Work at Walt Disney World’s Transportation and Ticket Center (TTC) has been going on for quite some time now. In an effort to enhance the park entry experience, the area has seen a massive makeover, which will hopefully be completed soon. Entry to the TTC has been clogged and surrounded with green construction walls for … Read more
Work on the overhaul of EPCOT’s entrance continued this week, with phases of the project becoming more visible. Outside the turnstiles, work on new pavement on the east side of the entrance is moving along. Framing and rebar for new sidewalks has been put into place. We also can see where land clearing continues for … Read more
Today, we took a look at the latest work happening in EPCOT at the France pavilion expansion. As we arrived on site, several project advancements caught our eye. Work on La Creperie de Paris continues to progress, with more framing for the restaurant’s windows going in. Scaffolding now encompasses the entirety of the building’s exterior, … Read more
Work on the Regal Eagle Smokehouse is continuing to progress at a rapid pace ahead of its expected opening. Today, workers were on site preparing the new entrance area for the sign that will adorn the new restaurant. Stationed on lifts, crews were also putting the finishing touches on the building fascia and crown moulding … Read more
Work to remove the large frame of the former Innoventions West building is ongoing at EPCOT. Today, we took a look at the latest progress at the site. The former Club Cool and Fountain View building has shrunk segment by segment over the last few weeks. From the rear of the site, guests walk by … Read more
Today, we took a look at some of the various construction projects ongoing at EPCOT’s Future World. Guests walking through the east side of the breezeway under Spaceship Earth will notice the telltale signs of future repaving. Countless score marks are now visible throughout the majority of the walkway here between Guest Services and Gateway … Read more
We’re halfway through the work on Cinderella Castle! It’s so exciting, and I can’t wait to see my beautiful castle looking better than ever! A few things have changed since we checked in last month, including the return of the top spire! Let’s take a quick look, shall we? Taking a glance from the front, … Read more
The first tiles for EPCOT’s reimagined entrance fountain were laid into place today. The new fountain, which will be an homage to the park’s original fountain, is part of the park’s ongoing entrance experience overhaul. From above, the first section of tile can be seen already in place, with more being placed around it. A … Read more
Just a few weeks ago, Disney announced that phase one of the Avengers Campus will open in Summer 2020 at Disney California Adventure. That means we’re only a few months away from seeing all that Spider-Man has to offer California. Let’s head over to Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree to get the best view of what’s new … Read more
It has been a long while since we checked in on the New Fantasyland construction at Tokyo Disneyland. And a lot has changed in the past month or so. So let’s take a stroll through Belle’s Village and the rest of the expansion! With the partial opening of another pathway next to Tomorrowland Terrace, we … Read more
Some very striking structural updates were made to the McDonald’s under renovation near the Disney All-Star resorts. The restaurant seems to be taking a vintage, 1950s “Golden Arches” direction with its current structure, but let’s take a look at what’s new to the construction framework. Wow, it looks like this McDonald’s could be rather large … Read more
Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all of the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from December 30–January 5! Walt Disney World Earlier this week we noticed that multiple gondolas … Read more
Yesterday, the beloved fan-favorite MouseGear store at EPCOT closed its doors ahead of a lengthy refurbishment as the park’s transformation continues in stages. In an effort to provide guests with a temporary shopping solution, a makeshift MouseGear has now opened up across the breezeway at Innoventions East. We first saw signs go up for the … Read more
Since the TRON Lightcycle Run vehicle photo op and the first attraction walls were installed at the Magic Kingdom in December, there hasn’t been much visible action at the ride’s construction site. But today, we have a small breakthrough for those of us closely watching: more walls are being erected on top of the show building’s … Read more
What we hoped might be temporary planters transformed into longer-term walls today at the EPCOT entrance. Yesterday, we told you about temporary planters that appeared to the right side of the park’s entrance. There was a chance they may have just been there to hide preparations for entrance landscaping celebrating the EPCOT International Festival of the … Read more
Ahead of transformations in the park, the EPCOT’s monorail line will be undergoing construction at Walt Disney World. Construction is expected to begin on January 13, 2020. This construction will delay the opening of the EPCOT monorail line to 10:00 AM on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. There is no current end date for construction.