DisneyDebRob
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Come on now. They had to get the new store Creations open first. Now that they have that revenue coming in they will get right on Moana. Dancing water takes time.
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Journey of Water featuring Moana coming to Epcot
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Well, they are also working on the new show fountain, dreamers point, and prepping the 'festival area' in such a way that they can add a big edifice later.
Not saying they aren't taking their time about it, but it's more than a landscaped water feature.
Not saying they aren't taking their time about it, but it's more than a landscaped water feature.
I want a t-shirt that says "I'm just here for the Water Feature". W and F capitalized so you know that it's a big deal.
Bocabear
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I thought the "Festival Area" was just going to be an event lawn...IE artificial turf patch of nothing...What is there to prepare? When and if they ever decide to build something they will rollup the turf, Scrape the ground again and build....
And I don't think anyone really knows what the heck they are building for Journey Of Water... It's a fountain, It's an educational Exhibit, It is not a water play area, It is not just a landscaped Water Feature... It is completely vague....
networkpro
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I hate to be realistic, but if they dont have an itemized list of its features that can be compared to what is delivered, you'll just have to be grateful with whatever shows up. Just like Magic Kingdom, they are building on top of a tunnel.
FerretAfros
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Fountains, statues, and multi-purpose outdoor spaces are all very much in the purview of landscape architecture.
A quick image search will show that these are all relatively standard elements that are included on the website of nearly every landscape architecture firm in the country. The details may be different (similar to how a theme park building differs from a typical building), but none of the basic elements are outside the scope of what's traditionally categorized as "landscape architecture."
Landscaping isn't just flowers, shrubs, and trees. It's all the glue that holds together the non-building areas of a theme park, and what can separate the "good" parks from the "great" ones. It's the organizing principle that defines the park layout; it's the quiet corners where you can escape the crowds of the park; it's the walkways, benches, trash cans, kiosks, and more that fill the in-between spaces in memorable ways.
The elements under construction in Epcot may be really nice. They may allow future alterations or additions. They may become sentimental locations for some guests. But they are landscaping.
The middle of the park has been torn up for 29 months (and counting) for landscaping. Nothing we've seen would indicate otherwise.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Saw this permit today. The address is for Innovations West so I assume this is for Moana.
2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS(FACILITY 201) - Install show set structural supports
Contractor is Adena. You can see their trucks in some of the photos of the construction.
2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS(FACILITY 201) - Install show set structural supports
Contractor is Adena. You can see their trucks in some of the photos of the construction.
If nothing else, I think this water feature will at least be very pretty.
DHSfanatic
Member
Was only there once a few years ago. None of us enjoyed it enough to go back. Strongly agree with the last part of your second sentence. I hope it gets refurbished at some point—assuming it hasn’t been since we were last there.
James Alucobond
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"Not that bad" shouldn't be in their vocabulary, quite frankly. Especially when all they had to do was inexpensively (relatively speaking) dress it to look like an intentional, minimalist, moderately futuristic structure.
James Alucobond
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It would stand out as much as, say, the Contemporary does from Tomorrowland. It's already mostly hidden from within World Discovery, so you just have to make it look like it fits thematically when you see it from World Nature and World Showcase. It could impact the monorail ride in, but I feel like it's already huge and oppressive there. Can't get much worse.
HauntedMansionFLA
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Building that three story festival center will take time but will look fantastic
Vegas Disney Fan
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They showed the Birds Nest during the Olympics and the BBB was the first thing I thought of, a little added detail wouldn’t hide it but it could help make it feel like it belongs with the other unique buildings in Epcot…