Met Life Pavilion

[Jakesmom1]

I just read in a guide book (Birnbaums) that this pavilion is open seasonaly. Does anyone know when it opens again?

I thought it was permanently closed as the last two times we were there it was closed.

Thanks only 12 more till Disney.

 

[RyMickey]

While two attractions in the Wonders of Life building (Cranium Command and The Making of Me) are still listed on the Disney website as closed for the month of May, don't make plans on them ever opening up again.

I've heard that the Body Wars simulators have been removed from the building, so I'm sure that the pavilion is done.

 

[Mickey1122]

Body Wars has been closed for ages. I really don't know

 

[Robo]

I just read in a guide book (Birnbaums) that this pavilion is open seasonaly. Does anyone know when it opens again?

I thought it was permanently closed as the last two times we were there it was closed.

Thanks only 12 more till Disney.

Here is the long explaination:

There was a lot of discussion on several threads a month or two ago about whether "Wonders of Life" and its attractions, "Cranium Command", "Making of Me" and "Body Wars" were gone forever or just "resting" until needed ("Closed Seasonally").

Back then, the official WDW website had the most CONFUSING listing that said:
* Cranium Command: Open Seasonally [April 1- April 31, 2006]
* The Making of Me: Open Seasonally [April 1- April 31, 2006]

That led many (most) readers to believe that it meant that these attractions would be OPEN from (in this case) [April 1- April 31, 2006].

The contrary was true.
It actually meant that these attractions would "remain CLOSED" (in this case) [April 1- April 31, 2006].

But it was confusing BIG-TIME (and caused a lot of discussion between the posters as to its meaning).

WELL...
I just checked and the Disney folks (gotta love 'em) have "fixed" this confusing listing.

I copied the following (month-by-month) from the WDW Calendar Epcot site:

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wd...alendarParkHoursMonthlyViewPage&date=20060501

OPERATIONAL UPDATES

* Cranium Command: Operates Seasonally; Temporarily Closed [May 15, 2006 to May 31, 2006]
* The Making of Me: Operates Seasonally; Temporarily Closed [May 15, 2006 to May 31, 2006]

* Cranium Command: Operates Seasonally; Temporarily Closed [June 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006]
* The Making of Me: Operates Seasonally; Temporarily Closed [June 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006]

* Cranium Command: Operates Seasonally; Temporarily Closed [July 1, 2006 to July 31, 2006]
* The Making of Me: Operates Seasonally; Temporarily Closed [July 1, 2006 to July 31, 2006]

* Cranium Command: Operates Seasonally; Temporarily Closed [August 1, 2006 to August 31, 2006]
* The Making of Me: Operates Seasonally; Temporarily Closed [August 1, 2006 to August 31, 2006]

* Cranium Command: Operates Seasonally; Temporarily Closed [September 1, 2006 to September 30, 2006]
* The Making of Me: Operates Seasonally; Temporarily Closed [September 1, 2006 to September 30, 2006]

* Cranium Command: Operates Seasonally; Temporarily Closed [October 1, 2006 to October 31, 2006]
* The Making of Me: Operates Seasonally; Temporarily Closed [October 1, 2006 to October 31, 2006]

* Cranium Command: Operates Seasonally; Temporarily Closed [November 1, 2006 to November 30, 2006]
* The Making of Me: Operates Seasonally; Temporarily Closed [November 1, 2006 to November 30, 2006]
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So, it looks like these attractions will not EVER re-open (considering that they are not open at all during the Summer... not even around or on July 4th, one of THE busiest times at WDW).

Sad to say that, as I really loved these attractions, but at least the listings are no longer ambiguous.
I just wonder WHY they bother to specifically list them AT ALL??

As to Body Wars, the rumor is that it is no longer even "in the building" as the ride system was supposedly shipped to another non-US Disney park for use as a "Star Tours" attraction at that park.

 

[Jakesmom1]

Thank you all, thats what I thought.

 

[bicker]

I believe the cause for all this is that Met Life withdrew their sponsorship, and no other company has stepped forward to sponsor the pavilion.