Left Brain, Right Brain

Ever notice that the two sides of Future World have a somewhat different look and feel? Well, it's intentional and part of the story being told in this part of Epcot. Future World is a scientific community where people and organizations from around the world have come together to build a better tomorrow for us all. The work of "building the future" is divided into thematic buckets of transportation, energy, conservation and innovation, and those facilities are further grouped by theme.

The west side of Future World is home to the organic sciences. Here you will find The Land, The Seas and Imagination. The landscape and hardscape in this area is also appropriately organic. Trees are wide and lush. Planters and walkways curve into one another, and water plays a key role.

By contrast, Future World East introduces calculated and precise sciences in Universe of Energy, Mission: Space, and Test Track. The landscape mirrors that with straight lines, angles, and harder edges.

Of course, for every rule there is often an exception. In this case, the former Wonders of Life pavilion appears to have been put in the wrong spot. And, well... it was... but for good reason.

For Epcot's first couple years of operation, billboards around the park advertised coming attractions. Future World West presented billboards for The Living Seas and a Life and Health pavilion, which would have been located between The Seas and The Land. As the pavilion got closer to reality, however, Epcot had an operational need for new attractions on the east side of the park. The west was teeming with Guests, spending hours visiting Seabase Alpha, listening to The Land, and delivering thoughts and ideas to the Dream Port. The east, though, had three pavilions each with a single ride-through experience. Guests did each one and moved on. The park was unbalanced, so the decision was made to place Wonders of Life in Future World East.

Now that Wonders of Life has been retired, the original design intent for Future World is once again intact.