Permanent Ralph Breaks The Internet Family Play Zone Debuts at Epcot

[Mickey5150]

It was put up with Food and Wine, a place for the kids to run around as their parents can enjoy some food. It's right next to Taste Track so it was probably built to get the sugar out of the kids before heading into the park. At least it's on the back side of Mouse Gears and not along the main pathway between Future World and World Showcase.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Sure it says this....But not to the drunkards of Food & Wine since they can't climb pyramids anymore....

 

[francism]

"Surfaces may be hot"

You don't say.

 

[Biff215]

It was put up with Food and Wine, a place for the kids to run around as their parents can enjoy some food. It's right next to Taste Track so it was probably built to get the sugar out of the kids before heading into the park. At least it's on the back side of Mouse Gears and not along the main pathway between Future World and World Showcase.

The difference here? It’s being reported as “permanent”.

 

[Br’er Rabbit]

The irony of these boards where they still try to pretend like Tom Sawyer’s Island is beloved and needed becasue kids need a quiet spot to play and when Epcot builds a spot like that everyone jumps into a frenzy about how pathetic and sad Epcot is for building this.

 

[TwilightZone]

The irony of these boards where they still try to pretend like Tom Sawyer’s Island is beloved and needed becasue kids need a quiet spot to play and when Epcot builds a spot like that everyone jumps into a frenzy about how pathetic and sad Epcot is for building this.

TSI is well themed and done.
This is lower than kindergarten standard

 

[TwilightZone]

It's more timeless. More family friendly. More Disney.

Is there Fastpass available for this?

It's secretly horizons 2, I'm calling it. It's hidden in there somewhere, you just have to look.

It all lies in venellope's steering wheel

 

[peter11435]

Has anyone else reported this being “permanent.” I was under the impression it was a temporary addition for the festival like they’ve been doing for years. Although with food and wine rolling into holidays, rolling into art, rolling into flower and garden I could certainly see it sticking around and being mildly rebranded for each new festival. Really though I don’t understand all the disgust in this thread. There’s been playgrounds just like this off and on around Epcot for over a decade now.

 

[Jones14]

Y’all, we walked past it today. It takes up maybe 100 square feet and it looks nice. The kids running around on it looked happy.

Burn it to the ground, though, right?

 

[TwilightZone]

Really though I don’t understand all the disgust in this thread. There’s been playgrounds just like this off and on around Epcot for over a decade now.

This is the first time I'm hearing of it, unless you're referring to stuff like this:

All of which are better

 

[trainplane3]

@marni1971, whether or not this is permanent can we please get a full length tribute video to cover this amazing addition? And yes, I think we all expect you to demo all of the things in the playground so we can know how everything worked.

 

[TwilightZone]

@marni1971, whether or not this is permanent can we please get a full length tribute video to cover this amazing addition? And yes, I think we all expect you to demo all of the things in the playground so we can know how everything worked.

I can't wait to see all the angles he can film find vanellope's wheel, the ultimate attraction.

 

[NemoRocks78]

I remember a playground in this spot during F&G recently. And this isn’t some McD’s PlayPlace monstrosity. I don’t think it’s a big deal. *shrug*

 

[Biff215]

The irony of these boards where they still try to pretend like Tom Sawyer’s Island is beloved and needed becasue kids need a quiet spot to play and when Epcot builds a spot like that everyone jumps into a frenzy about how pathetic and sad Epcot is for building this.

The two cannot be compared. My kids could spend hours exploring TSI. They also enjoy AK’s boneyard and the former HISTK playground. I’m not sure they’d even bother to stop here, they have a better setup at school and that’s not saying much.

I’ve never been a fan of these for the festivals but this one looks particularly bad. What is the tie in anyway? Certainly not Ralph. It might not bother everyone, but certainly we should expect better from Disney.

 

[peter11435]

This is the first time I'm hearing of it, unless you're referring to stuff like this:

All of which are better

Flower and garden festival has had two or three playgrounds just like this each year for over a decade.

Here’s just one example

 

[MisterPenguin]

I was under the impression it was a temporary addition for the festival like they’ve been doing for years.

Shhhh.... you'll interrupt the rage with cognitive dissonance.

The ghost of festival playgrounds past....

 

[TwilightZone]

Shhhh.... you'll interrupt the rage with cognitive dissonance.

The ghost of festival playgrounds past....

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All of these look better than ralph. They're much better.

 

[peter11435]

All of these look better than ralph. They're much better.

Not really. They all look basically the same.

 

[monothingie]

Has anyone else reported this being “permanent.” I was under the impression it was a temporary addition for the festival like they’ve been doing for years. Although with food and wine rolling into holidays, rolling into art, rolling into flower and garden I could certainly see it sticking around and being mildly rebranded for each new festival. Really though I don’t understand all the disgust in this thread. There’s been playgrounds just like this off and on around Epcot for over a decade now.

They had one for the spring festival that was by its appearance temporary. This one plus the the additional walkways that were added seems like it’s going to be here for a while.

 

[FigmentForver96]

Not really. They all look basically the same.

You know everyone needs to go mad and talk about EPCOT Center being the greatest thing and how Walt would have never approved or something like this.