A Message to the future, from the past!

Happy New Year!

The 2007 UPDATE Awards & Year-End-Recap!

Hello, and welcome to the 1st annual UPDATE Awards & Year-End-Recap. I’m your host , EpcotServo. (That’s EpcotServo with one i!) Back around this time last year, we were coming off of 2006. Everest was a year old, Pirates 2 was a smash hit, the sounds of the British invasion in our ears, and we were filled with hope for the new year. Also, anger for the fact that they weren’t going to celebrate EPCOT’s 25th. Mostly the anger thing. And here we are, one year and lots of crazy later, bitter, tired, with less faith in humanity, and with a lot more knowledge and oscar noms than last year. So here we are again, filled with hope for 2008! But before that big ol’ ball (the one in New York that is.) drops, it’s only fitting we look back at this great year, and share a laugh or two at all the WDW craziness of 2007!

Ha ha.

So now, we can take a look at the best of the best and the best of the worst from my Updates from all of 2007! Join me, won’t you? Thank you.

Enjoyed?

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Hahahahaaa….Oh, we did have fun. And now…..LIVE from the UPDATEDOME in beautiful Hollywood, California, Florida…..

THE 1ST ANNUAL UPDATE AWARDS!

Featuring performaces by….

RUSH

The cast of Broadway’s “ TRON: The Musical”

And CHER!

And appearances by…

Nobody!

That guy!

A guy named john!

You!

And now….your HOST….

ME!

Hello! Hello! Thank you! Thank you! Now that the strangeness of 2007 is still fresh in your heads, it’s time to give rightful respect to those people, places, and signs, that were so amazingly random, that I felt it fit they deserve a coveted, fictional, “Golden Geosphere” award!

(Image to scale with ACTUAL award.)

So let’s get started then, shall we?

First up, Verizon Wireless proudly presents, the BlockbusterPepsiChevyCheetosRedLobster Synergy Category!

Best worst use of Synergy by Disney

And the nominees are...

-Parking Lot Billboards, by Disney MGM Studios

-National Treasure advertising Adventures by Disney, Christmas Day Parade

-High School Musical infection virus carried by the air, Disney BioChem Viruseering

-Using a helpless dog to advertise a DVD on national “live” Television, Christmas Day Parade

And the Golden Geosphere goes to…National Treasure advertising Adventures by Disney on the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade airing on ABC! Yes, that’s TRIPLE in-your-face Synergy points.

Next up, just when you thought you were safe, these rides rise up from the graves.

Best return from the dead by an attraction

And the nominees are…

-Spaceship Earth reopening

-Wonders of life brief opening

-Submarine Voyage

-Haunted Mansion reopening

And the award goes to….

The Submarine Voyage! If you would’ve asked me a few years back what ride would never come back as a zombie…you would’ve been at the top of the list!

Tell me, did you see the signs?

Best worst signage of the year

And the nominees are…

-Laugh Floor banners

-cartoony innovations signs

-Rude Ticket Sales women, EPCOT bus stop

-Celebrate the joy of life sign remains in wonders

And the award goes to…..

THE RUDE TICKET SALES WOMEN! Unfortunately, she couldn’t be here because she’s too busy flipping off guests.

Also, she’s a sign.

That name sound wrong to you too?

Best worst name of 2007

And the nominees are….

-Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor Comedy Club

-Yak & Yeti

-The Seas with Nemo & Friends

And the winner is….

The YAK & YETI! Sorry, nothing personal but people can’t just stop laughing at it.

Where exactly are we again? I don’t know, and it’s because of this next category…

Best worst theming of 2007

And the nominees are…

-pirates cart at EPCOT

-Seabase, The Seas with Nemo and Friends

-Victorian Computers, VMK Central

And the award goes to…Seabase! Is it a base under the sea? If yes, then why are there pictures of Nemo on the walls, giant clams on the first floor, and just how can you see outside to dry land? And so it rightfully deserves a Golden Geosphere. However, it was painted blue and we lost it.

This next category is extra, winning an extra special award. It’s….The WAND award of Junkcellence

These nominees defy classification , and are all around just add that certain something to something….

-pirates cart at EPCOT

-Steel wall around EPCOT

-backside of Christmas lights on the castle

And the wand goes to…….

THE STEEL WALL! Yes, not since the WAND has something junked up EPCOT before. Keep on keeping us out of our park, wall!

And now we’re getting up the last three categories….winners as chosen by you, the voting public! So you know that mean’s that its th…

2007 saw an explosion in new attractions.

Ok, so a few new things opened. And these are just a few….

Best new Attraction

And the nominees are…..

-Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor

-The Seas with Nemo & Friends

-High School Musical

-Spaceship Earth

-EPCOT Center gallery

-Yak & Yeti Restaurant

-Haunted Mansion

And the winner is…as voted by you….

Haunted Mansion! Yes, the refurb certainly makes our Haunted Mansion wayyyy more of an attraction now these days! Thanks WDI!

If you’re anything like me, then I know you certainly had a few good laughs on WDW Magic this year. And so, it’s only fitting we award the member that added that certain….well, something to this year. Don’t bother asking what.

Best Performance by a WDW Magic Forum Member

And the nominees are….

-Figment’s Friend, Celebration 25 idea

-Mousermerf, Spaceship Earth reopening

-Marni1971, SSE Original Descent

-EpcotServo, Castle Suite/TSM Double Feature

-JediMaster, Celebration 25 planner

-EPCOT.nut, SSE Reopening meet

-TheBeatles, 1982 EPCOT complaints

-WDW Magic, Everest Effects Watch

And the Golden Geosphere goes too….as voted by the public….

Mousermerf for the Spaceship Earth Reopening! After being disappointed by Spaceship Earth’s reopening, he had, to paraphrase “The Searchers” trailer, “That rare kind of crazy…the kind that keeps on, and on.” Yes, after such a delightfully drawn out anger for this one refurb, it deserves no less than a laugh, and a Golden Geosphere.

Now it’s time for the big one, the one everybody’s been waiting for!

Best “Moment” of 2007

And the nominees are….

-EPCOT’s 25th

-Toy Story Mania announced

-The Wand comes down

-DCA changes announced

-Haunted Mansion reopens

-John Lasseter takes over

-Disney-MGM name change announced

-Jim Macphee comes to EPCOT

-Laugh Floor growing pains

-Retro EPCOT merch

-Bob Iger

-Spaceship Earth Reopens

-The Year of a Million Dreams

-the Submarines return

And the best moment of 2007 is…..as voted on by you……..

THE WAND COMES DOWN!Yes, after a long-overdue-stay, that giant random Mickey hand FINALLY came down, thank goodness.

OK, that’s about it for 2007. It’s been a great year, and I’d like to not only thank you for watching the 2007 UPDATE Awards, but also thank you for joining me on one whole year of updating. I couldn’t have done it without your support, and I hope to see you for another year of fun at WDW! So as the new year comes, just remember that life is crazy, and the only way to beat it is by being crazier. And always remember…”Wherever you go, there you are.”

Happy New Year, Good night, and good luck!

EpcotServo

EpcotServo's Dec. 23rd EPCOT/MGM Update: The Final 2007 Update

Hello there everybody, hope you had a great Christmas! Sorry I took the days off, but after a nice breather, here it is: The Final 2007 Update! But it's not all: On the 29th I'll be hosting the 2007 UPDATE Awards & Year-End-Recap! But more on that after my final jog through the parks of this great year of 2007! Let's begin the end, shall we?

EPCOT

-As told, Spaceship Earth was and is open, and the walls are down. The face effect at the end was not working however. Lines were big at around 20 minutes (posted once at 50!), and it closed at 5:45 with many signs saying so.

-The breezeway doors are now open, letting you go in Innoventions there!

-Crowds were crazy.

MGM

-The MGM signage on the arch and Earful tower are gone.

-Wait times crazy for everything.

-Full forced Crowd Control at Spectacle of Lights.

-Not much visable progress at Toy Story Mania.

Ok, that's about it.

Enjoy, and see you at The UPDATE awards & Year-End-Recap Show on the 29th!

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Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I think this sums it all up best...

The 1st Annual EPCOTSERVO Awards & Year-End-Recap voting!

Hello there, I am EpcotServo, and I'm pleased and excited, and some other emotions, to announce the 1st Annual EPCOTSERVO Awards & Year-End-Recap. Where I will go through this crazy year known as 2007, and give everything it's rightful well-for and good natured smack-down. Yes, all those fine moments, people, places, and signs that I felt were so spellbindingly random, that they deserve a caption and a coveted, fictional, "Golden Geosphere" award. And I need your help! (Yes, you! Sitting there in your chair and your shirt, bein' all lazy!) Just scroll down below, and you can vote to give your say in who gets the Golden Geosphere for the top three catagories

-Best performance by a WDW Magic Forum Member

-Best "Moment" of 2007

-Best Attraction of 2007

The awards will be posted here on the UpdatePage, and on WDW Magic Forums and Blog. And because that's not all, that's not all! You'll also take a stroll down memorey lane with me, in my first annual Recap Update!

It'll all be posted on the 29th!

Thanks for reading!

Get voting!

The Simpsons!

The Simpsons Movie is now on DVD! Featuring...SpiderPig!

EpcotServo's Dec. 12th DAK Update: No Spaceship Earth review!

Hello everybody! Welcome to a LONG overdue Update! Miss em'? No? Not even a little? Ok, fair enough, let's get started in a bit of a new fashion, with a few random pictures from past visits this December, but I felt were really not update-worthy enough.

Spaceship Earth on Thursday.

A unique shot of Spaceship Earth, I really liked how this one came out.
One of my few good night shots, again from depressing Thursday.
On saturday, quite a few people were trying to get on a ride, which shall remain nameless.
finally got on that ride, and enjoyed it.
Over at the Laugh Floor, they added TVs to the Queue. They don't show anything, but look spiffy.

News from all over WDW!

-The Spectacle of Lights is still popular.

-Walls have gone up around the sides of the old Hunchback theatre.

-Got to play Power Cities at Project:Tommorow, alot of fun.

-At Everest, one waterfall was working, and Yeti was working.

OK, that's about it, on to the Animal Kingdom update!

Enjoy!

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Spaceship Earth!

"I have ridden the mighty moon worm."
-Al Gore, Futurama

Today, after much depression on Thursday, and a day of being upset on Friday, I have been on Spaceship Earth! When I got in, they had just closed from the morning previews, and I then waited for hours, including being at the head of the HUGE line to see the wall! (If you were there, you know what I mean!)

In one word, fantastic. It really ensures Spaceship Earth's survival for years to come!


More Tomorrow.

"I am so sleepy I can barely keep awake."
-Hercules, MST3K

Wait time: 7 minutes until midnight! (from this point)

Spaceship earth music & sign lighting

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