New Play Pavilion to replace Epcot's Wonder of Life

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Concept art of Epcot's new Play Pavilion

Posted: Thursday February 21, 2019 11:06am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has today announced that a new Play Pavilion will be coming to Epcot's Future World in the former home of Wonders of Life.

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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ChrisFLAug 21, 2024

Maybe if they realize they can add more fancy upcharge things to it. I'm not saying they should but it might be the only thing to get them to do anything....offer free activities, some nice counter service things, and maybe something fancier. It would also be cool if they leaned on Horizons for inspiration for some parts of it, but I know that won't happen.

BocabearAug 21, 2024

The no-brainer would exit Mission Space into the WOL building as a Galactic Terminal or Space Port... then multi attractions within the building... Restaurant, QS, shop... Bring back the fun and wonder of space travel in the future..... Of course, this would work extremely well for Tomorrowland, but they seem intent on just ignoring it and letting it decay.

ChrisFLAug 21, 2024

There's too many people who won't/can't ride M:S but I don't want to turn this into a thread about that attraction :)

ChrisFLAug 20, 2024

I just watched the YT video from For Your Amusement about Mission:Space and how there's never much of a wait anymore for it and if it will be replaced soon. Then I thought, they could convert the WoL building to a Mission:Space add-on...make it a planetarium/space area with lots of things...it would also be super easy to route guests to it:

Tony the TiggerAug 20, 2024

But they moved the headstones!

Disgruntled WaltAug 20, 2024

FTFY

MisterPenguinAug 20, 2024

It was built on Indian burial grounds.

MagicEye99Aug 19, 2024

Disney loves to ignore obvious things that could benefit them in favor of decisions that only bring them endless amounts of pain, like destroying ROA and potentially removing Muppet*Vision.

BocabearAug 19, 2024

Well....if there are more things to do and more attractions, people will be less likely to spend the additional $21 for Lightning Lane to ride GOTG...I will not be super surprised if underperforming Pavilions start to close one by one... Maybe Morocco next....Then perhaps The Living Seas... By then EVERYONE will have to purchase Lighting Lane in order to fill a half day's worth of experiences...

BrianAug 19, 2024

One might even say it's one of the many wonders of life.

Disstevefan1Aug 19, 2024

I wonder if a space is on stage but is closed, can they do some sort of tax write off? What I am asking is a closed space more valuable to them as a write off?

Andrew CAug 19, 2024

It is one of life's greatest mysteries.

KDM31091Aug 19, 2024

Why is Disney so intent on not using this space?

eddie104Aug 11, 2024

I don’t think anybody was expecting any Epcot projects so the longe announcement is a plus I guess. 😂🙃😐 Also any blue sky ideas wouldn’t be presented anyway so. 🙄