EPCOT is apparently “finished” according to the higher-ups at Disney. The Walt Disney World theme park was under construction for years, but many feel the spine area was a waste of space and time. Some even joke that Disney just wasted money and pushed dirt around.
Their new garden space called “World Celebration Gardens” looks stark and like a female body part.
The lights around the area are already not working.
Basically none of the World Celebration Gardens floor lighting works anymore at EPCOT and a number of columns are having issues pic.twitter.com/ADzQDIEeGs
— BlogMickey.com (@Blog_Mickey) July 8, 2024
Those lights started having issues within a couple of days of opening.
Moana’s Journey of Water has issues with water features often as well, but those seem to get repaired.
After seeing reports of broken effects, happy to see all the effects working on Journey of Water.
This is a very EPCOT attraction that doesn’t *need* Moana, but doesn’t overly suffer from it either. pic.twitter.com/8npISPx2Lb
— tocpe82 (@TOCPE82) March 24, 2024
Many are complaining about how stark and concrete the park is now.
Just saying, Epcot went from a concrete city with buildings to a concrete city with trees.
Still way too hot and sunny on the pathways. Still not enough shade on the actual walking paths. Maybe even less shade when you figure in the old breezeway.
— Chris Robinson (@ChrisCJRobinson) June 10, 2024
Before / After EPCOT Overhaul.
What are your initial impressions? pic.twitter.com/bzrkbB2miV
— Mickey Central (@Mickey_Central) July 7, 2024
I am not a purist at all but as a realist I have to say EPCOT 3.0 is the worst iteration of this park thus far. They examined what they thought people liked about the aesthetic of the past and grossly misinterpreted it for the modern era. Epcot is now an office mall with rides.
— Original Orange Bird (@ogorangebird) July 7, 2024
To be fair, some of the colors are only available during the Flower and Garden Festival.
Many hate the new CommuniCore Hall.
LESS IS LESS. EPCOT is now an ordinary convention center with LED colorful night lights and a giant bar around a lagoon. How the fuck did Disney ruin this beloved park? pic.twitter.com/T5WufA4NIs
— OLD DISNEY/NEW DISNEY (@TRVLtruth) June 12, 2024
CommuniCore Hall is Embarrassing https://t.co/EaPvfSybkR
— BlogMickey.com (@Blog_Mickey) June 18, 2024
I sincerely think CommuniCore Hall and the concrete outside are meant to be a base for adding visual excitement during the festivals. However, Disney should keep them visually exciting all the time, even if they rotate things out. People visit EPCOT 365 days a year and not only when festivals are happening.
Then there’s the Morocco fountain.
For whatever reason they removed the original tile patterns that were placed by actual artisans from Morocco and replaced them with tile that looks like it came out of a store bathroom.
Redesigned Morocco Pavilion Fountain & Courtyard Unveiled at EPCOT https://t.co/Dg9oymihET
— Avritt’s Favorites (@dktavritt) June 20, 2024
Will they eventually turn the entire area into a Chilis or is it just the planters and fountains?
— Steven Iglesias (@Stigg00) June 21, 2024
You know what they say! If it ain’t broken!….
Break it yourself.
— This is the War Room (@ItzAMeeMee) June 21, 2024
I ranted for about 10 minutes today to a friend who isn’t in the Disney bubble about the bullsh*t tilework in Morocco at EPCOT and how it is a sign that the company has completely lost the plot. He agreed it was a pretty bad sign, too.
— Brian Place (@BrianBdp) June 19, 2024
I think many fans agree that the C-suite spent a lot on the New Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind attraction and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure and France upgrades and now they are cutting costs everywhere else.
“Let’s spend money to downgrade things!!!”
—current Disney execs— Brad (@wesomeTweet) June 20, 2024
While EPCOT might look good at night, it’s mostly open during daylight hours. It needs to look good all the time.
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