CN was perfectly fine as it was.
I don't find the new design to be user-friendly or easy-to-navigate. Also, I'm pretty bloody sure that my experience is not richer and more dynamic.
Keep it simple, please.
The Wall Street Journal touched on this topic during the 2008 Tour de France.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121693264451182277.html?mod=googlenews_wsj