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

CaptainAmerica

CaptainAmerica

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Bocabear said:
Play will not be open byr the 50th, GOTG will not be open by the 50th, Moana's Journey of fountain splash pad will not be open by the 50th...Mary Poppins was cancelled, The Spaceship Earth refurbishment was cancelled, The Giant Barstool party venue was cancelled...So now for the 50th the sum of the Anniversary offerings are a replacement Fireworks show, Ratatouille, and a completely destroyed central core of the park. Wow that is some amazing work by the world leader in theme entertainment....
oh and I am sure cupcakes and lots of merchandise....
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There's a global pandemic on. You may have heard something about it. It's been in all the papers.
 
J

J4546

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rename/rethem the play pavilion into the imagination pavilion, thats what it is already it seems. Put a new figment dark ride in it.
Then rename/retheme the imaginiation pavilion into the sky pavilion and make it all about flight and have a cool science museum vibe with a lot of interactive stuff. Then you have the organic land, sea, sky pavilion on one side, and the techy GotG, Imaginiation, Mission Space and Space 220, and TT on the other
 
Little Green Men

Little Green Men

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Bocabear said:
Play will not be open byr the 50th, GOTG will not be open by the 50th, Moana's Journey of fountain splash pad will not be open by the 50th...Mary Poppins was cancelled, The Spaceship Earth refurbishment was cancelled, The Giant Barstool party venue was cancelled...So now for the 50th the sum of the Anniversary offerings are a replacement Fireworks show, Ratatouille, and a completely destroyed central core of the park. Wow that is some amazing work by the world leader in theme entertainment....
oh and I am sure cupcakes and lots of merchandise....
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The 50th lasts til 2023. GOTG will be open during it, Journey of not a splash pad will be open. Innoventions East will open with Creations and club cool. SSE was delayed not cancelled. Oh and Space 220 opens before it.
 
Phicinfan

Phicinfan

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Bocabear said:
Play will not be open byr the 50th, GOTG will not be open by the 50th, Moana's Journey of fountain splash pad will not be open by the 50th...Mary Poppins was cancelled, The Spaceship Earth refurbishment was cancelled, The Giant Barstool party venue was cancelled...So now for the 50th the sum of the Anniversary offerings are a replacement Fireworks show, Ratatouille, and a completely destroyed central core of the park. Wow that is some amazing work by the world leader in theme entertainment....
oh and I am sure cupcakes and lots of merchandise....
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For the record SSE refurbishment is not cancelled, only delayed. You can't have Play until kids can safely participate. Yes by all reports Giant table and Mary Poppins has been cancelled. But rest have just been delayed. Personally they need to be ready for the 40th Epcot anniversary more than MK's 50th... IMO.

As for what they have added to WDW for the 50th, you list is a bit short. They are doing quite a bit of polishing and painting in MK, updating Jungle Cruise, redoing the bakery, updated the castle and redid the night time show. There's more than that, but no they won't have a Tron to really blow it out.
 
Bocabear

Bocabear

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Phicinfan said:
For the record SSE refurbishment is not cancelled, only delayed. You can't have Play until kids can safely participate. Yes by all reports Giant table and Mary Poppins has been cancelled. But rest have just been delayed. Personally they need to be ready for the 40th Epcot anniversary more than MK's 50th... IMO.

As for what they have added to WDW for the 50th, you list is a bit short. They are doing quite a bit of polishing and painting in MK, updating Jungle Cruise, redoing the bakery, updated the castle and redid the night time show. There's more than that, but no they won't have a Tron to really blow it out.
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but wasn't a lot of this necessary maintenance and necessary expansion to meet the capacity of guests?
Yes, painting the castle pink and decorating it is purely for the 50th, but most of the other stuff is just necessary expansion tp deal with the increasing number of guests that visit the park... They need more Capacity in all the parks to match the crowds they are bringing in...
 
Phicinfan

Phicinfan

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Bocabear said:
but wasn't a lot of this necessary maintenance and necessary expansion to meet the capacity of guests?
Yes, painting the castle pink and decorating it is purely for the 50th, but most of the other stuff is just necessary expansion tp deal with the increasing number of guests that visit the park... They need more Capacity in all the parks to match the crowds they are bringing in...
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No, I don't think so. They have to add, to increase draw, but I don't think anyone expects these adds to add capacity as they are all short rides for the most part. I agree, I am sure they wanted most of these for the 50th, unfortunately with Covid and work pauses that went out the window.
 
aladdin2007

aladdin2007

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Phicinfan said:
For the record SSE refurbishment is not cancelled, only delayed. You can't have Play until kids can safely participate. Yes by all reports Giant table and Mary Poppins has been cancelled. But rest have just been delayed. Personally they need to be ready for the 40th Epcot anniversary more than MK's 50th... IMO.

As for what they have added to WDW for the 50th, you list is a bit short. They are doing quite a bit of polishing and painting in MK, updating Jungle Cruise, redoing the bakery, updated the castle and redid the night time show. There's more than that, but no they won't have a Tron to really blow it out.
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are they even going to bother or care aside from special merch though? that's what remains to be seen. Im thinking not much with this current management regime in place. But will see. maybe all the backlash from the mistake on the lake will force them to put some effort into it.
 
HauntedPirate

HauntedPirate

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aladdin2007 said:
are they even going to bother or care aside from special merch though? that's what remains to be seen. Im thinking not much with this current management regime in place. But will see. maybe all the backlash from the mistake on the lake will force them to put some effort into it.
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They will sell the hell out of nostalgia-based Epcot merchandise. 💰
 
Indy_UK

Indy_UK

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Anyone know if they are even actively working on the inside of the Play Pavilion?

Was hoping that this was open by August 2022 when we visit next
 
ToTBellHop

ToTBellHop

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JohnD said:
Well, the concept of the Play Pavilion is soooo 2019 (before the pandemic), so who knows?
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The Zach, “Because Walt Disney once said, ’I only hope that one day, guests will experience everything through their smart phones,” the Team and I are proud to announce the Disney Virtual+ Pavilion, where families will be empowered to explore their Disney dreams in a timeless way virtually while walking around our pitch-black Wonders of Life pavilion (editor note: we need to avoid pointing out that this replaces the previously-announced Play Pavilion. Perhaps say “newly renovated building”). You won’t believe how realistic guest-favorites like Miguel, Raya, Shang Chi, and Rey look on your phone! I can’t wait to share the shade of black paint we’ve selected in a future update!”
 
danv3

danv3

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MansionButler84 said:
The Zach, “Because Walt Disney once said, ’I only hope that one day, guests will experience everything through their smart phones,” the Team and I are proud to announce the Disney Virtual+ Pavilion, where families will be empowered to explore their Disney dreams in a timeless way virtually while walking around our pitch-black Wonders of Life pavilion (editor note: we need to avoid pointing out that this replaces the previously-announced Play Pavilion. Perhaps say “newly renovated building”). You won’t believe how realistic guest-favorites like Miguel, Raya, Shang Chi, and Rey look on your phone! I can’t wait to share the shade of black paint we’ve selected in a future update!”
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MansionButler84 is The Zach CONFIRMED.
 

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