Journey of Water featuring Moana coming to Epcot

[CastAStone]

“Can I say something crazy?”

“I love crazy.”

The name “Journey of Water” is stupid.

“Okay, first, I am not a Fountain. I’m the Journey of Water”

“Same Difference”

“No”

“if you have water features, and you’re built by man, you’re a fountain”

 

[Bocabear]

So it is not a fountain or a splash pad....but no one can actually define what it is.... The concept art shows it as a fountain and a splash pad with no railings or barriers...and is clearly not what it will actually look like.
So what the heck is this thing? Aside from not fitting the style of the park in any way whatsoever, is it A path with waterfalls and leapfrog fountains... a pavilion with a show about how water recycles? No one seems to know...

 

[James Alucobond]

So it is not a fountain or a splash pad....but no one can actually define what it is.... The concept art shows it as a fountain and a splash pad with no railings or barriers...and is clearly not what it will actually look like.
So what the heck is this thing? Aside from not fitting the style of the park in any way whatsoever, is it A path with waterfalls and leapfrog fountains... a pavilion with a show about how water recycles? No one seems to know...

So ... you have no idea what it will actually look like, but you're certain it won't fit the style of the park on a side of it already filled with fountains and reversed waterfalls?

 

[pdude81]

Placeholder of water

 

[Indy_UK]

I thought this was essentially like a Virtual Queuing area a la Dumbo for the busier rides.

 

[Bocabear]

So ... you have no idea what it will actually look like, but you're certain it won't fit the style of the park on a side of it already filled with fountains and reversed waterfalls?

A Polynesian Cartoon themed water play/fountain area doesn't seem to gel with the interior plaza right after passing under Spaceship Earth....no... I am pretty certain that would work nicely somewhere else....but feels discordant for that area

 

[James Alucobond]

A Polynesian Cartoon themed water play/fountain area doesn't seem to gel with the interior plaza right after passing under Spaceship Earth....no... I am pretty certain that would work nicely somewhere else....but feels discordant for that area

There are palm trees all over the place (including around the Spaceship Earth exit), and from the one piece of concept art we have, it doesn't look too overtly Moana-themed or cartoonish. As you said, we know very little about it, so I think it's premature to say it won't mesh.

 

[uncle jimmy]

“Okay, first, I am not a Fountain. I’m the Journey of Water”

“Same Difference”

“No”

“if you have water features, and you’re built by man, you’re a fountain”

So its about pipes?

The Journey of Water: Pipes

 

[jt04]

“Okay, first, I am not a Fountain. I’m the Journey of Water”

“Same Difference”

“No”

“if you have water features, and you’re built by man, you’re a fountain”

He underestimates Imagineering it seems.

 

[Bocabear]

There are palm trees all over the place (including around the Spaceship Earth exit), and from the one piece of concept art we have, it doesn't look too overtly Moana-themed or cartoonish. As you said, we know very little about it, so I think it's premature to say it won't mesh.

Does the entrance to EPCOT seem like a fitting place for a Moana themed water feature? ask yourself that basic question....

 

[jt04]

Does the entrance to EPCOT seem like a fitting place for a Moana themed water feature? ask yourself that basic question....

The plaza has numerous trees/plantings and features a fountain as its central focus. Incorporating green spaces in architecture is the latest trend. Some might even make the case it is the future.

Considering how close TLS is to the Entry Plaza it seems a perfect placement. IMO.

 

[James Alucobond]

Does the entrance to EPCOT seem like a fitting place for a Moana themed water feature? ask yourself that basic question....

Again, the Moana theming looks to be subtle. Hasn't there been an Innoventions splash pad for ages? Didn't the Fountain of Nations once sit at the center of the plaza? The entrance to EPCOT has had water features both decorative and interactive for a long time. That it is lightly themed is not terribly important and seems to be a requirement to get anything done nowadays.

 

[MisterPenguin]

So it is not a fountain or a splash pad....but no one can actually define what it is.... The concept art shows it as a fountain and a splash pad with no railings or barriers...and is clearly not what it will actually look like.
So what the heck is this thing? Aside from not fitting the style of the park in any way whatsoever, is it A path with waterfalls and leapfrog fountains... a pavilion with a show about how water recycles? No one seems to know...

For someone who claims to have seen the artist's concept, I don't know how you saw a pavilion or splash pad. Do you know what a splash pad is? Could you link or paste a clip that shows JoW as a splash pad or pavilion?

 

[Brer Panther]

Agreed, then again - I find that many names that many things are given in the past several years (outside of Disney), are stupid names.

Even Disney has come up with dumb names for things recently. "Frozen Ever After"? "Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM!"? I can't be the only one who thinks those names suck.

 

[will_hsv]

Just thought about this the other day, not sure if it is mentioned anywhere else in this thread. I took it as the Journey of Water from The Living Seas to The Land. Helps me make sense of it.

 

[UNCgolf]

For someone who claims to have seen the artist's concept, I don't know how you saw a pavilion or splash pad. Do you know what a splash pad is? Could you link or paste a clip that shows JoW as a splash pad or pavilion?

Yeah, I mean... I'm not a fan of this concept in several ways (even though I do like the idea of nice landscaping and water features -- it's just that something more in line with what EPCOT originally had would be a lot better), but I don't get calling it a splash pad or children's play area. The concept art doesn't look anything like that.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Yeah, I mean... I'm not a fan of this concept in several ways (even though I do like the idea of nice landscaping and water features -- it's just that something more in line with what EPCOT originally had would be a lot better), but I don't get calling it a splash pad or children's play area. The concept art doesn't look anything like that.

It's like when people can't comprehend that the Galactic Starcruiser is not a hotel. They can't conceive of something new and different and have to keep pigeonholing it into recognizable categories.

 

[GimpYancIent]

I see it as an elaborate water feature that will look better than what was placed in the lagoon.

 

[vikescaper]

So it is not a fountain or a splash pad....but no one can actually define what it is.... The concept art shows it as a fountain and a splash pad with no railings or barriers...and is clearly not what it will actually look like.
So what the heck is this thing? Aside from not fitting the style of the park in any way whatsoever, is it A path with waterfalls and leapfrog fountains... a pavilion with a show about how water recycles? No one seems to know...

It’s to inspire you to go……deeper into the park. Sorry, couldn’t resist the Jungle Cruise reference.

 

[James Alucobond]

I see it as an elaborate water feature that will look better than what was placed in the lagoon.

Geez, talk about low bars. Would make a good limbo challenge.