Play! Pavilion
Canceled pavilion at Epcot
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Play! is a canceled pavilion for Epcot at Walt Disney World.[1] Located in World Discovery, it was set to open in 2021,[2][3][4] but construction was halted in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In January 2023, Play! was removed from EPCOT guide maps[5] following over three years without the attraction being mentioned by Disney. Later that month, Disney officially announced that the attraction's concept was being reevaluated.[6] As originally announced, Play was set to be constructed within the former Wonders of Life pavilion and themed as an interactive futuristic city where guests would be able to interact with a variety of Disney characters.[7]
| Play! | |
|---|---|
Pavilion icon unveiled at D23 Expo 2019 | |
| Epcot | |
| Area | World Discovery |
| Status | Canceled |
| Cost | $123,000,000 |
| Opening date | TBA |
| Replaced | Wonders of Life (Future World) |
| Ride statistics | |
| Attraction type | Pavilion |
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Theme | Digital City |
| Height | 65 ft (20 m) |
| Site area | 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2) |
| Geodesic dome size | 65 ft (20 m) high and 250 ft (76 m) in diameter |
Overview
According to concept artwork by Walt Disney Imagineering, the pavilion as originally announced was planned to contain:
- An Animation Academy-like experience where Edna Mode teaches guests to draw.
- Hotel Heist- An interactive game hosted by Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde from Zootopia.
- An Arcade
- Monorail Mark X
- A water balloon fight video game experience with various Disney characters.[8]
Other potential attractions included meet and greets for Wreck-It-Ralph, Vanellope von Schweetz, Joy, Sadness and Baymax.[9]
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