Play! | |
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![]() Pavilion icon unveiled at D23 Expo 2019 | |
Epcot | |
Area | World Discovery |
Status | Unknown |
Cost | $123,000,000 |
Opening date | 2025 |
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 |
Play! is a planned pavilion forEpcot atWalt Disney World.[1][2][3] Located inWorld Discovery, it was set to open in 2021, but the attraction missed its opening window without any formal announcement of a delay. In January 2023, Play! was removed from EPCOT guide maps[4] 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.[5] As originally announced, Play was set to be constructed within the formerWonders of Life pavilion and themed as an interactive futuristic city where guests would be able to interact with a variety ofDisney characters.[6]
According to concept artwork byWalt Disney Imagineering, the pavilion as originally announced was planned to contain:
Other potential attractions includedmeet and greets forWreck-It-Ralph,Vanellope von Schweetz,Joy,Sadness andBaymax.[8]
The PLAY! pavilion will open in time for the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World.