News Big changes coming to EPCOT's Future World?

[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.

 

[Haymarket2008]

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.

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.

 

[trainplane3]

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.

"We spent the money so we're gonna use the Play logo. For what? We don't know but it'll be on stuff."

 

[UNCgolf]

They could just reuse the logo for whatever they eventually put into the pavilion -- it's not like the logo itself only works for something named Play (they also aren't really using the logos much in general).

I'm sure that's not the reason they left it, and who knows how long it will be before they actually put something into that pavilion, though.

 

[Brian]

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

How long before that wall looks like garbage like the one in the Runaway Railway queue?

 

[_caleb]

At least Mickey doesn't smell like vodka.

Goofy, on the other hand...

This Goofy smells like the kind of Gin that comes in plastic bottles.

 

[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]