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

[MisterPenguin]

Glad to see some activity in this thread.

It's the wrong kind of activity. Buzzy has his own thread. This is the PLAY! Pavilion topic thread.

Here's Buzzy's thread...

Man Accused of Stealing Buzzy's Clothing from Disney World Arrested

PUBLISHED May 17, 2019 @5:41 PM ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A man who Orange County deputies say stolen thousands of dollars-worth of property from Disney World has been arrested. Man accused of stealing clothing from Disney World animatronics Patrick Allen Spikes, 24, was arrested and booked Friday...

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[DreamfinderGuy]

It's the wrong kind of activity. Buzzy has his own thread. This is the PLAY! Pavilion topic thread.

Here's Buzzy's thread...

Man Accused of Stealing Buzzy's Clothing from Disney World Arrested

PUBLISHED May 17, 2019 @5:41 PM ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A man who Orange County deputies say stolen thousands of dollars-worth of property from Disney World has been arrested. Man accused of stealing clothing from Disney World animatronics Patrick Allen Spikes, 24, was arrested and booked Friday...

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A permit was filed. That’s activity related to the topic.

 

[Dragonman]

That's what I'm saying. They'd have to make non-rough simulators.

So maybe something like the Disneyquest POTC/Jungle Cruise but updated.

 

[kthomas105]

Is the new backstage access road between mission space and play pavilion meant to be permanent after construction concludes on the front of GotG and play? Or will they remove the access and replant trees?

 

[danlb_2000]

Is the new backstage access road between mission space and play pavilion meant to be permanent after construction concludes on the front of GotG and play? Or will they remove the access and replant trees?

The permit for it called it a " construction access road", which sound to me like it is temporary, but I can't say for sure

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

The permit for it called it a " construction access road", which sound to me like it is temporary, but I can't say for sure

I can't imagine them putting a massive backstage gate there. I also don't see how it could be necessary either. I doubt it's permanent.

 

[danlb_2000]

I can't imagine them putting a massive backstage gate there. I also don't see how it could be necessary either. I doubt it's permanent.

Yeah, that would be like building a massive boxy show building that is visible from half the park.

 

[jmuboy]

Yeah, that would be like building a massive boxy show building that is visible from half the park.

Agreed - sight lines are horrible. I’m hoping trees are replanted once work is completed. There are plenty other access points from that side of the park already

 

[tparris]

The site that shall not be named has pictures of an exterior panel being removed from the WoL dome. Does anyone here know what that’s for? Repairs perhaps? Or something to do with the new projections inside? @marni1971 @Magic Feather

 

[trainplane3]

The site that shall not be named has pictures of an exterior panel being removed from the WoL dome. Does anyone here know what that’s for? Repairs perhaps? Or something to do with the new projections inside? @marni1971 @Magic Feather

Probably to get the thing waterproofed for real this time. It's had leaking issues for a while.

 

[Dragonman]

Especially in the CC theater.

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

Especially in the CC theater.

That was repaired a long time ago. This is dome work.

 

[trainplane3]

More stuff from today:

New Work Underway on PLAY! Pavilion Exterior at EPCOT

Walt Disney World news, photos, and reviews! We provide you with daily news from the Walt Disney World theme parks and beyond

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[TwilightZone]

More stuff from today:

New Work Underway on PLAY! Pavilion Exterior at EPCOT

Walt Disney World news, photos, and reviews! We provide you with daily news from the Walt Disney World theme parks and beyond

blogmickey.com

Nice to see wol getting some tile work. Wonder if its partially to help the interior lights or not.

 

[trainplane3]

More of the panels:

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

So sad that they’re removing the skylights. I knew they wouldn’t be visible from inside anymore, but I always thought they would just be covered up from the inside and left as a remnant on the outside. Gonna be weird seeing the dome as a solid yellow.

 

[trainplane3]

If you squint hard enough, you can see all of the IP inside:




But as @DreamfinderGuy mentioned...

Makes sense to lose them but still sad especially if you remember the building when it used to be alive and well.

 

[disneyC97]

Didn’t they just paint the whole roof?

 

[trainplane3]

Didn’t they just paint the whole roof?

Yep. I wonder if they did some basic waterproofing work as well when they did the painting and now the panel replacements are because some of the leaks still didn't stop.

Can someone confirm if they did waterproofing when they painted it last year?

It's still nice to see the dome getting all of this love after doing nothing for over a decade.

 

[GordonR]

Just look like temp ”PVC” panels, not going to be a long term solution. Maybe removing current ones sand sky light panels for full refurb?