PHOTOS - Construction walls throughout Epcot's Future World

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Epcot Future World Construction Walls - September 2019

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Posted: Thursday September 12, 2019 9:16am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Epcot's Future World is full of construction walls as early work begins to transform the land into the new "Worlds."

At the main entrance, the majority of the area is walled off for removal of Leave a Legacy and to begin work on the new main entrance plaza.

Epcot Future World Construction Walls - September 2019

Walls line the edge of the park between Gateway Gifts and Guest Relations.

Epcot Future World Construction Walls - September 2019

More walls can be found on the eastern side next to Mouse Gear.

Epcot Future World Construction Walls - September 2019

The playground remains open, but is surrounded by walls.

Epcot Future World Construction Walls - September 2019

The Future World West bathroom area near to Test Track is also behind walls.

Epcot Future World Construction Walls - September 2019

According to Disney, when complete "Epcot will be unified with four neighborhoods that each speak to important aspects of the world and its people: World Showcase, World Celebration, World Nature and World Discovery. These neighborhoods will be filled with new experiences rooted in authenticity and innovation that take you to new destinations, where the real is made fantastic in a celebration of curiosity, hands-on wonder and the magic of possibility."

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Disstevefan11 hour ago

We are never getting a fountain back. That would be Disney admitting their mistake, that's never gonna happen.

osian2 hours ago

Small fountain??

Nickm20224 hours ago

my want for them to just rip out the lights make it a plain walk way, and put a small fountain in the middle is extreme

MisterPenguin5 hours ago

Was there last week. All the strips were even with the walkway; nothing sticking up; nothing roped off. Still not working.

Basil of Baker Street6 hours ago

Guests are being told to just walk around it.

James Alucobond19 hours ago

The new covers were materially different from the original installation. It obviously didn't help in any meaningful way, but it wasn't the exact same thing.

dmc49320 hours ago

I don't think they truly designed a proper alternative, they just bought and installed new covers and hoped that would solve some of the problem

James Alucobond22 hours ago

Interested as well. The original malfunctioned almost immediately after the December 2023 opening, and it seems it took about a year to design and manufacture the proposed sturdier alternative, which was installed around the holidays of 2024. That limped along until the spring, when the screws went in. Assuming a similar timeline to produce another attempt at the same fundamental design concept, I'd guess we'd see something between January and June, but at this point, it might be better if they're just holding to push out a more extensive fix/rework

Corylancaster1 day ago

Have any insiders heard anything about current plans for the broken ground lighting?

HMF1 day ago

To be fair neither the current nor the millennium incarnation of the central plaza are really comparable to the original design.

dmc4931 day ago

I spy with my little eye - 1) fiber optics in a hardscape type material, and 2) an interest in water features that is obviously not for Epcot because they hate making well thought out choices

Disgruntled Walt17 days ago

This is truly the best. They need to bring this back to the park. This was such a disgruntling loss.

Cmdr_Crimson17 days ago

Deep inside yourself...You know you miss it...

Poseidon Quest17 days ago

The post-modern aesthetic of the Eisner era was weird and didn't really fit the "future" part of Future World, but at least it had character to it. The new core is just a bad emulation of contemporary minimalism, which I think works for certain businesses designed with it in mind (like the kitchen-esque feeling of a Chipotle), but for Epcot, it fundamentally misunderstands how to use it. The Eisner-era core was weird, but at least it was still dedicated to the ideas and themes of Epcot too. It embraced the future in ways that were more engaging and accessible to kids and was flexible enough to feel fresh until it stagnated under Iger.