News New Park Entrance coming to Epcot

[Father Robinson]

I wonder if once they're ready to close off the west side of the entrance to begin the work, what the east side will be like. Right now, the center planter and fountain are behind walls, so I assume when the other side is ready to go behind walls, those will be visible in the area that will funnel guests through. So I'm wondering if they're going to completely finish the east side (with completed fountain and center planter) or just make it passable in an incomplete state (like the west side is now w the LoL footprints visible). If it were me I'd like to reveal the new entrance in it's finished form not just half done, half walled off.

 

[tparris]

Nearmap updated today. Images were taken on November 22.View attachment 433101

Could you post nearmaps of all of future world if you can? That would be great!

 

[montyz81]

The holes for the prims are there right now because they’re about ready to install them again.

Those 3 holes haven’t been visible in the past 20 years tho as the surface material of the fountain changed when the prisms were removed

I stand corrected. I could have sworn I saw them in my pictures. I went back and checked and it looks like it wasn’t there. I guess I just always wanted them to be there

 

[Truk777]

I’m hoping to get to it tonight or tomorrow. Sorry for the delay. Crazy this weekend.

Could you post nearmaps of all of future world if you can? That would be great!

 

[tparris]

I’m hoping to get to it tonight or tomorrow. Sorry for the delay. Crazy this weekend.

No rush! Take your time.

 

[tparris]

Update from disneygeek

 

[El_Tomato]

I guess no palm trees, then?

 

[tparris]

I expect they’ll start ramping up work on the fountain in the next few days, once they finish with landscaping and pathways.

 

[peter11435]

I expect they’ll start ramping up work on the fountain in the next few days, once they finish with landscaping and pathways.

I expect they will open the East side and shift the work to the west side while keeping the fountain behind walls.

 

[tparris]

I expect they will open the East side and shift the work to the west side while keeping the fountain behind walls.

I stand corrected.

 

[peter11435]

I stand corrected.

maybe. It’s just a guess on my part.

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

I expect they will open the East side and shift the work to the west side while keeping the fountain behind walls.

That’s my bet too.

 

[DisneyJayL]

When is this suppose to be done again?

 

[MisterPenguin]

Looks like we're close to the point of no return for the monoliths!!

 

[tparris]

Update from blogmickey:

Reimagined Epcot Entrance Takes Shape With New Trees Planted

Walt Disney World news, photos, and reviews! We provide you with daily news from the Walt Disney World theme parks and beyond

blogmickey.com

 

[tparris]

Update from blogmickey:

Reimagined Epcot Entrance Takes Shape With New Trees Planted

Walt Disney World news, photos, and reviews! We provide you with daily news from the Walt Disney World theme parks and beyond

blogmickey.com

A few things I noted while viewing the photos:
There are lights staged in front of the main planter.

The grass that was seen staged next to the main planter in photos from a few days ago has been planted in the far east planter. (A lot of planters!)

Exterior concrete that was seen staged next to the fountain a few days ago has been placed on the fountain after it was painted or something.

 

[jt04]

Definitely picked up the pace last few days. Looks like they want this side done by new years. Then it looks like the rest by F&G, which would make sense.

 

[Movielover]

This side will not be gone by New Years

Well I hope it's not gone, they already lost a robot. Loosing a front entrance might be too much...

 

[peter11435]

Well I hope it's not gone, they already lost a robot. Loosing an front entrance might be too much...

Lol. I actually posted in the wrong thread. I thought we were talking about innoventions west.

 

[Spash007]

That site is saying some of the walls around the new entrance have been removed and just the fountain is behind walls. I haven't seen this anywhere else yet though