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Epcot has always been a unique place among the Walt Disney World theme parks. It s the park with the strongest eye toward the future, and the future of Epcot is bright. The park is in the middle of a major transformation that will celebrate both the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World next year and the 40th anniversary of Epcot in 2022, and today that transformation hit a brand new milestone as a new entrance fountain that has been under construction was officially unveiled for the public.
While this isn t our first look at what the fountain itself would look like, guests walking into Epcot were previously greeted by progress walls which surrounded the fountain while Walt Disney Imagineering finished construction. This morning, those walls were down, allowing the first people to get a real look at what the new entrance fountain looks like, and it looks amazing.
PHOTOS: EPCOT unveils stunning new entrance fountain
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ORLANDO, Fla. - EPCOT on Tuesday unveiled its next major milestone in the park s historic transformation: a stunning new entrance fountain. Anyone visiting as of this morning will see in real life what we at Walt Disney Imagineering have been dreaming up in our heads for many years now, Disney Parks Blog wrote.
The three pylons, standing 16-feet tall, surround the fountain and will serve as the centerpiece of the main entrance plaza in front of Spaceship Earth. The fountain is a reimagined version of the original that welcomed parkgoers on opening day in 1982.
Walt Disney World s Epcot Unveils Its New Entrance Plaza
December 22, 2020, 12:08 PM ·
What was old is new again. Or is it, what is new was once old? I don t know, but Epcot s classic entrance sculpture is now complete in the newly refurbished Epcot entrance plaza.
Walt Disney World and Walt Disney Imagineering are sharing photos of the new entrance plaza, which focuses on the three acrylic pylons that stood in front of Spaceship Earth when the park opened in 1982.
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WDI s Creative Portfolio Director for Walt Disney World, Zach Riddley, wrote, One of the items I am personally so excited to reveal to the world is a brand new lighting design with color-changing capabilities! This is an entirely new idea, anchored by a brilliant center light that shines upward as a symbol of unity and optimism – themes that have always been at the center of this idea called EPCOT.
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