Today, I have part one of a three-part wish list, with my first four wishes. I’m not asking for a billion dollar revamp of Epcot. These are relatively modest wishes.

I’ve been back to Epcot many times during the 32 years since my first visit. I still like the park. Epcot has seen some additions and changes—but these have not always been improvements.

I first visited Epcot (or EPCOT Center as it was then called) in January 1983, just a few months after it opened. The park was already magnificent. Its potential seemed unlimited—with room for several future pavilions in Future World and perhaps eight or ten additional countries in World Showcase (there’s still room) .

Take a look at the following vintage postcard from the early years of EPCOT Center:

The wand tower disappeared in 2007 for Epcot’s 25th anniversary, but the courtyard never regained its original splendor.

But the big changes came in 1999, in preparation for the Millennium Celebration. Apparently, Disney executives decided Spaceship Earth would look better accompanied by an immense Sorcerer Mickey hand, wand, and gaudy “2000” —and that Innoventions Plaza needed a jumble of busy embellishments.

In 1994, Innoventions moved into the CommuniCore buildings, and the CommuniCore name was retired. The courtyard became Innoventions Plaza

In the center of Future World, the CommuniCore buildings were sweeping crescents around an open courtyard with broad walkways, reflecting pools, lawns, and trees. Future World opened in the 1980s, but was designed in the 1970s by Imagineers whose clean, modern design aesthetic was rooted in the 1960s.

Future World was meant to inspire. The magnificent sphere of Spaceship Earth set the stage for the grandeur that carried through to all of Future World.

1999 was a long time ago. The clean Mid-Century Modern style, as exemplified by the original design, has surged in popularity. It wouldn’t be necessary to restore the courtyard to exactly how it was when EPCOT Center opened. But it would be great to see the return of that style and spirit.

The remaining embellishments from 1999 include metal poles at various angles, with a network of cables suspending fabric “shade” panels. The structure doesn’t actually provide shade. The colors are from the 1990s. The panels draw attention to something in their center—a kiosk with a tip board on one side and a pin shop on the other.

It might be the worst Disney color palette decision since Disneyland’s Space Mountain was given a brownish, greenish, copperish paint job in 1998. That mistake was fixed in 2003.

In March 2014, a truly odd color scheme appeared. It doesn’t go with the architecture. It doesn’t read as a vision of the future. It doesn’t create an inviting space. It’s just… odd.

The CommuniCore/Innoventions buildings have seen a number of paint scheme changes over the years. Cooler tones. Warmer tones. Different accents.

Surely, if given a budget to improve the signs, WDI has the talent—or can hire the talent—to replace the signs with ones that belong in Future World.

Any signs facing Innoventions Plaza should enhance the surroundings through bold graphic design, unexpected materials, and skillful integration with the architecture and with each other. Unfortunately, that can’t be said for the current signs.

Signs are an opportunity for great design. Consider how Apple Stores integrate the Apple logo into each store façade.