Disney Parks just made a surprise announcement about WDW Epcot’s with a historic transformation including a first-of-its-kind Play Pavilion in the former Wonders of Life as well as a new park entrance! Below, the Disney Parks press release and make sure to read right after it D&M take about this announcement.
"The ongoing evolution of Epcot includes plans for a play pavilion that’ll be unlike anything you’ve ever seen at the park. 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.”
There will also be exciting changes to the way you come and go at Epcot! Changes are coming to the Epcot main entrance, where the plaza will welcome guests with new pathways, sweeping green spaces and a newly reimagined fountain. This new design will pay homage to the original park entrance with fresh takes on classic elements.
As part of the new entry experience, Leave A Legacy photos will be moving into a beautiful setting just outside the park’s gateway. Additional significant redevelopment will begin between Spaceship Earth attraction and the World Showcase Promenade. More details about the transformation of this area will be announced at a later date.
And if you’re as excited as we are about these upcoming projects, you’ll soon be able to look into the future with us at a new Experience Center coming to Epcot later this year. The Experience Center will be located in the Odyssey Events Pavilion and feature interactive exhibits to help visualize park projects throughout this unprecedented period of transformation."
All-right. All this sounds exciting and this announcement of a "play pavilion" also put a stop to the rumor saying that the former Wonders of Life pavilion will be transformed for a Black Panther attraction. But there in interesting details in the rendering, First, if you look well we can see the Vanellope character from Wreck-it-Ralph in the background under the "Let's Play" sign. There is little doubt that the theming inside this Play pavilion could fit perfectly to put in it a Wreck-it-Ralph ride that could be added in the future, and i put some bets on it.
Two, we can also see at the bottom right of the artwork Nick Wilde, the Zootopia character:
Could it be a hint that the Zootopia ride they will build at Shanghaî DIsneyland in the announced Zootopia land could come later in this Play pavilion? Not 100% sure, but not 100% not sure either. The look of the buildings in this Play pavilion doesn't match those of the Zootopia city in the upcoming SDL land but there is more hints. If you look again you'll see on the center right the letters "WEDWAY" in the neons and right below you can see a Zootopia looking train. Could it be for a transportation ride to Zootopia?
For this one may be i wouldn't put all my bets on it, but let's say that it's worth to keep an eye on it to see what additions will come in the future to this "Play pavilion".
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