Wow, you can eat the planters and the floor and the lights?! Can you even eat the dishes?
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Connections Cafe and Eatery
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SplashJacket
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I actually live about 20 minutes from the actual shuttered mall, but they’re tearing it down, so The Land really would be a great substitute!
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solidyne
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Talk about my childhood wishes!
castlecake2.0
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I think it will get used a lot for people not necessarily eating but just needing a place to sit and recharge. Now especially with Mobile Order making it impossible to go inside a most QSRs without showing your order is ready, this could be a good spot for people to get out of the heat for a bit. But I agree, it looks to big for what was needed.
Indy_UK
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Least there's somewhere people can't moan about a lack of seating. Same that it's a bit of a walk from World Showcase as I would take my food from there to eat rather than on top of a trashcan.
vikescaper
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I would have liked to see them put Club Cool on this side instead of with Creations.
Thirty feet into Morocco there's a totally unmarketed covered bar. Seats. Shade. Drinks. No other guests. Use that as your secret Festival dining!
JAB
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The skylights in Connections (covered by drop ceilings during the Innoventions/Electric Umbrealla era) were originally part of a corridor that ran through the Communicore buildings. Word is that there were plans to have a PeopleMover between SSE and the lagoon, and it would have run through the Communicore buildings along these corridors.
Obviously that idea got scrapped, but I'm guessing that's what they're referring to when they called them the "PeopleMover skylights."
scuttlebud
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Vinnie Mac
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So I almost called it. Soft opened yesterday but officially opens 2 days after I predicted
JAB
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So I almost called it. Soft opened yesterday but officially opens 2 days after I predicted
So does "almost" mean we only get to take your garage and one of your kids?
Communicora
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Some before and afterish shots
The Great Gonzo
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Why does everything have to be so boring? Are they trying not to offend anyone? Like that awful non offensive play on South Park where they wore greenish grey outfits.
WDWJoeG
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At least back then (even though it was garish) when I went into that space I felt "I'm in Epcot". I knew instantly where I was and it was unique, fun, and reinforced my experience that I can't get anywhere else.
With this new generic, bland space it looks like "I'm, well, anywhere they build a new food court today".
aladdin2007
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While I agree, I will say though this is looking better than the hideous store next door. (both still look like hospitals to me). But whether one likes any of these locations or not in terms of style/ambience etc...this is what happens now when designers from California are in charge and have never stepped foot in our parks and are clueless about Epcot or Disney World etc.
SplashJacket
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If something garish is quintessential Epcot to you, I’m glad the Epcot you’re longing for is dying.
TheEPCOTHistorian
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What everyone forgets with these "food court" and "Airport" critiques is that EPCOT Center, the Contemporary and Tomorrowland damn near created the sleek and modern design style. Only recently have architectural designers picked up on how effective the style is, which reflects in many new spaces these days. So EPCOT doesn't feel like any other modern place, these new modern places felt like the EPCOT we've all forgotten.
Centauri Space Station
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90s Epcot garish, cluttered, dark vs 80s Epcot clean, open, visually pleasing