News Big changes coming to EPCOT's Future World?

[DCBaker]

Additional photos from the area near Swirled Showcase.

 

[castlecake2.0]

Additional photos from the area near Swirled Showcase.

Really hope this gets some of these junky kiosks off the promenade

 

[tparris]

Photos from today.

Does anyone else think it’s possible that this main area could open this month? The new walls look pretty finalized

 

[Incomudro]

I, for one, do not evaluate individual rides based on their budget. Either it delivers or it doesn't.

Absolutely.
I find the whole concept of doing so ridiculous.
We never knew the budgets of rides before the internet.
We either liked a ride, or didn't, or something in between.

 

[Disney Analyst]

Photos from today.

Thank you!

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Does anyone else think it’s possible that this main area could open this month? The new walls look pretty finalized

While they have stated It would be opening in December...I won't hold my breath and give a mid January opening now just in time for Festival of The Arts..

 

[tparris]

While they have stated It would be opening in December...I won't hold my breath and give a mid January opening now just in time for Festival of The Arts..

Even December seems late at the stage it’s at now. They literally have the new construction walls done and signage is up in the new area, they just need to clear all construction equipment and debris and take the current walls down.

 

[arich35]

Does not even look close to being ready

 

[Andrew C]

Haven’t watched yet.

 

[MoonRakerSCM]

I'm heading there during the marathon weekend, is 'all' epcot construction stated to be finished by then, or just some of it?

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

I'm heading there during the marathon weekend, is 'all' epcot construction stated to be finished by then, or just some of it?

The walls at The Wonders building are still up.

Be prepared to run around the center

 

[Disnutz311]

Haven’t watched yet.

I was just coming here to post a link to this video. I watched it and my mouth is still on the floor. It is amazing and truly shows the artistry it took to build EPCOT and how much it has changed as you watch the build up to opening. Really a must see!

 

[Andrew C]

I was just coming here to post a link to this video. I watched it and my mouth is still on the floor. It is amazing and truly shows the artistry it took to build EPCOT and how much it has changed as you watch the build up to opening. Really a must see!

I watched it after I posted it.

I knew much of the story already but the way it was presented in this video was super cool and actually filled in a couple gaps for me as well.

 

[Bocabear]

Even December seems late at the stage it’s at now. They literally have the new construction walls done and signage is up in the new area, they just need to clear all construction equipment and debris and take the current walls down.

looks like they might be able to shove the Walt statue to it's center location and open up some parts of the core by December, but Communicore Hall still looks months away from completion...plus they are still doing concrete pours and foundations... Spring 2024? Summer?

 

[tparris]

looks like they might be able to shove the Walt statue to it's center location and open up some parts of the core by December, but Communicore Hall still looks months away from completion...plus they are still doing concrete pours and foundations... Spring 2024? Summer?

CommuniCore hall is the only area that doesn’t look close to completion imo. Also I believe the Walt statue is already in its final location

 

[James Alucobond]

looks like they might be able to shove the Walt statue to it's center location and open up some parts of the core by December, but Communicore Hall still looks months away from completion...plus they are still doing concrete pours and foundations... Spring 2024? Summer?

Where are they doing foundations? The only major unpaved area remaining looks to be in the northwest corner of Communicore Plaza. Unless you’re talking about somewhere outside of the park center?

 

[DCBaker]

Here are a few additional photos from today - lighting was being installed on the tall white poles.

 

[_caleb]

Epcot is going to feel very different when this is done.

 

[hpyhnt 1000]

Epcot is going to feel very different when this is done.

EPCOT, or at least the center spine, will look very different, but I think the problem is the park will largely feel the same after this "transformation," which is to say, dated and directionless.

SSE will still be mechanically obsolete and teetering on inoperability; The Seas continues to fade into irrelevance as Nemo does the same; Imagination remains an embarrassing shell of its 80's glory; WoL is indefinitely walled off and abandoned; and the festival table thing was so poorly conceived that they canceled it and half rebuilt what they had just demolished.

And in World Showcase, Poppins was canceled, the new China film seems all but officially dead, and Harmonious was an embarrassing fiasco that only succeeded as a tax write-off. Looking ahead, multiple pavilions will remain attractionless, the promenade will continue to be a cluttered mess of food shacks, and live entertainment is no where near the level it was a decade or two ago.

New trees, paths, and LED lights are more basic maintenance than anything else, and Guardians and Moana cost too much money and further underscore how management doesn't know what to do with this park.

After so many years of walls it's all so disappointing.

 

[HauntedPirate]

EPCOT, or at least the center spine, will look very different, but I think the problem is the park will largely feel the same after this "transformation," which is to say, dated and directionless.

SSE will still be mechanically obsolete and teetering on inoperability; The Seas continues to fade into irrelevance as Nemo does the same; Imagination remains an embarrassing shell of its 80's glory; WoL is indefinitely walled off and abandoned; and the festival table thing was so poorly conceived that they canceled it and half rebuilt what they had just demolished.

And in World Showcase, Poppins was canceled, the new China film seems all but officially dead, and Harmonious was an embarrassing fiasco that only succeeded as a tax write-off. Looking ahead, multiple pavilions will remain attractionless, the promenade will continue to be a cluttered mess of food shacks, and live entertainment is no where near the level it was a decade or two ago.

New trees, paths, and LED lights are more basic maintenance than anything else, and Guardians and Moana cost too much money and further underscore how management doesn't know what to do with this park.

After so many years of walls it's all so disappointing.

Stop living in the past. Look at all the positives that are coming out of this! There's... uhh... trees! And ummm... the airport/hospital cafeteria! And sterile shopping. And color-changing LED lights! And SIGNS!!! And a $450 million ride that still doesn't have a standby line. And a misplaced water walk-through exploration trail that takes up valuable park real estate. And coming soon - Walt on the Throne!

Really, what's not to love about all that?