DreamfinderGuy
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It was built out as more storage space.
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EPCOT New Play Pavilion to replace Epcot's Wonders of Life
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James Alucobond
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Scene from Encanto.
Ah yes, thanks!
Disstevefan1
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So Jim thinks it will be open before they finish playing in the Moana dirt pile..
UNCgolf
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The biggest issue is that it would have made a lot more sense to leave the other half of Communicore standing and repurpose it into this kind of space. Then they could have used the former Wonders of Life location as some kind of new pavilion with actual attractions instead of leaving those attraction spaces shuttered.
That's a relatively simple change that would improve the spine and allow for more attractions; I don't really understand why they didn't do that.
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FigmentFan82
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We don't talk about Bruno
Moana's Journey of Construction will be open in 2023, too. Everything EPCOT that wasn't officially delayed (or quietly stopped being mentioned) is supposed to be 2023 -- unless they want to move the timetable up.
So, predicting it will open in 2023 requires no insider knowledge. Give us a specific month, then I'll pay attention... Jim.
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
I cannot be the only one who is now seeing this as a legit idea...in the form of like a Horizons attraction? Also, I laughed way too hard.
EPCOT is all about the progress of human culture, civilization, architecture, and ladders.
TwilightZone
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That's...absolutely fair lol. But EPCOT has had better "play" areas in the past, or more appealing ones in my view. Classic Imageworks, Communicore, and Innoventions comes to mind. They all had something that fit every age group and (surprise, surprise) had decent educational value.
Play just misses the mark at both.
DreamfinderGuy
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Wonders was supposed to be 2021. Predicting it’s getting a two year delay is pretty bold, but reasonable.
ToTBellHop
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It’s not open.
Animaniac93-98
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Because they wanted the bar on legs as both an added revenue stream and an architectural statement to prove (to them more than us) that they really did something for the park.
Except without that building the whole logic behind the master plan falls apart.
There was logic to begin with?
Disstevefan1
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Moana's ENDLESS Journey of Construction....
Sometimes there are things targeted to children and adults are not welcome (Honey I Shrunk the Kids Playground, any splash pad), and things that are only for adults (anything with a high height requirement).
Sure, an all-family thing is preferable, but, I don't remember adults asking where is their oversized-prop-playground in the past.
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UNCgolf
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Yeah I know, but even if they'd actually built the festival building it seems like there would have been a lot of underutilized (if not unutilized) space.
ToTBellHop
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Can you imagine an after hours, adults-only, alcohol-included party in the HISTK playground?
yensidtlaw1969
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The difference, of course, is that this is replacing an entire, large EPCOT Pavilion - one that used to offer entertainment for all age groups, and now no longer will.
