News Big changes coming to EPCOT's Future World?

[MagicEye99]

Yeesh.

Honest to God, I’ve seen my college’s dining hall look better decorated than this. Wow. The most intriguing aspect of this dining hall is the pavilion logo flags along the walls, but those were there BEFORE F&W, so doesn't really count.

 

[AKL2003]

I don’t typically judge until i have seen things in person …but

 

[MagicEye99]

EPCOT's CommuniCore Hall Debuts as Festival Center for 2024 Food and Wine Festival​

EPCOT's CommuniCore Hall Debuts as Festival Center for 2024 Food and Wine Festival

EPCOT's CommuniCore Hall Debuts as Festival Center for 2024 Food and Wine Festival

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This is embarrassing. Also, by management’s own modern metrics, a massive waste of space. Nothing here will entice people to come in and shop or eat - at least build out an interesting merch display/food kiosk. This looks so bland, I doubt anyone will drop a dime here. Geez.

 

[KDM31091]

It is so bad. Even the decor across the park is very scaled down from past years. It all screams massive budget cuts, and no creativity or imagination.

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

Yeesh.

So much for having the special event Food & Wine pairings like they used to do in the Wonders building.

 

[Bocabear]

Where are the classes going to be held now...Like they used to do the in WOL building? Guess those are gone for good now too. What actually was even the point of building this?

 

[wdwmagic]

Where are the classes going to be held now...Like they used to do the in WOL building? Guess those are gone for good now too. What actually was even the point of building this?

Yeah the classes and interesting things are gone. It is now just merch, food & beverage.

 

[michmousefan]

I thought a leading reason for this building was that it would be used for food & beverage demos/tastings/seminars. Are those completely gone from the F&W program? Are there even any new static displays anywhere?

 

[wdwmagic]

I thought a leading reason for this building was that it would be used for food & beverage demos/tastings/seminars. Are those completely gone from the F&W program? Are there even any new static displays anywhere?

Yep, and that has not happened. There are no display or seminars.

 

[Bocabear]

We attended many of the classes over the years...and Party For The Senses every year.... then they started dumbing down the party for the senses and after a while it barely resembled the event we loved so much... The the classes and seminars were great...Now I guess the whole event is just concession stands and merch..... Boo Disney, Boo!

 

[Quietmouse]

Is there a complaint email or someone you complain to within Epcot park operations.

This is bad and Disney should feel bad for their lackluster effort.

 

[mattpeto]

EPCOT's CommuniCore Hall Debuts as Festival Center for 2024 Food and Wine Festival​

EPCOT's CommuniCore Hall Debuts as Festival Center for 2024 Food and Wine Festival

EPCOT's CommuniCore Hall Debuts as Festival Center for 2024 Food and Wine Festival

www.wdwmagic.com

Diet Epcot Forever lives in this space apparently.

 

[marni1971]

What actually was even the point of building this?

Errrr.. ummm….

 

[James Alucobond]

There was no point to any of the options for that space ever other than upsells and private events. The table would’ve looked better but been even worse. No air conditioning for the plebs and no attached M&G.

 

[DisneyFreak]

Macatizers - 3X as many beverage choices as food choices.

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

Where are the classes going to be held now...Like they used to do the in WOL building? Guess those are gone for good now too. What actually was even the point of building this?

Those are gone forever which is sad. I really enjoyed working those events.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

EPCOT's CommuniCore Hall Debuts as Festival Center for 2024 Food and Wine Festival​

EPCOT's CommuniCore Hall Debuts as Festival Center for 2024 Food and Wine Festival

EPCOT's CommuniCore Hall Debuts as Festival Center for 2024 Food and Wine Festival

www.wdwmagic.com

 

[Coaster Lover]

If the empty hall was considered a "blank canvas", I guess the "painting" we have here would be considered "minimalist"? One of those paintings where it's literally just painted red on the top half of the canvas and yellow on the bottom half and they try to sell it for 10 million dollars?

 

[gustaftp]

Honest to God, I’ve seen my college’s dining hall look better decorated than this. Wow. The most intriguing aspect of this dining hall is the pavilion logo flags along the walls, but those were there BEFORE F&W, so doesn't really count.

The pavilion logos that don't actually show up in the pavilions they reference. Another fail in the EPCOT "overhaul"

 

[V_L_Raptor]

Wonder if this is a step to make Odyssey permanent DVC.