News Big changes coming to EPCOT's Future World?

[EpcotMark]

Epcot officially broke ground on October 1, 1979 and officially opened October 1, 1982. Most of the opening day attractions (save for Horizons and JII) were open by the end of the year. (Imag opened March of 83, and Horizons opened October of 83.)

If memory serves, walls started going up in October 2019. So, if you take 2 years out for major COVID restrictions they will have redone the center in the same time it took to build the entire opening day park.

Even adding in Cosmic, Remy and JoW, they will have effectively built those 3 plus the center in that amount of time.

By comparison, 1979-82 built:
-SSE, Energy, WoM, The Land (4 large slow-moving attractions with 3 theater attractions. Then 2 large slow moving attractions plus an additional theater attraction within a year.)
-CommuniCore East and West with Stargate Restaurant, Centorium Shop and another cafe (forgetting the name) plus the Fountain of Nations
-All of World Showcase, minus Norway and Morocco (1 boat ride, an animatronic theater show and 3 theater shows
-a smaller nighttime show started in Late October, replaced by a bigger show in later 83.

Yeah the rapid construction of Epcot Center was an engineering marvel to get all that done so quickly. Totally Amazing.

 

[DCBaker]

A few aerial shots from bioreconstruct.

 

[Br0ckford]

A few aerial shots from bioreconstruct.

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The non symmetrical look gives me anxiety.

 

[tparris]

Looks like the back of the Seas pavilion (the parts facing the monorail station/parking lot) is finally being painted to look more like the park-facing sides. Via Bioreconstruct.

 

[James Alucobond]

Looks like the back of the Seas pavilion (the parts facing the monorail station/parking lot) is finally being painted to look more like the park-facing sides. Via Bioreconstruct.View attachment 734303View attachment 734304

Huh, interesting change. Please let this mean that they actually care about backstage views and that something will be done about Cosmic Rewind (especially with the permit recently at that address). I know it's not realistic, though.

 

[Epcot82Guy]

Huh, interesting change. Please let this mean that they actually care about backstage views and that something will be done about Cosmic Rewind (especially with the permit recently at that address). I know it's not realistic, though.

I bet you one cupcake or one mortgage payment, whichever is lower at market rates, how likely that is. (There's a ghost with a hat I'd reference...)

 

[electric]

Any guesses on a completion date?

 

[MisterPenguin]

Looks like the back of the Seas pavilion (the parts facing the monorail station/parking lot) is finally being painted to look more like the park-facing sides. Via Bioreconstruct.View attachment 734303View attachment 734304

Made so it looks nice to the guests in the new Epcot DVC!!!

 

[DCBaker]

A few photos from today.

 

[ChrisFL]

Any guesses on a completion date?

October 1st















2024

 

[Br0ckford]

October 1st















2024

50-50 chance

 

[SoFloMagic]

A few photos from today.

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This looks like it's 6 months out at their speed.

Or rather, it looks like the rest of the hub looked about 18 months ago.

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

Any guesses on a completion date?

December 2023 to the first of 2024

 

[Rose&Crown]

Epic universe might open before this

 

[Bocabear]

I mean seriously...they are still at the metal studs...I guess the interior part has to be a little further along, but this looks like somewhere in 2024 at the earliest.... unless all of the sudden things start happening... Like huge busloads of workers descend on the site like a swarm of locusts....

 

[vikescaper]

Since TBA is opening late next year, they need something to draw in crowds in the first part of 2024…..

 

[James Alucobond]

I mean seriously...they are still at the metal studs...

I mean, they’re affixing prefabricated panels to the studs. After all the prep work is completed, I would imagine the majority of the finished exterior will come together relatively quickly.

 

[Bocabear]

but a lot of the structure in the photos is just the metal studs at this point...unless this is just going to be a hollow shell....with no internal finishing.
I have seen them take 18 months to finish an outdoor Margarita stand.... so 5 months to build out and theme an entire interior, plus complete the exterior panel cladding, landscape, plumbing lighting and furnishing does not seem like enough time with the pace of construction we have witnessed to this point.
And most certainly not less than 60 days for an October 1st opening date...

 

[cranbiz]

They didn't say WHICH October 1st!

 

[James Alucobond]

but a lot of the structure in the photos is just the metal studs at this point...unless this is just going to be a hollow shell....with no internal finishing.
I have seen them take 18 months to finish an outdoor Margarita stand.... so 5 months to build out and theme an entire interior, plus complete the exterior panel cladding, landscape, plumbing lighting and furnishing does not seem like enough time with the pace of construction we have witnessed to this point.
And most certainly not less than 60 days for an October 1st opening date...

Oh, I agree that it won’t make October 1, but we haven’t seen the interior in a while. Are there shots that confirm no finishing is underway?