More Paneling Removed From Mars Sculpture at Mission: SPACE

Crews have removed more paneling from the Mars sculpture outside Mission: Space in EPCOT as they continue to refurbish the faded exterior.

Mission: SPACE Exterior Refurbishment

People walking along a path towards a futuristic building with large planet models under a bright, partly cloudy sky. Lush greenery surrounds the area.

The Mars sculpture is the final element of the Mission: SPACE facade to get a major refurbishment in the past year. Earth was missing for a while as it was refurbished. The attraction’s sign was also updated.

Outdoor view of the Space 220 Restaurant entrance at Epcot, featuring large, decorative planets in the background and landscaped greenery in the foreground. People are visible near the entrance.

Mars is the largest planetary sculpture outside the ride. We first reported on its faded and damaged paint in May 2023. It was blocked off soon after for repairs but serious work didn’t begin until this year. Now most of the red planet is actually red thanks to shiny new panels.

Two people sit in front of a modern architectural structure with a large, reflective pink and black facade with a protruding metal feature.

Most recently, discolored red panels were removed from near the bottom of the planet, below the silver overhang. Panels are also still missing from the right side above the overhang.

People stand in line outside Mission: SPACE, a space-themed attraction with a large spherical building, located at Epcot in Walt Disney World. The sky is clear and blue.

There are black sections where colored panels have been removed. These orange-ish panels are ones yet to be removed and replaced.

Group of people entering a building with a large curved, reflective, red structure on the exterior under a partly cloudy sky.

Some faded golden-yellow panels are also still visible near the top of Mars.

People, including children, walk near a metallic sphere structure, with some observing it closely. The ground features a mosaic design with red and blue wavy patterns.

Meanwhile, we noticed that one of the mosaics on the ground has been damaged. The first of these planetary mosaics was installed in the new pavement late last year.