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

[Crazydisneyfanluke]

I'll be in WDW in June 2022. Hopefully GotG is running by that time otherwise not sure I have much interest in going back to Epcot in it's current form

Don't get your hopes up.

 

[Hawkeye_2018]

Don't get your hopes up.

Well I'm hoping either Tron or GotG will be going by June 2022

 

[Missing20K]

Epcot needs GotG and the Rat ride to open ASAP.

Rat could be open today if they wanted it to be.

 

[J4546]

so it looks like Rat, Space 220, and some of the new communicore building will all be opening up in like a month or 2, so thats pretty cool!
hopefully the popcorn stand as well.

 

[aladdin2007]

so it looks like Rat, Space 220, and some of the new communicore building will all be opening up in like a month or 2, so thats pretty cool!
hopefully the popcorn stand as well.

things are sad when you have to rely on a new popcorn stand.

 

[J4546]

things are sad when you have to rely on a new popcorn stand.

not really relying on it, just a cool bonus like the gelataria stand

 

[RSoxNo1]

Is there any evidence that this project has started up again? It's entirely possible this is dead.

 

[James Alucobond]

Is there any evidence that this project has started up again? It's entirely possible this is dead.

I thought everything had already been fabricated? Or am I misremembering?

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

I thought everything had already been fabricated? Or am I misremembering?

Everything has already been fabricated. Interior construction has progressed a lot. They're still actively advertising it in the experience center and on construction walls. It's not dead, just on hold until it's appropriate to open an indoor playground again.

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

Is there any evidence that this project has started up again? It's entirely possible this is dead.

I could see them making it back to a festival center and scrap the other project. It had a horrible layout previously. It’s on the park map stating coming soon. Time will tell.

 

[Bocabear]

They need to get stuff open. Epcot was beyond sad today as a park overall. Food and Wine was great when a cart was open but overall that was even lacking.

this park needs attention and needs it fast just get stuff done stop saving money and put a rush in it!!!

What ARE they going to do for Food and Wine when it opens this fall? They no longer have a place for the classes and programs for Food and Wine with PLAY! under construction....and they tore down the other location they used to use (Communicore West)... They need World Showplace tent pre-set for the Saturday night parties that run throughout the festival....

 

[DoleWhipDrea]

With all of the time that has passed since the project announcement, technology has evolved, and the pandemic has brought to life some hurdles that WDI wasn't planning for. Fabrication is one thing for sets, but digital assets can continue to be updated and changed. At this point I doubt PLAY! will be exactly as WDI had originally envisioned it.

 

[CastAStone]

With all of the time that has passed since the project announcement, technology has evolved, and the pandemic has brought to life some hurdles that WDI wasn't planning for. Fabrication is one thing for sets, but digital assets can continue to be updated and changed. At this point I doubt PLAY! will be exactly as WDI had originally envisioned it.

Wasn’t that exactly what they envisioned though? A series of black box mini-attractions that could be updated in the blink of an eye?

 

[lazyboy97o]

With all of the time that has passed since the project announcement, technology has evolved, and the pandemic has brought to life some hurdles that WDI wasn't planning for. Fabrication is one thing for sets, but digital assets can continue to be updated and changed. At this point I doubt PLAY! will be exactly as WDI had originally envisioned it.

Even updating digital assets means incurring the cost to decide what the update and to update it as well. When they’re trying to contain costs as much as possible it seems hard to believe they would make this project more expensive.

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

What ARE they going to do for Food and Wine when it opens this fall? They no longer have a place for the classes and programs for Food and Wine with PLAY! under construction....and they tore down the other location they used to use (Communicore West)... They need World Showplace tent pre-set for the Saturday night parties that run throughout the festival....

There will not be any food and wine pairing demonstrations, celebrity brunches and possibly no party for the senses. Another bare bones F&W this year, sadly.

 

[skypilot2922]

There will not be any food and wine pairing demonstrations, celebrity brunches and possibly no party for the senses. Another bare bones F&W this year, sadly.

why would Disney do these if people come anyway. Expense reduction == more profit for the Bob’s ‘growth company’

 

[MisterPenguin]

I wouldn't expect PLAY! to open until all children were able to be vaccinated.

 

[DoleWhipDrea]

I wouldn't expect PLAY! to open until all children were able to be vaccinated.

Exactly. It's something that we all just have to wait for. It would look really bad on Disney to open a children's play area right now. It also just makes sense to open it around the same time as GotG.

In the meantime, WDI can continue to tinker with the tech.

 

[Bocabear]

Play will not be open byr the 50th, GOTG will not be open by the 50th, Moana's Journey of fountain splash pad will not be open by the 50th...Mary Poppins was cancelled, The Spaceship Earth refurbishment was cancelled, The Giant Barstool party venue was cancelled...So now for the 50th the sum of the Anniversary offerings are a replacement Fireworks show, Ratatouille, and a completely destroyed central core of the park. Wow that is some amazing work by the world leader in theme entertainment....
oh and I am sure cupcakes and lots of merchandise....

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Play will not be open byr the 50th, GOTG will not be open by the 50th, Moana's Journey of fountain splash pad will not be open by the 50th...Mary Poppins was cancelled, The Spaceship Earth refurbishment was cancelled, The Giant Barstool party venue was cancelled...So now for the 50th the sum of the Anniversary offerings are a replacement Fireworks show, Ratatouille, and a completely destroyed central core of the park. Wow that is some amazing work by the world leader in theme entertainment....
oh and I am sure cupcakes and lots of merchandise....

There's a global pandemic on. You may have heard something about it. It's been in all the papers.