News Big changes coming to EPCOT's Future World?

[DCBaker]

Here’s a look at the flex space from today, along with a photo of new theming on the video display in CommuniCore Plaza. The kiosk in the back of the flex space is Wine & Wedge.

 

[tparris]

The one for the "EPCOT Experience" makes sense because that was always for the Odyssey as a whole, regardless of what's in it. As does the Festival Center, because that has been retconned to represent all of World Celebration. Play's a real head scratcher though, odd that they continue to use that icon when the actual project is very much not moving forward.

Now if only they’d fix the missing (for years) parts of the Odyssey pavilion logo sign on the west-facing side of the building lol

 

[pigglewiggle]

I'm rather excited to see what they do with this area around the holidays. Will there be a special holiday show?

 

[KDM31091]

Cast previews continue at Mickey & Friends in CommuniCore Hall. Here are some photos shared by zhalteman on X:

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It’s cute for a meet and greet area, but I wish Disney would stop trolling us with the dreamfinder references and actually do something about the state of the attraction.

To me, this area feels like it just as easily could have been retrofitted into the old Innoventions building(s) as it’s basically just a big blank room, so not sure it was worth or needed 5 years of construction. Again like most projects of late, just kind of leaves you underwhelmed.

 

[Communicora]

Here’s a look at the flex space from today, along with a photo of new theming on the video display in CommuniCore Plaza. The kiosk in the back of the flex space is Wine & Wedge.

Thanks for sharing the photos.

I don't understand the choice to frame out the screen that way and the banners look really out of place. The look doesn't go with the architecture.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

It’s cute for a meet and greet area, but I wish Disney would stop trolling us with the dreamfinder references and actually do something about the state of the attraction.

To me, this area feels like it just as easily could have been retrofitted into the old Innoventions building(s) as it’s basically just a big blank room, so not sure it was worth or needed 5 years of construction. Again like most projects of late, just kind of leaves you underwhelmed.

Because people complained it smelled like a sewer there..Not sure if it improved much tho..

 

[UNCgolf]

To me, this area feels like it just as easily could have been retrofitted into the old Innoventions building(s) as it’s basically just a big blank room, so not sure it was worth or needed 5 years of construction. Again like most projects of late, just kind of leaves you underwhelmed.

They almost certainly would not have demolished the old Innoventions building if they weren't already in the middle of doing so when the pandemic hit and their plans changed. They tore it down to build the Festival Center that was cancelled; they weren't planning on rebuilding something similar.

 

[Brian]

bioreconstruct gets it:

 

[pigglewiggle]

bioreconstruct gets it:

I can agree with the criticism of this.

While I overall actually like World Celebration, I'm disappointed see all these issues so early on.

Even more disappointed to see nothing being done about it.

 

[Brian]

As to the blank wall of Communicore Hall, one would think that since it's already in cast previews, they're pretty much done, but adding some trees wouldn't be a tall order. It's even worse looking in person.

 

[MisterPenguin]

As to the blank wall of Communicore Hall, one would think that since it's already in cast previews, they're pretty much done, but adding some trees wouldn't be a tall order. It's even worse looking in person.

Time to call Southern-Magnolias-R-Us again!

 

[ChrisFL]

Exactly. Zach Ridley talked about the Festival Center logo in passing in a post about the Entrance flags and he referred to it as the World Celebration logo.

Oh, now it's the W.C. Logo? wait, that abbreviation doesn't work well

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

bioreconstruct gets it:

 

[Squishy]

 

[MisterPenguin]

Eh. You get stains on all types of floor from potted plant pots.

This just needs light scouring like a cast iron skillet.

Maybe they're pressure-washer-shy at the moment.

 

[Squishy]

Eh. You get stains on all types of floor from potted plant pots.

This just needs light scouring like a cast iron skillet.

Maybe they're pressure-washer-shy at the moment.

They mustve scared off the pressure washers, all of them are scared of pressure washing the new fragile part of the park

 

[jmuboy]

Pressure washing will remove The rust and sunscreen stains. But the HAVE to plant trees to hide that black wall. It looks really bad IMHO

 

[ChrisFL]

and the pressure washers need to avoid the fragile lights in the floor

 

[Chef idea Mickey`=]

Here’s a look at the flex space from today, along with a photo of new theming on the video display in CommuniCore Plaza. The kiosk in the back of the flex space is Wine & Wedge.

Flex space looks weird to me, those polls look like communicore hall that it wished to be.. I would of assume there'd be a covering covered roof but no and those polls look so high.. wonder what flex space means and what is the center even for..

 

[Chef idea Mickey`=]

It’s cute for a meet and greet area, but I wish Disney would stop trolling us with the dreamfinder references and actually do something about the state of the attraction.

To me, this area feels like it just as easily could have been retrofitted into the old Innoventions building(s) as it’s basically just a big blank room, so not sure it was worth or needed 5 years of construction. Again like most projects of late, just kind of leaves you underwhelmed.

I don't know what would looked better what we have right now or half a cut of the old innoventions building. We just know where Journey of Water that side of Innoventions would go no matter what.