In EPCOT, the Germany Pavilion Friendship boat dock is open for the first time in years while the Morocco Pavilion dock is closed for refurbishment.

EPCOT Friendship Boat Launches

There are four docks, a.k.a. Friendship Launches, on World Showcase Lagoon, as highlighted in the above map from My Disney Experience. At one time, guests could travel on Friendship boats from Canada to Morocco (on the west side) or from Mexico to Germany (on the east side).

However, the Mexico and Germany launches have rarely been in use since the summer of 2016. The route frequently had to be closed due to the “Illuminations” nighttime spectacular and Disney ultimately determined it wasn’t worth keeping open at all. After 2016, the east docks have only been used if a west dock was being refurbished. We haven’t seen either in use since at least March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down Walt Disney World.

Canada Dock

Currently, guests can take a Friendship boat from the Canada launch to the Germany launch. On Monday, Cast Members were checking that guests knew their destination before they boarded. Boats depart every 15 minutes beginning at 11 a.m. The last boat departs at 7:15 p.m., before “Luminous: The Symphony of Us” takes over the lagoon.

A sign hanging at the dock reads “Departures to Morocco with promenade access to Japan and France.” But that’s not currently true.

Boats are looping past the Morocco dock around the lagoon to the Germany Pavilion.

Germany Dock

This is the first time the dock at the Germany Pavilion has been open in at least four years.

The Friendship boats have been repainted one by one over the past few years. In service at EPCOT on Monday was Friendship VIII.

Morocco Dock

While the Morocco dock is closed, its ramp is blocked with ropes and signs.

One sign reads “This Dock is Closed for the day. Please proceed to the Germany Dock.”

Cast Members were not sure how long the Morocco dock would be closed. We didn’t see any active work on it during the day.

The last boat departure time was removed from the dock’s sign.

Mexico Dock

The Mexico dock remains closed with a rope blocking access. It will likely only reopen if the Canada dock closes for a refurbishment.

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