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

Jul 07, 2023 in "EPCOT"

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.

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




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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    Bocabear12 hours ago

    I don't want Dreamfinder and Figment to be another Meet & Greet... that would be even sadder than it is, and with nothing to even explain who Dreamfinder is... The original intent of the ride, to introduce us to these characters, needs to be restored and the Imagination Institute needs to go away....Once the big ride is fixed, then perhaps a meet and greet along with a more engaging Imagination based show and maybe another attraction or two....

    Disstevefan112 hours ago

    A beautiful, wonderful dream that will sadly never happen. Its simply to good, too logical, too guest centric to ever happen in today’s Disney company.

    mikejs7812 hours ago

    He was.

    Brian12 hours ago

    Think bigger. What if they put the tower in the middle of the lagoon? That's major wasted real estate.

    James Alucobond13 hours ago

    They can just say that they’re adding things back from the original plans since we’re past the era of navigating pandemic cuts. They’re not going to bow deeply in shame, nor do we need them to do so.

    TrainsOfDisney14 hours ago

    More likely to announce a mariottt style tower DVC to replace American Gardens Theatre on the world showcase lagoon. That’s “wasted space!”

    flyerjab14 hours ago

    What Josh should do is apologize for the way the Epcot garden area turned out. Then, he should announce the return of a fountain. Then, with an inevitable refurb of Imagination on the horizon, he should bring The Dreamfinder onstage to announce a M&G with him and Figment along with the return of the rainbow tunnel.

    HMF23 hours ago

    It would be nice but whoever thought it should have been removed in the first place should have been fired. Same with tearing down Communicore West.

    TTA9423 hours ago

    laughable to say this but it would be nice if they announced a fountain returning at Destination D.

    ChrisFL1 day ago

    Not unless that EA CEO takes over. Box, Sphere, Pyramid

    Animaniac93-981 day ago

    And building a giant box for a roller coaster is not exactly following EPCOT's design intent either

    lazyboy97o1 day ago

    Because it would have happened decades ago and been covered in a few layers of repainting. I’d be more concerned about cracks in the older areas because it would indicate something new happening.

    tparris1 day ago

    Why has it not happened to the older parts of the building?

    lazyboy97o1 day ago

    Stucco is a cement-based material and cracks, just like concrete. It’s not necessarily anything to be concerned about. If it was bubble off the sub straight then that would be a bigger concern. It would probably be more concerning on the older areas, as those areas long ago would have been patched and repainted.