I did a general search for WoL threads and didn't find anything too exciting, so I'll do this:
I’ve been thinking about this for a while. The former Wonders of Life pavilion in EPCOT now sits as a vacant dome aside from a uses for special events every once in a while. This pavilion was once home to Body Wars, a motion simulator comparable to the earlier version of Star Tours, and pulled in a decent crowd during the peak seasons. It’s sad that all that remains is a vacant dome with a rope in front of it, marking it’s closure.
So the question now is, what to do with it? Future World West has been slowly improving throughout EPCOT’s lifespan, especially now with the updates going into Test Track. So let’s look at possible outcomes for this now defunct pavilion.
My idea: The Future of Life (name is subject to change)
Sure, lets consider this. I believe (don’t quote me on this) that the infrastructure for Body Wars still remains in that building. Why not instead of looking at how human life currently operates, why not theme the pavilion around the future of human existence? With that in mind, lets look at some concepts for attractions, shall we?
Many interactive attractions with new technologies already in place in the industry could be introduced here. Things like: how humans live in a low-gravity area. Think about a pair of arm covers you can slip into and try to pick up certain objects that are “floating around” while you wear 3D glasses.
For the C/B-ticket, a re-introduction of Body Wars with the newer Star Tours technology could be introduced so that you could be shrunk down to size and randomly given tasks of fighting different earth-bound and alien diseases. Think: the future of fighting illnesses. A new government agency is born and people are hired to shrink down to microscopic size to save dying humans by manually killing off their diseases. Every mission would be randomized for re-ride-ability. Cool, huh?
This idea is congruent with Future World’s message, wouldn’t cost an insane amount of money to put into place, and would definitely add to EPCOT’s lame attraction count.
I’ve been thinking about this for a while. The former Wonders of Life pavilion in EPCOT now sits as a vacant dome aside from a uses for special events every once in a while. This pavilion was once home to Body Wars, a motion simulator comparable to the earlier version of Star Tours, and pulled in a decent crowd during the peak seasons. It’s sad that all that remains is a vacant dome with a rope in front of it, marking it’s closure.
So the question now is, what to do with it? Future World West has been slowly improving throughout EPCOT’s lifespan, especially now with the updates going into Test Track. So let’s look at possible outcomes for this now defunct pavilion.
My idea: The Future of Life (name is subject to change)
Sure, lets consider this. I believe (don’t quote me on this) that the infrastructure for Body Wars still remains in that building. Why not instead of looking at how human life currently operates, why not theme the pavilion around the future of human existence? With that in mind, lets look at some concepts for attractions, shall we?
Many interactive attractions with new technologies already in place in the industry could be introduced here. Things like: how humans live in a low-gravity area. Think about a pair of arm covers you can slip into and try to pick up certain objects that are “floating around” while you wear 3D glasses.
For the C/B-ticket, a re-introduction of Body Wars with the newer Star Tours technology could be introduced so that you could be shrunk down to size and randomly given tasks of fighting different earth-bound and alien diseases. Think: the future of fighting illnesses. A new government agency is born and people are hired to shrink down to microscopic size to save dying humans by manually killing off their diseases. Every mission would be randomized for re-ride-ability. Cool, huh?
This idea is congruent with Future World’s message, wouldn’t cost an insane amount of money to put into place, and would definitely add to EPCOT’s lame attraction count.