The fountain is definitely a huge loss. I'll miss it a lot. I really enjoyed it. I guess they think the fountain in front is enough? And I know there will be a "water trail"(?) and I guess there's still some hope for a fountain somewhere, unless that's been said flat out they aren't doing one somewhere else. Losing the fountain for festival space is disappointing, to say the least (isn't it believed the point of the green space/beer garden is for festival booths in the center of Future World? Because heaven forbid guests have to walk to World Showcase to "begin" the festival. I can't believe that's an actual "problem" this is addressing! lol). I'm all for more green but not at the expense of the fountain. They have plenty of spots they could have put festival stuff (which they already began doing ... they could have reused Innoventions as a festival marketplace with smaller booths - in air conditioning; they act like guest "comfort" is a priority but it doesn't seem to be). They could make up for it if they added fountains to the water in the walkway to World Showcase and did a "show" there. They do show something like that in the blue sky/old concept art. Unless I'm wrong in what they were showing.
