Electric Umbrella to close February 16 along with the remainder of the center of Future World

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Posted: Friday February 14, 2020 12:58pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The Electric Umbrella will have its final day of operation on February 15 2020 as the center of Future World closes.

Electric Umbrella overview

Beginning February 16, Electric Umbrella will be closed, along with Pin Central and the surrounding merchandise carts.

Guests will be 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.

With the closure of Electric Umbrella, Sunshine Seasons will offer burgers, the Epcot Experience will serve chicken nuggets and salads, and the Taste Track kiosk will offer burgers and fries near to Test Track.

A new quick serve location will eventually be built in approximately the same area as Electric Umbrella as part of the redevelopment of the center of the park.

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FigmentsBrightIdeas1 hour ago

The core of the issue, specifically with the outdoor section, is they already had it right the first time around pre-94-99, w more greenery and a more organized/thematically consistent look. It would’ve been far less expensive to do and resulted in much higher satisfaction if they had simply went back to that w some enhanced theming features.

Disney Analyst6 hours ago

Yes. It was really horrid before. The overall redo took too long, but is an improvement.

Centauri Space Station8 hours ago

It was pretty ugly and dated looking, not to mention the food was pretty bad.

James Alucobond8 hours ago

What they had could’ve been more simply repurposed to be better, but Electric Umbrella, Mouse Gear, the pin station, the sailcloth, the paint job, etc. were not good by any stretch of the imagination.

MisterPenguin10 hours ago

I like what's there now a heckava lot more than what was there before. Communicore Hall, tho, is still a disappointment.

KDM3109110 hours ago

The atmosphere, fountains, and overall theme were better before. Compare the vibe and color of Electric Umbrella vs the bland cafeteria we have now. There’s just no comparison. Same with Mouse Gear vs the target we have now. It’s just sad. I do like a few elements of the redesign but by and large it’s sad.

FigmentsBrightIdeas2 days ago

Totally see your point regarding the atmosphere and fountains, but I think this music was better for the area personally. :

Chef idea Mickey`=2 days ago

That's all you really need, now is Disney even capable of building copy back a building and facade?

James Alucobond2 days ago

Yeah, I get that. I just think that, since there's really no chance of JoW going away in the foreseeable future, it's best to further embrace the asymmetry and lean into the west being the "garden side" and the east being the "shopping and dining side". Keep the structures more minimal and rounded in shape so that it feels like there's an intentional contrast. As it stands, CommuniCore Hall is even sharper than its counterpart, which I don't think works visually.

Sir_Cliff3 days ago

Ah ok, now I understand. I thought you meant more those kind of structures distributed across the entire central spine area. I could see that working now that the symmetry has been forever thrown off. In and of itself, I don't think trying to mirror Creations with Communicore Hall was a bad plan once they axed the table building, though. All I am picturing as an alternative is a structure that more directly mirrored Creations while incorporating the same features, though, so perhaps I am lacking in imagination (or Imagination!, as the case may be). Overall, though, I think I am more positive on how Creations and Connections turned out than most.