What is the new name for the future world at EPCOT?

EPCOT has always been divided into Future World and World Showcase, but we've said farewell to Future World. EPCOT is now unified with four neighborhoods — World Showcase, World Celebration, World Nature and World Discovery — and each speaks to important aspects of the world and its people.



As of 2026, the area formerly known as Future World at EPCOT has been officially retired and replaced by three distinct "neighborhoods" that better reflect the park's unified mission. These are World Celebration, which serves as the park's central hub and entrance area (featuring the new CommuniCore Hall and Plaza); World Discovery, which focuses on science, technology, and intergalactic stories (home to Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind); and World Nature, dedicated to understanding and preserving the natural world (including Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana). These three new neighborhoods, along with the existing World Showcase, create a four-quadrant layout that represents the "EPCOT Transformation." The change was designed to make the park feel more integrated and to move away from the "static" futuristic aesthetic of the 1980s in favor of more timeless themes and popular Disney franchises.

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Epcot is divided into four main themed areas, known as neighborhoods: World Celebration, World Discovery, World Nature and World Showcase. A secondary park gate is located between the France and United Kingdom pavilions of World Showcase and is known as the International Gateway.

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As part of the transformation, Epcot's Future World will be no more, replaced with three new neighborhoods: World Celebration, World Nature, and World Discovery. These neighborhoods will pair with World Showcase, which will continue to exist in its original 1982 through present-day form.

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2023 marks the end of its transformation with Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana, opening Oct. 16. World Celebration will also be completed in December with a new statue of Walt Disney in an area called Dreamers Point and a new exhibition space called CommuniCore Hall.

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Disney has just announced that EPCOT's Harmonious will have its final performance on April 2 2023. The show will be replaced with "EPCOT Forever" as an interim show, debuting April 3 2023. A brand-new EPCOT firework show will debut later in 2023.

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Former Future World is now carved into three different neighborhoods: World Celebration, World Nature and World Discovery. World Showcase marks the fourth neighborhood. I think Future World was a concept that was difficult to understand.

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In a post from Disney Imagineer Zach Riddley, he writes that “with the transformation now well under way” they have decided to close the EPCOT Experience and “make way for exciting new activities of the Odyssey pavilion to create a great experience for our guests.”

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Disney intended EPCOT to be a real city, and it was planned to feature commercial, residential, industrial and recreational centers, connected by a mass multimodal transportation system, that would, he said, Never cease to be a living blueprint of the future.

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At a Glance. A former restaurant and more recent festival center, The Odyssey is a classic EPCOT building that is serving as Quick Service dining during the long-term remodel of the park.

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Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana is scheduled to open October 16, 2023 within World Nature—the EPCOT neighborhood dedicated to understanding and preserving the beauty and balance of the natural world.

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EPCOT Acronym coined by Walt Disney in 1966 meaning Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow. The park was called EPCOT Center when it opened on October 1, 1982.

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The heart of the logo is the Earth, embraced by a star symbolizing hope–the hope that with imagination, commitment, and dedication, we can create a better tomorrow.” Among the familiar sights at Epcot were the symbols used to represent individual pavilions.

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