Sculpting the Walt Disney statue for Dreamers Point coming soon to EPCOT

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Sculpting the Dreamers Point Walt Disney statue

Posted: Tuesday November 23, 2021 10:38am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney shared some new pictures of EPCOT's Dreamers Point at this past weekend's Destination D23 event at Walt Disney World.

Sculpting the Dreamers Point Walt Disney statue

The Walt Disney statue is being hand-sculpted by Imagineer Scott Goddard in a miniature form.

Sculpting the Dreamers Point Walt Disney statue

The model will ultimately be scanned and cast into a bronze life-size statue that will form a new entry point into the heart of EPCOT in a place called Dreamers Point.

Concept art of statue of Walt Disney in new World Celebration neighborhood at EPCOT

No word yet on when Dreamers Point will be built, but Disney has said that the EPCOT redevelopment is planned to be completed during 2023.

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wbostic126 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?

Epcot82Guy14 hours 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.

Chef idea Mickey`=18 hours ago

nope just how it appears from this image maybe only from the side from a box square building. The acne pimples 😐 yeah were a real period.

danlb_200019 hours ago

I think the big problem with this is sleek, shinny surface it is in front of which just makes all wiring stick out like a soar thumb. Compare it to American Gardens theater where it all sort of get swallowed by the dark space over the stage.

Jambo Dad19 hours ago

lol - you must have vivid nightmares😀

Chef idea Mickey`=1 day ago

Those Diamond triangles work so well on Spaceship Earth but here just from this angle it looks like they are sticking on the building like an abomination of pimples, the diamonds look like mouths like they all would go "my my my" calling out like the seagulls in finding nemo.. scary and itching looking. 😂😬 In the Florida raging heat.

MisterPenguin1 day ago

Where, outside Tommorowland, does Disney have mostly white/light colored buildings to avoid seeing bird droppings?

Clamman732 days ago

Having dark tiles and birds dropping something on it isn't the best look.

DisCOT_972 days ago

Not a fan of the rigging being out like that. I really wish this were an enclosed theater or even fully indoor. The Encanto show won’t be much fun when the real feel is 100°+…

lazyboy97o2 days ago

If nothing isn’t stalled then they’re not using the stage which means we’re right back to dead space…

flyakite2 days ago

It’s designed to be a flexible lighting system to use lighting on a track and to easily add and remove lighting based on the performance. This does not imply that they will all be installed at all times.

Epcot81Fan2 days ago

Didn’t try, because they don’t care. The only unknown is when fans will realize this simple fact.

DisneyRoy2 days ago

It looks terrible. They didn’t try to hide the cords.

Epcot82Guy2 days ago

While I get the need and the realities of lighting rigging, that really doesn't look very good. While I do like Celebration Gardens generally, Communicore Hall is feeling really budget cut the more I see. I hope there is something better on the interior.