PHOTO - Wonders of Life now closed off to begin construction of the new Play Pavilion

Mar 13, 2019 in "EPCOT"

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Wonders of Life walled off

Posted: Wednesday March 13, 2019 9:46am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The former Wonders of Life Pavilion in Epcot's Future World is now walled-off as preparations begin for the new Play Pavilion.

Along with the walls in-front of the pavilion, the inside is now off-limits for Cast Members, and construction crews can be seen working inside.

Concept art of Epcot's new Play Pavilion

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.”

Wonders of Life has most recently been used as event space for Epcot's Festivals

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Rosso1123 hours ago

Thanks that’s what I figured. I assumed if any were installed pictures would have leaked by now.

DreamfinderGuy23 hours ago

No lol nothing was installed. They gutted WoL and put up some steel frames for the city facades which never actually made it into the building. No show installation of any kind actually happened.

TomboyJanet1 day ago

Maybe we can make it into a memorial for all the victims of Iger's destruction, like Splash Mountain etc. It seems disneyworld's very spirit that once pulled me in with a magic uncomparable is being wittled away at so it will be nice if that was displayed in a future version of body wars, Emotional trauma edition lol

999th Happy Haunt1 day ago

They can’t even keep the landscaping around it nice. Looks absolutely dystopian.

Rosso111 day ago

Any idea if sets were installed? I was told many were completed and the Play pavilion was much further along than people realize. But not sure if any were actually installed. I’ve always been curious

DreamfinderGuy1 day ago

No lol I don't wanna send anyone on a wild goose chase. They're out there as in I know several people who have them but it's a whole mutual "keep it quiet" thing. They keep changing hands though so somebody has to crack eventually.

tparris1 day ago

Out there as in they could be found if one were to look for them?

DreamfinderGuy1 day ago

Patience, they're out there.

Disgruntled Walt1 day ago

Somebody's gotta leak some pics from what it's like in there now!

DreamfinderGuy1 day ago

It would require significant investment at this point for Wonders to become a festival center again, which will never happen as they've already spent the money on CommuniCore Hall and want Wonders to be attraction space again. Wonders was only used as a festival center before because it was existing unused infrastructure, there's nothing in there to reuse anymore and anything new would be for an attraction.

Jayspency2 days ago

Ayla2 days ago

It used to be.

Andrew C2 days ago

They built a new festival center, only for this temp festival center to sit.

SoFloMagic2 days ago

It's crazy to me that this isn't used for festivals. It could just be packed with bars and sponsored booths and merch. Total money making building. Plus would ease some congestion in world showcase. Imagine it replacing some of the art tents during Farts and hosting artist signings. Allowing food and wine some air conditioned space. I know that's what Communicore hall or whatever it's called is supposed to do, but it fails miserably at it.