Communicore Hall & Plaza, Mickey & Friends Meet & Greet Tour - EPCOT 

Even worse it is at Epcot where there are so many food options already

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Facts.

Who cares on how long it took just have fun. Like seriously who cares? Just have a great time

Oh ffs. A _global pandemic_ happened in those five years that _completely halted_ construction for months and then slowed it because of reduced crew sizes for safety once things reopened.😐

@@kriscynicalyeah but universal is building a whole theme park in about same amount of time, maybe even less.

. @@caryrae73 I deleted my original reply because it was a jumbled mess. This is ridiculously long, but I'm being very specific here. What OP and you are both neglecting to consider are size, scope, and amount. It wasn't five years for JUST a building and a garden area. _The majority of Future World_ was torn up, demolished, or repurposed through this whole project. That's damn near half the park. 🔹We got the extensive new outdoor areas that used to be the concrete wasteland between Spaceship Earth and the Fountain of Nations. 🔹We got Creations, Connections Café, Connections Eatery, and the new Club Cool. 🔹We got the whole Moana area. 🔹We got the restored fountain and removal of the Leave A Legacy monuments in front of Spaceship Earth. 🔹We got the new LEDs on Spaceship Earth. 🔹And LASTLY, we got Communicore Plaza, more garden area, and an outdoor stage venue. And that's not even taking into account the time it took for demo that had to be done carefully enough to not destroy the structures that were staying put. That was tight quarters when it came to demo of Innoventions West. As for Epic Universe? It's literally a third of the size of Epcot at 110 acres vs. 305. Again, almost half of Epcot was torn up. Lastly, Universal hasn't had to deal with DeSantis playing political theater with them because he was butthurt over a Disney press release. His target was literally Disney's means of filing permits and handling the civic parts of the construction, Reedy Creek. That slowed everything even more. I'm sorry for the novel but there wasn't a way to be brief and correctly define the size and scope of what's been happening for the last five years. To basically say "in five years we got a garden and a food court while universal built an entire park" is an inaccurate comparison to say the least. I don't want a park that's built _fast._ I want a park that's built _well._

I saw the old Communicore and this looks really nice.

@@A113100 it’s a giant beer kiosk.

Looks better you mean. They need more than just look better.

Someone at Disney said hey, I got and Idea! You know that Odyssey building and that Millennium Village building we never know what to do with? Lets build another one of those!

I was about to say the same thing…like what is the point of this🤷🏼‍♀️

It's supposed to be a flex space for the different festivals throughout the year. Because that's what Epcot is apparently all about now according to Disney

It suppose to be but it doesn't even look like a good convention hall. Who in the right mind would want to have a convention in that kind of building? Cause its Disney? Please, many other convention halls in the US look way much better than this.

Bank on nostalgia until everyone forgets, and then just paint over it with newer attractions! The Epcot way

@@DISstockmagic Or improve it. The Fountain of Nations was both great and terrible. It inhibited flow, especially when fountain shows were going on. It also contributed to the feeling that Epcot was a concrete jungle. I never loved it as someone that has gone to Epcot since 1983 as a 5 year old. The fountain was cool for a while, but by the 1980s it was just a pain getting around it. Also incredibly expensive to maintain and something that just disrupted the flow. That said, would definitely like to have some water in the center of the hub but I have never understood why people liked that fountain so much.

​@FlyRick78 why would people love a beautiful fountain the likes of which they have probably never seen before? Hmmm it is a mystery.

the horizons referencing is everywhere, disney just hates us man😭😭😭

Festival Favorites (edibles), beverage stands, places to sit whilst enjoying Festivals. Air Conditioned seating in Florida Blistering sun

Lol air conditioning? Really people? That used to be called indoor attractions, shops, and restaurants.

Thats just the Disney management team and execs congratulating themselves for this amazing new space that everyone will love. (insert sarcastic look)

been trying to put my finger on what it reminded me of, thats it. lol

Well, there’s going to be crowds so

@@Mochichu-w6b oh sure. 50 people is a crowd.

@@GI876758 sure tell yourself that. Question do you cry yourself to sleep at night?

Not everything has to be the same thing. Just grow up. There’s a lot to love here and just have fun. We as a community of theme park enjoyers just forgot the meaning of fun.

Ffs that's what they did with Connections in Innoventions East so I'm sure there are technical/engineering reasons why it was more effective to rebuild for West. The ceiling is much lower in there, too, which will save conservation-wise on heating and cooling without those cavernous ceilings and wall to wall windows. It's a smaller space all around, and I think part of the old footprint is being used for the outdoor stage now (I haven't seen a map but that building is MUCH smaller than Innoventions West). I _loved_ that old Innoventions building. It had some "secret bathrooms" that we frequented as well as that sitting area in the back, but times change. Let it go. I swear some people are never happy no matter what Disney does.

Yay! Low ceilings!

@@Mochichu-w6b Not everything should be 'just good enough' instead build something mind blowing to keep people coming in. If this is the standard of Disney today like you on 'being good enough', then they will continue to bleed money.

@@GI876758 I literally never said that. I’m saying that things don’t have to be the most amazing incredible thing ever. It’s a cute fun area that fits in modern Epcot. So no not everything has to be the big expansion.

There is a kitchen equipped with cameras and lighting that was being used as food service last night.

@@WDWNT Thank you!!!

It’s an update. Maybe if you stop comparing things you would have a great time. Universal doesn’t really update their parks like this. Every park has their own differences and universal has way less to worry about.

Forget comparing to Universal. Disney needs to give something mind blowing for people to come, so far they are not doing it.

@@Mochichu-w6b Update of nothing. Tokyo Disney Resort's Fantasy Springs is called an update. New area, new high quality rides and themes by Disney's own imagineers and tech btw. Sure every park has their own differences, but it doesn't have to be 'just ok', it signifies lack of passion.

​@@Mochichu-w6b but Epcot and other Disney parks not fun anymore

@@rust3927 shut up the parks are practically the same as they were before just with modern updates that are really good with new additions. And don’t even say stuff like Universal is good because their parks are much worse. Islands is good but is flawed but universal Florida is not good. And even though I say that about the park, it’s still fun. It’s a theme park. You’re supposed to have fun. Sorry if something was not the second coming of Christ like damn

Facts

And if I had to rate your life on a scale from 1 to impressed, I would give it a very strong meh

Bro, what are you on?

Have you ever heard of the word fun?

@@jaredfamily123 Have you ever heard of the word 'passion'? That is what lack in Disney so far