Fountain of Nations demolition begins

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

Fountain of Nations Demolition Begins at Epcot

The Fountain of Nations demolition has begun at Epcot! To make room for all of the new additions to the park, the Fountain of Nations is being removed

blogmickey.com

 

[KBLovedDisney]

This is just heartbreaking

Fountain of Nations Demolition Begins at Epcot

The Fountain of Nations demolition has begun at Epcot! To make room for all of the new additions to the park, the Fountain of Nations is being removed

blogmickey.com

 

[Moka]

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Let's remember that this happened..

 

[Hank Hill]

I am excited about the needed changes at Epcot. Sure I liked seeing the fountain, but this needs to be done and the sooner they start the better. You don't get crowds sitting and watching it, rarely do people talk about it... at least before it was announced they were closing it. A nice atheistic for the park, but nothing to get overly nostalgic about.

 

[drizgirl]

I'm not a big Epcot fan and even I'm sad to see the fountain go.

 

[Epcot_Imagineer]

This is reminding me, now that this plan of Epcot is in full motion, I would love for @marni1971 to break our hearts with a couple more details of the other plans. In any of them does this FoN stay, but with a beautiful refurb?

 

[marni1971]

This is reminding me, now that this plan of Epcot is in full motion, I would love for @marni1971 to break our hearts with a couple more details of the other plans. In any of them does this FoN stay, but with a beautiful refurb?

It stayed in the one I liked the most. Overhauled obviously.

 

[BoarderPhreak]

I wish it could've been restored to its former glory, perhaps as a centerpiece to the World Nature section. At least we got to keep the fountain out front... Now it'll serve as an even bigger homage to EPCOT Center.

 

[Epcot_Imagineer]

It stayed in the one I liked the most. Overhauled obviously.

So how long do I have to wait until I hear that plan so I can also be displeased about the direction they're taking?

 

[KBLovedDisney]

I'm guessing the lights in the ground are next?

 

[marni1971]

So how long do I have to wait until I hear that plan so I can also be displeased about the direction they're taking?

I did a little sketch a month or two ago somewhere.

 

[Epcot_Imagineer]

I did a little sketch a month or two ago somewhere.

To the search bar I go!

 

[Epcot_Imagineer]

I did a little sketch a month or two ago somewhere.

2 minutes flat, I'm getting good at this... give me a minute to digest it.

 

[Epcot_Imagineer]

So regarding this plan a few questions if you have the time @marni1971 and if you can answer:
-Water play is FoN but reworked into a play space?
-What would the theater be used for?
-Is robot expo just those KUKA's that can play instruments or something new?
-If you can't answer any of those I'd like to know what those three specifically shaped buildings behind starbucks are. Kiosks?
-Are the awnings over the walkways just omitted for clarity of the drawing?

Interesting that they wouldn't have gone with this considering no demo is required other than the center, and seemingly the current placement of starbucks.

 

[marni1971]

So regarding this plan a few questions if you have the time @marni1971 and if you can answer:
-Water play is FoN but reworked into a play space?
-What would the theater be used for?
-Is robot expo just those KUKA's that can play instruments or something new?
-If you can't answer any of those I'd like to know what those three specifically shaped buildings behind starbucks are. Kiosks?
-Are the awnings over the walkways just omitted for clarity of the drawing?

Interesting that they wouldn't have gone with this considering no demo is required other than the center, and seemingly the current placement of starbucks.

FoN would have been in a garden environment with play space.

The theatre was for live productions. 800 seats.

Robot area unclear but included a show.

Shaped buildings were house style festival type structures. Didn’t appear in every version of this layout.

Awnings / canopies were fully removed.

 

[Epcot_Imagineer]

FoN would have been in a garden environment with play space.
The theatre was for live productions. 800 seats.
Robot area unclear but included a show.
Shaped buildings were house style festival type structures. Didn’t appear in every version of this layout.
Awnings / canopies were fully removed.

This is fantastic... what could have been.

 

[HauntedPirate]

FoN would have been in a garden environment with play space.

The theatre was for live productions. 800 seats.

Robot area unclear but included a show.

Shaped buildings were house style festival type structures. Didn’t appear in every version of this layout.

Awnings / canopies were fully removed.

When I first read the last line, I read it as "Awful canopies were fully removed".

 

[brb1006]

I'm guessing the lights in the ground are next?

I don't know which removal is making me sadder. Fountain of Nations or the lights on the pavement.

 

[brb1006]

I am excited about the needed changes at Epcot. Sure I liked seeing the fountain, but this needs to be done and the sooner they start the better. You don't get crowds sitting and watching it, rarely do people talk about it... at least before it was announced they were closing it. A nice atheistic for the park, but nothing to get overly nostalgic about.

You should have seen FoN during it's prime and still running properly.