News Big changes coming to EPCOT's Future World?

[trainplane3]

I welcome the end of the festival center/Chapeks wonder table/mistake with legs.

Imagineering doesn’t decide what does and does not happen.

They don't listen. You're literally talking to a black hole that's stuck in a time loop.

Super random, a new Flight Simulator trailer came out a few days ago and the music has that new "Epcot Anthem", kinda "hopeful future" feel. For me at least.

Spoiler: Trailer

 

[wdwmagic]

Disney confirms multiple EPCOT projects are paused

Mary Poppins, Spaceship Earth and the new festival center are all in doubt.

www.wdwmagic.com

 

[Surferboy567]

I feel like we should just discuss...what are they going to start construction on if the festival center isn’t going forward. Dreamers Point? More planters? Any ideas?

 

[The Rocketeer]

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So it's basically the same thing that happened to the North Pole after Jack Frost became Santa in The Santa Clause 3?

 

[Surferboy567]

So it's basically the same thing that happened to the North Pole after Jack Frost became Santa in The Santa Clause 3?

Does that mean we are getting a terrible rendition of New York, New York?

 

[The Rocketeer]

Does that mean we are getting a terrible rendition of New York, New York?

Yes along with a club cool replacement.

 

[CastAStone]

As best as I can tell they haven’t restarted anything in the center spine area or with Innoventions West, correct?

 

[mikejs78]

The title of this thread needs to be changed. It should now be "Small changes coming to EPCOT's Future World?"

 

[brb1006]

The title of this thread needs to be changed. It should now be "Small changes coming to EPCOT's Future World?"

The title hasn't aged well.

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

Since we’re throwing out armchair imagineering stuff here, what if they undo the 1994 expansion to the northwest building and use the additional space in that area for Living Seas water features? Saves CommuniCore and keeps the Journey of Water stuff. Makes it more original even.

 

[wm49rs]

Disney will never fix Figment and get rid of Eric Idle!!!! IF I DONT GET THE FULL EPCOT OVERHAUL!!! I WILL COMMIT SUICIDE TO MY LOVE FOR EPCOT!! IT IS BETTER IF THEY JUST DELAY INSTEAD OF MAKING IDIOTIC BUDGET CUTS!!

 

[marni1971]

I feel like we should just discuss...what are they going to start construction on if the festival center isn’t going forward.

Something will be built. Just probably not what was planned.

 

[wdwmagic]

Something will be built. Just probably not what was planned.

Artificial grass and kiosks

 

[Horizons1]

Something will be built. Just probably not what was planned.

I have an idea for a design.

 

[Horizons1]

I’m glad to hear that things are on “pause”. I honestly believe pause in this situation means the same as cancelled. But we will see.

I’m sure there’s a team inside Disney somewhere who wants to work hard to make Epcot EPCOT again. But I’m sure their ideas are silenced and beaten down every time they present them.

 

[CastAStone]

Something will be built. Just probably not what was planned.

Revised Concept Art:

 

[Wngo905]

Revised Concept Art:
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You forgot masks.

 

[Horizons1]

Speaking of big changes for EPCOT, here’s a video about one of the original versions of the space pavilion that was very EPCOT Center in spirit and execution. Oh, and it didn’t destroy the Horizons showbuilding.

 

[marni1971]

Speaking of big changes for EPCOT, here’s a video about one of the original versions of the space pavilion that was very EPCOT Center in spirit and execution. Oh, and it didn’t destroy the Horizons showbuilding.

Not quite the original versions. There were another two before this one.

 

[Horizons1]

Not quite the original versions. There were another two before this one.

Right. There was the one with the big round looking showbuilding.