Hello from a much chillier Walt Disney World! We got spoiled with the last few days of perfect park weather that today was a little difficult to get through, but we were buoyed by the fact that we found lots of new things to show you. Let’s get started!
Demolition on Innoventions West continues, with the corner tower section of the building having been cut away from the main part of the building. The demolition of this building is moving along swiftly now.
More glass was added to Innoventions East among the new metal support structures.
The scrim structure in front of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind has been removed. Just the top of the scrim was visible above the construction wall previously, but now we have an unobstructed view of the facade of the building.
Work continues on La Gelateria in the Italy Pavilion. The seams in between the buildings are almost completely hidden now.
The play equipment that we saw being disassembled earlier this week in the play area near Traveler’s Cafe has been completely removed. The landscaping also looks like it’s getting changed as well.
While screen testing on the Harmonious barges has become somewhat of a daily occurrence, today a larger chunk of one screen was illuminated. We look forward to seeing these screens fully in action!
Being fans of Bubble Tea, we finally tried the Milk Candy Bubble Tea from The Joy of Tea in the China Pavilion, which appeared within the last few weeks. The flavor was very mild, and not too different from the regular milk tea bubble tea available at this location. We felt it had less of the black tea flavor and more of a soft, sweet cream flavor. We’re glad we tried it, but we prefer the classic drink to this variation.
We found some new merchandise to show you today, starting with new ears! Two popular and classic ear headband designs have been released as adaptable fit ears, with elastic and velcro closures, making ear wearing more accessible. For more pictures and information, check out our article here.
In the Italy Pavilion, we found the newest release of Dooney & Bourke handbags featuring the Italy Pavilion print, which is also available on a Dooney & Bourke MagicBand as well as several other merchandise pieces.
We found a late comer to the Festival of the Arts merchandise with this women’s fit shirt featuring a glitzy Festival logo. We found it at the festival booth in World ShowPlace Pavilion for $36.99.
We found a new open edition pin for “Raya And The Lost Dragon”. This is the first merchandise we’ve seen for the upcoming film. This pin is available at Mouse Gear and Pin Traders for $12.99.
Notice anything missing from this photo? We were surprised to see almost no line outside of Frozen Ever After, and even more surprised to see that the wait time was 10 minutes at midday!
We had a great time at EPCOT, but we wanted to check out what might be new at Disney Springs before we called it a day.
We found more construction at Disney Springs to check on. Planters have appeared underneath the awning near the Aerophile , blocking off concrete work and potentially some plumbing work.
The pavers have been replaced in a long stretch near Uniqlo, and have been blocked off from foot traffic.
Construction walls have gone up around the Disney Vacation Club booth at the Marketplace Co-Op. No visible work has been done yet.
Kipling, which closed last weekend, has had all of it’s exterior signage removed. The windows have been painted black so that work can continue inside if need be without being seen.
Kiehl’s is also gone, and even went so far as to removed the door handles before they left.
On a more positive note, Rustic Cuff moved in next door into the old TUMI location, and their store looks stunning!
We found more merchandise at Disney Springs that we wanted to show you. The first thing was this Haunted Mansion Loungefly ID holder. For more pictures and information, check out our article here.
Next, we headed to World of Disney to see what we could find, and were greeted almost at the door by a new hoodie and leggings set. For more pictures and information, check out our article here.
We found the perfect piece to help you count down the days to your next big milestone. This “Up” themed countdown calendar includes blocks to count down to “My Bithday”, “Christmas”, and “Paradise Falls”. We found it at World of Disney for $24.99.
We found two new Indiana Jones pieces for fans looking to expand their wardrobe. For more pictures and information, check out our article here.
In addition to all the fun princess themed merchandise we found yesterday, today we found this youth shirt featuring the phrase “The Future Is Min” along with four classic princesses. We found it at World of Disney for $17.99.
We found the perfect way to display your favorite photos with this new photo clip board frame. The functioning clip at the top is shaped like Cinderella Castle, and the phrase “Most Magical Place On Earth” is burned into the wood at the bottom. This frame is available at World of Disney for $24.99.
Next, we found a fun matching hoodie and joggers set at Disney Style featuring a newspaper print of Mickey and Minnie. The hoodie retails for $59.99, and the joggers retail for $44.99.
Our last find of the day were these cute Mickey and Minnie light up pens. These are available at Disney Style for $12.99 each.
We ended the day with getting a first look at the almost-completed exterior of M&M’s with the newly illuminated M&M’s on the building facade. We are so glad they light up!
We had a great day at Walt Disney World, and we hope you enjoyed coming along with us. Have a magical day!