PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 8/7/21 (New Haunted Mansion Loungefly Bag, Creations Shop Gets Exterior Lighting, New Paint Added to Guardians of The Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, & More)

Kayla Pareti

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PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT 8/7/21 (New Haunted Mansion Loungefly Bag, Creations Shop Gets Exterior Lighting, New Paint Added to Guardians of The Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, & More)

Greetings World Travelers from a beautiful day at Spaceship Earth!

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Before even making it into the park, we noticed the EPCOT Center Drive exit was closed, meaning the only way to get into the park by car is through World Drive.

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We hopped aboard the monorail for our morning spin around the park!

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Back on the ground in the park, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind received a new coat of paint on the lower section of its exterior, giving it a sleeker appearance.

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MouseGear held a spooky surprise for us today: a new Haunted Mansion Loungefly backpack!

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Work continues under the breezeway connecting Creations Shop and Club Cool as painting has started along the center beam.

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Exterior lights were installed on one side of Creations Shop. The lights were illuminated. Lights have not yet been installed on the building’s other side.

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Some trees that hid the WALL-E playground area have been removed. A light pole has also been removed.

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Menus for Lobster Landing, which opens October 1, were out in the courtyard.

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The Cool Wash frozen beverage machine was untucked and running with the lights on.

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The Fjording in the Norway Pavilion received a small makeover with some new shelving and decor.

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La Bottega Italiana in the Italy Pavilion has received some exterior distressed paint following its initial repainting. The roof tower and orange archways are not yet complete.

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The Morocco Pavilion has more solvent applied. The areas are extremely dark and the comparison from old to refreshed pavement is dramatic.

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Northwest Mercantile in Canada continues its refurbishment with more brown scrim on the wall closest to the World Showcase pathway and a lantern peeking though the scrim on the side next to Trading Post Refreshments.

We said goodbye to our favorite princesses as we made our way out for the day.

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