Wedcot Center Is Back

 

 

 In October, the Newser reported that Wedcot Center Park, a tribute to the EPCOT Center owned by Disney, had closed down. For fans, some good news. The place is back. 

Disney Epcot tribute - Celebrate the season with Nightmare Before Christmas, and Haunted Mansion Holiday! Festival of the Holidays, Spaceship Earth, Test Track, with access to mini golf.

The place is still under Trevor Sleydon and is still in the Real Dreams sim. A look at the park's group showed no announcement's in the past month, so it's safe to assume the place came back before the first of the month. The place isn't quite perfect. The "Spaceship Earth" attraction isn't quite working. But some things such as the monorail are. 

The landing location is at http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Real%20Dreams/42/4/105

Bixyl Shuftan

Disney Tribute Wedcot Center to Close

 

Some sad news for Disney fans in Second Life. The WEDCOT Center Park, an inworld tribute to Disney World, Disneyland, and Epcot Center, has closed. In the sim's group, owner Trevor Sleydon would say the following yesterday, Sunday October 1.

 

 Who would’have thought opening day that WEDCOT Center Park would welcome guests for 10 years? It’s our cast and guests who made the magic, through attendance and support. A park needs attention to keep it going.  Unfortunately, I cannot do that at this time, so WEDCOT and it’s properties have closed. I hope you all have empathy and understanding and carry these 10 yrs of memories in your hearts, be kind to each other and celebrate the future, hand in hand.

Who knows what my future may be, WEDCOT came back once. We'll just have to see, but I hope that you all will join us, if we return.

WEDCOT was a theme park located in the Real Dreams Sim. It was based on the Disney theme parks with numerous rides and attractions. The Newser first wrote about WEDCOT in July 2020. Less than a year ago in December 2022, Patch Linden would hold four Christmas candlelight events there. 

Hat tip: Merryjest

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

The Candlelight Processional Tribute

 

 

On his Flickr, Patch Linden posted five times this month, there will be a Candlelight Processional Tribute.

 

 The tribute to the Candlelight Processional returns this year, I am proud and super excited to be invited as a guest narrator again!

The Processional is an annual event that features a traditional telling of the story of Christmas with festive music and choir.

We have selected some great times and dates to cover as many time zones as we could.

Please come see the show, and there is a very special, high capacity showing when we take the tribute to the Candlelight Processional to a guest location this year!

 

Four of the five times the event takes place are at the Wedcot Center in the Real Dreams sim. Wedcot is a tribute of the real-life Epcot Center owned by Disney which itself is deserving of an article. I arrived a little early, took a candle, and sat in the stands.

 

The event soon started, music started playing, and choir bots began walking through the audience seating and onto the stage.

 

 

Patch Linden had been behind the curtains. Eventually the curtain was drawn and he appeared. Speaking in voice, "As we prepare to say goodbye to the year, let's take a moment to reflect on what has transpired." The then began reading the story of Bethlehem and the birth of Jesus Christ.

Fancy light effects shone on the stage as the event went on. Eventually, it ended, and the audience cheered. After the show, Patch stuck around chatting with a few of the audience, but soon had to leave.

 

Patch will narrate the event three more times this month. Twice more it will be at Wedcot, Real Dreams (120/234/101), at December 9 - 10am SLT and December 19 - 4pm SLT. The "largest last show of the season" will be in XeoRealms, "This special location will only be open prior to the show starting and will close to the general public shortly after the show," at Waters of Derlem (221/220/27). 

For those who can't make any of these dates, Willow Sleydon will narrate the event at Wedcot on December 8, 15, and 21 at 6PM.

 

Seasons Greetings

 

Bixyl Shuftan