Nobody nobody
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Well, whatever you heard, I hope its cool. Interesting it pops up though, Especially with past events with a certian user. Good luck! Catch a big one!
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EPCOT New Play Pavilion to replace Epcot's Wonders of Life
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Do we think some of the planned attractions for that space will wind up in Tomorrowland? If Tomorrowland goes the direction of a digital playground/arcade I could see it as a possibility.
Do we think some of the planned attractions for that space will wind up in Tomorrowland? If Tomorrowland goes the direction of a digital playground/arcade I could see it as a possibility.
Nobody nobody
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What was even planned for it? All I remember was that monorail attraction.
I don’t know, the emoji era digital that the pavilion and presumably the attractions were all designed with has already become pretty outdated.
Agent H
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Yeah I don’t think so the play pavilion while it probably would have been fun was a idea that would have become quickly obsolete
Nobody nobody
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If there’s one thing Epcot needs back more than anything: music. Music used to be such a core part of this parks identity, and most if not all of them instances of them, with the exception of one little spark in figment, have been eliminated. Hopefully “fun to be free” returns with test track 3.0. The original remaining pavilions in Epcot, like spaceship earth and living with the land, should also get their songs back, (Tomorrows Child and Listen to the Land respectively). Hopefully any new pavilion also has a song too. Make epcot musical again!
Disstevefan1
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Agreed. The Universe of Energy song is also great.
And the full song syncs up perfectly with GotG: Cosmic Rewind
Nobody nobody
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They should’ve made it an option. They still can!
Disstevefan1
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I saw the video! It gave me chills. Its too bad Disney would never do it. #DisneySaysFossilFuelsBad
DreamfinderGuy
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I wish, but no. It would be such an easy home run since they already have a wing purpose built for the same ride system Stormrider ran on, plus they've already ran a severe weather simulator at EPCOT that could be upscaled and put in Cranium Command, but alas. Wonders has had several concepts drawn up and tossed out for it over the years so there's certainly no shortage of old ideas to pull from, wouldn't surprise me too much if Weather is being talked about again.
I don't think many true classic EPCOT fans were ever anything but ecstatic about the cancelations. I only wish they would've canceled more. It was all awful, at best the park would have gotten some extra capacity but at the cost of more thematic integrity. EPCOT's in a good state to be cleaned up, we can only hope the next swing at it is a better one.
~12 small interactive activities. The monorail simulator thing, a scavenger hunt type thing, Wii games (lol), Animation Academy, list goes on. It was just going to be an indoor digital children's playground, like Image Works and late era Innoventions with a heavy dose of screens and IP slop poured into it. The coolest part of the whole concept to me was it was being established kinda like how the power strip in Wreck it Ralph was. The idea was that any Disney character could interact with any other one in there, but in a totally non-canon to their franchises way because every character was a digital simulacra version of themselves.
And yeah, all of this was designed in 2018. It would have been pretty terribly dated by now.
Disstevefan1
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I can't agree. They deleted the new version of the Fountain Of Nations that Disney specifically said they collected water from the original to add back to the new one in a ceremony!
What we got was this super ugly planter and mostly broken ground lighting.
In my opinion, the EPCOT (renovation?) was an overall failure.
And to make it worse we are stuck with this cr@p now for decades to come.
Nobody nobody
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I dare you to sneak into the archives where that water is kept and drink it.
Disstevefan1
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Nobody nobody
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Would be cool, but both are unlikely. World showcase does need new attractions though. That Canada log flume that was rumored a while ago in the early 2000’s would add something new to Epcot. There always is Brazil as well.
IanDLBZF
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And also Australia, India, and South Korea. There, however, is an open door for Ukraine or Switzerland to add a pavilion in World Showcase as well.
Disstevefan1
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To paraphrase Knuckles, one million percent chance its a IP pavilion IF they ever reopen it.
I would so happy to be wrong and I would love to see the Rhine river and Fuji attractions but I also know these will NEVER happen because if folks are on attractions they can't purchase $5 to $12 food samples from the food booths during the year round food festivals in EPCOT.
There is a glimmer of hope, they may spend the millions and millions to build Rhine river and Fuji attractions since they can then sell LLPPs for them which is FREE MONEY
Moth
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Anyway, yes I think Japan needs a ride, yes it should be the Godzilla bullet train simulator.
"But moth! Disney would never license an outside IP!"
Yeah but, big monster! What are they gonna do, let Universal grab him?
The Leader of the Club
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I’ve always thought that the best use of the WOL space would be a STEM/Robotics pavilion. Make Baymax the mascot and add a Big Hero 6 simulator where Body Wars was. Use the Cranium Command theaters for M&Gs or a space to demo some of WDI’s latest tech. Fill the atrium with tons of interactive exhibits themed to the different characters from Big Hero 6.
This way we use Disney IP to educate and inspire the next generation while staying true to the concepts of EPCOT.
This way we use Disney IP to educate and inspire the next generation while staying true to the concepts of EPCOT.