EPCOT New Play Pavilion to replace Epcot's Wonders of Life

[Phicinfan]

So wonders is now a big M&G location? What is with a and M&Gs?!?

Seriously?
Did no one read what @marni1971 posted?

Now it’s “out”....

The interior will be one huge IP driven playground. I’m aware of three core IPs. If all goes to plan one forum member in particular will be happy. Don’t think attractions as such. More like environments. Expect F&B to be added too. And digital interaction. Work should begin before the fall.

It will have F&b, M&G and play areas and digital interactions. Its more than a glorified M&G

 

[SirLink]

Well Epcot needs rides not M&Gs but this is a band aid whilst they do whatever they need to do with the spine, ain't anything innovative about this. Just something to have open for the 50th.

 

[DisneyKid239]

So when this opens where are they gonna love the F&W center that they have??? And what does F&B stand for?

 

[wdwmagic]

So when this opens where are they gonna love the F&W center that they have??? And what does F&B stand for?

Food and Beverage

 

[brb1006]

So will the outside dome get a minor redesign or color change or will it remain unchanged?

 

[DisneyKid239]

Food and Beverage

Thank you that’s what I was thinking but was having a moment and wanted to make sure!

 

[Casper Gutman]

Wow. They said it was opening in 2021 and didn't go into specifics. How did you get to see it and go inside to give such a detailed review of what it is?

If the combination of art, press release, insider reports, and past experience leads you to a different conclusion, I’d be genuinely interested in your thinking. But don’t pretend it’s unreasonable to draw conclusions from the fairly plentiful evidence (including Disney’s own words) that we have.

 

[Yellow Strap]

If the combination of art, press release, insider reports, and past experience leads you to a different conclusion, I’d be genuinely interested in your thinking. But don’t pretend it’s unreasonable to draw conclusions from the fairly plentiful evidence (including Disney’s own words) that we have.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

If the combination of art, press release, insider reports, and past experience leads you to a different conclusion, I’d be genuinely interested in your thinking. But don’t pretend it’s unreasonable to draw conclusions from the fairly plentiful evidence (including Disney’s own words) that we have.

You and I must have very different interpretations pf these, then...

 

[Kman101]

This just seems like the same collection of meet-and-greets with painted backdrops and halfhearted, quickly outdated “interactive” displays that WDW has shoved into any vacant spot they don’t know want to fill with something more substantive - Innoventions, Imagination, the Animation Building at MGM, etc. It seems very much like a stopgap, the sort of thing we’ll be waiting for them to replace within 5 years of its opening.

It also manages to make Future World even more thematically confused. It seems to lack any educational component to link it to the EPCOT of the past, but it still tries to maintain the outer trappings of the dead concept by terming itself the Play Pavilion. Putting a Black-Panther-themed Wakandan outreach center in the space would actually have made the area MORE cohesive - this just exacerbates the muddle.

Better to be all in one place. One bright side

 

[Timothy_Q]

So will the outside dome get a minor redesign or color change or will it remain unchanged?

The dome just went through a very comprehensive cleaning and painting it hadn't seen in decades.

It'll likely stay the same

 

[Kman101]

Well Epcot needs rides not M&Gs but this is a band aid whilst they do whatever they need to do with the spine, ain't anything innovative about this. Just something to have open for the 50th.

I think we all see it for what it is

 

[Casper Gutman]

Better to be all in one place. One bright side

I do agree with this as long as they actually do something impressive with the space this will free up at Imagination and Innoventions. This just seems like a minor announcement that dribbles out after you reveal the big impressive stuff, not the first official part of your park overhaul rollout.

 

[ChrisFL]

We can only go by descriptions and concept art. It's day 1 and people are already jumping to conclusions.

Also: Wakanda can't go to WDW, that's been established.

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

My elementary aged kids (and now my daughters') loved Epcot as it was. And her kids are looking forward to World Showcase as much as they are the Magic Kingdom. It's all in how you approach the park. And in how you share about it with your kids. It doesn't have to be filled with IP for the park to be Kid Friendly.

 

[SirLink]

I think we all see it for what it is

Well when they had shelved concepts that could of gone into this space along with rides minus Disney-tackiness use of movie IP. Then no one should be giving a whisper of a like at Disney. The used car salesman of Iger and Bop Chapek need to go.

 

[DanielBB8]

I don’t mind the playground area, but there’s enough room for a small Fantasyland style dark ride back there. Just do it. There shouldn’t be endless video game consoles and screens. I would be bored.

 

[Disney Maddux]

Alright, now that I'm finally home and at my computer...

 

[Hakunamatata]

Hopefully with this entrance redesign they figure out how to fix the double security stops when transitioning from the resort monirail loop to epcot loop.

 

[danlb_2000]

We can only go by descriptions and concept art. It's day 1 and people are already jumping to conclusions.

Also: Wakanda can't go to WDW, that's been established.

I always loved the quote from the first page of the thread where the partnership between Disney and James Cameron was announced...

"Well, there's one part of AK I will never set foot in..."