PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT & Disney’s Contemporary Resort 9/26/21 (Early Theme Park Entry, New Corkcicle Tumbler, New Norway Merchandise, and More)

Madison Skowronski

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PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT & Disney’s Contemporary Resort 9/26/21 (Early Theme Park Entry, New Corkcicle Tumbler, New Norway Merchandise, and More)

Hello World Travelers! We are less than one week away from The World’s Most Magical Celebration so, we are traveling around the World Showcase Lagoon to see what is new. Grab your water bottles and your hats because it’s a hot one!

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“Paging Mr. Morrow, Mr. Tom Morrow.” We started our morning at the newly opened lobby of Disney’s Contemporary Resort. The new lobby is Mary Blair and Tomorrowland-inspired.

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You can check out the full lobby here.

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We hopped on the Monorail and headed to EPCOT. Early Theme Park Entry allows Walt Disney World hotel resort guests access to all four theme parks 30 minutes before official opening time.

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A quick stop to check on the some construction. We are still awaiting the arrival of the Xandarian Nova Corps Spaceship at Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind.

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We came across a new Corkcicle Tumbler at the Festival Market booth near the Mexico Pavilion. It has the logo for the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival 2021 on it.

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Whip up something special with this new Norway and Mickey Mouse themed spatula. We found this in The Fjording at the Norway Pavilion.

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Bonjour from Paris! We checked in our friend, Remy. The signs, other than stand-by, have been covered up.

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As we finish our tour around the world, we wave goodbye to our friend Winnie the Pooh. “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard,” A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh.