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.
Work on the upcoming France pavilion expansion has seen some detail work begin to ramp up this week. We decided to stop by to look at the latest progress. Approaching the site, you can see a large crane with workers working on window details while other workers were attending to the ledges. Approaching La Creperie … Read more
Just a few weeks ago, a new entrance garden was unveiled at EPCOT revealing the old central planter as well as some new ones off to the left side of the park entrance. The sprawling garden entrance led to a set of walls where the new retro fountain is being worked on, but for the … Read more
With Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge open and Rise of the Resistance up and running, it would seem that all of the interstellar Star Wars offerings at Disney’s Hollywood Studios have been completed, but there’s one project still looming in the woods adjacent to Black Spire Outpost. The Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, more colloquially known as … Read more
Today, we stopped by the site of the Regal Eagle Smokehouse in EPCOT to see how the new dining location is progressing. Approaching the restaurant, we can see that covers have been removed from exterior siding. Work on the windows and frames has continued while new facade should go up any day now. Perhaps the … Read more
The much anticipated removal of the former home of Club Cool and Fountain View has finally begun at EPCOT. Today, we stopped by to check out the site. Guests walking past the former Innoventions West building were treated to the view of a much smaller frame today. “Welcome to the future. Or, should I say, … Read more
Welcome to WDWNT’s Disneyland Paris 2019 Yearly Review! It’s been an exciting year for the beautiful resort, and we’ve loved reporting on what’s been moving and shaking in the parks. Here’s our recap on the news we reported on this year… Let’s start right at the end of December 2018, when the former Senior Vice … Read more
A few weeks back, we speculated on a new set of walkways that were being constructed near the future Moana – Journey of Water as temporary bypasses to be used as construction ramps up at EPCOT. Originally slated to open sometime in January, this walkway has officially opened to guests today ahead of the large … Read more
Good morning from EPCOT! It is the day before New Year’s Eve, so the park is bustling with activity! Let’s go check it out… In the entrance to the park, new PhotoPass angles were being tested out by cast members. In Future World, we noticed more damaged walkway tiles have been roped off. Construction work … Read more
Work on the newly confirmed Innoventions East bypass pathway continues to progress. Today, we got an up-close look at the changes, so far. Guests walking past EPCOT Guest Relations can soon walk behind the building toward the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind attraction. Currently, the area is blocked off with large construction walls. From … Read more
Work continues on the EPCOT France pavilion expansion. Today, we hopped on the Disney Skyliner to get a bird’s-eye view of the latest work. As we approach the expansion, workers were immediately visible on site. Work on painting the side of the entrance pathway into France’s expansion continues. Detail work has been added to some … Read more
The entrance to Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom is in the midst of a massive makeover to enhance the park entry experience. Today, we saw several new updates since our last check-in. The area that will be a new section of boat docks for resort boats has been flattened down to just dirt. Some wood … Read more
Work to improve the arrival experience at EPCOT continues to ramp up as part of the park’s overhaul. Today, we took a peek at how the project is moving along. Work continues on the main entrance pathways leading to the east side of the EPCOT security screening areas. Looking behind the walls, we can see … Read more
Work on the arrival experience at the Transportation and Ticket Center (TTC) has seen some progress this week, so we stopped by to see what was new. Work on the exit pathway to the right of the tunnel continues, with new planters being formed behind the construction walls. New pavement continues to be poured en … 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 23-29! Walt Disney World Take a look at the full Walt Disney World … Read more