News Big changes coming to EPCOT's Future World?

[brb1006]

And yet the tarps still live (for now anyway)...

Give it a couple more months or at least sometime next year.

 

[trainplane3]

Give it a couple more months or at least sometime next year.

Or give me a ladder, some bolt cutters, and 5 minutes.

Might want to stand back a bit.

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

The new festival center will probably take a while. It is not a simple structure and is landlocked in the middle of the park.

Will the beer garden ( where the FoN was located) and the festival center be built at the same time?

 

[tparris]

Will the beer garden ( where the FoN was located) and the festival center be built at the same time?

Pretty sure the beer garden is no more, at least not in the sense it was before

 

[MisterPenguin]

Pretty sure the beer garden is no more, at least not in the sense it was before

Indeed, there is a Tea Party instead. Which, of course, serves beer.

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

Indeed, there is a Tea Party instead. Which, of course, serves beer.

I guess you can make a Tea Party look a lot more upscale than a beer garden.

 

[Kram Sacul]

Fountain update:
https://blogmickey.com/2019/11/form...s-area-prepped-for-new-construction-at-epcot/

It’s really hard to be excited about Epcot after seeing that. What were they thinking?

 

[marni1971]

It’s really hard to be excited about Epcot after seeing that. What were they thinking?

Not an awful lot.

 

[jt04]

It’s really hard to be excited about Epcot after seeing that.

They aren't going to leave it that way.

 

[Kram Sacul]

They aren't going to leave it that way.

Well that’s a relief. For a second there I thought they had utterly destroyed one of Epcot’s most iconic features.

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

They aren't going to leave it that way.

Maybe that’s where the Leave A Legacy tombstones will end up??

 

[Incomudro]

At least they appear to be working quickly.

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

At least they appear to be working quickly.

I just wonder what they will work on next? Tear down Innovations West, Pin Central with the tarps or something totally different ??
Any thoughts @MisterPenguin @marni1971 @danlb_2000 @Magic Feather

 

[marni1971]

Well that’s a relief. For a second there I thought they had utterly destroyed one of Epcot’s most iconic features.

Surely they wouldn’t do that.

Oh.

 

[WDW Pro]

Surely they wouldn’t do that.

Oh.

I'm told the fountain had developed significant plumbing issues over the past decade, but it's still sad to see it demolished without an equivalent or plussed replacement. SSE is what I'm most concerned about at this point; I still don't know who the project lead is, what the budget is, etc. I don't want to see it dumbed down or devolved.

 

[marni1971]

I'm told the fountain had developed significant plumbing issues over the past decade, but it's still sad to see it demolished without an equivalent or plussed replacement. SSE is what I'm most concerned about at this point; I still don't know who the project lead is, what the budget is, etc. I don't want to see it dumbed down or devolved.

The last budget I had was substantially lower than the initial pitch which gave me some hope it won’t be a full gut.

The ride system should be similar if not the same. It won’t be a coaster.

Even being assured there’s enough old school left who appreciate, understand and strive for a feel of EPCOT Center I still don’t trust them. The proof will definitely be in the pudding. As they say.

 

[danlb_2000]

I just wonder what they will work on next? Tear down Innovations West, Pin Central with the tarps or something totally different ??
Any thoughts @MisterPenguin @marni1971 @danlb_2000 @Magic Feather

No inside knowledge, but I wouldn't be surprised to see them pave over the fountain area and then move the walls back to re-open that area to guests. This would allow the kiosks near Pin Central to be moved into that area, freeing up room for walls around it.

 

[CJR]

The last budget I had was substantially lower than the initial pitch which gave me some hope it won’t be a full gut.

If that is the case, then it would also probably lower the downtime needed. Give or take, of course.

No inside knowledge, but I wouldn't be surprised to see them pave over the fountain area and then move the walls back to re-open that area to guests. This would allow the kiosks near Pin Central to be moved into that area, freeing up room for walls around it.

Agreed, it makes sense as to why they started here. Widen the path so they can start work on the Innoventions demo, which will no doubt need the breeze way closed for a bit.

 

[Timothy_Q]

Maybe that’s where the Leave A Legacy tombstones will end up??

Tombstones aren't coming back.

The LAL plaques will be outside the gates

 

[hpyhnt 1000]

The last budget I had was substantially lower than the initial pitch which gave me some hope it won’t be a full gut.

The ride system should be similar if not the same. It won’t be a coaster.

Even being assured there’s enough old school left who appreciate, understand and strive for a feel of EPCOT Center I still don’t trust them. The proof will definitely be in the pudding. As they say.

Sigh... pretty sad state of affairs when we're rooting for a smaller budget for a ride overhaul because we're afraid what Disney would do with a bigger one.