It’s officially summer, which means Creations Shop and Club Cool should be opening this season at EPCOT. We’ve had glimpses inside the new flagship merchandise location thanks to Imagineer Zach Riddley, and now we’re starting to see through some of the store’s windows. New framing has been installed around this doorway. Right now it’s grey, … Read more
Walt Disney Imagineer Zach Riddley has been posting photos from the refurbishment process of the old Innoventions and Communicore buildings at EPCOT. Today he shared more about the new ceiling at Creations Shop. In his Instagram caption, Riddley writes, “For our transformation of the previous CommuniCore structures, our team wanted to bring rhythm and warmth … Read more
Disney Imagineer Zach Riddley shared another look inside the Creations Shop today, this time featuring the circular light fixtures. “Light is an important material in our new designs – a way of creating a feeling of openness and connection between all these new spaces and our broader World Celebration neighborhood,” said Riddley. The light wells … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Thursday, April 22, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
The storied history of the EPCOT and Innoventions East continues. With the most recent iteration of Innoventions closed in 2019, a complete renovation is underway as part of the reimagining of EPCOT. The building, which also formerly housed Electric Umbrella until 2020, is slated to become the home of a new restaurant and Starbucks location. … Read more
If you’ve been collecting the series of EPCOT attraction poster serigraphs that launched at last year’s D23 Expo, get ready to go back to the future with these posters featuring beloved former Future World offerings, now part of the EPCOT Forever Collection. First, search for that “one little spark” with Figment and Dreamfinder at the Imagination! Pavilion, … Read more
With Disney Parks around the world closed for the foreseeable future, WDWNT is dipping into our archives of vintage parks materials for a look back into parks history! We’re continuing our look at “EPCOT Center: A Pictorial Souvenir” with part two, including Journey into Imagination, The Land, CommuniCore and more! Note: This article will detail the … Read more
With Disney Parks around the world closed for the foreseeable future, WDWNT is dipping into our archives of vintage parks materials for a look back into parks history! We’re heading back to 1982 to remember Walt Disney World’s newest park with the first part of “EPCOT Center: A Pictorial Souvenir!” Note: This article will detail the … Read more
With Disney Parks around the world closed for the foreseeable future, WDWNT is dipping into our archives of vintage parks materials for a look back into parks history! Today, we’re discovering EPCOT’s roots in “The Spirit of EPCOT Center,” a booklet given to cast members in 1982! Note: This article will detail the booklet page by … Read more
With Disney Parks around the world closed for the foreseeable future, WDWNT is dipping into our archives of vintage parks materials for a look back into parks history! Get ready to witness “The Dawn of a New Disney Era” with this commemorative pre-opening guide to EPCOT Center, featuring concept art, construction photos, and more! Note: This … Read more
With Disney Parks around the world closed for the foreseeable future, WDWNT is dipping into our archives of vintage parks materials for a look back into parks history! Lovers of concept art will get a kick out of this 1981 EPCOT Center preview booklet, featuring art from every opening day pavilion from Future World and World … Read more
With Disney Parks around the world closed for the foreseeable future, WDWNT is dipping into our archives of vintage parks materials for a look back into parks history! Today, we’re flying away to EPCOT Center not long after opening with this Eastern Airlines magazine supplement! Note: This article will detail the supplement page by page, but … Read more
With Disney Parks around the world closed for the foreseeable future, WDWNT is dipping into our archives of vintage parks materials for a look back into parks history! Today, we’re heading back to before the beginning of EPCOT Center with an 1980 article from Orlando-land magazine! Note: This article will detail the magazine piece page … Read more
It’s a great big beautiful world of Innoventions as we celebrate this beloved attraction at WDWNTunes! With the recent announcement of the Play Pavilion and the upcoming demolitions for the much talked about Project Gamma, it seems as if we’re getting closer and closer to the end of Innoventions, the once-beloved showcase of innovative inventions at EPCOT (and for a while, at Disneyland … Read more