EPCOT New Play Pavilion to replace Epcot's Wonders of Life

[ppete1975]

How much has been done and spent on what they currently were doing? Or did they never start on the stuff inside. Probably a good decision as most of that stuff would have had a short shelf life from what we were being told, and im sure the touching surfaces issue delayed it, but that shouldnt be an issue now.

 

[_caleb]

Since PLAY! is off, maybe they'll consider turning it into an edutainment pavilion devoted to health care, focusing on the human body, physical fitness, medicine and nutrition. It would be really cool if they added component attractions like an simulator that goes inside the human body or a humorous show about the human brain.

 

[James Alucobond]

This is great news. Maybe they'll re-think it into something worthy of an EPCOT pavilion and not something that sounds like it could go in at Disney Springs.

Kind of agree, though I don’t mind the screen dome idea too much as long as they just use the attached theaters as well for actual attractions.

 

[OwlHouseKing97]

Honestly, they should rework this entire attraction to now be themed to Big City Greens, now I know the modern DTVA shows(outside of DT, the modern Mickey shorts, and whatever DJR still has) don't get any park presence like at all(not even a show that popular right now like BCGs) and it would be out of place for Epcot, but it can be a cheap skin to the attraction that won't see the light of day, and Iger thought the voices of Tilly and Cricket were top notch

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Since PLAY! is off, maybe they'll consider turning it into an edutainment pavilion devoted to health care, focusing on the human body, physical fitness, medicine and nutrition. It would be really cool if they added component attractions like an simulator that goes inside the human body or a humorous show about the human brain.

Weather pavilion with TDS StormRider..Where else can you go in the state that get's storms the majority of the time..

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Bar on legs, tacos, PLAY!...this painting has aged worse than the original its based on.

 

[UNCgolf]

Kind of agree, though I don’t mind the screen dome idea too much as long as they just use the attached theaters as well for actual attractions.

A big part of the problem for me was that the described Play! Pavilion would have made a lot more sense in Innoventions/Communicore (those buildings already hosted similar things once upon a time), especially since they weren't using the attraction space. It felt crazy to tear them down and then shove that idea into a pavilion space.

 

[MadderAdder]

Since PLAY! is off, maybe they'll consider turning it into an edutainment pavilion devoted to health care, focusing on the human body, physical fitness, medicine and nutrition. It would be really cool if they added component attractions like a simulator that goes inside the human body or a humorous show about the human brain.

Miss frizzle anyone?

 

[_caleb]

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Bar on legs, tacos, PLAY!...this painting has aged worse than the original its based on.

Are they still doing the pink road through the spine?

 

[tparris]

Are they still doing the pink road through the spine?

No

 

[James Alucobond]

The "pink path" was apparently a flyover that ran through the foliage behind Journey of Water and over the pathway toward The Land as a more direct route to the Festival Center from the entrance since it was seemingly going to be cut off from the center of the park by a berm or some such. The plan was re-posted here and in several other places, I think originally sourced from Jim Shull's Twitter. There's really no reason for it now with the way CommuniCore Hall will connect to the revised symmetrical gardens.

 

[Coaster Lover]

It would be really cool if they added component attractions like an simulator that goes inside the human body or a humorous show about the human brain.

Maybe get a Star Trek actor to direct the ride film?

 

[Bocabear]

At this point, why doesn't it just become the Festival Center and remove the tent in World Showcase for good... That would open up space for a great expansion and attractions for the UK pavilion...

 

[SplashJacket]

Anyone else notice Zach Ridley’s posts regarding Epcot have almost entirely dried up?

 

[MisterPenguin]

Anyone else notice Zach Ridley’s posts regarding Epcot have almost entirely dried up?

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[𝐌𝖆𝖓 𝖎𝖓 𝐖𝖊𝖇]

Maybe it's time for them to dust off the Weather Pavilion plans.

 

[cranbiz]

Anyone else notice Zach Ridley’s posts regarding Epcot have almost entirely dried up?

No projects in the funnel that need floor tile.

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

Went by on the monorail and it looked abandoned.
is there another direction for this space? Is The second Marvel attraction that @marni1971 talked about Might be back on??

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

Went by on the monorail and it looked abandoned.
is there another direction for this space? Is The second Marvel attraction that @marni1971 talked about Might be back on??

No Marvel, but there are some contingency concepts. Apparently the structural work they did on the back of house facilities was done with those in mind.

 

[doctornick]

No Marvel, but there are some contingency concepts. Apparently the structural work they did on the back of house facilities was done with those in mind.

I hope so. I honestly don’t care too much as to what goes into this space but really want to see it open again for capacity sake and more stuff on that side of the park. Ideally, using the ride and/or theater space in addition to the “main” WOL hall.