Epcot Spine and Entrance Project

[rteetz]

Yeah but I think you'll see much of that space gobbled up by kitchen space(depending on F&B, and meet and greet rooms). I doubt the guest will see much beyond the main dome.
Any idea if the space in the back off the dome is more than one level?

I’m not expecting a major sit down or quick service in this space. More smaller things like when it’s used as a festival center.

I don’t believe the other space are more than one level for the guest space unless they change that in the new venue.

 

[sachilles]

My opinion is that if they don't have some sort of food service, enough to feed cranky kids, and offer mommy and daddy a beer or glass of wine, then this place will be a failure.

 

[ParkHoppers]

Not that I,ve ever used it but will the DVC lounge be removed for this construction?

 

[Mome Rath]

I think the pavilion will be a hit, the main thing will be; will they continually update it with new tech and/or make sure it's kept ship shape? The meet & greet's will be able to be rotated easily as well as any F&B offerings.

 

[mcjaco]

Lets not forget the sizable structures off the back of the WoL. It's plenty big.

 

[ChipnDale79]

any idea what the timelines are here? or did i just miss that piece?

 

[The Pho]

any idea what the timelines are here? or did i just miss that piece?

In time for the 50th, at least for parts of it.

 

[cassie58]

I believe Food and Beverage. We know Club Kool and some other areas are going away

 

[Brett Wyman]

But are they fixing the monorail drop off OUTSIDE of security issue?

 

[Roxyfire]

Honestly the whole playground thing doesn’t excite me too much. It’s possible I’m not entirely wrapping my head around the concept but with kids who are teenagers I wonder if this will have little to any impact on our trip. Of course we will check it out but I wonder when they say children how young they are talking. Clearly playground is typically referring to younger kids and they said no real attractions so my curiosity is there.

I realize I may have just babbled incoherently but again, just having difficulty wrapping my head around the whole new pavilion and how “unique” a children’s playground could really be

I think about it this way, even if it's not great for you or your family, it will spread out the crowds a bit which we can all appreciate.

 

[Brett Wyman]

I think about it this way, even if it's not great for you or your family, it will spread out the crowds a bit which we can all appreciate.

Right. My kids are 2 and 5 and will probably go nuts for this area. They also love the Flower and Garden temp playground that they set up.

 

[jlwhitney]

I’d say the play space is more interactive and entertainment type experiences.

Only problem is these kind of areas tend to get super busy with rude kids and parents .

 

[DisneyPrincess1984]

Do we know when construction will begin? We are going in early 2020 - January or February - will it be a mess during our trip?

 

[sachilles]

WOL feels like a consolidation of a lot of things, that they put in all the other buildings to look like they weren't sitting empty. They did a bunch of stop gap stuff, and I think WOL gets all the good concepts that were worth keeping. You then tear down the dilapidated structures and start over moving down the spine. Most of the architecture is pretty cool, but innoventions is bland. I think you eliminate both innoventions buildings eventually. If you do that you improve the flow to both sides of future world. You just have to figure out a way to replace the services in those buildings. So you need a good quick service, a gift shop and you'd be good to go. One of those cases where subtraction might be a benefit.

 

[Roxyfire]

Right. My kids are 2 and 5 and will probably go nuts for this area. They also love the Flower and Garden temp playground that they set up.

My one and only will be about 14 or 15 (lord help me) so I'm seeing it as a nice spot for me to chill out inside. I can see him wanting to check it out if it has a lot of interactive stuff or to meet a character from a movie that he likes. But who knows he might not even want to go to Disney World at all by that age

 

[rteetz]

In time for the 50th, at least for parts of it.

I believe the entrance may be done sooner than that.

 

[rteetz]

Do we know when construction will begin? We are going in early 2020 - January or February - will it be a mess during our trip?

Walls should show up later this year.

 

[rteetz]

Only problem is these kind of areas tend to get super busy with rude kids and parents .

That can happen anywhere.

 

[mamaofsix]

Honestly the whole playground thing doesn’t excite me too much. It’s possible I’m not entirely wrapping my head around the concept but with kids who are teenagers I wonder if this will have little to any impact on our trip. Of course we will check it out but I wonder when they say children how young they are talking. Clearly playground is typically referring to younger kids and they said no real attractions so my curiosity is there.

I realize I may have just babbled incoherently but again, just having difficulty wrapping my head around the whole new pavilion and how “unique” a children’s playground could really be

I think this area will be a good counterpoint to the Guardians of the Galaxy coaster and Space Restaurant. Guardians will have a height restriction, and the Space Restaurant will likely be more interesting to older kids/teens/adults. A play pavilion will be perfect for younger families, or parents that need somewhere to go with their littles while their spouse or older children are riding Guardians.

So, while not particularly applicable to families with teens or adult visitors, it seems like a much needed offering for a segment of guests that often gets overlooked at Epcot.

 

[Farro]

Walls should show up later this year.

So, in May 2020 Future World will be a giant construction wall?

Oh well, at least we enter from International Gateway and will still have World Showcase.