PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 1/22/20 (Chipped Paint at Cool Wash, Long Lines for Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along, New Disney Skyliner Popcorn Buckets, and More)

Iain

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 1/22/20 (Chipped Paint at Cool Wash, Long Lines for Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along, New Disney Skyliner Popcorn Buckets, and More)

Good morning from a very cold EPCOT! Let’s see what is new around the park this morning.

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In the parking lot, grandstands remain in place for the finish line for next month’s RunDisney Princess Half-Marathon races.

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Everyone was cold this morning waiting to get in to the park after temps dipped into the low 40’s overnight.

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The ever-popular Skyliner Popcorn Bucket is now available at the popcorn stand outside of Electric Umbrella.

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These manatees sure look funny…

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It was a beautiful cloudless sky today at EPCOT.

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Work on the Test Track refurbishment continues to progress.

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Despite recently being repainted, this beam at the Cool Wash Coke station outside Test Track already has been chipped off.

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How disappointing…

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The chairs for the upcoming EPCOT Experience quick service sat empty today, thanks to the low crowds this morning.

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Outside the Starbucks next to Canada, a new directional sign has been added to the switchback barriers after many guests began cutting the line here.

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Is there anything more beautiful than a Monorail?

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In France, guests were lining up to see the day’s first showing of the new Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along. You can check out our in-depth look at the new show.

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January crowds made Japan seem like it was deserted.

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Work over at the Regal Eagle Smokehouse was also rather quiet this morning.

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Anyone else excited for the Lunar New Year?

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As we left the park, Disney Security was working with training some new K-9’s by doing practice sweeps of the Monorails.

That does it for our visit to EPCOT today. Stay tuned to WDWNT for the latest in parks news around Walt Disney World.