News Big changes coming to EPCOT's Future World?

JohnD

JohnD

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DCBaker said:
A couple games have been set up in the flex space area, but be warned the artificial turf is roasting in the sun:



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So cornhole and Connect 4? Might as well add
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Virtual Toad

Virtual Toad

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wdwmagic said:

First Look Inside EPCOT's New CommuniCore Hall​

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First Look Inside EPCOT's New CommuniCore Hall

First Look Inside EPCOT's New CommuniCore Hall
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I do enjoy the play of lighting on the exterior at night, even if use of the triangles are lazy and way too self-referential. But the inside just looks... sparse... empty... value engineered. So a gas station on the outside, and a hospital cafeteria on the inside. Minimally functional and air conditioned but far from world class or inspiring. And functionally it provides nothing more than what was already there before, which was far more grand and ambitious.

ETA: Rangerbob beat me to it in terms of the hospital reference😀
 
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JohnD

JohnD

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Virtual Toad said:
Minimally functional and air conditioned but far from world class or inspiring. And functionally it provides nothing more than what was already there before, which was far more grander and ambitious.
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That was my thought. The old building south of the breezeway had spaces for guests to sit and a Mickey M&G. Could have just left that building, gutted it, and reconfigured the space.
 
Virtual Toad

Virtual Toad

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JohnD said:
That was my thought. The old building south of the breezeway had spaces for guests to sit and a Mickey M&G. Could have just left that building, gutted it, and reconfigured the space.
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And retained the vast Innoventions space for future development. Heck, they even could have put in a dark ride like Google's from 2019 CES (which was far more "Epcot" than anything Disney's done in 10-15 years):
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I still contend tearing down the Innoventions/Comminicore building was a financial move, eliminating HVAC/electrical costs there to help offset those expenses in the huge Guardians building.
 
KDM31091

KDM31091

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JohnD said:
That was my thought. The old building south of the breezeway had spaces for guests to sit and a Mickey M&G. Could have just left that building, gutted it, and reconfigured the space.
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This. It is ridiculous that 5 years of construction got us something that is functionally identical to what it replaced. And looks far worse. Plus compare Mousegear to Creations shop. MouseGear had charm, theme and story. Creations Shop is a Target, just there to sell you things. No story, no theme.
 
Bill Cipher

Bill Cipher

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Starship824 said:
It would have been the same thing just higher and with an up-charged fireworks viewing area.
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I mean, sure, the table would have still been an events flex space, but at least it would have had some sort of evocative design and architecture. What we have now is just badly mimicking and failing to create the symmetry of the previous building.
 

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