Wonders of Life Pavilion status?

Originally Posted By WeirdJohn

Hi all.

I was curious to know if there has been any update on the Wonders of Life pavilion at EPCOT. I had heard it was closed for good, but is that still true and if so, what are the plans on the building?

I miss Cranium Command.

 

Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom

As far as I know the building only opens seasonally. I was in it back in December and had a great time. The inside of the building still looks great and is being well maintained. The food court looks like it was closed long ago. Disney sure is doing a good job maintaining this building. I remmber hearing that Disney has been looking to replace this building with something new. The ceiling of the building does leak so there are some structural problems.

 

Originally Posted By WeirdJohn

Thanks Tom. We are heading to WDW in December, so it would be pretty cool if this is open.

 

Originally Posted By DVC_dad

When we were there in Nov, it was closed and it wasn't even on the MAP.

I'm glad they reopen it now and then. Wow I hope I can catch Body Wars just one more time someday!

I understand that I may have been in the last few thousand people to have ridden Horizons. I miss that one too.

 

Originally Posted By WeirdJohn

Oh I remember Horizons. It was my Mom and I's fav ride in Epcot. I feel bad my fiancee will never experience it.

Our favorite part was the smell of oranges when you passed through the farmlands. Picking your own ending was cool too!

 

Originally Posted By dizneed

Maybe if Disney revamped Horizons into the Wonders of Life building.......

 

Originally Posted By Superjosiah

Oh Horizons... The week it closed was the first time that I had ever been to EPCOT. Of course we got up SUPER early and were the first in line waiting for the park to open... (I still crack up when I think about this) The Cast Member standing there waiting to let us in spent at least 20 minutes hyping up Horizons, calling it "the most popular ride at EPCOT". He convinced all of us standing there to race to Horizons to avoid the long lines. He also said that maybe if enough of us flooded Horizons they might not have to shut it down.

Needless to say we ran straight to Horizons (rather than the newly opened Test Track) and were the first of only about 20 people in line.

It is a good memory, but I actually did like Horizons and choosing my own path... However, despite the valiant effort of one Cast member, it still closed.

 

Originally Posted By TDLFAN

As for Wonders of Life..

I read no vital life signs. This thing may be dead for good.

 

Originally Posted By WeirdJohn

That's what I was afraid of TDLFAN.

Also, bringing back Horizons would be awesome.

 

Originally Posted By brotherdave

Where Wonders of Life may have no 'vital signs', Horizons is dead and buried unfortunately. Even the wonderful, awe-inspiring gem-like structure that housed Horizons, was torn down completely. Even other older EPCOT Center attractions like World of Motion and Journey Into Imagination are now probably buried as well. They were truly great attractions that made EPCOT Center so unique, unlike any Disney park before or since. In fact, Disney characters were not even found at EPCOT Center during its early years, and that made the park all the more refreshing. Now, it's just another park to showcase the characters....

 

Originally Posted By NYthrillseeker

<Now, it's just another park to showcase the characters....>

Epcot doesn't showcase the characters as much as the other parks though, so it's still a nice break for me.