Play! Pavilion

Play! was a canceled pavilion for Epcot at Walt Disney World.^[1][2][3] Located in World 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 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.^[6]

Play!
Pavilion icon unveiled at D23 Expo 2019
Epcot
Area	World Discovery
Status	Unknown
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.^[7]

Other potential attractions included meet and greets for Wreck-It-Ralph, Vanellope von Schweetz, Joy, Sadness and Baymax.^[8]