EPCOT Is the End of Innoventions Near?

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Blog Mickey has some photos of the area https://blogmickey.com/2019/09/cons...d-for-future-world-overhaul-project-at-epcot/

Interesting they state Electric Umbrella was still open..Maybe they are still trying to figure out a quick service situation for the front half..

 

[Magic Feather]

Interesting they state Electric Umbrella was still open..Maybe they are still trying to figure out a quick service situation for the front half..

Likely just a sign directing people to Sunshine Seasons short term.

As a Brief Aside, I have heard of Inno East or West being converted into temp retail for when Mouse Gear goes down. Has anybody heard which one it actually is? (Or if I am completely off base).

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Likely just a sign directing people to Sunshine Seasons short term.

That would be a nightmare for that pavilion meal-wise since it would be the only QS food court in FW..Plus, This only leaves Garden Grill & Coral Reef restaurants open until the Space 220 opens...

 

[trainplane3]

Interesting they state Electric Umbrella was still open..Maybe they are still trying to figure out a quick service situation for the front half..

They said Electric Umbrella wasn't to close until "winter" back when they announced all of the closures.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

They said Electric Umbrella wasn't to close until "winter" back when they announced all of the closures.

Hopefully, they can keep through February..

 

[marni1971]

As a Brief Aside, I have heard of Inno East or West being converted into temp retail for when Mouse Gear goes down. Has anybody heard which one it actually is? (Or if I am completely off base).

Purely a guess, but I’d hazard north east.

 

[Timothy_Q]

The east building (both quarters) will be remodelled.

How intense will this refurb be?
Should we expect anything more than the Tomorrowland repaint?

 

[marni1971]

How intense will this refurb be?
Should we expect anything more than the Tomorrowland repaint?

Expect more.

 

[Rue D'Baga]

I was the last one to walk out of Innoventions today, minus management. I watched the lights turn off, I watched the closing cast clock out and make their walk out, and then there was nobody left but me. Needless to say, it was an emotional goodbye. I teared up a bit, because this pavilion is what started my love for EPCOT Center, even in it’s “Shadow of it’s former self” state. I was among the last dozen or so Club Cool guests, and also the very last to leave the Southwest main hall from CommuniCore, which was very sad. Tonight was upsetting, but I’m glad I got to say goodbye.
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Thank you for saying goodbye for us that weren't able to!

 

[Jwhee]

Any idea as to why they added the Spectaculab when they had plans to close the place down? It opened in November 2018

 

[trainplane3]

Any idea as to why they added the Spectaculab when they had plans to close the place down? It opened in November 2018

Your opening date is off by a year:
https://touringplans.com/epcot/attractions/spectaculab

Opening Date	November 13, 2017
Closing Date	January 13, 2019

I'm sure Disney saw it as easy money and told Murata "we'll give you up till XYZ for $XXXX" and Murata took it.

 

[zengoth]

Made it a point to walk thru the building that house(d) Club Cool and it did indeed smell like a sewer line had burst. Despite this, the hallway was filled with people enjoying their food ‘n wine and escaping the 110 degree heat. We speculated it was cheaper to raze the building than to repair. Not sure if a lot of folks knew it was the last hours of the Fountain (or the Fountainview) but there were crowds getting their selfies.

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

Purely a guess, but I’d hazard north east.

That would be supported by Cast Members telling me the exact same thing yesterday morning

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

How many people were “last” to leave Club Cool?

Not sure. I was trying to be but I bolted out of there just before 10 because I knew the southeast hall would be closing then. Here’s the group photo of the last people in there. The center were the closing cast, and those surrounding were the last guests. I’m the guy front and center sporting the Innoventions Shirt

 

[DisneyDreamerxyz]

That would be supported by Cast Members telling me the exact same thing yesterday morning

There is a woman that works at MouseGear, that has been there since the opening of Epcot in 1982. She used to tell me about Centorium and how when they converted it into MouseGear the store moved to a temporary location. Now it'll happen again!

 

[marni1971]

There is a woman that works at MouseGear, that has been there since the opening of Epcot in 1982. She used to tell me about Centorium and how when they converted it into MouseGear the store moved to a temporary location. Now it'll happen again!

When Centorium was converted they just moved it initially to the then still available circulation corridor along the east windows. Now with the merchandise behemoth they have today that wouldn’t be big enough (if it was available)

 

[esskay]

I’ll miss innoventions. I wont miss the smell of raw sewage that entire building seems to have.

I assume it’s a burst pipe that’s been left unfixed for years? Seems to have been an issue for a heck of a long time.

 

[marni1971]

Astonishing people are actually depressed about the closing of some truly hideous buildings that have been nothing short of a disgusting waste of space for as long as I can remember. Perhaps someone could explain to me the point I'm missing here??

Some people get giddy over HEA. Each to their own.

Who’s fault is it they lay empty for so long?

 

[marni1971]

Yeah because the best fireworks show they've made since ROE is the same as waste of space building housing a lame soda store, a Starbucks, and a meet and greet

There you go. Sometimes there’s no point trying to explain something.

 

[lazyboy97o]

It’s hard to mourn the loss of Innoventions. It was the worst sort of shallow futurism, literally conceived as a perpetual Consumer Electronics Show. The exhibits junked up, obscured and confused a purposely built space that is now being demolished for another aimless design of stuff dropped into a field.