New permits filed for Project G in World Celebration at EPCOT

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Innoventions West foundations area

Posted: Friday October 22, 2021 12:45pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has filed new construction permits for work on the remaining areas of EPCOT's World Celebration.

Part of Project G, the permit covers foundation work on the former Innovations West building in the area of the old Club Cool.

The permit has the description of 'Project G 217 Foundations.' Interestingly, the permit references the location with its old name of Pasta Piazza which closed in 2001. (Thanks to danlb_2000 on the WDWMAGIC Forums for identifying the permit)

Four Neighborhoods of EPCOT map

The permit is assigned to long-time Disney contractor, The Whiting-Tuner Contracting Company, a partner that typically works on major construction at Walt Disney World.

The general area was to become home to the new elevated festival center "table," which was scrapped during a re-evaluation of the project. It remains unclear what will take-shape in the area, but Disney has said it will be a festival area with details to come.

Epcot new central spine concept art

With Creations Shop and Club Cool now open, all attention is on completing the food & beverage areas, Journey of Water, and reopening the central spine of EPCOT.

Opening Day at Creations Shop

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Moth20 minutes ago

It's about tike Disney invests on the best ride on property.

stuart1 hour ago

That's pretty sad and disappointing to see. I saw a video fairly recently and they were operational. We go in July, and was looking forward to spending a bit of time there over two weeks for some pics of it all lit up at night

aladdin20073 hours ago

I hope wdwmagic can get a better video, that sites video is constant ads and then goes into a whole different video.

MisterPenguin11 hours ago

I wonder if LwtL's Christmas decorations, which totally was a huge draw with queues at night hitting an hour, was a sign that if they spruced it up a bit more outside of Christmas, it would help with capacity, since it often only has a 5 minute queue.

trainplane312 hours ago

I like improved lighting but I feel this needs to be a bit adjusted. Seems overdone but again, pictures and videos aren't going to show what it's really like. Anyways, I'm so happy to see the ride getting regular love and can't wait to see it in person.

James Alucobond14 hours ago

Spoiler alert: It’s a real gator.

imagineer9714 hours ago

Looks like they're going for a consistent vibe in all of their bayous.

Epcot81Fan14 hours ago

Take that, Epic Universe! - WDI

tparris15 hours ago

These things have also barely been functional lately

networkpro15 hours ago

There's one on the left side and one to thr right now, before both were in the right.

tparris15 hours ago

Floor lights in world celebration are still completely turned off…

SplashJacket15 hours ago

Love this sort of stuff. A ride doesn’t need a massive overhaul all at once, iterative improvements through the years culminate to an exceptional experience over time. It reminds me of Disneyland. I honestly wish they would leave more room for improvement in new rides. A lot may never come to fruition, but if you allow for future plussing (not an excuse to cheap out) you can ultimately deliver a better product through the years.