EPCOT Big changes coming to EPCOT's Future World?

[tparris]

Still not sure why they removed the symmetry and took out the tree on the left…

 

[peter11435]

Still not sure why they removed the symmetry and took out the tree on the left…View attachment 864489View attachment 864490

It was removed to facilitate construction of GEO-82. It will return

 

[tparris]

It was removed to facilitate construction of GEO-82. It will return

Makes sense. Thanks for the clarification.

 

[SaveDinosaur]

My idea is if they really want world discovery to be the more futuristic side of the park compared to celebration and nature they could just play the innoventions loop there ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

For me, the Innoventions loop is the best theme park area music ever created.


I can’t stand the new loop — it’s too repetitive, short, and generic. It never makes me feel anything or transports me anywhere when I listen to it.

 

[wannabeBelle]

Oh I had forgotten about that.. oh and cool if I don't get a chance that there's always Disney Spring's. thank's for the recommendation Marie.

 

[ChrisFL]

Large Section of World Celebration In-Ground Lighting Now Deemed Tripping Hazard at EPCOT

Walt Disney World has blocked off a significant portion of the World Celebration Gardens in-ground lighting as a tripping hazard

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Anyone know if this is still blocked off....or my real question, any chance they're finally going to change their mind on keeping these lights there and not doing something that actually works?

 

[HMF]

Anyone know if this is still blocked off....or my real question, any chance they're finally going to change their mind on keeping these lights there and not doing something that actually works?

I am actually starting to miss Millennium Central and I never thought I would say that.

 

[gerarar]

Anyone know if this is still blocked off....or my real question, any chance they're finally going to change their mind on keeping these lights there and not doing something that actually works?

It is still blocked off by stanchions as of last night (6/17). The lights still work for the most part, it's just the covering or whatever that is breaking (and probably affecting the light components themselves).

Timestamped livestream:

 

[J4546]

lol that just looks so damn terrible lol. So cheap and bleh. i still like this new core over what was there before but they really really messed up with this lighting

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

i still like this new core over what was there before but they really really messed up with this lighting

For everything they did right they did something wrong…. It’s hard to pick a winner haha.

But the fountain will always tip the scale for me - getting rid of the fountain was the worst decision they have made in Florida - it’s inexcusable.

 

[Bocabear]

For everything they did right they did something wrong…. It’s hard to pick a winner haha.

But the fountain will always tip the scale for me - getting rid of the fountain was the worst decision they have made in Florida - it’s inexcusable.

I would have to agree...especially since there was a replacement fountain in the plans at one point... The final plan is really a miss.If that area had a head spring at dreamers point with running streams winding through all of that plaza to a cenral fountain water feature, it would have added so much...the sound of water, the kinetics of moving water...it would have made that area feel like an oasis instead of a dry corporate business park.

 

[SageOfTime]

I am actually starting to miss Millennium Central and I never thought I would say that.

Only 975 years until the next one! Maybe by then we can have a fountain in the spine again.

 

[WDWFREAK53]

I would have to agree...especially since there was a replacement fountain in the plans at one point... The final plan is really a miss.If that area had a head spring at dreamers point with running streams winding through all of that plaza to a cenral fountain water feature, it would have added so much...the sound of water, the kinetics of moving water...it would have made that area feel like an oasis instead of a dry corporate business park.

Sort of like Celestial Park?
I like this idea and could argue that they could've turned the areas down near Odyssey/Imagination into the fountains with the streams running down to them (incorporating the upside down waterfall as well).
Even take that rust-element and create a waterwheel or water-driven art sculpture.

 

[James Alucobond]

I would have to agree...especially since there was a replacement fountain in the plans at one point... The final plan is really a miss.If that area had a head spring at dreamers point with running streams winding through all of that plaza to a cenral fountain water feature, it would have added so much...the sound of water, the kinetics of moving water...it would have made that area feel like an oasis instead of a dry corporate business park.

I actually prefer this version organizationally to the original plans since the inner circle is retained. The problem is that the structures and elements themselves are clear budget cuts that don’t work. Communicore Hall needed to be a series of more freeform structures that continued the garden feel JoW’s exterior sets up; there needed to be a fountain; the kiosks in Creation Garden needed to feel custom; the former FoN corridor needed to have something in it to not feel completely useless; and Dreamers Point really needed the larger elevated plaza behind it that was planned as part of the SSE makeover.

 

[gerarar]

 

[Bocabear]

I just wish they would bring back "Listen To The Land" as the catchy finale song that was a great end to the ride...and completely redo that last scene....

 

[Epcot82Guy]

I do think returning the ride to a bit more of the "fun" vibe. The song would be a great addition. This a perfect ride for a (NON-IP) plussing. Redo the intro and exit tunnels. Refresh the indoor scenes, and it would be in great shape.

 

[James Alucobond]

The vehicles are actually what most need an update, I think. Other than that, the aquaculture corridor and finale could be refreshed and it'd be in good shape. The queue could also use it too, but that'd be nice as part of a larger refresh of The Land interior so that everything's fully coordinated.

 

[Brian]

The vehicles are actually what most need an update, I think. Other than that, the aquaculture corridor and finale could be refreshed and it'd be in good shape. The queue could also use it too, but that'd be nice as part of a larger refresh of The Land interior so that everything's fully coordinated.

I will chain myself to that carpet wall if I have to.

 

[James Alucobond]

I will chain myself to that carpet wall if I have to.

Feel free to get rolled up in it.