Splash pad removed from the World Showcase bridge at EPCOT

mikejs781 hour ago

100% this. I love the new theme but it is *everywhere*. One of the things that makes Disney for me is the different thematic music and the seamless transitions. Epcot needs more variety in this area.

Epcot82Guy1 hour ago

It would be really cool if they had a lounge overlooking EPCOT's spine that played old music on loop and showcased the park's history and ideas... If only...

ToTBellHop1 hour ago

They should play the Innoventions loop inside Communicore Hall. Might convince me to go in. I like the new loop but it should not play everywhere.

Disstevefan13 hours ago

I do not understand why they change the background music, they have their reasons. How cool would it be for Thursday be "Throwback Thursdays" and they play all the old background music on Thursdays this way they can still have their new background music for reasons and we can have the good old background music on Thursdays. Once word gets around EPCOT may even get a little bump in Thursday attendance :)

Cmdr_Crimson3 hours ago

mikejs787 hours ago

I just spent a week at Disney... As someone who was excited for the changes to Epcot: I like what they did with East - Connections is, IMO, a *vast* improvement over Electric Umbrella, and Creations is bright and pleasant in a way MouseGear wasn't. The only thing I'd say is these need their own BGM. They had it before the new score debuted, but now that score (which in general I like) is virtually *everywhere*. Give them their own themes. Tearing down West is still a travesty, although I enjoy JoW more than I thought I would - it does fit the park. Communicore Hall is...meh. I don't see why it was needed, it doesn't feel like a festival center. Still, what the have now is better than the pictures that were there on opening... The stage is just weird. The gardens.... Oh the gardens. I wanted to like this. But it just seems so disjointed and thrown together. I was expecting beautifully manicured flowers, much like the rest of Epcot has right now (April to June) for F&G. But it's just random greenery with no color and does not at all seem well planned or taken care of. The greenery as a whole is a step up from the concrete slab that was the post-94 iteration of the spine, but it loses that bump by the lack of kinetics and especially the removal of the FoN, which is almost as much of a travesty as losing Communicore East. Add the shoddy lightning and it's a definite downgrade from the 94 version, and a significant downgrade from the original. Bring back a fountain and throw in some other kinetics (like the spinning fixtures that were there previously), fix the lighting, give the area it's own BGM, and make the planters a showpiece rather than just random greenery and it could be a very nice area. Oh how I miss that BGM... I think I'll go listen to it now. Seriously, bring back that music, have the new score be the park entrance music, give connections, creations, World Discovery and World Nature their own themes... The BGM needs more variety.

Chef idea Mickey`=19 hours ago

How could I forgot this! xD

James Alucobond1 day ago

☝️ This. They were going to cut down the rear structure behind Spaceship Earth significantly, with the new exit spilling out onto a much larger Dreamers Point. Original site plan: Original revamped Spaceship Earth exit: Original statue placement:

Agent H1 day ago

Project tomorrow is the name of the interactive area at the exit of spaceship earth.

Chef idea Mickey`=1 day ago

Is the Project Tomorrow building the two story building? I had no idea at the some point the building was considered reducing size...!

HauntedPirate1 day ago

Good to know that your hindsight on things designed in the 1970's is a solid 20/20.

DarkMetroid5671 day ago

Weirdly fantastic discussion for this forum. Imo, a lot of the history and future discussion with EPCOT has to do with Future World being a fundamentally flawed idea for a theme park. Kinda a miracle that we have (or for some of you, had) what we have.

James Alucobond1 day ago

Part of that design is also predicated on the Project Tomorrow building being reduced in size, FYI. It wasn't just the removal of the Festival Center that interfered with the original plan.

Chef idea Mickey`=2 days ago

Really interesting just because the Two Story Festival Building didn't happen then why the rest couldn't especially when above all the Harmonious fountains would be gone. I'm not saying the wishing tree, or festival decorations had to even though another lit up feature separate from the pillars. Note here there isn't any planters, or rust or concrete but fountains and greenery which to me would looked less college campus. If I had to choose between the pillars or these fountains it be hard but this form looks more relaxing and non or less rusty lol