Construction walls removed around Guest Relations area and Spaceship Earth at EPCOT

Jul 07, 2023 in "EPCOT"

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Construction walls removed near Guest Relations and Spaceship Earth - July 3 2023

Posted: Friday July 7, 2023 10:40am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Most of the construction walls were removed earlier this week in World Celebration around Guest Relations and Spaceship Earth at EPCOT.

Construction walls removed near Guest Relations and Spaceship Earth - July 3 2023

Behind the walls are landscaped areas with shrubs and palm trees.

Construction walls removed near Guest Relations and Spaceship Earth - July 3 2023

World Celebration is expected to be completed by the end of 2023, along with the opening of Journey of Water Inspired by Moana in World Nature.

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wannabeBelle14 hours ago

If anyone is around in Epcot, La Calle, Southbound, the M 80's and Audio Exchange have all been added into the Eat to the Beat Festival dates for entertainment. Check out WDWMagic's link for the dates for each band: https://www.wdwmagic.com/events/international-food-and-wine-festival/news/03jul2025-updated-2025-epcot-concert-lineup-eat-to-the-beat-adds-more-weekday-acts.htm Im sure there are a few other local acts that were added as well, but I dont know them personally. I have seen all of these acts myself and enjoyed them very much. Marie

muddyrivers7 days 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?

lazyboy97o8 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.

JD808 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 C8 days ago

That’s what she said?

Mike S8 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.

lazyboy97o9 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.

MisterPenguin9 days ago

Need bigger screws.

HMF9 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.

HMF9 days ago

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

lazyboy97o9 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.

Brian9 days ago

Stanchions are back.

Disgruntled Walt10 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.