Hidden deep within “The Disney Monorail: Imagineering a Highway in the Sky”, a new book by Jeff Kurtti, Vanessa Hunt, and Paul Wolski, which looks back at the creation of the Disney monorail and its impact on transportation systems across the globe, lies a secret about the ever-changing future of EPCOT: a new Monorail Mark X attraction coming to the Play! Pavilion!
The book is set to be officially released on September 1, 2020, but review copies have been distributed, and thanks to Imaginerding on YouTube, we have a closer look at the art for the upcoming attraction:
The announcement is made on the very last page of the book, and features an EPCOT serigraph-type poster featuring three Mark X monorails. At the top, it says, “Next Stop… Play!” with the Play! Pavilion logo. Along the bottom, it says, “Monorail Mark X – Arriving at EPCOT in 2021” with the WEDway transportation logo in the right corner.
Of course, EPCOT has suffered a number of budget cuts and project cancellations in the wake of the theme park shutdown, but it seems this attraction, which appears in the concept art for the pavilion, is one we can actually look forward to.
In concept art for the Play! Pavilion, we can see the Monorail Mark X attraction facade, with monorail zooming through a tall WEDway building:
You can check out a full review of the “The Disney Monorail: Imagineering a Highway in the Sky” in this video by Imaginerding on YouTube:
Are you looking forward to the grand opening of the Play! Pavilion at EPCOT? Let us know in the comments, and stay tuned for future discoveries of even more attractions to come!
