The concept art of guardians had animatronics. And you can tell that last show scene was supposed to have an animatronic instead they got a big empty room with a projection! It would have been a way better ride! It’s still good but you can see the potential

The excuse to this always seemed to be Covid, yet Universal built and opened 2 huge rides (hagrids and velocicoaster) within 3 years, and are building an entirely new theme park at a very fast rate that puts Disney to shame. I love Disney, but they need to get it together

6 years!? I can’t believe how time flies. I remember watching the livestreams for D23 and getting excited for these expansions only to see most of it get cancelled. I am still heartbroken over Harmonious getting cancelled though it was such a beautiful show with an amazing score that I still listen to in the car! I even have the spirit jersey for it I’m so glad I did not knowing it was going to be cancelled after 18 months. I also would just love to see spaceship earth get the remodel it so desperately needs. It’s one of my favorite rides in the park (mainly for the Rome burning smell 😂) and it needs help! I loved this video and I really hope that Epcot gets the love it needs in the future. They should have done one project at a time not 4-6 projects at once so they weren’t spread so thin.

It's a shame that a lot of this happened. I just went to Epcot last week, and I still think the best of the park still holds up. It might be my favorite park in the resort actually

That’s awful! The PLAY! Pavilion would’ve been an amazing experience for many families. I just don’t know who or what to blame: The Covid-19 pandemic or the fact that Disney is starting to become greedy and not spend too much money. I just feel terrible.😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

I remember when I went to Disney world just a few days before it closed and way later when I heard Mary poppins was shelved I was even more disappointed,the only thing I like is that the mexico pavilion is still the three cabarellos

In regards to the Ratatouille situation, it should have done soft openings during the summer to spread crowds out a bit. Maybe do a hotel lottery to ride it, to get more guests to stay on-site. It really stinks that the ride sat empty during a busy summer. I also heard Josh D’amaro was the one who had the idea to cancel Play. He supposedly said it would be too expensive to operate as there would be too many cast members needed. They are a multi-billion dollar company, they can afford it. The company is pathetic now. They need something to start construction right now if they want to have a chance in 2025 to compete with Epic Universe. I have a feeling Universal will win the theme park wars for a while.

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honestly, i’m glad the spaceship earth overhaul was cancelled. the plan for its shift from the history of communication to storytelling seemed really unnecessary and not very promising.

I want to see the play pavilion come to life! That looks so much fun, and the rides inside Wonders Of Life have been left in the dust to do nothing!

It's a crazy how much effort and time can go into an attraction, for it then never amount to anything. We are still excited to see EPCOT's full transformation once everything is complete!

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I’m so sad about the play pavilion. I have been going to Epcot for three years and I have never seen it without the walls. Can’t wait for the construction to be done!

I was so sad that the Mary Poppins ride in the UK pavilion was canceled! I love that movie and similarly to Ratatouille, the World Showcase needs more rides to spread crowds out and possibly convince people to go right first instead of left (I’m a left girl myself but with rope dropping I don’t care about going right to get attractions done🤷🏼‍♀️). There’s so many possibilities for Epcot with both expansions and updates, lots of which can help world showcase be even more of a family event, instead of a ride every 3 or so countries and the parents only wanting to eat and drink around the world. Rapunzel/Snow White in Germany, Turning Red in Canada, Luca in Italy, etc. While I love the focus on the front of the park, it might be nice to get even more projects like Remy in other respective countries to add more rides or even countries (please bring Greece 🙏🏼) because overall Epcot can be seen more as an adult park with eating/drinking around the world, but adding more attractions and rides in World Showcase can make Epcot a balanced park for both kids and adults Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk 😆

tbh as long as mitsukoshi stays im good, that store is the reason epcot is my favorite park

EPCOT's been having a "transformation crisis" since they replaced Maelstrom with Frozen.

“EPCOT transformation crisis” Couldn’t have said it better myself.

Disney really needs to get it together because Universal has added two amazing coasters and working on a 3rd park.

CEO - at fault because he approved those ridiculous budget spendings CFO - at fault because bad management of financial expectations/reality balance Parks VP - at fault for dogshit and flimsy strategy that changed too quickly, almost like chasing short-term goals/profits Not the first time Disney overprmised something about parks and then cancelled or crippled it :D It just goes on and on

Our lord and savior, Figment, definitely needs a lot of help. I want to see that return as best as possible to what it originally was. I want that whimsy and creativity push back and less focus on the science. Also, make a new attraction for Coco. Don't you dare touch my boys (the 3 caballeros) lol. Those animatronics are historical treasures.

We need more rides and more pavilions for World Showcase along with more rides for Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom! We definitely need a transformation of Disney’s Animal Kingdom!

The only thing I miss is walking in the middle of the park 😂

EPCOT used to be my favorite WDW park until this whole mess occurred, now the torch has been passed onto the Magic Kingdom. It’s very sad to see such a unique park decline.

That show building behind Japan is indeed being used, just not for guest purposes. It’s the storage area for extra furnishings, trash cans, toilets/sinks, lamp posts, patio umbrellas, etc. for all of Epcot.

I'm biased, but it would be so cool if Epcot had an Indian pavilion. There are many buildings and places from India that represent Indian culture which they could add to the pavilion. They could even add rides from the jungle book in that pavilion.

You have got to be kidding me. Doesn't Disney have someone who proofreads their slides before they are published in a worldwide event. At 16:13, the word "relevant" is misspelled as "relivant." They are in serious trouble if they don't know how to spell. What a shame!

Great video as always!! A reimagined Spaceship Earth should’ve been priority number one. It’s gone embarrassingly long without an update. The previous update was a GIANT step back and now Spaceship Earth does feel like the Time Machine ride from the Idiocracy movie. Coming in second should have been a reimagined Imagination. That attraction doesn’t even attract a line. That side of future world really doesn’t attract any guests, save for Soarin’. Priority number last should’ve been an over-priced restaurant and a disaster of a nighttime show. But here they were. What do I know? They’ve gotten money out of me twice in 2022. The blame can be spread all around, but in the end, the buck stops at the top. Just like Chapek’s hairline, the transformation came up short.

I have mixed feelings about the Play Pavilion. I didn’t think it would sit well, but then it was probably aimed for kids, which I don’t have. I like the Ratatouille and Guardians of the Galaxy rides, which are better than Mission Space. I enjoy eating at the Connections Cafe because it has some decent food that’s not too expensive and it’s in the front of the park. I hope Spaceship Earth and Journey into Imagination get upgraded soon.

Yeah, they should have never made these promises if they are just gonna cancel them. So sad. ;-;

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Hopefully not too much fails!

I just want the Mary Poppins experience. I'd move to EPCOT if that was actually going in.

Did most of the imagineers move over to Universal Park? I'm astounded at how quickly they are building Epic Universe, and it looks really interesting.

Personally i actually like how the world showcase doesn't have many IP'S it feels more authentic and educational if there was a luca ride in the italy pavilion or a mulan ride in the china pavilion i feel like more people would be there yes but people would only be there to ride the ride instead of learning about the food people and culture its one of those scenarios where i think having no properties in your face 24/7 is a good thing but thats just me

This is painful to watch. Knowing we lost so much Epcot progress that we will likely never get.

I love these videos. Thank you I love when you post!

Too bad videos like this will never be viewed by the higher ups at disney :( ... as this was great and informative ... or for me awesome and a look back at it all so far.

Also Spaceship Earth and Journey into Imagination need an upgrade. Last time I went there one of the Figment animations was broken. Also pls bring back the Dreamfinder!

I confess; EPCOT is my least favorite Disney park (scandalous I know), do hearing news of the overhaul made me beyond excited because it looked to be that shot in the arm the park needed and it looked so vibrant and alive, I wanted to experience it. I too am saddened that the many circumstances lead to EPCOT just having half it's transformation be halted and so much money and potential wasted. To answer the question at the end I want to say "ALL THE ABOVE"; Disney needs to stop over promising only to under deliver (hence why I am of the few that thinks that Disney's blue sky ideas for DAK and MK were correctly shown), commit to their ideas before announcing them, push through and more. Reminder that Universal was also impacted by COVID and they delayed the opening of Epic Universe by two years or so. AND YET...they managed to pick up the pace so fast they think they may open sooner! Also in that time they opened Super Nintendo World in Japan and then in California, and in Orlando they finished Velocicoaster when Disney couldn't even get TRON halfway finished. Really, Disney needs to commit and push on through with whatever they announce.

I don’t see how throwing in a bunch of IP into Epcot “stays true to the original ideals”. Epcot was always about Edutainment. Learning about the world around you while still having fun. Epcot is a mere shadow of its former self.

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you would think if disney spent so much on the concepts and reimagining a land that truly needs it, they might have taken a moment to learn how to spell "relevant".....

the updates Epcot needs: Imagination Pavillion- Splurge on a decent, Figment themed dark ride. Silver medal: Inside Out themed tour of imagination with Bing Bong. UK: An actual Mary Poppins dark ride through the movie- NOT the glorified tea cup ride they were going to do. Canada: Not sure, but a show themed to Turning Red with 4*Town and Mai as a Red Panda on stage would make sense. France: Is fine now that Ratatouille is there. Though an updated theater show would be cool (Not the Beauty and the Beast Sing a long) Morocco: Move the Magic Carpet ride in Magic Kingdom to here. Adds a family attraction to Epcot and opens up some space in Adventureland so it's not as crowded. Plus, there's 3 identical rides in Magic Kingdom. Bringing it down to 2 hurts nothing. Japan: Actually build that rumored "Godzilla" themed coaster, but instead of Godzilla, have it be a coaster where you assist the Big Hero 6 team is fighting a giant, sleepwalking Fredzilla (Lab experiment gone wrong). Coaster cars can look like Baymax armor. American Adventure: Update the show, or (I prefer) make it a Muppet themed humorous recap of American history. Make it feel less "Propaganda-ish". Italy: Clone Pinocchio's Daring Journey from Disneyland. Germany: Tangled themed "Snuggly Duckling" restaurant with live show featuring the bandits and maybe Rapunzel and Flynn. China: Reflections of China is fine, but a Mushu or Sisu themed family coaster in there somewhere wuld be nice. Norway: Fine as is. Mexico: I don't get why the ride isn't rethemed to Coco yet. It's a no brainer. Wonders of Life: If you're not going to do the Play Pavilion as initially planned, I propose doing it on a smaller scale themed to Mickey Mouse clubhouse, with a model of the clubhouse inside. Maybe with virtual interactive aspects with the characters inside. And reuse the Cranium Command concept, but with Professor Von Drake giving the audience control of Donald's brain, enraging the duck as we watch him (In the style of the 2013 Mickey Shorts) interact through the eye screens. Thank you for your time.

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I am not a big fan of too much IP in Epcot. there needs to be a balance. Such a unique park but sadly it appears that disney has no clue what to do with it

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Such a bummer because Epcot was going to be our new favorite park. You'd think Disney would want to compete for attention with Epic Universe, but Disney is taking forever to finish anything. 😵‍💫😵‍💫

Can you please do a part four Disney failed attraction openings video in the future?

I’m kind of glad the play pavilion did see the light of day. I just felt it never really fit it with the theme of Epcot.

The Play pavillion would of brought Epcot back into attention. So sad that it didn't happen.

5:12 I would’ve loved to see the Edna Mode Animation Academy attraction. I actually remember going to the original Animation Academy at the California Parks as a kid.

I would love to see a gusteaus restaurant and a lot of more meeting greets, like Mary poppins, maybe have a Christopher robin with Winnie the Pooh, and the play house for new greets of characters. Maybe some new rides.

It is just so sad that they we’re actually going to do some thing great for Epcot and they just gave up😢😢😢

Disney has a very, *very* bad habit of announcing plans *_FAR_* too long in advance, possibly when even they don't know what they want to do. This creates an expectation for something that may never even come. They usually announce stuff super long in advance, which leaves the thing announced subject to being altered, retooled, or cancelled entirely. Comparing this to Universal, they only really announce things when they're absolutely sure they're ready to. Note that all info we have on Epic Universe has come from official records that they had to file in order to build the park - they've barely said anything about it on official channels. "Officially," the only thing we really know is the concept art, the fact that the park is being built, and the fact that they plan to use IPs. That's all they've said on official channels. With Hagrid and Velocicoaster, they didn't even say anything about them until they were practically about to open. This gives Universal far more control over the expectations set for their products - something Disney doesn't really manage as well. Remember the Mary Poppins ride everyone was excited for? Turns out, that was just going to be an indoor Teacups ride. I imagine Disney has their reasons for announcing things as early as they do - probably something to do with trying to maintain their stocks or something. But announcing things long before it's actually certain that they'll open doesn't sound very good for the stocks, should they go the way of the Play Pavillion.

Thank you for all the support for a breakdowns and openings because because I think no other KZfaqr does that so thank you so much

Can't really speak much of Epcot itself, I haven't been since '98. However, I'm a fairly frequent visitor of Disneyland in CA and I have to agree with a lot of the notion you were stating at the end of the video: I'd MUCH rather Disney Parks across the board spend a 3 years (give or take) giving existing attractions and locations within the park the much-needed love and maintenance they need. Fix what's there first, make the whole parks "like new" again, instead of giving me a bright shiny new ride but with the rest of the park at like 60% what it could be. I want no new rides for a few years, to instead have the whole of the parks brought up to what it should be.

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Great work, as usual TPMvids! Have a happy 4th of July!🎉🧨🎇🎆

My idea of “More Disney” - highly themed, immersive experiences with excellent customer service. Disney’s idea of “More Disney”: Let’s stick a drawing of an animated character on it.

I seriously hope Disney doesn’t forget about Play!

Sure, it's sad that Epcot isn't getting all the attractions but it's Paris that needs all the love it can get. No new rollercoaster in the park for about 20 (!) years? The rides need to be remodelled with new animatronics and the latest technology. You've been there. Weren't you a bit disappointed? I love this Park, but it just don't need only new theming and attractions like Frozen, but also massive refurbishments

Love the video. Keep it up!

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It’s pretty sad that it’s taking this long to finish Epcot and like you said who’s to blame I don’t know that’s a tough question I don’t even tougher answer

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Epcot needs all the love it can get. I hope to see the spaceship earth revamp happens eventually

A bunch of rich people don’t understand or care about the product they own. Happens a lot. Until someone who cares about Epcot gets put in charge it’ll be a shell of itself, if recognizable at all

3:35 this was literally in my dream once i swear

They should keep the “ epcot forever” firework (i think it’s really nice) and focus on others things…news rides and pavilion and the play section

We need a complete transformation!

Excellent video! Maybe if Iger hadn’t spent $70 Billion dollars buying Fox right before the pandemic Disney would have had the money to finish more projects.

I find disneys decisions to be incredibly frustrating. They have more “storage space” than any other park in the world. A ride in Germany cancelled due to budget, now is storage. A play pavilion, cancelled & used for storage. Guardians was announced to have 12 animatronics, all cancelled & replaced with screens. Mary Poppins attraction, cancelled. The next year at D23 they announced a bunch of new stuff, never mentioning the cancelled projects again, everyone is excited over the new announcements, basically distracting from the cancelled projects. They get billions in revenue each year but can’t spend money to make the parks better.

Honestly, scrapping the Play Pavillion was probably for the best... Theming it around emojis and Ralph Breaks The Internet was a peculiar choice

I think that it was Bob Capek and Covid-19. I have a few reasons why I think it was Bob Capek. 1. He was a bad C.E.O. Because one time I was waiting in line for Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway, and he closed the ride for no reason at all when there was nothing wrong with the ride. 2. All he cared about was money. Bob Iger didn’t care about money. Bob Iger only cared about families having a great time at Disney. Bob Capek cared about money because he spent some money to create the Lighting Lane System and spending the money that Disney earned to continue the construction process. I think that it was also Covid-19 because it shut down Disney. But even though Covid shut down Disney, Disney opened a few months later and continued construction. I think that they could’ve waited a few months to continue construction because they haven’t earned any money for a few months. If I was C.E.O, I would wait about 6-7 months to let people come back into the parks and let Walt Disneys Engineering to continue construction and I would delay the 50th anniversary.

Epcot’s transformation seems to be very exciting! Can’t wait to see it at my next visit!

EPCOT should be "Epic Perennial Construction Of Tomorrow."

I also think that Spaceship Earth needs to reopen because many people want to take pictures in front of this landmark, and not in front of a construction nightmare ,

Nawww bruh they axed my boy Figment again 😢😢😢

Figment and the imagination pavilion brought back to its former glory.

There were rumours that the Mary poppins ride was coming over to Epcot but obviously it didn’t happen

TPM: *talking about the Corona Virus* The background 7:34 : D U C K

Journey Into Imagination needs to be redone with a new Dream Finder Animatronic.

By the way love the channel I get most Disney and universal information from you guys so thank you

Honestly, for my money, the most concise explanation of everything going on with Epcot in the past few years. 👍

the rides mentioned in this are open now and they are sooooo fun!!!!!

Play is still coming just late 2024 and my theory is they are still trying to demolish the last ride in the pavilion was communition control that has been empty since 2007

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Disney just announced Play will come on spring 2024 at the earliest

Spaceship Earth is perfect the way it is. Judi Dench just needs to add a bit more.

Omg tpm why do I get so excited when I watch you vids lol

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Epcot was my absolute favorite as a kid...mainly due to the innoventions buildings and the interactive exhibits in all the buildings! Its so sad to me that that stuff is all but gone. But dont get me wrong, i still absolutely adore epcot...just mainly because of the world showcase now. Also, Harmonius was absolutely incredible and i am soooo bummed they took it away.

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We need more for Epcot!

Thank you for that closing statement. I agree, wholeheartedly! Love your content! ❤️

Indeed. But COVID is still lingering around Disney World. I got sick from there last year!

I hope that in the near future, all of these would be able to open up to their expectations but we’ll have to wait and see

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