PHOTOS - Demolition progress at the center of EPCOT Future World

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EPCOT Future World core demolition - March 7 2020

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Posted: Thursday March 12, 2020 7:31am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The center of EPCOT looks a lot different these days, with nearly everything gone from the center of Future World.

EPCOT Future World core demolition - March 7 2020

The overhead canopy has been removed, and work is underway on removing the front of Mouse Gear.

EPCOT Future World core demolition - March 7 2020

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EPCOT Future World core demolition - March 7 2020

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MisterPenguin44 minutes ago

The only panels that light are the ones that are flat (they don't pop outward into two new triangles) and the ones with a border. Flat panels with no border aren't LEDs (it seems) and the ones that pop out don't light up, tho, they seem they do when they reflect the panels that do light up.

radiorae58 minutes ago

I’m sure they are! They likely turned them all off until they can get them working again together instead of having random ones out. I’d guess they’d want it back up and running by the time Communicore Hall opens, but only time will tell!

Disstevefan13 hours ago

I hope part of the testing includes power washing ;)

Disstevefan13 hours ago

Did TWDC buy a LED lighting company? The interns in charge of the lighting design in all parks in WDW LOVE to use A LOT of different color lights. As the interns say, "Fountains are so 1982...."

James Alucobond3 hours ago

I assume some is already in place for sprinklers within the planters, but whether or not what's there could support a fountain is another issue entirely. Also, I doubt they have to break up ground to fix the floor lights.

Incomudro3 hours ago

Maybe when they break up the ground to fix the broken floor lights they can run some plumbing? ;)

Bocabear3 hours ago

Actually in the video the central planter looked awfully dark and non kinetic... Flashing lights can do something, but the sound of water, the visual is not the same as video walls and flashing color-changing lights.... a central core fountain would have brought something wonderful to the heart of World whatever-its-called....Maybe at some point in the future.....

ChewbaccaYourMum4 hours ago

You are right lol

ChrisFL4 hours ago

Yes.....at night

kevlightyear4 hours ago

It does look cool. I just hope with all the color changing and flashing going on it doesn't look to Vegas-like. Like SSE, I think turning the brightness down 25-50% would do wonders.

ChewbaccaYourMum5 hours ago

Amazing. A while ago in this thread people were mentioning not having the fountain anymore loses kinetic energy in the area. Is it just me, or doesn't the lighting package all around with the always changing/moving lights (to the music) add so much kinetic energy to the area? Of course, a fountain with a lighting package in it as well would be very nice, but I don't feel like what we have here now with the lights can't still do the trick. I can't wait for this whole area to be open.

pigglewiggle6 hours ago

They are testing it. I would expect things like that during testing.

imagineer976 hours ago

Doesn't it seem like portions of Communicore Hall's lighting are ALREADY not functioning? It really looks like there are some panels not lighting when they are supposed to.