PHOTOS - Work slowly resumes on the demolition of the EPCOT central core

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EPCOT Future World core demolition - August 27 2020

Posted: Thursday August 27, 2020 11:58am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Demolition work appears to be back underway on the central core at EPCOT, although at a vastly reduced pace.

EPCOT Future World core demolition - August 27 2020

From spending some time around the area, most of the site appears to be inactive, but a handful of workers are present. Sounds can be heard inside some of the buildings, but it is difficult to isolate specific locations. Visually, workers can be seen using metal cutting torches on the upper areas of Mouse Gear.

The plans for the area remain uncertain, as Disney grapples with reopening the parks amid COVID-19 and balancing expenditure. Our most recent information suggests that the plans for the eastern side, which includes the former Mouse Gear, Electric Umbrella and Innoventions remain unchanged and will go ahead with new merchandise and food & beverage lcoations. However, the western side seems much more uncertain, with Disney already suggesting that the multi level festival building has been abandoned. The fate of the still standing Communicore building remains unclear.

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Chef idea Mickey`=2 days ago

Was at Epcot Friday and coming from World Celebration heading to Spaceship Earth the front I took notice about all this and heard some form of the theme with a Japanese like style instrumental fashion, suddle to me the first time I heard it, maybe it's from one of the two videos. When standing in line for Spaceship Earth the background there is basically the same as when playing during the SSE Light show. So some areas it's the same while other areas it's different variations of the same theme melody of course with maybe expanded directions of sorts.. yeah best I could explain with my experience Friday.

Skibum19704 days ago

I'm glad that I'm not the only one. While it is a nice motif at first, it gets old and the variations are just repeats.

tparris4 days ago

They are still playing, I’m literally in the park right now and all of the variations are still playing in each area lol

Chef idea Mickey`=4 days ago

I wish they would combine and have both! The Toprak is great for present current day today! I don't see why we can't get an upgraded instrumental to Epcot's old anthem songs. Universe of Energy was such a strong one! I am glad the Spaceship Earth 2019 refurb didn't happen because the current descending instrumental Orchestra song is so Spaceship Earth and so Epcot!

Chef idea Mickey`=4 days ago

um is this "someone" who posted videos above referring to me? If so then the two I posted aren't playing anymore..

tparris4 days ago

We must be going to different parks then, because I was there two nights ago and again tonight and those videos are exactly what’s playing lol

Cmdr_Crimson4 days ago

It played within show It's called the Discovery Suite..I timestamped it from @marni1971's tribute.. But, I recall they did use this for closing music for the park after they'd play "we go on"

MisterPenguin4 days ago

Someone posted the videos of the hubs BGM above. That is not what is playing between the SSE shows.

Disgruntled Walt4 days ago

Where was the Illuminations 25 version of this played? During the show? It doesn't list the song on the Disney Wiki page for this show.

tparris4 days ago

Not sure what you’re talking about, the BGM during the day as well as the BGM at night in between SSE shows are the same, nothing has changed

MisterPenguin4 days ago

A while ago, I hung out in the hub and became increasingly frustrated with how Pinar's theme was being heavy - handedly hammered in each variation. I posted about it here. But the BGM played in between the SSE are are variations that don't do that, so somethings new.