EPCOT Big changes coming to EPCOT's Future World?

[vikescaper]

I’ve been thinking about the slow progress in CommuniCore Hall and it reminds me of a car wash that is under construction in the city I live in. A developer bought a full-service car wash back in early 2022 and announced that they were going to convert it to one of those automated car washes. They tore out all of the existing car wash machinery and some existing structures on the property. Fast forward to March 2024 and the car wash is still under construction with no signs of opening anytime soon. I drove past it yesterday and wondered which will open first, the car wash or CommuniCore Hall.

 

[Clamman73]

Watching the GooToYou livestream, they're playing the original exterior Land music outside.

 

[Horizonsfan]

Watching the GooToYou livestream, they're playing the original exterior Land music outside.

Hopefully somebody realized they need more than just Pinar's 1 hour loop playing in the former FW?

 

[TheElectricUmbrella]

A welcome surprise indeed:

 

[Incomudro]

I’ve been thinking about the slow progress in CommuniCore Hall and it reminds me of a car wash that is under construction in the city I live in. A developer bought a full-service car wash back in early 2022 and announced that they were going to convert it to one of those automated car washes. They tore out all of the existing car wash machinery and some existing structures on the property. Fast forward to March 2024 and the car wash is still under construction with no signs of opening anytime soon. I drove past it yesterday and wondered which will open first, the car wash or CommuniCore Hall.

This reminds me...
I retired 4 years ago this coming May.
A couple of years before that they announced the construction of a Bass Pro Shops a few miles from my house.
Great! I thought... By the time I retire, that store will be open and it'll be a nice little part time job to keep me busy. (I worked at Herman's World of Sporting Goods in the early 80's.)
They still haven't gone vertical on that construction project.

 

[DCBaker]

Photos from today.

 

[tparris]

Photos from today.

Looks like sliding doors have been installed in the last photo.

 

[aladdin2007]

Looks like sliding doors have been installed in the last photo.

It still bothers me they added those when tutto italia was refurbished in Italy......here its fine as future world pavilions always had them,,,but Italy just still irks me.

 

[Earlie the Pearlie]

A welcome surprise indeed:

Love this so much! Hopefully it is still going in August when I’m there; I would love to see (hear) this in person!

 

[Vinnie Mac]

I don't know how but they should mix the old and the new music loop for all of Future World. I love both the old one and the new one so much and it's a shame it seems we can only have one and not the other but a mix of both would be sick

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

A welcome surprise indeed:

I wonder if this is here to stay, also I was not cool with them playing the entrance music at the Imagination Pavilion but now I’m wondering if here going to revert to the old music there to.

 

[Earlie the Pearlie]

I wonder if this is here to stay, also I was not cool with them playing the entrance music at the Imagination Pavilion but now I’m wondering if here going to revert to the old music there to.

I hope so! And then maybe they could do the same for the Seas, and then maybe they will bring back Fun to Be Free for Test Track 3, and maybe then they could tear the entirety of mission space and build horizons back and play the music from that there, and then I would die of happiness.
Seriously though there are four pavilions, three if the land is permanent, where you could add back some original music and make us fans so happy for literally no cost. I really hope they follow through on this.
I SWEAR IGER DO THIS AND I WILL NEVER GO TO ANOTHER UNIVERSAL PARK

 

[Phicinfan]

This reminds me...
I retired 4 years ago this coming May.
A couple of years before that they announced the construction of a Bass Pro Shops a few miles from my house.
Great! I thought... By the time I retire, that store will be open and it'll be a nice little part time job to keep me busy. (I worked at Herman's World of Sporting Goods in the early 80's.)
They still haven't gone vertical on that construction project.

not to drag off topic, - but this happened in Ohio also. The merger with Caballa's tied up some of their planned expansion. They finally built the new site here in Cincinnati - so hope springs eternal for you

 

[Earlie the Pearlie]

Disney Deactivates 1982 Original Land Pavilion Background Music Days After Bringing It Back

Disney giveth, and Disney taketh away. The original 1982 background music for the Land Pavilion has disappeared once again

blogmickey.com

NO! NO, GOD, NO! NO NO NO! PLEASE! (breathes) NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

 

[Skibum1970]

not to drag off topic, - but this happened in Ohio also. The merger with Caballa's tied up some of their planned expansion. They finally built the new site here in Cincinnati - so hope springs eternal for you

I was actually going to mention that myself but didn't want to veer too far off topic. I like the old Bass Pro store in Forest Park better but the location off Union-Centre is better.

Hopefully, they can finish off the new buildings and maybe I can experience Epcot with any walls for the first time in what seems a decade.

 

[SaucyBoy]

Why is anyone surprised? Disney has shown time and time again they have contempt for 1980s Epcot unless they can benefit financially from exploiting its nostalgia.

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

I hope so! And then maybe they could do the same for the Seas, and then maybe they will bring back Fun to Be Free for Test Track 3, and maybe then they could tear the entirety of mission space and build horizons back and play the music from that there, and then I would die of happiness.
Seriously though there are four pavilions, three if the land is permanent, where you could add back some original music and make us fans so happy for literally no cost. I really hope they follow through on this.
I SWEAR IGER DO THIS AND I WILL NEVER GO TO ANOTHER UNIVERSAL PARK

There’s no reason why they shouldn’t, even if they did decide to add it’s fun to be free to Test Track. It all fits, the seas should totally get it, 2 weeks ago the same music was playing all 4 corners of former Future World, if The Land music is back it wouldn’t surprise me to see at the least The Living Seas and Imagination, music that’s all background and relevant to the attraction. If I’m not mistaken I think the Pyramid fountains or maybe even all Fountains over by imagination are or were in sync with the original music loop.

 

[DCBaker]

National Geographic is releasing a new special titled EPCOT Becoming: Inside the Transformation on April 29, 2024.

Here’s the synopsis:

EPCOT BECOMING showcases the reimagining of EPCOT® for a new generation. Watch as Walt Disney World Resort teams rise to the challenge of bringing the constantly evolving park into the future, from creating an innovative new coaster to exploring the wonder of water and culminating with the debut of the next legacy in nighttime spectaculars: “Luminous The Symphony of Us.”

National Geographic – National Geographic

www.natgeotvpressroom.com

 

[monothingie]

Shouldn’t they finish the construction at Epcot first before doing a D+ documentary on the transformation of Epcot?

 

[haveyoumetmark]

Love watching stuff like this but I agree that it’s not done. I’m kind of disappointed at how they budget cut this thing into oblivion and built more stages and bars. Though at least TT’s continued work signals that the saga isn’t over yet.

Gotta hold out hope that one day SSE will get its budget and work, and The Land will emerge into a beautiful butterfly from its current state as a Westfield Shopping Town food court.