PHOTO - Electric Umbrella demolition gets underway at EPCOT

Sep 18, 2020 in "EPCOT"

EPCOT Future World Electric Umbrella demolition - September 18 2020
Posted: Friday September 18, 2020 2:53pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Work is underway on demolition at the former Electric Umbrella in EPCOT's Future World.

The canopy that covered the outdoor seating area is gone, and the front of the building has been removed, leaving the inside wide open. The umbrellas inside the restaurant can be clearly seen through the opening.

It is thought that although plans are likely to change for the western side of the central spine, the eastern side plans will allegedly go ahead as originally planned, comprised of retail and food & beverage.

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Cmdr_Crimson2 hours ago

They didn't learn from their mistake by adding a dj at the end of the night by the MK train station in 2021..

JackCH2 hours ago

I have an elegant solution

ToTBellHop2 hours ago

The DJ music badly clashes with the generally-sophisticated holiday atmosphere everywhere else in the park. Save it for NYE.

Clamman7315 hours ago

Yeah Encanto show is fine, but the DJ thing gotta go. It just pollutes the atmosphere vibe of Epcot. Calling it World Celebration isn’t an excuse. Just doesn’t belong.

alphac200515 hours ago

We've been by it too in the past two weeks and if nothing else, it shows how management and WDI have no clue as to what the EPCOT is. They keep throwing darts at the board looking for something to land, but my goodness, the place is so disjointed. Rave Mickey is something to behold outside Communicore Hall. Or as my mom said (about Communicore) after she first went in, "This garbage isn't worthy of being in SeaWorld, let alone Disney." Yup. Rave+Lame=MKCOT. Great job, Bob!

MisterPenguin2 days ago

I like the daytime Encanto show. It's Disney. And fun. And good music. But, I hereby condemn the Christian rock band that can't hit their notes and the late night Latino Pop DJ who's not even playing Christmas songs and whose music clashes with the SSE 'shows.' But far be it from me to criticize anything modern Disney does.

trainplane33 days ago

My parents and I hate this dumb party center thing. It really sinks in at night when you have the Epcot holiday loop playing by the planter but then you got the thump of bass coming from one side of the park. It actually sucks and worsens the area. And seeing CC Hall for the first was hilarious. They really could've refurbed half of the old CC West building and have a more exciting overhaul then this dumb thing there. And no, the egg table building still would've been much worse.

Brian3 days ago

It's even worse in person.

Ayla3 days ago

Good god, that is awful. Not to mention, possibly causing epileptic seizures (something I am always aware of, since my sister has epilepsy). Reminds me of that ridiculous DJ they had at the MK. 🤢

Cmdr_Crimson3 days ago

SWIFTCot Center.....

Disgruntled Walt3 days ago

Then they should be well-equipped to clean up my vomit.

Jayspency3 days ago

Epcot is kinda like millennial daycare if you really think about it.

Disgruntled Walt3 days ago

Yeah, this makes me want to throw up:

Nunu4 days ago

I also found one from April 23rd, with the lights on.