New guidemap shows the new neighborhood layout of EPCOT

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EPCOT guide map featuring new neighborhoods

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.

EPCOT guide map featuring new neighborhoods

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

EPCOT says goodbye to Future World as of October 1

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.

PLAY! pavilion concept art

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tparris26 minutes ago

Ground lighting in the central planter area is still completely shut off, with no signs of returning any time soon…

Sir_Cliff6 hours ago

I don't know why, but as soon as I hear "Joy" this immediately comes to mind:

Bill Cipher7 hours ago

What a headline.

Incomudro7 hours ago

Lights are used in the day, yes - but provided a much better show at night. Much like America Gardens Theater, this spot will really be utilized as the sun lowers in the sky and the rest of the Epcot lighting (however much of that lighting is still functional) comes on.

gerarar8 hours ago

Disstevefan18 hours ago

Assuming it not broken at the the time ;)

MisterPenguin8 hours ago

Go ahead and play in the splash pad in JoW first!

Disstevefan19 hours ago

One thing is for sure, guests will be hot most of the year, and always standing while watching these shows. I'll take an air conditioned space and a place to sit anytime!

lazyboy97o11 hours ago

Stage lighting is used during the day. The lights imply nothing about showtime plans.

Incomudro11 hours ago

I would assume many shows will be at night, hence the lights.

Disstevefan112 hours ago

I I know they tore down the original innoventions buildings by accident, but I wish they simply gutted the buildings and put a stage inside the building so the performances could be enjoyed in an air conditioned space, and maybe even with seating!! I know, I know, I am such a dreamer. This standing in the hot sun to watch stuff is not good. Yes, I remember watching the fountain of nations in the hot sun, but the water spray from fountains was like natural air conditioning and it was bearable to stand there and watch the fountain show.

wbostic1223 hours ago

Besides this lighting, how much construction is actually still going on in terms of the “Transformation”? I was there two weeks ago, and saw some walls by the Moana bathroom/utilidor stairs and the Imagination path flex space along with the CommuniCore area, but I don’t remember any walls other than that. When this opens, is that all the walls left?

Epcot82Guy1 day ago

Yes. They could have easily done a drop, using the triangle pattern for the grid vs. the standard squares/rectangles. It could be filled with some type of tile - with necessary ones removed based on each show's lighting/sound/rigging requirements. The sleek underside almost looks worse with this approach IMHO.