EPCOT Big changes coming to EPCOT's Future World?

[dmc493]

PHOTOS, VIDEO: World Celebration Lighting Activated & Synchronized with Spaceship Earth Ahead of Grand Opening

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My wild and unsubstantiated guess is that all the reports of lighting and effects issues the last few weeks were because they were integrating old and new lighting systems together, but regardless looks like the area will look great at night once walls are down

 

[tparris]

There are even lights in the trees by Dreamer’s Point that sync with everything too. These pictures really don’t do it justice. Also, watching everything seamlessly transition into the candy cane color scheme at the same time was really cool honestly, even the under lighting on all the trees turned green.

 

[J4546]

This looks great!

 

[vikescaper]

Will they start taking down the walls tonight and use the rolling planters to block off the new areas or will the walls come down Monday night after the park closes?

 

[James Alucobond]

Will they start taking down the walls tonight and use the rolling planters to block off the new areas or will the walls come down Monday night after the park closes?

I would guess the walls will just come down when ready. That would be a lot of rolling planters otherwise.

 

[tparris]

I would guess the walls will just come down when ready. That would be a lot of rolling planters otherwise.

I just hope they don’t take too long after opening to pressure wash the spots where the walls have sat for so many years, although even after that the line will still be visible. During the day you can still see a faint line along the connections/creations building even after they’ve already pressure washed most of it away. Then there’s the pavement around Moana, which doesn’t seem like it ever got a pressure washing at all after opening…

 

[DCBaker]

Media preview for a statue dedication this morning.

 

[DCBaker]

Here's another look via Dewayne Bevil with the Orlando Sentinel.

More views via Laughing Place.

 

[SaucyBoy]

I still lament the loss of the Fountain of Nations but this looks like a nice addition. I'll see for myself in about 10 days.

 

[jrhwdw]

Here's another look via Dewayne Bevil with the Orlando Sentinel.

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More views via Laughing Place.

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So is World Celebration only open for Media today?

 

[Rteetz]

So is World Celebration only open for Media today?

Yes, they had a dedication event.

 

[jrhwdw]

Yes, they had a dedication event.

Thanks I saw Laughing Place on X and couldn't figure out if it was a soft open or what.

 

[Bocabear]

It's media day! Send someone out there to wipe down the tables and chairs...for the press photos... Geez.

 

[Andrew25]

Cool at night, but looks like a modern college campus lol

 

[fgmnt]

Very glad this grim chapter is almost over. I am really interested to see

• How hundreds of guests are flowing through the space at once at any given time of day
• How well it handles times of major ingress and egress
• What the area will look like in a year

 

[retr0gate]

Any word on a new music loop yet?

 

[DisQuick]

Any word on a new music loop yet?

Saw a video, seems like the old loop still.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

Saw a video, seems like the old loop still.

When you say old loop...do you mean old Future World loop or something since the reimagining?

 

[DisQuick]

When you say old loop...do you mean old Future World loop or something since the reimagining?

The reimagining, my apologies.

 

[Disstevefan1]

Good to see whatever they were trying to do is wrapping up. In my opinion, its not how I would have spent the money, but then again, I would not have spent the hundreds of millions of dollars they do in their movie business either.