Especially difficult to see the poor stewardship of this redo’s funds while the shadow of a languishing Spaceship Earth looms literally overtop the hub.
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Incomudro
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The new building is more than a simple meet and greet now.
It's going to be open on both sides, with lots of possibilities for use.
I find it to be a vast improvement, and very much prefer it to them having left the structure as it was.
Incomudro
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Count me in as one of those, it's not some type of fetish to like fountains.
Fountains are quite a popular thing for people since Roman times, and were thought important enough for Disney to create the Fountain of Nations.
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Andrew C
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Its okay...this is a safe space.
MrPromey
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"More trees" is, after all, the Iger creative touch!
Disney Analyst
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I mean, I like a water feature myself, but I never found the fountain of nations particularly interesting enough to lament its loss
Jambo Dad
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I did. Teat out the stage that was built around it, adjust Journey of Water to fit, and don't tear down communicore just to rebuild it because they realized it was a stupid idea. That alone would have perhaps freed up enough for the Spaceship Earth upgrades.I mean, I like a water feature myself, but I never found the fountain of nations particularly interesting enough to lament its loss
UNCgolf
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I mean, I like a water feature myself, but I never found the fountain of nations particularly interesting enough to lament its loss
The water show synchronized to music was a really nice plus to the area that's now lacking.
lazyboy97o
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To what end? There’s no payoff. No connection to a larger idea, a theme. Nor does it provide orientation to the land, something this project was supposed to address.
Virtual Toad
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Honest question: did Disney do all the creative work on this plan themselves? Or were outside consultants brought in?
Asking because the (nearly) finished product seems very similar to several recent downtown/urban renewal projects that feature prominent green spaces and opportunities for "activation."
Asking because the (nearly) finished product seems very similar to several recent downtown/urban renewal projects that feature prominent green spaces and opportunities for "activation."
MrPromey
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Yeah, one could argue it provided more of a guest experience than the new greenery which, while nice is simply something that not only replaces that as a bottleneck but also removes additional space in the central spine for guest flow.
That'll all look nice to walk past during the day as people head to attractions - the things to do and watch like the regularly scheduled music synced fountain show was part of - but I suspect that, while an improvement over the not-so-temporary wall experience, it'll be a loss in efficiency when it comes to the crowds exiting the park after the new nighttime show when compared to what had been there previously.
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Indy_UK
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So what do we reckon for the Communicore Building to be complete? March/April?
This re-work of the central hub has been painfully long for whats just landscaping but I now hope that all 4 parks shouldn't be prone to such large closures going forward. Any future work in Epcot shouldn't affect the guest experience too much.
They won't but Imagine Pavillion & Wonders of Life need to be the focus now to add/help with capacity.
This re-work of the central hub has been painfully long for whats just landscaping but I now hope that all 4 parks shouldn't be prone to such large closures going forward. Any future work in Epcot shouldn't affect the guest experience too much.
They won't but Imagine Pavillion & Wonders of Life need to be the focus now to add/help with capacity.
Virtual Toad
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I had the same thought as well. Looking at it from the air makes it seem as if 90% of guests will use the outer paths only. Taking what was once a spacious kinetic plaza and turning it into an area prone to bottlenecks and congestion. One of the reasons it looks more like an urban park designed by outsiders and thrown into a theme park, as opposed to being developed organically from a theme park operations/design perspective.
wbostic12
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Do you have any video or pictures of that? I haven’t been back since October 21, so I haven’t seen it yet.
tparris
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Tonight I will
MrPromey
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And to that end, I'm not against green space. The layout of how this was done just seems a little odd considering they were able to do whatever they wanted with it in terms of those pathways. I mean, there is the "shortcut" over by Moana on that side but I don't expect most causal guests will now realize they can try to get around things that way when exiting at night unless they're directed from the lagoon on that side of the park.
wbostic12
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Thank goodness. They don’t always listen, but they heard the call for this loud and clear.
Unless they're getting over $1.2 million per day in ILL for Guardians, you are grossly mistaken. And that's just the price tag, not "many times over".