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

[CJR]

They're still working on a new fountain attraction and park area with trees. If simpler things those take over a year to build, Play (also simple, but indoors) and SSE will be like 2030 at the current rate.

I think both will happen to some sort of extent, but it's easy to understand why they're not going to be discussed at D23. Neither are a priority.

If the project turns into something else, it's hard to imagine something much worse. If it gets a ride, it'll automatically improve as long as it's not tipping you over in a cardboard box (Dinosaurs reference).

 

[Gran Fiesta]

So I guess did this get the Mary Poppins treatment?

 

[brb1006]

The poor former WOL Pavillion just can't catch a break.

 

[brb1006]

So I guess did this get the Mary Poppins treatment?

Who knows at this point.

 

[tparris]

Visible Work Resumes on Paused PLAY! Pavilion at EPCOT

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[bhg469]

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Can it even be called the play pavilion yet?

 

[brb1006]

The Interior of the Pavilion these past four years.

 

[Patcheslee]

Can it even be called the play pavilion yet?

Sure, Disney playing tricks

 

[tparris]

Can it even be called the play pavilion yet?

The exclamation point should be changed because right now it’s more like the PLAY? Pavilion

 

[MisterPenguin]

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Ah, the quarterly re-roofing!

 

[eddie104]

So no insiders have any insight on what’s going with this project or are they not allowed to talk ?

 

[HauntedPirate]

So no insiders have any insight on what’s going with this project or are they not allowed to talk ?

C) There’s probably nothing to talk about

 

[Patcheslee]

C) There’s probably nothing to talk about

Is that a hint , Encanto going in lol

 

[HauntedPirate]

Is that a hint , Encanto going in lol

No hints, I have zero inside information. But I hope any Encanto content is limited to a M&G. Wasn't impressed by the movie.

 

[ToTBellHop]

So no insiders have any insight on what’s going with this project or are they not allowed to talk ?

I mean…it wasn’t canceled. I don’t know that it will open in a year though. It certainly can if they want it to still.

 

[tparris]

I mean…it wasn’t canceled. I don’t know that it will open in a year though. It certainly can if they want it to still.

2025 baybeeee!!!

 

[ToTBellHop]

2025 baybeeee!!!

The Zach needs to pick tiles STAT to meet that deadline!

 

[danheaton]

I feel like they'll end up doing something with the building eventually, but it wouldn't shock me to have a brand new announcement of something that is very different at Destination D23 next year or at D23 Expo in 2024. The fact they announced nothing at the latest Expo is not a great sign.

 

[eddie104]

I mean…it wasn’t canceled. I don’t know that it will open in a year though. It certainly can if they want it to still.

Thanks for the response. I think it’s important for Disney to resume work on this project to help restore some lost capacity at Epcot.

 

[UNCgolf]

I mean…it wasn’t canceled. I don’t know that it will open in a year though. It certainly can if they want it to still.

Ugh, I was really hoping it had been silently axed like Mary Poppins.

Then maybe they'd come up with a concept that wasn't a waste of a pavilion space.