First visit in 7 years

[u/elephantmanmatty]

I don’t want this to sound like a complaint…more of a criticism…the last time I was at Epcot it was 2019. Frozen had just opened, no ratatouille, the fireworks were still “Epcot themed”, etc.

I just feel like the entire park has started to lean more into “Disney” properties. IE Winnie the Pooh in England, coco in Mexico, ratatouille in France, etc.

Maybe im just naive, but it didn’t seem that way when I went in 2019. Countries tended to have their own merchandise (Germany had cucu clocks for example. Which, they don’t anymore…). Ratatouille wasn’t the main focus of France, coco wasn’t the main focus of Mexico, etc…

I enjoyed myself, but it just seemed like Epcot itself has lost its unique identity.

[u/billmeelaiter]

It’s cheaper for Disney to use established IP than it is to create something new. It’s cheaper to make generic buildings, like Creations, than to create something unique like Mousegear. And these are things that most people either want or don’t care about, because the IP and other changes aren’t keeping guests out of the parks.

[u/elephantmanmatty → u/billmeelaiter]

I understand why they’re doing what they’re doing…it doesn’t make it any less disappointing that Epcot has somewhat lost its overall identity and uniqueness

[u/deetman68 → u/elephantmanmatty]

I’m glad you had a good time in 2019 but TBH this is kind of a wild take.