New signage was lately spotted in the Globe Celebration location of EPCOT, portion of what was formerly recognized as Future Globe.
New Signage in Globe Celebration
Facing the park exit, directional arrows point guests toward Spaceship Earth, The Seas pavilion, The Land pavilion, Creations Shop, Connections Café & Eatery, Globe Discovery, and the restrooms.
Facing the opposite path, the sign is largely the exact same, sans all attractions and amenities toward the exit.
The side of the sign reminds guests which location they’re in ideal now, which may perhaps admittedly be complicated — as most of Globe Celebration nonetheless sits behind building walls.
EPCOT Building Practically Full
Across EPCOT, a significant overhaul and expansion has been ongoing for numerous years now, roughly coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney Globe and 40th anniversary of EPCOT itself. This has integrated a plethora of new experiences, like Connections Café & Eatery, Creations Shop, Club Cool Hosted by Coca-Cola, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, Space 220 Restaurant, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, La Crêperie de Paris, Regal Eagle Smokehouse, “Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along,” and “Awesome Planet.”
The new nighttime spectacular “Harmonious” was also a significant element of this multi-year project, but is at present becoming dismantled just after lukewarm reception. Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana is the final significant attraction however to be opened to the public.
The location behind Spaceship Earth (previously utilized for CommuniCore and Innoventions) is the final massive park space nonetheless closed off, and it is also intended to be the principal themed walking grounds for Globe Celebration.
Supply: Disney Parks Weblog
The official Disney Parks Weblog provides an overview:
Globe Celebration will present a stunning hub divided into numerous distinct gardens, with a central planter primarily based on the 5-ring EPCOT logo. Filled with ample seating and shade, you will be invited to connect with a single an additional and the nature about you in this lush new location. Every single of these gardens will have their personal identities, and they’ll alter along with the festivals all through the year.
When Globe Celebration is full, it will serve as principal hub for the complete park, with new nighttime lights, exhibition spaces, music venues and area for meals kiosks intended to expand festival possibilities at EPCOT and market an ethos of neighborhood. This will all be split among CommuniCore Hall, a versatile indoor space, and CommuniCore Plaza — an outside occasion space. A new Mickey & Pals character meet-and-greet is also set to debut.
Amid continuing speculation and different delayed or cancelled projects, CEO Bob Iger has confirmed that, for the time becoming, these are the final components of the EPCOT expansion. Any other proposed tips, from a Mary Poppins attraction to the Play! Pavilion, are now evidently set aside or scrapped completely.
What have you believed about the current dramatic adjustments at EPCOT? Which new attraction is your favored? Which attraction from the previous do you miss? Let us know in the comments.
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