Disney Maddux
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I remember after Buzzy was proven to still be in really good working order, I had wishful thinking they would at least revive Cranium Command. Deep down I knew it was never happening though.
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EPCOT New Play Pavilion to replace Epcot's Wonders of Life
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One was an unspecified and preferable E inside the existing building. One was a replacement building with a standup FoP ride system.
muddyrivers
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I think a weather based pavilion along with Nat Geo as sponsors (before they were purchased by Disney of course) would have been pretty cool. Definitely continuing with the original edutainment theme of EPCOT. Although it may have been seen as too similar to the Land to justify being its own pavilion. Ah well, it never left the drawing board anyway.
I wonder what kind of an E could go in this building. I remember hearing something about a Thunder Mountain like coaster but that may have just applied to the Guardians coaster next door
Horizons '83
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PLAY! Pavilion Construction Continues at EPCOT, A Look at Panel Removal
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Looks like a bit of roof work is taking place but unsure of what they are actually doing.
FigmentFan82
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maybe covering the skylight sections? isnt PLAY supposed to have projections on the ceiling?PLAY! Pavilion Construction Continues at EPCOT, A Look at Panel Removal
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Looks like a bit of roof work is taking place but unsure of what they are actually doing.
DreamfinderGuy
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This is far below the skylights.
FigmentFan82
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DreamfinderGuy
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The running theory is that they're anchoring the city facades. Not sure why that would necessarily require exterior work, but it's the thing that's made the most sense from what I've heard.
Nice to know that the towers in PLAY! have the stability of a Christmas tree.
build_it
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If I was venturing a guess as to why - I wouldn't bet that it has anything to do with the inside sets/etc. I would bet that they are taking the opportunity to replace the entire dome roof. The seals between those triangular panels would be getting fairly old and replacing them now would make sense.
Imaginerding on Youtube has a video on the new The Disney Monorail: Imagineering a Highway in the Sky Book -
Check out the last page of the book in the video below (the video is marked to play at the moment).
Check out the last page of the book in the video below (the video is marked to play at the moment).
RadiatorSpringsRacer
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This is on the last page of that new monorail book, apparently.
EDIT: A full picture so people don't get the wrong idea.
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WEDway Inc & Company LLC
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So what is this? Blackbox monorail attraction? VR Simulator? @marni1971
When we said "new monorails" this isn't what we want.
When we said "new monorails" this isn't what we want.
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Although... probably a big hint that they'll extend the monorail as predicted by this monorail footer right next to PLAY!...
I miss the days when these things are all we talked about.
Surferboy567
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What is it? A visual exhibit? A simulator (unlikely) thought that would be cool.
More monorails is cool though.
More monorails is cool though.
WEDway Inc & Company LLC
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It could be like the monorail hallway at WDI...
Pi on my Cake
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From my understanding (of second hand info, so take it with a grain of salt), that is exactly what it will be. Just a bit more fancy and immersive. More effort put in so it doesn't feel like a hallway, but ultimately not much more than a neat Rainbow Tunnel style set piece for the pavilion. Something cool to walk through (possibly with some rumbling in the floor), but nothing to the level of being simulator ride.
It might have a short "show" that you stand and watch while the doors are closed to add an extra layer to it so it feels like more of an attraction itself. Or it might have the doors open and the "show" being a continuous loop as people walk through it so it feels like just one part of a larger experience.