Sad state of WOL building

sshindel

sshindel

The Epcot Manifesto
WondersOfLife said:
Probably not.. If so, let me know! They usually prefer not to remind people that this pavilion existed in the first place... Not really sure why, though. It was a great pavilion.
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The Disney Parks Blog has been hitting long gone Epcot Center attractions lately. Horizons, World of Motion, and Kitchen Kabaret. You never know if they'll decide to troll us a little more and hit WoL.
They could reach ultimate troll level if they sold WoL merch from inside the "festival center" shops.
 
captainmoch

captainmoch

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I've always wondered if the Cranium Command show is still operational hidden in there. Same with Body Wars, although I've heard that that one has since been disassembled, which would make sense as leaving multiple huge simulators unused probably isn't the best use of them.
 
marni1971

marni1971

Park History nut
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captainmoch said:
I've always wondered if the Cranium Command show is still operational hidden in there. Same with Body Wars, although I've heard that that one has since been disassembled, which would make sense as leaving multiple huge simulators unused probably isn't the best use of them.
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Body Wars is all gone. Cranium has most of the props and stage set still intact but is missing a lot of backstage hardware.
 
marni1971

marni1971

Park History nut
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Welcome to Epcot where the magic never ends

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WondersOfLife

WondersOfLife

Blink, blink. Breathe, breathe. Day in, day out.
sshindel said:
The Disney Parks Blog has been hitting long gone Epcot Center attractions lately. Horizons, World of Motion, and Kitchen Kabaret. You never know if they'll decide to troll us a little more and hit WoL.
They could reach ultimate troll level if they sold WoL merch from inside the "festival center" shops.
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The most recent thing was this.. Which was shocking to me when they came out..

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WDWVolFan

WDWVolFan

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raven said:
While at the Food & wine festival last week I decided to pop into the Festival Center in the old Wonders of Life building. Upon walking up the ramp I noticed the outside of the gold dome is very water stained and has +streaks all over it. Very little signs or added decor (flowers, etc) were added for the festival to the outside of the building as well. Not a very pleasant "welcome" by the look of things. Inside was a little better but I'm quite surprised they still haven't update the restroom after all these years of the building being closed. You'd think they'd have plenty of down time between usage of the building but I guess it isn't a priority.

I realize they have repurposed this building but any idea why are they letting it rot between usage?
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Tax trick to claim depreciation so they can get some money to update Epcot one day? LOL
 
wm49rs

wm49rs

A naughty bit o' crumpet
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SimulatedIntelligentRobot said:
MetLife opted out after 2001, they closed it for seasonal operation and then they closed it for good. ...Someone said GEICO should sponsor it if it comes back.
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Again, they don't need sponsors. And the amount of work (and expense) it would take to turn that pavilion from what its current used as is too prohibitive for TWDC....
 
P

Prog

Well-Known Member
SimulatedIntelligentRobot said:
Disney is not evil, they had to close WoL due to the lack of a sponsor. And they don't know what to do with the building, so why not use it as a festival center? Maybe someday they'll get a sponsor and reopen the pavilion.
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Universe of Energy - No sponsor, 2004-Present
The Living Seas - No sponsor, 1998-2007
The Seas with Nemo and Friends - No Sponsor, 2007-Present
The Land - No Sponsor, 2009-Present
Horizons - No Sponsor, 1993-1999
Imagination - No Sponsor, 2010-Present
Wonders of Life - No Sponsor, 2001-2007 (2004-2007 Seasonal Operation)
I'll concede that the loss of sponsorships coincided with the crippling of several of these pavilions, but the sponsorships were far from compulsory.
 

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