News Big changes coming to EPCOT's Future World?

[No Name]

Hmm.. could be. Tho, we don't know how accurate this rendering is.

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Is the top one something released by Disney? It’s unusual for them but I like the style, on first glance it reminded me a bit of @RandySavage ’s work http://idealbuildout.blogspot.com/?m=1

 

[James Alucobond]

Is the top one something released by Disney?

I believe it's part of the site plan that was on display at the media event.

 

[montyz81]

You don't say???

That still doesn't explain why changes to their plans. They were still going forward with everything until now. It seems to me that Disney bounced back just fine.

Sure it does. Once the table top was canceled, plans began for something less and cheaper. We just didn’t hear about it until now. I’m sure Cheaprik was finding every way possible to cut costs while charging the consumer more. Also, supply shortages didn’t help.

 

[disneyC97]

So what’s the timeline on this. Could it and the water cycle thing be open by July 2023?

 

[Figments Friend]

( looks at current plan )

Unbelievable.

So yeah, shoulda just kept the ol' CommuniCore building......

( shakes head, face palm...)

The stupidity on display is just mind numbingly doltish.

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[Epcot82Guy]

Well, 3/4 of a circle is a "C"!

I wish they had the laughing and crying response option.

 

[ctrlaltdel]

So what’s the timeline on this. Could it and the water cycle thing be open by July 2023?

Would have to think it's open by then. They are starting to move on rockwork for Moana, the rest of this isn't particularly complicated other than the festival building (which seems easy to throw up, but who knows), mostly concrete work and landscaping which moves very quickly from dirt to finished product.

 

[World_Showcase_Lover007]

Fountains or water features?

I think the official name is water fountain feature activations…

 

[Anteater]

I think the official name is water fountain feature activations…

Does that mean, you'll wave your MB+ over the fountain and they'll start leaping, magically? That's so... 80's...
Should fit right in.

 

[kalel8145]

Does that mean, you'll wave your MB+ over the fountain and they'll start leaping, magically? That's so... 80's...
Should fit right in.

Perfect.. love the 80s. my wife tells me I need to stop living in the 80s. (Plays my 80s pop hits station on Amazon)

 

[MisterPenguin]

So what’s the timeline on this. Could it and the water cycle thing be open by July 2023?

The most reliable source only have "2023" as the narrowed down date. So, we don't know if by July.

 

[Incomudro]

It all looks beautiful, and will be beautiful.
A greatly needed influx of life and color to what had become a dated, dull, dreary, and depressing vision of the future.
Hmmm... Dated, dull, dreary and depressing... There's a large mindset like that on this forum.

 

[prberk]

( looks at current plan )

Unbelievable.

So yeah, shoulda just kept the ol' CommuniCore building......

( shakes head, face palm...)

The stupidity on display is just mind numbingly doltish.

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Can’t agree more. I wish they understood EPCOT.

 

[prberk]

It all looks beautiful, and will be beautiful.
A greatly needed influx of life and color to what had become a dated, dull, dreary, and depressing vision of the future.
Hmmm... Dated, dull, dreary and depressing... There's a large mindset like that on this forum.

Not from me. EPCOT should be experimental and evolve… but in the spirit of imagination and a true world showcase of ideas and innovation. That is lacking here.

 

[Touchdown]

At least with the new stage, the only good Harmonious view point won’t be obstructed Nov-Feb.

 

[Casper Gutman]

I'm so glad they finally decided on a new theme and direction for EPCOT after all those decades of aimless drifting. Man, imagine how bad it would have been if they had spent billions overhauling the park and it was still a vague, directionless conglomeration of unused structures, inappropriate IPs, and overblown Festivals.

 

[lazyboy97o]

It all looks beautiful, and will be beautiful.
A greatly needed influx of life and color to what had become a dated, dull, dreary, and depressing vision of the future.
Hmmm... Dated, dull, dreary and depressing... There's a large mindset like that on this forum.

Talk about spinning around in rationalizations. This plan takes most of the things people claimed were being fixed (but really weren’t) and makes them worse.

 

[Incomudro]

Not from me. EPCOT should be experimental and evolve… but in the spirit of imagination and a true world showcase of ideas and innovation. That is lacking here.

Can't be done like it used to be done anymore.
Things are dated before they are even brought before the public.
This is an evolution.
An evolution away from a cold, stark, barren place.

 

[Incomudro]

Talk about spinning around in rationalizations. This plan takes most of the things people claimed were being fixed (but really weren’t) and makes them worse.

Complaints:
Epcot is dated.
Barren concrete.
Lifeless.
Open and hot.

Fixed:
Colorful.
Live acts.
Shade.
Nature.

Not Fixed - for those who harken for it:
A return to showcases of "tomorrow" that can't be installed because they're dated by installation time.
A return to dark rides that show a future that we realize now will never come.
"Edutainment" that very few people want, and certainly don't go to a them park to find.

 

[raymusiccity]

Love the Epcot logo in the center, but no more fountains?!

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Of course there aren't any new fountains. They're expensive, require a lot of maintenance, and they would only be a constant reminder of how nice EPCOT was years ago!