Disstevefan1
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I saw the video! It gave me chills. Its too bad Disney would never do it. #DisneySaysFossilFuelsBad
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EPCOT New Play Pavilion to replace Epcot's Wonders of Life
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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.
ppete1975
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add wall-e and ill vote for you
It's that small audience that's the main problem though the subject matter (and tone in how it's presented) is seemingly part of the problem. I could see them scrapping it in favor of IP.
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The Leader of the Club
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He can show up too.
Even though I’d rather see him in Tomorrowland.
Chef idea Mickey`=
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Then Wall-E goes to Tomorrowland and both Big Hero 6 and Inside Out share Wonders of Life, although I prefer each IP has it's own personal location!* Epcot has a parking lot space with the Wall-E name.
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WorldExplorer
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This sounds like an incredibly stupid idea when the park has already repeatedly suffered from things becoming outdated too quickly.
Two Epcot arcades that aren't anything special tech-wise anymore isn't enough?
Wall-E parking lot signage... there's a reason he's there. I can't imagine it was randomly pulled out of a hat. Still not sold on Wonders/Health yet as great as that team up would be in that space. I've a feeling Inside Out is destined for another location.
Agent H
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No no they have the playground with wall-e stickers!
Nah, I don't think so.