BREAKING: EPCOT Experience Closing Permanently on March 14

Shannen Ace

BREAKING: EPCOT Experience Closing Permanently on March 14

Walt Disney Imagineering Presents the EPCOT Experience will be closing permanently on March 14, 2022.

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Walt Disney Imagineer Zach Riddley announced the closure on Instagram, nothing that the reimagining of EPCOT is well underway so the EPCOT Experience is no longer needed as a preview. Read his full caption below.

Since its 2019 debut, Walt Disney Imagineering presents the EPCOT Experience has welcomed more than two million guests, as travelers from around the world enjoyed an immersive look at the past, present and future of this beloved park. This attraction gave our team a chance to share a first-person view of the vision coming to life during this ongoing “state of becoming.” It’s a rare moment to see these milestones unfold, and we’ve been inspired and deeply grateful to have this opportunity to pull back the curtain on our thinking.

With the transformation now well under way and many of those projects now open – including Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, Harmonious and the upcoming debut of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind this summer – we have decided it is time to close the EPCOT Experience on March 14 and make way for exciting new activations of the Odyssey pavilion to create a great experience for our guests.

I’m proud of the work and storytelling that our Imagineers put into this incredible 360-degree presentation, as it beautifully set the stage for the largest transformation in the history of EPCOT, and provided an in-depth look at the exciting attractions and experiences being developed for this beloved park. I always like to say to our team that EPCOT is a park about people – our dreams, our curiosity and our ability to make magic possible when we work together. The EPCOT Experience was a showcase of all those things, inviting each of you to dream with us as we create the future of EPCOT together.

We have a lot more to share in the weeks and months ahead, and I am grateful for the opportunity to provide an in-depth look at the process through our Imagineering lens. Follow along with me here as we share more exciting details about this historic EPCOT transformation, including Journey of Water inspired by Moana, the ongoing evolution of World Celebration, and more!

Watch our tour of the EPCOT Experience from its initial opening in 2019. The previews of the “Mary Poppins” attraction and Spaceship Earth reimaging were later removed, though CEO Bob Chapek has stated these may come to fruition when the company has more funds.

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4 thoughts on “BREAKING: EPCOT Experience Closing Permanently on March 14”

  1. Wow, talk about another way to ruin the magic once again. Haven’t even gotten to see the EPCOT Experience since my original May 2020 trip has been pushed out due to COVID. Thanks again, Disney, for something else I will miss now. Let’s see what kind of festival food booth with long lines pops up in this place.

  2. I’m still waiting for the light tunnel from Imagination to open here like they said. WDW is all bait and switch now. Whats next a DVC pitch ride for Imagination? RIP real Epcot we will always have the merchandise

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