PHOTOS: Walls Up for First Phase of Leave A Legacy Monolith Removal at Epcot

Jessica Figueroa

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PHOTOS: Walls Up for First Phase of Leave A Legacy Monolith Removal at Epcot

Don’t say we didn’t warn you. Leave A Legacy monolith removal began just last night, with walls going up surrounding the west side of the entrance area.

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These walls are set to stay in place through summer of 2019, with work on the east side of Leave A Legacy continuing right after.

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Do keep in mind that this is likely to cause bottlenecking and crowding on the other side of this walkway, so plan accordingly.

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Disney Cast Members were on site to survey the current status of the walls and beginning of construction.

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Here’s another view of the project, as seen from the monorail:

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As part of the new entry experience coming to Epcot, the refreshed Leave A Legacy snapshots will be moving to a new location just outside the park’s gateway in 2020. Locators will be available for Leave A Legacy participants to find their photos in the new display.

For reference, here’s what the original Leave A Legacy monoliths looked like:

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There’s a lot of work to be done ahead of Epcot’s new entrance project, and Project Gamma is finally revving up. Stay tuned for all the latest updates surrounding the Leave A Legacy transition, and more!

5 thoughts on “PHOTOS: Walls Up for First Phase of Leave A Legacy Monolith Removal at Epcot”

  1. This is so sad :( I loved entering to Epcot and seeing the monolith with my family photo facing spaceship earth.

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