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Oct 25, 2019 in "Fountain of Nations"

Fountain of Nations demolition

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Fountain of Nations demolition

Fountain of Nations demolition

Fountain of Nations demolition

Fountain of Nations demolition

Fountain of Nations demolition

Fountain of Nations demolition

Fountain of Nations demolition

Posted: Friday October 25, 2019 11:57am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Demolition is well underway on Epcot's Fountain of Nations, with much of the structure now removed.

Fountain of Nations demolition

Fountain of Nations demolition

Demolition crews have been onsite for much of the month preparing the site, which will eventually see the removal of the closed Club Cool, Character Spot and the former Innoventions.

Fountain of Nations demolition

Fountain of Nations demolition

The site is being cleared ahead of work on the redevelopment of the center of Epcot.

Fountain of Nations demolition

Fountain of Nations demolition

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muddyrivers1 day ago

I wish we knew who these people were and what has happened to them. Are they all actors? Truly random people (doubt it)? What became of the young child? How old did the old woman live to be?

lazyboy97o2 days ago

It was a programmatic, operational and experimental nightmare. But Iger wanted something to make the park look different designed by a starchitect like Mike had done.

JD802 days ago

The festival center in the concept art looked pretty but in actuality it would have obstructed views except those with corporate expense accounts and would have created traffic in that area.

Andrew C2 days ago

That’s what she said?

Mike S2 days ago

If it’s Andrew Wilson we might as well all turn in whatever’s left of our Disney Fan Cards. It will be an end no one here that doesn’t follow news about Electronic Arts can imagine.

lazyboy97o2 days ago

“They” would be DS+R… Even in concept design Disney requires at least a narrative report from a structural engineer. Concrete can be used to achieve slender structures. Post-tensioning in particular allows for thinner slabs.

MisterPenguin2 days ago

Need bigger screws.

HMF2 days ago

I am referring to the proposed "Festival Center" my sources tell me that the way they designed it was structurally impossible to build.

HMF2 days ago

I agree. The next CEO should be an outsider or we will just see more of the same.

lazyboy97o3 days ago

There was nothing physically impossible about the DS+R building. The whole purpose of building it was that it was an expensive showpiece.

Brian3 days ago

Stanchions are back.

Disgruntled Walt3 days ago

But Josh is part of the problem, too. So let's not delude ourselves...none of the possible CEO candidates fill me with hope for the future of the parks.

HMF3 days ago

Chapek was CEO at the time so he had to sign off on it.

Tha Realest4 days ago

Josh was WDW president in 18/19 when these plans were first developed, and Parks chairman in mid-2020 when they were adjusted to what we have now.

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