Coaster Lover
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Agreed... it has so much more potential than what was planned... hopefully it doesn't sit unused for another decade before they finally decide to do something with it...
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EPCOT New Play Pavilion to replace Epcot's Wonders of Life
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TwilightZone
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Can’t wait for DCA/Paris Studios 2!
I wish for a combination like Eisner / Wells.
Can’t wait for DCA/Paris Studios 2!
And why’s Humungous in that montage?
bhg469
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You get a great look around the outside almost to the back... It looks as though nothing has been disturbed.. Obviously inside cannot be seen but if there was work being done, I'm sure people here would have said something.
mightynine
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We’re not asking the most important question if this rumor is true: how long will the flagpole be bare at the entrance?
ToTBellHop
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I understand it will be replaced with a statue of Walt, in profile, dreaming while on a toilet. He was a true visionary since more than 50 years after his death, the most significant dreaming I read about on social media comes to people while on the toilet 20 minutes longer than required.
Did you know the vision of Epcot came to Walt while…enthroned?
Fear
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I am flabberghasted that everyone seems to think this is gospel. I'll hold my judgment until literally any reliable source says something.
And lack of refutation from a reliable source doesn't equate a confirmation.
bhg469
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If this is "on" one would surmise they would be working on the exterior as well as the interior.. It looks like an overgrown abandoned road side attraction.
mattpeto
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The MDE digital map are due for some updates...
I'm guessing we'll have TRON added in January and maybe even Splash will be updated with TBA coming soon. We'll also have Journey of Water/spine art work added at some point next year and likely the removal of the barges in April.
One of those updates will just remove Wonders of Life and Disney will confirm that the PLAY! Pavilion has been cancelled, if it's so...
The Splash retheme is "on", but they haven't touched the outside yet.
Why work on prettifying the pavilion's front yard with landscaping if it's going to be simply delayed for another year?
Fear
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Roof Repairs Visible on PLAY! Pavilion in EPCOT
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From yesterday. They're still maintaining the roof.
Additionally, they didn't start TRON hardscape until very recently. Landscaping would be last on their list.
bhg469
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Because it is terrible looking from the monorail. It is just a really bad look.
Fear
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It's far and away not the worst looking area of Epcot from the Monorail.
Disney doesn't care much about bad sight lines that come from being elevated by an attraction or conveyance. From the top of the Matterhorn or the short lived in-park gondolas giving guests access to other lands or infrastructure or any other 'back of house' -- there's only so much that can be hidden.
bhg469
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The obvious construction sites are visible.. People understand that.. A wall around a gold dome looking like a scene out of "I am Legend" is a little less understandable.. At least mow the lawn!
DreamfinderGuy
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Here's someone saying something. Interior work was active last week.
This. Also, they're entirely relandscaping the entrance anyway. Maintaining what's there is a silly effort when all of it will be ripped out eventually.
UNCgolf
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Why do you think anyone is treating this as gospel?
It's basically just people hopeful that it's true.
If they're hoping PLAY! isn't happening, then they're also hoping for the consequence of PLAY! not happening: The pavilion sitting unused for years like Stitch's Great Escape is.
And they're hoping for Disney character M&Gs to be all over EPCOT, rather than relegated to the WoL Pavilion.
Be careful what you hope for!
DisneyDebRob
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I did not realize there were so many people looking forward to this. When announced it sounded like a “ we don’t know what to do so we are going to make a few areas that kids can play in”. In other words, a people eater, or family eater. After looking into it, seems that it wasn’t really anything worth while. Could be just my feeling. These announcements always have a few throw ins that usually don’t get built or scaled down. I thought this would be the first to go. Waiting on official word like the rest of you I guess.
Yeah this pavilion looked like .... not something I cared about but still would like to see it opened. Out of all the things to go in the epcot redo though, this I'll miss least.