jdmdisney99
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I never experienced Wonders of Life. It looks cool.
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MerlinTheGoat
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It was pretty cool. Not the best pavilions at Future World or anything to be fair of course (tough competition against what were very arguably some of the absolute greatest rides ever created with Horizons, World of Motion, Imagination, Spaceship Earth, etc). But I heard WoL was built on a very small budget and it's impressive considering how much they managed to accomplish with so little money. I don't remember the exact figure but I recall it being pretty small and I heard it was because the rest of Epcot had used up most of the budget already. They worked creatively within limitations and STILL managed to create an incredibly charming and memorable pavilion.
Genie of the Lamp
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It was pretty unique I must say. No doubt the highlight of this pavilion was the Body Wars ride. I know that it's pretty similar to star tours but none the less, this was one of my favorite EPCOT attractions when I was younger (in second grade).
jdmdisney99
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Hey, remember the Speedway Fastpass one?
Taylor
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Yeah there's been worse toHey, remember the Speedway Fastpass one?
rsoxguy
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BuMP?
How About BUMP? Or perhaps bUMP. Or maybe BuMp. Then there's always bumP.
You're thinking that this post is nonsensical and a flagrant waste of time? Yeah, I was thinking the same thing about your bump.
Axle1986
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gatoronfire4lor
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Sadly, what Merlin said is true.
I'm a former cast member. One of the last things I did as a CM was work the 2012 Flower and Garden Festival. So of course, I was all over the place backstage at Wonders. I never saw WoL in its "glory days", but it's definitely not there now. Though you may be surprised at how much still is. Bits and pieces of Cranium Command and Body Wars are still in the building. It actually made for some rather CREEPY feeling moments going to get some things from the back (both rides are primarily used for Festival storage now). Kind of like wandering through an abandoned carnival.
But, the queue to Body Wars ends in a solid wall now (that area is also primarily used for Festival storage). The building has morphed into the Festival Center and that's just what it's going to be, with 2 successful and long-standing festivals every year. The amount of work that would be required to "bring back WoL" would be far beyond the nostalgic return on investment.
Hope I didn't crush any dreams,
Sean
PS - Feel free to ask questions about the building. I saw a good portion of it.
I'm a former cast member. One of the last things I did as a CM was work the 2012 Flower and Garden Festival. So of course, I was all over the place backstage at Wonders. I never saw WoL in its "glory days", but it's definitely not there now. Though you may be surprised at how much still is. Bits and pieces of Cranium Command and Body Wars are still in the building. It actually made for some rather CREEPY feeling moments going to get some things from the back (both rides are primarily used for Festival storage now). Kind of like wandering through an abandoned carnival.
But, the queue to Body Wars ends in a solid wall now (that area is also primarily used for Festival storage). The building has morphed into the Festival Center and that's just what it's going to be, with 2 successful and long-standing festivals every year. The amount of work that would be required to "bring back WoL" would be far beyond the nostalgic return on investment.
Hope I didn't crush any dreams,
Sean
PS - Feel free to ask questions about the building. I saw a good portion of it.
PhilharMagician
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Dude, nice way to make your first ever post. Bump?? 
MarkTwain
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Well as long as we're on the subject, here are some shots I grabbed of WoL when it was open for F&W this past year:
^ One of the more colorful entrances into a pavilion, if you ask me. And here's a panorama of the interior... as you can see, the chandelier's still intact:
^ One of the more colorful entrances into a pavilion, if you ask me. And here's a panorama of the interior... as you can see, the chandelier's still intact:
PhilharMagician
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Thanks for posting the pics. I love the plants and trees inside this pavillion.
AllyInWonderland
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I remember this pavilion as a little kid watching the Goofy cartoons. I miss it.
dgp602
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What does bump stand for?
Goofyernmost
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Judging by the fact that you don't have many posts I will tell you. It means that someone found this dormant thread from days of yore and really didn't have a comment but for some inexplicable reason wanted it back in the mainstream of current posts. So they type in the words "bump" and post it and like WDWMagic, it's bumped back in our consciousnesses, at least for a little while. I don't think this one will last very long.
dgp602
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Yes, relatively new when it comes to being active..but have been following this site for years..decided to finally become a participant instead of just a viewer! Thanks for the info! Makes sense now...
Goofyernmost
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You're welcome and welcome into this little world of dysfunctional family members.
JeffH
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Body Wars came first...and in it's first incarnation proved too much for rider's stomachs (like mine), so it had to be scaled back.
I STILL THINK IF BODY WARS HAD BEEN CHANGED, THE PAVILION COULD HAVE BEEN SAVED, LIKE THE LAND WAS WHEN SOARIN REPLACED Food Rocks/Kitchen Kabaret
The problem with Body Wars was it was not very exciting and went nowhere (who wants to travel through the bloodstream and brain over and over again)...if this attraction, instead, visited various 'Wonders of Life' (wonders of the world), then, like Soarin' it would have been a real people pleaser. And if, like Star Tours now, it visited a random (let's say) 7 amazing places, then every ride would be different. The take off from Epcot would have been standard (ala Flight to the Moon you viewed your lift off from Tomorrowland), as would have the landing, and near the end of the ride something would go wrong warping the vehicle to somewhere unknown (another Galaxy, Pandora, a DeathStar)...and bring back venison stew.
It was really sad how Disney let this Pavilion die instead of trying to save it, especially considering how popular the other 'internal' pavilion The Land was. I imagine that Disney just decided that it was just wasn't profitable to support a 7th pavilion.
The REAL sad part was losing Cranium Command, one of the best attractions ever made.
George Lucas on a Bench
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It's still awesome on the inside. They could clearly do something there and it's more relevant now than ever when you look at the unhealthy and fat state of Disney guests AKA Americans these days. Maybe they don't want to alienate them.