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Defunct Disney: Communicore at Epcot

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by Sam 10.22.21    As anyone who has eyes can tell, Epcot's Futureworld is undergoing a rather momentous retrofit. As the Fountain of Nations was drained and toppled, so have nearly all of the winding buildings that jutted out from Spaceship Earth and winded all throughout the front of the park been gutted and town down. As Epcot's Moana themed revolution continues, we're left to reminisce about what was. But alas, Disney lovers. Like that's really anything new.    In 1982, these winding buildings were quite alive, primarily educating the public about the technological advancements made in human communication. As Wikipedia so eloquently puts it:  CommuniCore was the hub of EPCOT Center, both geographically and conceptually, as it brought together nearly all of the ideas and concepts explored in Future World and complemented the experiences offered by other pavilions. For example, the Energy Exchange was located in a sector of CommuniCore adjacent to the  Universe of En