News Big changes coming to EPCOT's Future World?

[Hatbox Ghostbuster]

So.......when’s this all going to start? Looks like they’ve got LOTS to work on. Shouldn’t they be starting within the next 6-12 months?

Most if not all of the changes coming to Epcot are still in their respective "behind the scenes" phases right now. (Unless you count the construction behind UoE and inside the building)

 

[UpAllNight]

Still doesn't seem enough for me. What about the Seas? The Land? I'd hope for, and expect more than what is listed above.

 

[Haymarket2008]

There's no rush with this presumed completion schedule:


2017 & 2018: Nothing (big) due to complete in Epcot


2019

• EP: Space Restaurant opens
• EP: Spaceship Earth gets a regular refurb
• EP: late in year: Gran Fiesta closes for a Coco overhaul
• EP: fall: Riviera DVC opens

2020

• EP: 3rd Quarter: Rat Ride
• EP: Coco overhaul opens at Mexico pavilion
• EP: Innoventions overhaul (most likely demo'd)
• EP: Illuminations next version

2021

• EP: Spring: Guardians of the Universe of Energy opens
• EP: Spine renovation
• EP: some sort of UK Ride
• EP: Brazil pavilion opens, or 2022
• EP: Nothing happening in Wonders of Life until maybe at this time or later

2022

• EP: 40th Anniversary
• EP: Maybe an Imagination renovation, or 2023

2025

• EP: thee new national pavilions by then... maybe

see here: https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/rumor-and-timeline-tracker-v-2.934137/#post-7911463

Right, but what about them beginning work on the Future World cosmetic overhaul? That's quite a large, multi-year undertaking.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Right, but what about them beginning work on the Future World cosmetic overhaul? That's quite a large, multi-year undertaking.

It has been pushed back to the last phase of the current five year plan. They'll just take their time with it. WDW hardly ever tears anything down without a plan to start building immediately after demo is done. And it's not even clear that they know what the final form of the spine renovation will be considering how fuzzy their artist's concept was.

 

[trainplane3]

This new FW talk really makes me wonder what Martin has seen on his trip to WDW.

*Hint hint* Any new developments you can comment on, @marni1971 ?

 

[ChrisFL]

Still doesn't seem enough for me. What about the Seas? The Land? I'd hope for, and expect more than what is listed above.

Other than changing out the Circle of Life movie, I'm not sure what changes we'd expect to see in The Land. Living With The Land isn't really going to see many changes I don't think and Soarin' just got upgraded.

The Seas....no idea

 

[marni1971]

Other than changing out the Circle of Life movie, I'm not sure what changes we'd expect to see in The Land. Living With The Land isn't really going to see many changes I don't think and Soarin' just got upgraded.

The Seas....no idea

Expect decor updates for both pavilions.

LwtL will get a "refresh" and fix a multitude of issues. Harvest Theatre a new film.

Seas could be interesting if proposals come to fruition.

 

[trainplane3]

Expect decor updates for both pavilions.

LwtL will get a "refresh" and fix a multitude of issues. Harvest Theatre a new film.

Seas could be interesting if proposals come to fruition.

Seas expansion?
To add to this: It's always surprised me how little the Land has changed. I always felt it would be the one to have a major shift but it never did (theme wise, not ride wise). But I'm glad to hear LwtL will continue to live on. Its' theme song would be a welcome return.

 

[Clamman73]

Expect decor updates for both pavilions.

LwtL will get a "refresh" and fix a multitude of issues. Harvest Theatre a new film.

Seas could be interesting if proposals come to fruition.

At some point that acrylic could use a change out.

 

[britain]

Expect decor updates for both pavilions.

LwtL will get a "refresh" and fix a multitude of issues. Harvest Theatre a new film.

Seas could be interesting if proposals come to fruition.

Crush coaster addition?

 

[DisneyFan18]

Crush coaster addition?

I was thinking the same
@marni1971 are those proposals Nemo-related, or are they IP free?

 

[marni1971]

Crush coaster addition?

Definitely not.

 

[shortstop]

Expect decor updates for both pavilions.

LwtL will get a "refresh" and fix a multitude of issues. Harvest Theatre a new film.

Seas could be interesting if proposals come to fruition.

Are they going to tell Nemo to get lost again?

 

[PizzaPlanet]

I'd be happy if they retooled the Nemo ride so it had more of a focus on teaching guests about the ocean and marine life, which the rest of the pavillion already does quite well. In fact, if you remove the ride from the equation, The Seas with Nemo and Friends is probably the best example of how to properly edutain with an IP at Epcot.

 

[Haymarket2008]

For me, The Land is the last vestige of classic Epcot in Future World. I hope the changes only enhance the experience, not diminish.

 

[Bocabear]

For me, The Land is the last vestige of classic Epcot in Future World. I hope the changes only enhance the experience, not diminish.

The last remodel of the interior of the land completely diminished the specialness of the interior and made it look like a shopping mall food court....I think the thought was to look like a futuristic airport, but it doesn't really come off...they should go back to a more organic approach and give The Land Pavilion a theme appropriate makeover... People LOVE themed environments... a shopping mall food court is not a themed environment....

 

[Hatbox Ghostbuster]

Expect decor updates for both pavilions.

LwtL will get a "refresh" and fix a multitude of issues. Harvest Theatre a new film.

Seas could be interesting if proposals come to fruition.

Would any Seas proposal include the returning to a Seabase of some kind???

 

[ChrisFL]

In fact, if you remove the ride from the equation, The Seas with Nemo and Friends is probably the best example of how to properly edutain with an IP at Epcot.

That's because they just kept the existing Seabase Alpha stuff in place

 

[wdwfan4ver]

Seas could be interesting if proposals come to fruition.

Is one of the proposals a clone of Tokyo DisneySea's Nemo & Friends Searider?

 

[ChrisFL]

Is one of the proposals a clone of Tokyo DisneySea's Nemo & Friends Searider?

of all of the possible DisneySea attractions, if we get that one.....