News Big changes coming to EPCOT's Future World?

[Little Green Men]

Confirmed

Glad the innoventions music is still playing

 

[Clamman73]

Glad the innoventions music is still playing

Hopefully there’s still some speakers outside of what will be walled off and ripped out...I guess more walls go up tonight.

 

[mikejs78]

Confirmed

So the music is still playing. Makes me happy.

I do hope there's some corner in the park where they keep playing it even after the new Epcot debuts.

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

Going through my pictures I see I don't have a picture of the fountain.

When are the tarps going away?

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

Since the new festival center will generate $$$$, will it be fast tracked to be ready for next years F&W festival? @wdwmagic - any timeline on this project?

 

[Timothy_Q]

Since the new festival center will generate $$$$, will it be fast tracked to be ready for next years F&W festival?

It took them a year to build the tequila stand in Mexico.

This will likely take around 3 years, as they have to demo the current structure as well

 

[bclane]

Was at Epcot tonight for the 8:00pm Lauren Daigle show. Saw lots of construction walls up already. Epcot is gonna be a mess for a long, long time.

 

[wdwmagic]

So Character Spot is still open?

Yep have a look in that link for pictures.

PHOTOS - Fountain of Nations, Starbucks, Club Cool and the original Character Spot now behind construction walls

Photos of the latest changes to Epcot's Future World.

www.wdwmagic.com

 

[disney4life2008]

What an embarrassment. If only it was closing for some TLC....

LOL this is quite halarious.

 

[brb1006]

Wow, I've seen high school marching bands have their choreography together better than that fountain. Shame as I used to love watching it, as of late I just scuttled by hoping not to get wet.

Seeing footage of the final showing of FoN is heartbreaking knowing it used to be like this.

 

[EPICOT]

Seeing footage of the final showing of FoN is heartbreaking knowing it used to be like this.

Now THAT'S a journey of water!

 

[Casper Gutman]

You people are all so cynical.

Just think of all the joy this new spine will bring to the hearts of corporate event planners everywhere. Have you forgotten the true spirit of Disney?

 

[Gabe1]

Tonight the added bushes to seal off Club Cool area made for an interesting evacuation of guests at closing after Illuminations. The entire guest load that was heading to parking, Monorails and buses funneled to the narrow Mouse Gear walkway to the side of the Fountain wasn’t pretty. Disney Management everywhere observing

 

[DisneyJayL]

I don't know if this has been answered already, but it appears that there is no temporary place for Starbucks. Is that an oversight or is there not going to be a place for it?

 

[KikoKea]

Confirmed

Watching this reminded me of one reason to return to FW- the music. Seeing the dead FoN is one thing.....if/when they turn off the Innoventions bgm, that will be heartbreaking.
(Not starting a rumor about the music, just sayin')

 

[RSoxNo1]

It's in the Innoventions West entrance by The Land, where the Wreck-It Ralph meet & greet was.

This has to be very short lived, right?

 

[smile]

The entire guest load that was heading to parking, Monorails and buses funneled to the narrow Mouse Gear walkway to the side of the Fountain wasn’t pretty

 

[Spash007]

I don't know if this has been answered already, but it appears that there is no temporary place for Starbucks. Is that an oversight or is there not going to be a place for it?

I have a feeling when the Odyssey re-opens as the Experience Center, they'll have a Starbucks (or at least expanded coffee area) in there.

 

[DisneyJayL]

I have a feeling when the Odyssey re-opens as the Experience Center, they'll have a Starbucks (or at least expanded coffee area) in there.

Well, either way would be upset if it didn't come back. She collects the cups.

 

[Incomudro]

Was at Epcot tonight for the 8:00pm Lauren Daigle show. Saw lots of construction walls up already. Epcot is gonna be a mess for a long, long time.

On the bright side, they are not building rides - which are more complex.