New Play Pavilion to replace Epcot's Wonder of Life

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Concept art of Epcot's new Play Pavilion

Posted: Thursday February 21, 2019 11:06am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has today announced that a new Play Pavilion will be coming to Epcot's Future World in the former home of Wonders of Life.

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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DreamfinderGuy16 days ago

Worth mentioning that this permit expired this week. Nothing new has been filed for Wonders since this permit. This project is very dead.

SoFloMagicDec 07, 2024

I bet they bulldoze it for a Rollercoaster in 2038

WaluigiTimeDec 03, 2024

I may have gotten overly excited on my post. Stolen or not I bet he shows up in some Disney auction in 40 years.

DragonmanDec 03, 2024

Honestly, unless there’s actual 100% confirmation on what happened to Buzzy, we’re just beating a dead horse at this point by continuing to speculate and bringing it up.

DreamfinderGuyDec 03, 2024

And it didn't fix the leaks like they thought it would either, but you didn't hear that from me 🫥

Disgruntled WaltDec 03, 2024

At least they replaced the roof not too long ago.

DreamfinderGuyDec 03, 2024

The Play Pavilion? No that's not happening. The building will continue to sit and rot for the foreseeable future. Whether it gets a new attraction or demolished after that is really anyone's guess at this point, both are about equally likely.

WaluigiTimeDec 02, 2024

He used to work at Disney and he is the guy that documented everything in Horizons.

nickysDec 02, 2024

Because nothing says “reputable source” quite like a vlogger who uses the tag “World Famous” before their name. 🧐

KDM31091Dec 02, 2024

I guess my question is, are there plans to ever actually make it happen? Or will it just sit and rot and be demolished eventually? The building has been entirely unused for years and been closed as a daily attraction for what, 20 years now? Kind of sad.

WaluigiTimeDec 02, 2024

I assumed David Ensign was a pretty decent source. 🤷‍♂️

MisterPenguinDec 02, 2024

Oh. The anonymous imagineer was *respected*. So, that's airtight. And who again did they confirm this to? Another anonymous person? Was that person also *respected*? 🤔

WaluigiTimeDec 02, 2024

Thumbnail is clickbaity So this popped up in my recommends and Dave Ensign claims someone at Disney sold Buzzy to a collector and someone else got mad and filed a police report.