EPCOT: Embrace or Replace?
Smart Moms Plan Disney Podcast
Smart Moms Plan Disney Podcast
4.9 • 765 Ratings
🗓️ 14 October 2025
⏱️ 67 minutes
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In this Embrace or Replace episode, the hosts debate which of EPCOT’s classic attractions should be preserved and which deserve a modern update. They explore how the park’s evolution—from Spaceship Earth to World Showcase —balances nostalgia with innovation.
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Hosts: Aly Thomas, Katie Boone, Becki Smedley
Editing: Stacy Walker
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| 0:00.0 | We had so much fun doing our Hidden Mickey giveaway with all of you Smarties that we are coming back with another $500 Disney gift card giveaway. |
| 0:10.1 | This is going to help all of you Smarties celebrate fall the best way possible. |
| 0:15.0 | There are lots of ways to earn entries and to participate. |
| 0:18.4 | So listen for details in today's episode for your chance to take home a $500 |
| 0:23.2 | Disney gift card. |
| 0:24.8 | Coming up, Epcot, should you go? |
| 0:27.0 | Should you spend time there? |
| 0:28.5 | Is it a skip park if you have little kids? |
| 0:30.7 | Well, there are certain things, attractions, areas that maybe you should be embracing |
| 0:34.6 | more than you realize or maybe you should skip and Disney should replace them all together. We're going to break it down and talk about why coming up. |
| 0:41.9 | Honestly, I feel like they're missing the boat here because Epcot should be number one. |
| 0:47.1 | This doesn't need to be about food. No, no, no, no, no, no. |
| 0:50.5 | Hey y'all, it's LJ here, owner and founder of SmartMoms Plan Disney and SmartMams Travel. |
| 0:57.2 | We are so glad you're here for another episode of the SmartMoms Plan Disney podcast. |
| 1:02.6 | Now here's your host, Allie. |
| 1:06.8 | What's up, everyone? |
| 1:08.2 | Welcome back to another episode of the SmartMoms Plan Disney podcast. |
| 1:12.2 | We're diving in today once again into Epcot to continue on with our park series, embrace or replace. |
| 1:19.6 | This has been so much fun, especially hearing from you Smarties, who maybe have not agreed with the things that we are deciding we need replaced in the Disney World theme parks. |
| 1:28.7 | And we'll see where we land today. |
| 1:30.6 | I'm with Katie and I'm with Becky. |
| 1:32.8 | What's up, ladies? |
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