PHOTOS - Center of Future World now closed and eastern bypass walkway opens

Feb 16, 2020 in "EPCOT"

Future World East bypass walkway
Posted: Sunday February 16, 2020 9:54am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The center of Epcot's Future World is now completely closed off as the final locations in that area close and a new eastern bypass walkway opens to guests.

Guests are being directed to use the newly created walkways on each side of Spaceship earth, with the right hand-side leading to The Seas, The Land and Imagination!, and the left-side walkway between Guest Relations and Gateway Gifts leading to Mission: Space and Mouse Gear.

Along with large signs around Spaceship Earth, Cast members are holding signs and advising people on the best walkway to take.

Heading past Gateway Guests, the new concrete design is in place on the ground - replacing the pink color with a stone concrete.

Guest Relations is as far as you can go before hitting a row of walls.


A sharp left turn takes you towards the Guardians of the Galaxy construction site.


The walkway ultimately puts guests by the new Mouse Gear and into Future World East.

The old breezeway is walled off.

New FastPass+ kiosks have been installed by Test track, and near to Nemo in Future World West.


With the closure of Electric Umbrella, Sunshine Seasons offers burgers, the Epcot Experience now serves chicken nuggets and salads, and the Taste Track kiosk will offer burgers and fries near to Test Track, although this is not yet open but expected soon.

Click the gallery for more pictures of today's Epcot Future World changes.

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    Chef idea Mickey`=8 days ago

    Absolutely! I just meant if they were to put just one on each side like the trees! These talls were really representative of Florida's Best!

    osian8 days ago

    Woah, symmetry. Can't be having that now can we, things looking all balanced and erm, harmonious.

    ToTBellHop8 days ago

    HauntedPirate8 days ago

    wdwmagic8 days ago

    Barricades are up today preventing guests from tripping over the sections of plastic that are curling up at the corners.

    Cmdr_Crimson8 days ago

    Looked good In the early years..

    Chef idea Mickey`=8 days ago

    Isn't it funny I now went back to Epcot for the first time since the walls in 2023 and seeing the center the lights and colors appeared to be functioning!🫠 could be temporarily

    Chef idea Mickey`=8 days ago

    no not at all, no trees is more Epcot! Palm Trees are fine but unnecessary either!

    Cmdr_Crimson9 days ago

    Even the Simpsons house is more lit up than poopers point..

    ToTBellHop9 days ago

    Cold front coming Saturday. So we get 4 days.

    WorldExplorer9 days ago

    Disstevefan19 days ago

    Working..... Until the next rainstorm :mad:

    Incomudro9 days ago

    I'm happily surprised, and happy if my comments about them never fixing this remain wrong comments.

    tparris9 days ago

    Fully synced.