PHOTO - Wonders of Life now closed off to begin construction of the new Play Pavilion

Mar 13, 2019 in "EPCOT"

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Wonders of Life walled off

Posted: Wednesday March 13, 2019 9:46am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The former Wonders of Life Pavilion in Epcot's Future World is now walled-off as preparations begin for the new Play Pavilion.

Along with the walls in-front of the pavilion, the inside is now off-limits for Cast Members, and construction crews can be seen working inside.

Concept art of Epcot's new Play Pavilion

This new space will be devoted to playful fun and feature an innovative city that’ll come to life under the dome of the un-named pavilion previously known as Wonders of Life. The pavilion’s city will be bursting with interactive experiences, your favorite Disney characters, hands-on activities and engaging entertainment when it opens just in time for the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World Resort.

“This innovative, new pavilion is beyond anything we’ve ever created and is completely unique to Epcot,” said Zach Riddley, portfolio executive, Walt Disney Imagineering. “Built on the power of play, it introduces an immersive and interactive ‘city’ where you can explore, create, and interact with some of your favorite Disney characters. This is an experience worthy of our bold vision for Epcot – and another signature element of our transformation.”

Wonders of Life has most recently been used as event space for Epcot's Festivals

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ToTBellHop1 day ago

I’m never going to be okay with how much they shortened this ride. It angers me when I’m in that elevated portion of the queue over the old track.

DreamfinderGuy1 day ago

Magic Eye is really the only clean slate in all of EPCOT where they could do whatever and still be on-theme. It's just a theatre which has now had four shows unrelated to anything else in the park (with exception to the latter part of HISTA's run when the whole pavilion was themed around it, but it began its life as an unrelated show) I would prefer MuppetVision stay in its home park and EPCOT get something fresh, but I would certainly prefer MuppetVision to the waste of space that's there now. It's all a moot point anyway, they're not moving it there.

Disgruntled Walt1 day ago

That doesn’t count. There are multi-angle recordings of it on YouTube already. Putting it on D+ is akin to doing nothing.

communicorn961 day ago

Waldo. A cgi character puppeteered in real time. He was the bleeding edge of technology in 1990, which makes him perfect for current day epcot.

Agent H2 days ago

Somethings going to happen. Mark my words. Even if it just ends up going on Disney+

WorldExplorer2 days ago

Disney has not promised anything with Muppet Vision. They've only said vague things about considering or talking about preserving it.

Agent H2 days ago

That ship sailed a long time ago.

Agent H2 days ago

There’s still hope!

OrlandoRising2 days ago

I'm not a fan of dogmatic Epcot purism and even I don't see a reasonable way that MuppetVision fits into that park or that pavilion.

Streetway Again2 days ago

If they were gonna move it, it was gonna be announced before the ride itself got a closing date to be “don’t worry, it’s not going anywhere!” It’s over man. I’m sorry.

The Leader of the Club2 days ago

If only there was a beloved 3D show that Disney has promised to preserve for future generations that could potentially be moved to that theater. It would be really convenient if said attraction featured the current voice of Figment…

CJR2 days ago

Limiting Inside Out to a 3D show and balloon ride is a misuse of a billion dollar franchise, IMHO. Zootopia at least has a land in Shanghai (and possibly something for WDW, we'll see). The only upside is they would probably get an IO 3D show open faster. Only thing is, if they don't use IO for the 3D theater, what do you put there instead? Hmmm.... another decade of Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival?

OrlandoRising2 days ago

Just my opinion as a fan, but I think putting Inside Out characters into the Imagination ride would only work long-term if they're clearly the supporting cast and Figment is the star. A reduced presence for Figment would be a bad idea on every level, and not because of any old Epcot nostalgia either.