News Big changes coming to EPCOT's Future World?

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And some more

 

[Dr.GrantSeeker]

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

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Funny how much they used classic Epcot Center characters in some of these backdrops, but insist on distancing themselves in most ways from these iconic and nostalgic characters that defined Epcot for so long.

 

[mightynine]

Funny how much they used classic Epcot Center characters in some of these backdrops, but insist on distancing themselves in most ways from these iconic and nostalgic characters that defined Epcot for so long.

Most of those "easter eggs" don't appear to be in any of the actual backdrops you'd see in a photo, so it's just window (queue?) dressing.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Funny how much they used classic Epcot Center characters in some of these backdrops, but insist on distancing themselves in most ways from these iconic and nostalgic characters that defined Epcot for so long.

It's a rather lame attempt to "appeal to older guests" to appear clever. Even the Horizons robot butler is rolling his eyes at the attempt...

 

[Rose&Crown]

5 years to get this mixed with Epic universe opening next year is quite the L for Disney.

 

[Bryan_the_Imagineer]

Speaking of Communicate Hall, here's some shots I took from the World Nature Breezeway.

 

[pigglewiggle]

And some more

For a character meet and greet space, I actually think it looks pretty nice!

 

[Sir_Cliff]

They did include a fountain in the new central spine after all!

 

[Jambo Dad]

Wow. After all these years and all the construction, we basically have the same southwest building as before with a bunch of trees strewn about randomly. At this point I'd rather have what was there in 2018 with some trees instead of the tarps.

The fact we'll be stuck with this for the next 20 years makes it even worse.

Don’t give up hope. We thought we were stuck with all that crap in the lagoon for the next 20 years and it was so bad they had to take it out!

 

[monothingie]

 

[Dr.GrantSeeker]

Most of those "easter eggs" don't appear to be in any of the actual backdrops you'd see in a photo, so it's just window (queue?) dressing.

It's a rather lame attempt to "appeal to older guests" to appear clever. Even the Horizons robot butler is rolling his eyes at the attempt...

I see that now. It just feels like Disney is trolling us and it’s annoying

 

[jmuboy]

Speaking of Communicate Hall, here's some shots I took from the World Nature Breezeway.
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That blank white wall needs some trees to mask it!

 

[Chef idea Mickey`=]

Don’t give up hope. We thought we were stuck with all that crap in the lagoon for the next 20 years and it was so bad they had to take it out!

Unfortunately not enough people will be fully honest about what has happened to World Celebration. Blocked views of the countries that you will get lit.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

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

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They should've added an obnoxious Danny Kaye on a Golf Cart yelling at Ron Miller on the mural..

 

[monorail81]

I think I can guess the answer, but I’ll ask anyway. Did they paint that on the walls or are they wall stickers that will start peeling with the help of the guests’ fingers?

 

[Gusey]

All 12 Icons revealed from 2019 D23 are featured, including one for the PLAY! Pavilion, The Epcot Experience and the one for the original festival center

 

[Haymarket2008]

All 12 Icons revealed from 2019 D23 are featured, including one for the PLAY! Pavilion, The Epcot Experience and the one for the original festival center

Cool, but…..the inclusion of the Play icon is so incredibly odd. Unless they’re keeping it for whatever iteration the space will become, but I doubt it.

 

[Rhinocerous]

Cool, but…..the inclusion of the Play icon is so incredibly odd. Unless they’re keeping it for whatever iteration the space will become, but I doubt it.

I think it more likely that someone designed this graphic five years ago (possibly for the festival center) and they decided to re-use it without stopping to consider what was represented.

 

[James Alucobond]

They had all of these on a puzzle or something that they released after the cancellation of various elements at some point as well. They could actually probably re-brand the Festival Center one as being representative of Celebration Gardens since the icon looks a bit like COR-TEN shade structures in the northwest corner.

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

All 12 Icons revealed from 2019 D23 are featured, including one for the PLAY! Pavilion, The Epcot Experience and the one for the original festival center

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.