News Big changes coming to EPCOT's Future World?

[doctornick]

Uh….that’s one way to put it.

Everybody will have a wildly off-center picture, because - reasons.

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Kind of reminds me of this:

 

[James Alucobond]

Please, I beg of you all, let the fountain die

"Imagine if there were a fountain" is the fan equivalent of Iger's "more trees".

 

[UNCgolf]

"Imagine if there were a fountain" is the fan equivalent of Iger's "more trees".

Why, though?

I'm not sure a fountain would have worked well in that central planter location for several reasons, but I also don't get why it's being outright dismissed as though it's some weird fringe thought that no rational person should be interested in or care about.

Fountains have long been a significant part of garden/landscape design, and for good reason.

 

[Fear]

Has it been shared by Disney yet what exactly is going to be at the Communicore building? I faintly remember something like a museum?? Or meet and greet for characters??

There's an awful lot of seating and tables in the garden area right next to Communicore Plaza for there not to be some kind of food prep, right?

 

[hpyhnt 1000]

Why, though?

I'm not sure a fountain would have worked well in that central planter location for several reasons, but I also don't get why it's being outright dismissed as though it's some weird fringe thought that no rational person should be interested in or care about.

Fountains have long been a significant part of garden/landscape design, and for good reason.

Exactly. And even if we quibble over where a fountain should be, the lack of any water feature in the new gardens is a valid criticism, especially when it was the centerpiece of the plaza for nearly 40 years.

 

[Epcot81Fan]

Kind of reminds me of this:

Except of course when the person sits next to him you have a perfectly framed shot on a full bench vs a group of people sitting oddly far to the left on a long platform that has well defined endpoints.

But yeah, other than that it’s exactly the same thing.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Kind of reminds me of this:

Let me fix that for ya..Ah, there we go..

 

[James Alucobond]

Why, though?

I'm not sure a fountain would have worked well in that central planter location for several reasons, but I also don't get why it's being outright dismissed as though it's some weird fringe thought that no rational person should be interested in or care about.

Fountains have long been a significant part of garden/landscape design, and for good reason.

I just meant that it was going to get parroted ad infinitum.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Exactly. And even if we quibble over where a fountain should be, the lack of any water feature in the new gardens is a valid criticism, especially when it was the centerpiece of the plaza for nearly 40 years.

It'S tHe NeW dIsNeY!!! LiKe It Or LeAvE!!!

 

[MisterPenguin]

what a garbage tweet, lol

Indeed.

We all lambasted that concept art for being a smeared water color that showed nothing.

Anyone who thinks that art was the promise of... anything... is fooling themselves.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Still think they should have a Card Walker Statue up front on the side just at least for his recognition of creating Epcot on what it is today..Kind of like how they give two schmucks about Roy Disney's statue and for him to creating WDW in general but, nope focus on Walt and put everyone else to the side...

Now, if Eisner had one on the other hand....

 

[aladdin2007]

Mickey/ Minnie M&G, Mixology Bar, live performance stages and festival spaces

meaning a big chunk of it is probably going to end up like world showplace and not open to the general public, once park ops get their hands on it...thats going to be a major downer if thats how they end up treating it.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Can't wait for the loud music, empty beer cups, discarded food containers, and chairs strewn everywhere in this area once the Epcot Concert Hall is open! (Or do we even have to wait that long?)

 

[monothingie]

Except of course when the person sits next to him you have a perfectly framed shot on a full bench vs a group of people sitting oddly far to the left on a long platform that has well defined endpoints.

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But yeah, other than that it’s exactly the same thing.

Lucky kid, sleeping through the horrors of asymmetric framing of photographs.

 

[Indy_UK]

meaning a big chunk of it is probably going to end up like world showplace and not open to the general public, once park ops get their hands on it...thats going to be a major downer if thats how they end up treating it.

I’m not so sure. It’s too prime real estate for it to close off to the public.

I see it as new place to spread out the festivals further and give give Mickey & friends a better area to meet.

I’m quite excited about the live music aspect as that could make it an awesome place to just go and chill

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

meaning a big chunk of it is probably going to end up like world showplace and not open to the general public, once park ops get their hands on it...thats going to be a major downer if thats how they end up treating it.

Same thing I got a feeling they are just going to use the WoL pavilion as a permanent Festival Pavilion down the way...It's not like it wasn't for past festivals..Plus, it's much bigger than Showplace and they can use that spot for something else instead...

 

[monothingie]

Can't wait for the loud music, empty beer cups, discarded food containers, and chairs strewn everywhere in this area once the Epcot Concert Hall is open! (Or do we even have to wait that long?)

I'd probably get a picture with Daddy Walt before it gets permanently fenced off.

It's going to start happening (if it hasn't started already).

You all know what I'm talking about.

 

[monothingie]

meaning a big chunk of it is probably going to end up like world showplace and not open to the general public, once park ops get their hands on it...thats going to be a major downer if thats how they end up treating it.

It can't get any worse than the Imagination Pavilion.

At least it's not on fire today.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Can't wait for the loud music, empty beer cups, discarded food containers, and chairs strewn everywhere in this area once the Epcot Concert Hall is open! (Or do we even have to wait that long?)

 

[monothingie]

I'd probably get a picture with Daddy Walt before it gets permanently fenced off.

It's going to start happening (if it hasn't started already).

You all know what I'm talking about.

Although it will never rise to the peak of this massive Epcot architectual achievement.