Epcot Innoventions demolition a total waste

THEMEPARKPIONEER

THEMEPARKPIONEER

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I saw the news today and saw the new framing and it bought be right back to this, looks almost as if this whole project is going into rewind. They could have been done with everything but Journey Thru Water.
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Disstevefan1

Disstevefan1

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This is happening more and more; all the time and money put into the Harmonious barges, all the time and money put into the Play pavilion, and now this.

This whole reimagining of EPCOT is mostly a failure including Moana.

I do love the points of light they added to SSE and we got the Rat for what it’s worth…
 
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J4546

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I disagree a bit. The new building is not gonna be the same as the old one besides kinda having the same shape. They expanded the basement, added elevators and it seems like this new building will have 2 floors, though the 2nd might not be for guests i dunno. But they added a lot of basement infastructure which would have probably required a ground up rebuild anyways. The new building serves a very different purpose and I think it will look awesome when done....hopefully.

The only thing im not cool with at Epcot is Harmonious and they are taking it away thankfully, so now with new entrance, SSE points of light, GotG Coaster, New Communicore East with Store/food/coffee/Club Cool, Rat/France expansion, Geletaria, Space 220.....Just waiting on JoW, Central garden area, and new Commuinicore Plaza....Im happy with results. But thats just imo. For the record, I think JoW looks pretty cool as well, cant wait to see that when its finished

Also I really wish theyd do the SSE refurb. And add something to the SE quadrant of the park, theres a big gap in rides in that area.
 
Cmdr_Crimson

Cmdr_Crimson

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Lands of Wonder said:
I saw the news today and saw the new framing and it bought be right back to this, looks almost as if this whole project is going into rewind. They could have been done with everything but Journey Thru Water.
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The only thing that is coming back is the Epcot Character Spot...The other part is an entertainment venue..
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JIMINYCR

JIMINYCR

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We get set up for something amazing and get our hopes dashed. Im still going to wait and see what comes out of this. We see only the framing at this stage so maybe just maybe something to bring us back to having a WOW will arise as they move forward. 🙏
 
lazyboy97o

lazyboy97o

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J4546 said:
I disagree a bit. The new building is not gonna be the same as the old one besides kinda having the same shape. They expanded the basement, added elevators and it seems like this new building will have 2 floors, though the 2nd might not be for guests i dunno. But they added a lot of basement infastructure which would have probably required a ground up rebuild anyways. The new building serves a very different purpose and I think it will look awesome when done....hopefully.
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They didn’t expand the basement and a lot can be done without such comprehensive demolition. Universal added a basement to an existing building for the Bourne Stuntacular.

J4546 said:
It looks like it will be multiple floors...I dunno if guests will have access to them all though
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So? The CommuniCore buildings were tall enough to support a second level.
 
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vikescaper

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The demolition of Innoventions West was a waste of time a money, IMHO. I would have just gutted the building like they did with East and put the festival center in the NW quadrant. Character Spot would have stayed in the same spot. I would have then put Journey of Water in between The Seas and The Land. Please note that I say this as one who is not an engineer or a bean counter.
 
Disstevefan1

Disstevefan1

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vikescaper said:
The demolition of Innoventions West was a waste of time a money, IMHO. I would have just gutted the building like they did with East and put the festival center in the NW quadrant. Character Spot would have stayed in the same spot. I would have then put Journey of Water in between The Seas and The Land. Please note that I say this as one who is not an engineer or a bean counter.
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I agree except for Moana.
If I was doing this, both Innoventions would have stayed and simply gutted and updated.
I would have removed the pin location as they did. They could have used some of the space in one of the Innoventions as a super pin location.
The fountain of nations would have stayed and updated to use the latest technology including a new water screen and create a very cool fountain show.
NO Moana.
 
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vikescaper

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Disstevefan1 said:
I agree except for Moana.
If I was doing this, both Innoventions would have stayed and simply gutted and updated.
I would have removed the pin location as they did. They could have used some of the space in one of the Innoventions as a super pin location.
The fountain of nations would have stayed and updated to use the latest technology including a new water screen and create a very cool fountain show.
NO Moana.
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I agree about Moana but my inner Chapek insisted on putting it in somewhere.
 

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