Rumor Is the End of Innoventions Near?

[Timothy_Q]

The festival lovers are partly to blame for what is coming. Who needs attractions in the former communicore/innoventions areas, when its only purpose is to provide a pathway from SSE to WS aka EatDrinkShopWhoNeedsStupidAttractionsVille.

Who's to blame is Disney for not properly maintaining and expanding Epcot for a couple decades, and eventually being able to get guests to conform to the idea that Epcot was made solely for seasonal events.

WDW guests got used to the idea that parks don't need more than 10 rides because Disney made it so

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

That’s why they destroyed Pleasure Island built Disney Springs.

Disney Springs is great. A total 180.

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

Yet you clearly identified each. Even Disney did not call them equivalent to Magic Kingdom. Only with the addition of attractions to make them better would you one day not call them minor.

DAK is the best theme park around.

 

[marni1971]

Disney Springs is great.

So is The Trafford Centre.

 

[michmousefan]

I understand & appreciate the symbolism of "different waters from all around the world" combining together into the fountain (that sentiment needed now more than ever), but remember that there are molecules of water from all of the world's bodies of water right there in that cup of water on your desk right now...

Wouldn't surprise me if when the Moana Water Journey is opened they resurrect that same dedication scheme.

....aaand there you go. Water "recycling!"

Water from Former Fountain of Nations to Be Re-introduced into One of Epcot's New Water Features

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[HauntedMansionFLA]

....aaand there you go. Water "recycling!"

Water from Former Fountain of Nations to Be Re-introduced into One of Epcot's New Water Features

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The new Epcot keeps getting better and better. Great job Mr. Iger!!

 

[DisneyGentlemanV2.0]

A bar on legs is an awful outcome. IMHO.

It's the barstool of the future...

 

[Rteetz]

 

[ChrisFL]

Apologies if this was posted already, but do we know what they're doing to Innoventions East? Meet and Greet space?

 

[MisterPenguin]

Apologies if this was posted already, but do we know what they're doing to Innoventions East? Meet and Greet space?

Northeast will be a renovated table service and quick service. Southeast will be a renovated merch store.

 

[Rteetz]

 

[Rteetz]

 

[Rteetz]

 

[skimbob]

Thanks everyone for sharing photos. It looks like they are working on this in earnest so maybe the buildings will be demolished fairly quickly. What they should do first is wipe out the fountain of nations since it is the easiest thing to demo while they are gutting the buildings. Obviously the plumbing for the fountain will be pretty involved but if they got it all the way removed maybe they could put something in that area temporarily like lawn and bring down the walls so there would be better guest flow short term. It is also interesting to see what they have accomplished already with the fountain and the planter in front of Spaceship Earth. It looks like if they wanted they could have that whole walled in area reimagined in a month. If I am understanding the renderings it looks like the current walled area is going to be mostly planters, walkways and the reimagined fountain.

 

[bcoachable]

Is the new pavion supposed to be that tall? Tall enough to block the view of SE from the World Showcase?
asking for a friend...

 

[donsullivan]

Thanks everyone for sharing photos. It looks like they are working on this in earnest so maybe the buildings will be demolished fairly quickly. What they should do first is wipe out the fountain of nations since it is the easiest thing to demo while they are gutting the buildings. Obviously the plumbing for the fountain will be pretty involved but if they got it all the way removed maybe they could put something in that area temporarily like lawn and bring down the walls so there would be better guest flow short term. It is also interesting to see what they have accomplished already with the fountain and the planter in front of Spaceship Earth. It looks like if they wanted they could have that whole walled in area reimagined in a month. If I am understanding the renderings it looks like the current walled area is going to be mostly planters, walkways and the reimagined fountain.

The fountain is also linked to the small utilidoor system in that area that extends across into communicore/ Innoventions west building. There is likely a lot of work to do down there before demolition can begin without disrupting the balance of the system.

 

[brb1006]

Just came across this old Disney Channel special from 1994 about the making of Innoventions.

 

[HiJe]

What are the chances that pieces of the demolished Fountain of Nations will be put up for sale like pieces of the Berlin Wall were when it was demolished? @realBobChapek New Revenue Source?

 

[trainplane3]

What are the chances that pieces of the demolished Fountain of Nations will be put up for sale like pieces of the Berlin Wall were when it was demolished? @realBobChapek New Revenue Source?

$5 (or should I say $18.99) says they'll do this:

I'm still waiting for a UoE pin to come out...

 

[tparris]

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