What the *#&@ do the Beach Boys have to do with EPCOT?

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What the *#&@ do the Beach Boys have to do with EPCOT?

Post by February » Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:35 pm

Now, don't get me wrong. I loves me some Brian and the boys.

But I also LOVED the ambient music they used to play at the entrance to Future World. It was so. . .futuristic!

Every time we came to and left Epcot we could not figure out why Beach Boys songs and other songs of the 'beach and surf' type theme were playing there. We asked a couple CM's and no one seemed to know but they all seemed to hate it.

One guy just said "It's the official music of Future World." but I think he was being snarky LOL. I don't blame him. If I had to listen to Fun Fun Fun and Surfin' USA on a loop 8 hours a day at turnstiles I'd get snarky too!

So anyone know who made that great decision? I will be mentioning it in my letter to WDW as soon as I am well enough to write it- this WDW gunk I caught is still kicking my keister.

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Re: What the *#&@ do the Beach Boys have to do with EPCOT?

Post by Theme Park Where » Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:37 pm

It's not just something they were playing during the flower & garden festival is it? They use a somewhat unofficial "flower child" theme every year for that.


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Re: What the *#&@ do the Beach Boys have to do with EPCOT?

Post by DisneyMom » Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:01 pm

HeHe just like in '"Demolition Man" where the only songs on the radio were old commercial jingles.... :twisted:


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Re: What the *#&@ do the Beach Boys have to do with EPCOT?

Post by CMGUY89 » Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:20 pm

I believe it has to do with F&G Festival because there is a big surfing stitch topiary. Great, the one park I thought was safe from Stitch...


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Re: What the *#&@ do the Beach Boys have to do with EPCOT?

Post by February » Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:30 pm

CMGUY89 wrote:I believe it has to do with F&G Festival because there is a big surfing stitch topiary. Great, the one park I thought was safe from Stitch...
Thanks guys, that must explain it. Still it was completely so off-theme for future world, I just couldn't believe it LOL.



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Re: What the *#&@ do the Beach Boys have to do with EPCOT?

Post by Syndrome » Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:35 pm

DisneyMom wrote:HeHe just like in '"Demolition Man" where the only songs on the radio were old commercial jingles.... :twisted:
I wonder if the WDW restrooms would be any cleaner with the three sea shells?



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Re: What the *#&@ do the Beach Boys have to do with EPCOT?

Post by GRUMPY PIRATE » Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:53 pm

DisneyMom wrote:HeHe just like in '"Demolition Man" where the only songs on the radio were old commercial jingles.... :twisted:
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Re: What the *#&@ do the Beach Boys have to do with EPCOT?

Post by DisneyMom » Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:37 pm

GRUMPY PIRATE wrote:ALL TOGETHER NOW:

"My dogs better than your dog, My dogs better than yours...."
Or, "My Baloney has a first name, it's O-S-C-A-R........" :p:

Anyone have a pic of Stitch Topiary?
Sorry CMGuy!


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Post by Tara_Lee3 » Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:50 pm

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Re: What the *#&@ do the Beach Boys have to do with EPCOT?

Post by DisneyMom » Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:53 pm

More Jingles!(thread hijack!) :D:


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