EPCOT Big changes coming to EPCOT's Future World?

[plutofan15]

That's exactly how people could describe (and actually have described) the new version too, though.

I personally think the original version was better (if only because of the fountain), but it's not like the new version is doing something fundamentally different. It's arguably just the same concept just via current design trends.

Agreed. Although I will reserve my final judgement until I see it complete (something rare on these forums), from what I have seen I tend to like this office park over the original. The fountain was very good and all but I could take it or leave it.

 

[Sir_Cliff]

That's exactly how people could describe (and actually have described) the new version too, though.

I personally think the original version was better (if only because of the fountain), but it's not like the new version is doing something fundamentally different. It's arguably the same concept just via current design trends.

I also think I preferred the original version due to the fountain and the water. I'm glad we're at least comparing like with like finally and I will say that showing the original version at least provides some reasonable context for the current version.

The slow decline of perhaps Disney's most ambitious park has meant that its legend has grown over the years, but that doesn't mean the original EPCOT Center got everything just right. This legend has included people treating the original central spine as far more of a place of unusual awe and beauty than it really was. I think it's very possible to imagine a hub that could have surpassed the original version and, even if I'm not sure this one does, I don't think it's crazy for people to prefer this version to all the previous versions.

 

[Den Carter]

I really love the chilled vibes of World Celebration, but I'm absolutely gutted that the floor lighting in the hub is already completely screwed. It didn't work fully on opening night, and now doesn't work at all. Forget fixing the yeti, I really think these need to be sorted.

 

[danlb_2000]

Saw this permit today...

1402 AVENUE OF THE STARS # B(WORLD DISCOVERY HOT DOG KIOSK) - Install Signage

 

[James Alucobond]

Is that the one in the site plan that sits along the path to World Nature / The Land or one of the ones at CommuniCore Plaza?

 

[Casper Gutman]

The Epcot redesign is basically the physical manifestation of Disney's recent history of management dysfunction. You could write a book about what's gone wrong at the executive level of Disney with each chapter beginning with a description of some aspect of the makeover - hamhanded reliance on IP (Moana), succession chaos (the big table), unwise cost cutting (planters instead of fountains), inability to differentiate the parks and clearly redefine EPCOT's mission (GotG), laughably timid boardroom decision-by-committee (the new Future World "lands"), cynical leveraging of nostalgia (the decaying Spaceship Earth skin aesthetic), etc.

 

[danlb_2000]

Is that the one in the site plan that sits along the path to World Nature / The Land or one of the ones at CommuniCore Plaza?

 

[James Alucobond]

Oooh, World Discovery. Me no read good.

 

[Centauri Space Station]

I really love the chilled vibes of World Celebration, but I'm absolutely gutted that the floor lighting in the hub is already completely screwed. It didn't work fully on opening night, and now doesn't work at all. Forget fixing the yeti, I really think these need to be sorted.

What do you mean it doesn’t work at all? It still lights up even if it’s not all lit.

 

[tparris]

What do you mean it doesn’t work at all? It still lights up even if it’s not all lit.

The last few times I was there they weren’t on at all

 

[Centauri Space Station]

The last few times I was there they weren’t on at all

Really? I’ve never seen that

 

[Den Carter]

Really? I’ve never seen that

Been in four times in the last two weeks and no floor lights at all.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Been in four times in the last two weeks and no floor lights at all.

 

[Epcot81Fan]

Been in four times in the last two weeks and no floor lights at all.

"Remarkable" indeed. Hey, come on, they only had five years to get floor lights to work. Some people have such lofty expectations for Disney these days.

 

[mikejs78]

I don’t honestly have the patience to wade through all of these absolutely remarkable posts, so can someone tell me if they have fixed the color changing lights around the central planter?

Which ones?

cutting their losses once the pandemic struck and they found themselves with the centre of the park already demolished.

I think this is exactly what happened.

Been in four times in the last two weeks and no floor lights at all.

I was there last night and saw some floor lights. Granted, there may be some not working that I didn't notice as this past week was the first time I saw the new spine.

 

[DCBaker]

A few photos from today. The wall is down by the old bypass/new Cast Member entrance near the restrooms, what appears to be new panels/doors near CommuniCore Plaza, the temporary boxes around the light poles on the bridge to the Odyssey Pavilion have been removed and a peak at one of the entrances to CommuniCore Hall.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Welp. They learned nothing about tripping hazards...

 

[Horizonsfan]

What is it with this project and misaligned triangles? First the A/V towers for the concert area and now the gate. Somebody should introduce the designers to the align & scale tools in Revit.

 

[ChrisFL]

I still can't get used to the area names, World Discovery, World whatever the others are called. Also 3 small sections are a bit too small to be "Worlds" IMO

I would have preferred if the whole front area was renamed to Discovery World or something if they aren't keeping the "Future" identity. I doubt if the average tourist can figure it out either.

 

[Epcot81Fan]

I still can't get used to the area names, World Discovery, World whatever the others are called. Also 3 small sections are a bit too small to be "Worlds" IMO

I would have preferred if the whole front area was renamed to Discovery World or something if they aren't keeping the "Future" identity. I doubt if the average tourist can figure it out either.

“World whatever”

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