Newest Addition to Flex Space Throws Shade at EPCOT

Katie Francis

Outdoor area at EPCOT with a grassy surface, picnic tables, shade sails overhead, and people walking. Large columns support the sails, and string lights are hanging between them, making this flex space perfect for relaxation or events.

Newest Addition to Flex Space Throws Shade at EPCOT

The latest additions to the flex space area in World Celebration throw plenty of shade — in the traditional sense, anyway. Large overhead shades have been installed over the picnic tables.

New Shades Added at EPCOT Flex Space

The newest addition to this flex space features an outdoor seating area with a modern canopy structure, surrounded by greenery and lampposts. The area resembles a park or public gathering space with a blue sky and scattered clouds in the background, reminiscent of EPCOT's open design.

The new shades are triangular in shape, and cover the picnic table seating area at the flex space.

A blue industrial fan is mounted on a white pole next to a building with triangular windows and angular design, reminiscent of EPCOT's architectural style. There is greenery in the foreground and a clear blue sky in the background.

Fans are positioned along the tall white poles to keep air flowing.

Outdoor seating area with picnic tables, string lights, sun umbrellas, and grassy field under a clear sky. Two people are seen in the background near the tables.

When this area opened back in June, the shades had not yet been installed, as shown in the image above. However, the picnic tables did offer white umbrellas for some form of shade.

A triangular fabric canopy with string lights, the newest addition to our flex space, is attached to a white pole, set against a clear blue sky.

The shades are attached at the top of the white columns, with the string lights hanging below them.

Outdoor area at EPCOT with a grassy surface, picnic tables, shade sails overhead, and people walking. Large columns support the sails, and string lights are hanging between them, making this flex space perfect for relaxation or events.

EPCOT’s years-long major overhaul was completed on June 10, 2024 with the opening of CommunICore Hall & Plaza. Read our honest review of the new space.

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