New guidemap shows the new neighborhood layout of EPCOT

Oct 04, 2021 in "EPCOT"

Posted: Monday October 4, 2021 9:14am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The new EPCOT guidemap released on October 1 at the start of Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary shows the new neighborhoods of EPCOT as the park continues its redevelopment.


In place of Future World, the new map shows the neighborhoods of World Celebration, World Discovery and World Nature. World Showcase remains as before.

Interestingly, the map continues to show the previously announced PLAY! pavilion in World Discovery. PLAY! received no mentions during the recent media updates, despite the adjacent Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind being confirmed to open in 2022.

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Moth9 hours ago

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

stuart9 hours 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

aladdin200712 hours ago

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

MisterPenguin20 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.

trainplane321 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 Alucobond23 hours ago

Spoiler alert: It’s a real gator.

imagineer9723 hours ago

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

Epcot81Fan23 hours ago

Take that, Epic Universe! - WDI

tparris1 day ago

These things have also barely been functional lately

networkpro1 day ago

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

tparris1 day ago

tparris1 day ago

Floor lights in world celebration are still completely turned off…

SplashJacket1 day 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.

gerarar1 day ago