News Big changes coming to EPCOT's Future World?

[Bocabear]

Had they actually built the entire pavilion, MS would have been utterly amazing... The launch and journey were just the beginning...there would have been a whole pavilion to explore on arriving at the Mars base a la Living Seas...Another attraction, a show or two, QS options.. All those are missing that would have completed Mission Space and turned it into so much more than just a thrill ride and gift shop.

 

[alphac2005]

Personally I do think M:S a great attraction.

Thrill rides are not a good direction for EPCOT, and the presentation and story are lacking. But at its core lies a unique attraction with a real kick to it. That launch!

I agree about M:S, unfortunately it replaced IMHO the greatest attraction that the company has ever built. The other downside is that in our family of five, I'm the only one that will ride it. It's too intense for my wife and kids' (including teenagers) taste.

 

[trainplane3]

Had they actually built the entire pavilion, MS would have been utterly amazing... The launch and journey were just the beginning...there would have been a whole pavilion to explore on arriving at the Mars base a la Living Seas...Another attraction, a show or two, QS options.. All those are missing that would have completed Mission Space and turned it into so much more than just a thrill ride and gift shop.

*and post show

Everyone forgets about the post-show area exists. Heck I do too.

 

[Bocabear]

*and post show

Everyone forgets about the post-show area exists. Heck I do too.

i left it off on purpose... it is barely worth mentioning. Imagine if you had boarded a ground shuttle vehicle at that point which would have taken you to the main concourse of the Mars Base (WOLBuilding) ...Along the ride you could have been looking out windows onto the Martian landscape...once under the dome of the Mars Base could have been several other attraction and NASA type displays. It would have been an epic way to re-purpose the WOL building and make Mission Space an even greater draw.

 

[tparris]

Photo update from The Magic Blitz on Twitter:

 

[jt04]

Yes. It’s now the last of the three.

Officially.

 

[Bocabear]

Seeing the destruction with the remnants of the garish paint scheme make it all seem even more out of place than it was. It is hard to believe someone approved that awful paint job.

 

[marni1971]

Seeing the destruction with the remnants of the garish paint scheme make it all seem even more out of place than it was. It is hard to believe someone approved that awful paint job.

It’s hard to believe someone approves a lot of this stuff.

 

[Horizons1]

Yes. It’s now the last of the three.

What were the other two? WOL and the Soarin’ building?

 

[marni1971]

What were the other two? WOL and the Soarin’ building?

Yep.

 

[Horizons1]

Photo update from The Magic Blitz on Twitter:
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Well...that sucks.

 

[wdwmagic]

Photos from this morning

Epcot Future World West Demolition and Construction Walls - December 12 2019

Epcot Future World West Demolition and Construction Walls - December 12 2019

www.wdwmagic.com

 

[tissandtully]

When is electric umbrella getting demolished?

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

The thing that bothers me is that for over 20 years they let what they had fall apart and now instead of just fixing a top 5 most visited park and making improvement within that time they now spend even more money to remove what they have and dramatically change the park and who knows if it will maintain its popularity once it becomes your generic run of the mill Theme Park.

 

[MrHappy]

Wheres the bar? On top? From what it sounds like, the bottom will have live shows and the middle will be the festival center.

Live shows! I love it, sounds like a great concept for a studio-type park.
What's that you say?
Oh, right.

 

[tparris]

When is electric umbrella getting demolished?

Electric umbrella isn’t getting demolished

 

[jt04]

When is electric umbrella getting demolished?

Reimagined not demolished. With new menu. Currently.

 

[marni1971]

Wasn't there a fourth where the Test Track loop and Space 220 are currently?

Nope. It was proposed as one,but when Futureprobe / Horizons was planned it was cancelled.

 

[tissandtully]

Electric umbrella isn’t getting demolished

Ah man, we were so close.

 

[tparris]

Ah man, we were so close.

It will be heavily re-themed however.