years and if it doesn't smell like rotten eggs or sour milk it's good just make take alot of stirring. Dump it into a trash can get a heavy duty drill and the long attachment they use to mix paint and cement.
Then you could help clean up the neighborhood and the enviroment all at one time.
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11:49 am
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The surprise (Dustin) ending is too far fetched to be believable and ruined the whole story. Just think about it. Steve would not have been that naive and Global that stupid to let it go that far (teaching the kids) with Dustin's character.
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Vote of the week: Epcot turns 30 - but is the park better than ever?
Written by Robert Niles
Walt Disney World's Epcot celebrates its 30th birthday on October 1, which pretty much demands a look back at the park's history.Tweet
Epcot was Disney's third theme park, and the first not to follow the "Magic Kingdom" template. A sort of permanent world's fair, with one half devoted to corporate-sponsored technology exhibits and the other half a showcase of world nations, Epcot was and remains the world's most "non-fiction" theme park. It also lacks roller coasters and many other carnival ride staples found in most theme parks, further distinguishing the park.
But what most makes Epcot unique, I think, is the fact that a case can be made that the park was better when it opened 30 years ago than it is today. Here's the opening-day line-up of pavilions:
Future World
World Showcase
And here's what we have today:
Future World
World Showcase
Personally, I think Epcot hit its peak after the opening of the original (and all-time best version of) IllumiNations in 1988 and Wonders of Life in 1989. (I'm also partial to 1989 because that's when my then-future wife played in the Disney All-American College Orchestra. I also miss the early-morning rush to make restaurant reservations for the day by speaking with a Disney host via closed-circuit TV. Hey, for most of us, that was the first time in our lives and the only place in the world to experience video chat.)
More than any other park, Epcot suffered in Disney's late-1990s scorched-Earth management, which eliminated leads, closed locations or replaced them with cheaper alternates, and dismissed entertainment extras throughout the resort (including the college orchestra). And then there was the wand, the visual abomination that lorded over Spaceship Earth from 1999 - 2007, to be followed by the funeral Leave a Legacy that today clutters the park's once handsome entry plaza.
We've dissected Epcot's current condition before. Now, for our vote of the week, please tell us when you think Epcot was at its best, or if you think the park's at its best today.
Readers' Opinions
From Dominick D on September 28, 2012 at 3:36 PM
The time period when I wasn't around: Late 80s/Early 90s. Happy birthday Epcot!
From 18.104.22.168 on September 28, 2012 at 3:42 PM
It would be nice to add a new country or two. And leave furture world alone for now and work on the back half of the park. I would like to see the second floor of imagination reopen.
From TH Creative on September 28, 2012 at 3:43 PM
No mention of food and wine or the flower show. No mention of name entertainment. No mention of the atmosphere entertainment.
From M. Ryan Traylor on September 28, 2012 at 3:47 PM
AND you can drink around the world!!!!!!
From Brandon Townsend on September 28, 2012 at 4:08 PM
Wow. Another lambasting of one of the Florida parks. What a surprise. My kids and I have been to all six stateside Disney parks and Epcot is still everyone's favorite.
Happy birthday, Epcot. My present for you will be a little late as I am 'doing Disney' the week of the 8th-12th of October. But it'll be the same present as always; the contents of my wallet, 401K, Swiss bank account, and my first and second born.
From 126.96.36.199 on September 28, 2012 at 4:38 PM
Most def the late 80s and early 90s. The park had sooo much promise back then.... Have to put Illuminations in the factor :). I would also love to vote for who did the best narriation for Spaceship Earth.
From 22.214.171.124 on September 28, 2012 at 7:21 PM
After 16 years, EPCOT is always the first Disney park the kids want to go to. While it has been better, it is still great!
From 188.8.131.52 on September 28, 2012 at 8:02 PM
Although Epcot had to re-imagineer itself to get the turnstyles whirling I believe it is still a wonder-2-behold. True, I really miss Horizons, and it is very sad to see the "health" pavillion just sit there, usually not even listed on the maps, but a lot of new and innovative attractions have been born...and is that not the nature of Epcot and Disney anyway. The new figment attraction is actually even worse than the old one. I wish they would put a new Horizons attraction in that wasted space.
The food and drink is great at Epcot and although I miss Communicore, I like the new Innoventions. It is time for a new nighttime spectacular and they could enlarge several of the countries to have much more to do.
Norway's attraction was really a disappointment to me. I thought the tech was great but the ride lasted only a moment.
From James Rao on September 28, 2012 at 10:13 PM
The best time for Epcot is.... any time I am there! Happy Birthday!
From 220.127.116.11 on September 28, 2012 at 10:47 PM
I haven't been to the park, but based on the park's history it seems like it peaked around 1999. Mission: Space is the only completely new, non-clone attraction that has opened since then, and from what I've heard it's an underwhelming attraction. The park still looks like fun and I'd spend a day there on a WDW vacation, but it seems like their offerings have become a bit stale lately.
From David Brown on September 29, 2012 at 12:07 AM
I'm afraid you've given me an impossible choice Robert as you are asking me to vote for what I know and love now against some nostalgic view of the past that I never knew. I have no idea if Epcot was 'better' in the past than it is now. All I know is that it's a great and unique park and that my wife and I love the contrast it brings. A day at Epcot is a respite from the frenetic pace of the other parks. It's a gentle stroll though the world showcase, the chance to dine around the world and an opportunity to simply chill out in a truly beautiful setting. Is that 'better' or 'worse' than it might have been 10 or 20 or 30 years ago? I don't know and I don't really care...
Should Disney spend more money on it and add attractions? That's a different matter - and yes they should. But 'better' or 'worse' has no meaning when I wasn't there to experience it. I just know it's 'great' now, and that's all that matters...
From O T on September 29, 2012 at 2:12 AM
I think that when it opened, and it had the original vision of what the imagineers wanted it to be, the park was what is should be. It was relevant. It was adult and it grow in the years after that. Until Disney fans ruined the experience. They wanted the characters, so Disney pushed in the characters.
As every park should, Epcot should also evolve. But because Disney lost the focus of what the park should be it became a monter of Frankenstein. It's a incohesive collection of different ideas and executions of that ideas and it's horrible. The almost constant flow of festivals is why it's as popular as it is, the attractions and the overal theme are an afterthought.
Look at how Epcot celebrates it 30th birthday, by mechendise. Because that's what Epcot has become. Even the food changed from close to authentic into a Americanized tast mesh up thats awefull. I stil remember the only place in Orlando to get good European style pasteries was at the France pavilion, now it's overly sweet American trash food.
Epcot got waisted by it's "fans" and it's going the same direction as Animal Kingdom. A wonderful Full day park to endlessly explore and enjoy the natural world but again it's killed by bored guests who want another Magic Kindom. So sad.
From 126.96.36.199 on September 29, 2012 at 5:15 AM
I agree with OT but have a few more points. I was sorry to see the magical experience of the restaurants ruined by the change to more Americanized food as well, but it was when they added children's menus, raised the lighting to accomodate the kids running around and rushed us through our meakls that things began to change. We liked the authentic food and slower, more European service. We also liked the chance to eat in a more adult setting. We can't even eat in Norway anymore because it is only a character setting. Also, each pavilion used to have very memorable music that kept you humming as you walked from one to the other. Now we've lost that. Last, it used to be fun searching for new, park specific merchandise. Everything is so generic today we don't bother. Most of what they offer we can find online. Bring back the appeal of the early park years and ADD more countries and rides to attract the younger generations. That was the point of having all of the land...
From Marie-Eve Landry on September 29, 2012 at 7:05 AM
Visited 2 times in 2011. I don't know what it looked like before but I really think that park is amazing and unique.
I guess Soarin' (which I think is already amazing) could be refurbished and become HD but that's the only thing I'd change.
To be honest, when I read about Epcot, I thought I'd be bored to death when visiting. Turned out to become one of my favorite in Disney World.
From Tim Hillman on September 29, 2012 at 7:28 AM
Wow! Despite the love that many profess for Epcot, we are debating the point that Epcot may have been better when it first opened or in the first few years of when it opened.
Can we have the same debate about any of the other top (Disney, Universal, Busch) theme parks in the US or the world?
I doubt it.
While some may take the position that Epcot was so good when it opened that it would be extremely difficult to improve, I beg to differ. Epcot was born of a flawed series of compromises, and it will continue to be the ugly stepsister of the Disney parks until a major redesign and a huge infusion of cash ($1-2 billion) fixes the problems.
Right now the attendance numbers have Epcot at 63-64% of the attendace of the Magic Kingdon with DHS and AK trailing slightly behind. Any improvements to DHS and AK (both parks which can be easily improved) will vault those parks above Epcot in attendance, and emphasize the fundamental flaws in Epcot.
Will Disney make major improvements to Epcot? Likely not. They will put their money in the parks where they can get the biggest bang for the buck and pull in the attendance, and as long as Epcot is trouncing the Universal parks in attendance, they will just keep putting patches on it.
From 126.96.36.199 on September 29, 2012 at 8:28 AM
It seems like this is sort of written like a backhanded compliment. When I first saw it I thought..... Wow, more hating on Epcot.... have'nt we already read this sorta.... but I guess this was an article about Epcot's anniversery..... somewhere in there that is mentioned......lol.
I still enjoy Epcot...... if for no other reason.... just to have a nice meal at one of the many food establishments that set a much higher bar than any other theme parks.
From Daniel Etcheberry on September 29, 2012 at 1:30 PM
Epcot was better in the past for the following reasons:
1) World of Motion and Horizons were in the spirit of what Epcot was all about. Those attractions closed to be replaced by thrill rides. The former rides made Epcot to be a unique park. The latter rides took away that uniqueness.
2) Spaceship Earth was better before those silly cartoons were included on the last part of the ride.
3) Eric Idle was very funny when he was part of the Monty Pythons, but he looks out of place in Journey Into Imagination. This ride had better days. Now, if they hire Terry Gilliam to design a ride called Journey into Monty Pythons' Imagination (based on his cartoons), then we have something.
4) Honey I Shrunk the Audience was better than the outdated Captain Eo.
5) The Nemo ride is a cheap substitute to the much better attraction that preceded this one.
6) The boat ride at the Mexican pavillion was more authentic with Rio del Tiempo; with the addition of Donald and friends it became a kiddie ride. I thought Epcot was for adults!
The Food and Wine Festival and Soaring are the only new additions that I like.
From Big Cohube on September 29, 2012 at 10:50 AM
In my opinion, EPCOT has had some very good additions in the past, (Soarin', the Norway pavilion, etc.) but, it needs some love. It's still a great park to visit, it just needs some help. I'm hoping the new Test Track will help the park.
From 188.8.131.52 on September 29, 2012 at 2:07 PM
Epcot was much better "back in the day"! My biggest gripe is the changes to "Spaceship Earth". Especially disheartening is the loss of Walter Conkrite's voiceover during the ride. And the music was the best! Just isn't the same and can't ride it anymore. And the other change are those horrific stone "gravemarkers" at the front of the park - talk about stupid ideas! But my favorite part of Epcot is and will always be France. I make it a point to see the gorgeous movie "Impressions de France" every single time I go - it has prompted me to travel to France three times and I would go back tomorrow if I could! Not to mention the fabulous desserts, champagne and the general "joie de vivre" of France! Viva la France!
From TH Creative on September 29, 2012 at 3:10 PM
How about this perspective:
I was at EPCOT Center on opening day.
Thirty years later I think it is a significantly better park than it was on opening day.
Thank you. Tip your waitresses. Drive home safely.
From Aaron McMahon on September 29, 2012 at 4:33 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong but in the late 80's Epcot had at least FOUR omnimover attractions (not counting Imagination), I ride system that couldn't be more slow and passive.
I'm pretty nostalgic for the 80's Epcot but the park was a lot more boring before adding more alcohol and thrill rides.
Even thinking about Epcot as an educational park is disturbing since all the pavilions had corporate sponsors. Yes, Exxon sponsoring Universe of Energy?
It's not like Exxon was named in any bad news stories during the late 80s...
From 18.104.22.168 on September 29, 2012 at 5:58 PM
I've always thought a record setting roller coaster would fit in with Epcot , like the worlds fastest. It could even be mag Lev or something to make it more future tech to fit in with the theme. Just a thought but I know it'll have resistance as Disney rarely makes non immersive coasters...I believe actually that CA screamin is the only one! It would be good for Disney I believe as it would permanently end the misconception by so many people that Disney doesn't do thrill rides.
From Daniel Etcheberry on September 29, 2012 at 6:55 PM
The Seas with Nemo and Friends (sponsored by BP) ;^)
Exxon should sponsor Disaster at Universal.
From David Ackerman on September 30, 2012 at 5:56 AM
When the weekly e-mail showed up in my inbox with a subject of "When was Epcot at its best?", I immediately thought "On a cold, rainy day when everyone stayed home. No lines."
Then I read the longer version of the question...
Short answer: Before Disney figured out that the rubes would still pay, even if they did little to keep the park up, spent even less on holiday decorations, and cared more about what attractions they could close than they did on potential new attractions.
Does it bother anyone else that Disney is spending more money on renovating restaurants at Epcot that they do on renovating attractions?
From Pete Dowding on September 30, 2012 at 6:13 AM
I can only comment on the times I visited the park from 89 to 94 and haven't been back since due to living in the UK and not made of money! But I loved Epcot back then with the Jumping fountains and people that talk to you through the TV. When Jacko was at his height back then and EO although didn't look brilliant it had the ingrediants that made it good for the time, Jackson, Lucas, Coppola and Disney! Rides that at the time were innovative, like Horizons and World of motion. But with a park about the future it was always going to have problems keeping up. Which doesn't mean it can't it just has to re-think and maybe focus on an idolised future ie Jules Verne and not what the actual future will be as impossible and quickly outdated. As we know for example we can talk to people on our mobile phones now see the person we are talking to, but as I say that Disney got it right back then but as I said impossible to keep up with tech these days. The rides, countries were great back then but when I last went in 94 you could see then that this park was beginning to look out dated and not futuristic at all. The countries are still fantastic but need more investing in them too, with rides and food etc.
From 18.104.22.168 on September 30, 2012 at 7:44 AM
You have to admit though..... from a business point of view.....
What other theme park in the country has clients who are willing to pay $80 to get in, to then go to a food establishment inside of the theme park and pay $80 ish for a meal and consider that one of the biggest attractions?
From Russell Meyer on October 1, 2012 at 8:08 AM
EPCOT is easily my favorite Disney park. For me, it's the only park I could see myself spending 3-5 straight days in, even in the low seasons, and still not getting bored. I've been to the park over 2 dozen times, and I still don't think I've explored every single nook and cranny. Every time I go, I say to myself, "wow, I don't think I ever noticed that before" only to later find out that what I noticed was there when the park opened 30 years ago.
If there's anything that disppoints me about EPCOT, it would be the time it takes to revamp attractions. Most of the ride and attraction platforms in the park were designed to be easily update-able, and provide for easy tweaks to keep up with the times. In fact, Horizons, was so innovative, it was the first "choose your own adventure" attraction that has become of hallmark of any long-lasting ride (ToT, Star Tours, Haunted Mansion, etc...). However, even with that forward-thinking modular design, park management got lazy when it came to giving guests new and fresh experiences in the park. It took 15 years to get any of the World Showcase movies updated, and FutureWorld was quickly passed by the present in the 90's as attractions became stale faster than Apple updates the iPhone.
Today's EPCOT is not perfect, but it appears that Disney is trying a bit harder to stay ahead of the curve. A revitalized TestTrack should balance out the popularity of Soarin', which will hopefully get it's own non-California-based film, and Mission Space will also get an updated experience (something promised by Imagineers when the ride opened 9 years ago). I think everyone understands the difficulty in updating animatronic-based attractions, but when you're projecting images on screens, thee's no excuse for being behind the times.
Perhaps Disney has held a "if it's not broken, don't fix it" attutide towards EPCOT, since it still ranks as one of the most profitable Disney parks (between special events, dining experiences, and sponsorships, EPCOT probably rakes in the cash like no other park), but the attendance dip at the turn of the millennium made WDW understand that they can't just let the park stagnate and expect people to keep coming back.
Through the years, EPCOT has changed, but I think the essence of Walt's dream remains as a cross between World's Fair and international exchange. The park is not as dynamic as some would like, but it's still easily my favorite park to return to day after day.
From 22.214.171.124 on October 1, 2012 at 8:33 AM
Happy Birthday Epcot
I am a frequent visitor from London and have been returning every year for the last 20 years, without doubt EPCOT is the best park, Universal can learn from this, you dont need big brand names like transformers or marvel, what you do need is imagination and vision which Disney have in spades over universal. If i had to put it in a nutshell Disney is the Jules Verne to Universals Micheal Bay, one is a classic the other just another action movie. Im very happy that all the EPCOT fans have come out to support the park. A good face lift and nip and tuck would not go a miss and EPCOT will be as fresh and new as ever, Univerese of energy needs a update with film and new theme, Get rid of Captain NEO please, bring back orginal Figmant or at least give it a revamp, Bullet Train ride in Japan ( No coasters please ) . UK how about a London Eye. Canada Grizzley Rapids, China needs a new ride alond with Morroco, France. And the US Pavilion what a wasted oppertunity, THe US being pioneers of technology should have a much more grand expereince of the diverese cutlure and contribution to the world.
From 126.96.36.199 on October 1, 2012 at 8:42 AM
The Future World side of EPCOT was wonderful when the park opened. I still enjoy it a great deal now, but it is missing something.
When Future World opened, had attractions that talked about how great the future would be and the wonderful technology that would be available to us in the both the near and the distant future. This became even more true when Horizons opened, with its whole theme of "If We Can Dream It, We Can Do It".
Around 20 years ago, Disney made the decision to stop trying to predict the future with its attractions. The reason was logical enough, the tech predictions kept either coming true or becoming out dated. This meant that attractions based on showing the future had to be replaced or refurbished often (or at least more often than other non future predicting attractions), so it was deemed more cost efficient to go another direction. The result of this is that we no longer see attractions like Horizons or the old House of Future Living that was once located on the exit speed ramp in Space Mountain. This is also the reason the Tomorrowland in the Magic Kingdom is themed to past visions of the future.
I understand that designing this sort of attraction would be much harder today. Besides the cost issues involved, we have become so jaded and accustomed to rapid progress that we are not an easy audience to wow. Sadly, we seem to have lost our sense of wonder where the future is concerned. But even knowing that, I wish Disney would try build such an attraction again. A sense of wonder for the future is a wonderful gift, and I believe Future World (and Tomorrowland for that matter) are less wonderful without an attraction that offers us that gift.
From Don Lancaster on October 1, 2012 at 8:48 AM
The Future World side of EPCOT was wonderful when the park opened. I still enjoy it a great deal now, but it is missing something.
When Future World opened, had attractions that talked about how great the future would be and the wonderful technology that would be available to us in the both the near and the distant future. This became even more true when Horizons opened, with its whole theme of "If We Can Dream It, We Can Do It".
Around 20 years ago, Disney made the decision to stop trying to predict the future with its attractions. The reason was logical enough, the tech predictions kept either coming true or becoming out dated. This meant that attractions based on showing the future had to be replaced or refurbished often (or at least more often than other non future predicting attractions), so it was deemed more cost efficient to go another direction. The result of this is that we no longer see attractions like Horizons or the old House of Future Living that was once located on the exit speed ramp in Space Mountain. This is also the reason the Tomorrowland in the Magic Kingdom is themed to past visions of the future.
I understand that designing this sort of attraction would be much harder today. Besides the cost issues involved, we have become so jaded and accustomed to rapid progress that we are not an easy audience to wow. Sadly, we seem to have lost our sense of wonder where the future is concerned. But even knowing that, I wish Disney would try build such an attraction again. A sense of wonder for the future is a wonderful gift, and I believe Future World (and Tomorrowland for that matter) are less wonderful without an attraction that offers us that gift.
From 18.104.22.168 on October 1, 2012 at 10:16 AM
I think EPCOT is a great park but as like the comments above say, probably needs some updating. As a science type person, I want to experience tech that you can't see anywhere else. I saw my first 3D movie a long time ago there and was amazed. What is next? Bring back the Experimental in Epcot!
Sure it's tough to be cutting edge all the time, but that is what I feel Epcot is or should be about.
It's great to have a park that is not just rides and people running around like mad, a place you actually learn something while having fun is great.
I like the world showcase, but having gone to a lot of the countries feel it could be more of an experience and not just shops and restaurants. I really want to feel and learn about a culture that I would never be able to experience.
Epcot is still great and probably pretty unique in the whole world. Is it better now or then, probably now with all the new rides, but then because it was new. Tough one!
From 220.127.116.11 on October 1, 2012 at 11:17 AM
Dear 184.108.40.206 person. Comparing Epcot to Universal is strange. They are completely different in concept. That said Disney is pushing more and more movie related franchises into Epcot that it originally had and it's frustrating. The Seas didn't had Nemo, The Land didn't had the Lion King, World of Energy didn't had Ellen of Bill and the countries didn't had the Disney movies character ruining the countries or the wonderful Norway buffet restaurant.
Yes, Disney doesn't need that, they had imagineers that were able to create new characters for those attractions, they did amazing, but now they have left the company. But the "Disney fans" demand them and the sales peeps want to print them on the "souvenirs" that aren't park specific anymore.
From Anon Mouse on October 1, 2012 at 2:45 PM
EPCOT's additions appear to be mere updates. They don't seem to be their best effort. I know Walt's view is the parks are never done; however, they seems to have advanced the notion that even new rides are never done. They are all works in progress... half baked duds. They seems to lack a little something to bring them over the top.
My first visit to EPCOT was amazing. I absolutely loved it. Then they removed Horizons and redid Imagination with inferior replacements. I never felt Test Track could have been their best effort. Subsequent newer additions at Tokyo and California Adventurer proved that to be true.
EPCOT is sadly declining.
From Rob Pastor on October 1, 2012 at 6:38 PM
Mice Age Yesterworld has an interesting article on Epcot. Basically, it rebukes the internet myths that the World Showcase pavilions were paid for by their respective countries. Morocco is the only country that was and is paid for by their country's government. The other country showcases were Disney developed using some limited corporate sponsor monies from companies associated with the various countries.
From 18.104.22.168 on October 1, 2012 at 7:06 PM
Ok I've never been to Epcot...and I thought at first that introducing more Disney into the park would work great (like it has for DCA) but after reading the comments and how everyone loved this park for being non-disney and more adult, education oriented, I now understand that this isn't the right approach. Leave that for the other parks. Future world should be focused on technology past, present and future of course. The world showcase should have rides, without Disney characters that stress the uniqueness of those countries. Finally if so many of you are disappointed the only choice you have is to stop visiting, or if that's too hard don't visit as often as you do now. That's what I and countless others, did in DCA and Disney got the point real quick. And take advantage of everytime you're stopped for a guest survey or better yet volunteer your thoughts at the Parks guest services. Otherwise Disney corporates are going to do whatever they want to the park if you guys don't vote with your dollars and voices.
From James Rao on October 2, 2012 at 3:36 AM
Stop going?!? Epcot is a fantastic park! If it is diminished at all it is only in comparison to its former self and to what we believe WDI is capable of accomplishing. However, Epcot is still better than 99% of the other parks in the nation.
Let your voice be heard through the proper in park channels. Disney will get the message. Just yesterday, at the 30th Anniversary event, I read that Marty Sklar announced he is very happy about future development plans for Epcot and we should hear about them "soon". Mr. Sklar was there from the beginning, so if he is happy, I think fans have some excellent things to look forward to concerning this somewhat maligned park.
From Ross Raphael on October 2, 2012 at 7:58 AM
I think EPCOT is as good as ever, but you have to consider the audience too. It certainly caters to an older or more mature crowd. Your 3 year old wasn't going to be pleased by EPCOT in 1991 and nothing has changed today. That said we were there in May with our 3 year old and he had a good time with the Kid-cot masks, Spaceship Earth, Imagination, Living Seas and Energy.
That said, I think EPCOT needs to do something with the Body pavilion as well as adding at least 2 more legitimate countries to the back of the park. Spain and Russia could be the inspiration for some fantastic looking architecture.
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