PHOTOS - Fountain of Nations, Starbucks, Club Cool and the original Character Spot now behind construction walls

By WDWMAGIC Staff · Monday September 9, 2019 9:50am ET · "EPCOT"
PHOTOS - Fountain of Nations, Starbucks, Club Cool and the original Character Spot now behind construction walls
Photos of the latest changes to Epcot's Future World.

The first round of closures are now in effect at Epcot, the first phase that will see a complete redevelopment of Future World.

Fountain of Nations is now drained and behind construction walls.

It isn't clear yet if the fountain will remain, although the new area will feature plenty of water features.

Club Cool is now closed behind the walls, but will ultimately be relocated on the other side in what is currently Innoventions East.

Character Spot is closed, with a new location setup in another part of Innoventions West.

Inside the new Character Spot, guests can continue to meet Minnie Mouse, Goofy and Mickey Mouse in-front of Epcot themed backgrounds.

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↩ replying to Cmdr_Crimson
I’m still annoyed they used my car as a fireworks barge.
So does anyone know definitively what's happening with FoN? I've been a reading maniac, but I've seen three different options...
↩ replying to ImperfectPixie
Looks to be demolished and replaced with a smaller fountain.
↩ replying to Jwhee
That’s what happens when you cut maintenance.
↩ replying to wdwmagic
Magical.
↩ replying to ImperfectPixie
It ded.
Is it just me, or was there a much better way to do this.
↩ replying to wdwmagic
Was the Innoventions loop still playing?
↩ replying to WondersOfLife
Chapek Sez: "As long as the gift shops are open!"

Sarcasam aside, probably not. Epcot's gonna look like DCA Construction Zone for a while.

Well, that would've been the best option.

And are they really keeping half of the old Communicore/Innoventions building on that side? Or is it coming down later?
↩ replying to WondersOfLife
Yep.

Repurpose the buildings to a modern version of their original appearance. We nearly got that too.
↩ replying to marni1971
This is about as bad as the ones at Imagination..You might be lucky if one even shoots water...
↩ replying to Cmdr_Crimson
On my July trip, I hanged out up there for a good 20 minutes and they were working pretty well actually. I was surprised.

Edit: Uploaded images to Imgur so they won't be downscaled for the forums. For anyone who cares.
Do we think the fiber optic sidewalks will survive?
↩ replying to rsm
They will not.