Hello from The America Adventure in EPCOT! The Regal Eagle Smokehouse, a new barbecue restaurant is coming to the pavilion this winter, has seen quite a bit of progress since our last update on the building. The last time we checked in, we could just barely tell that a new structure was going up next … Read more
After months behind construction walls, the stage for the Winged Encounters – The Kingdom Takes Flight bird show has finally debuted a new, permanent space. For months now during its refurbishment, the show has taken place over by the rocks surrounding the edge of the overlook for the Tree of Life, but now the stage is … Read more
While the new tram loop leading up to the front of Walt Disney World’s EPCOT park has been completed, work continues beyond some green construction walls nearby. The work is visible from the monorail and the monorail platforms. At the moment, what can be seen is mostly just large patches of flattened dirt behind the … Read more
It’s been a rough few months at EPCOT since the beloved Fountain View Starbucks closed. And ever since demolition was completed, we’ve been left with siren and Frappuccino-shaped holes in our hearts. Fortunately, the temporary replacement is racing toward completion! As we announced last weekend, the temporary EPCOT Starbucks is located near Refreshment Port and … Read more
On our trip to Magic Kingdom today, we stopped by TRON to check in on the construction progress and were greeted with several new updates since the last time we dropped by. While there are piles of dirt and building materials, as well as orange plastic construction barriers, and pits in the ground scattered throughout … Read more
Demolition on the former Innoventions West building at EPCOT appears to be progressing rapidly. Ever since the roof of Fountain View came down, demolition has focused on the building’s interior and exterior trim. Views on the ground of Future World reveal that even more of the building’s facade has been demolished, leaving a barren, dilapidated … Read more
EPCOT’s France pavilion is busy and bustling on this lovely sunny day! Lots of work has gone on in the pavilion’s expansion for Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure and La Crêperie de Paris since our last update. Let’s take a look at what has happened. New concrete has been laid at the end of the sidewalk back … Read more
If you’re parking at the Transportation and Ticket Center starting today, you’ll want to be aware of a new security screening area that has just opened to guests. We’ve been monitoring the changes at this park hub since initial changes started to take place back in April. Currently, the old security screening area is now roped … Read more
Greetings from Hollywood… Studios, that is. Today, we took a walk around the park to see what was happening on another beautiful Central Florida weekend. At first, the lines looked promising as the park opened. All the guests who are renting ECV’s and wheelchairs are now getting these Frozen 2 name tags. As we mentioned … Read more
Earlier this month, Walt Disney Imagineers and Magic Kingdom cast members celebrated a milestone in the construction of the TRON Lightcycle / Run attraction when the final piece of the attraction’s ride track was lowered into place. TRON Lightcycle / Run is a coaster-style attraction that will allow riders to board a train of two-wheeled Lightcycles … 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 November 18-24! Walt Disney World A new interface was introduced to the FastPass+ selection … Read more
Today on our loop through EPCOT we noticed some interesting construction going on near the Guest Relations building. We aren’t sure exactly what is going on in this spot, but it definitely looks like a new, wider pathway has been shaped and wood framing has been added. Toward the back of the construction area there … Read more
If the France pavilion in EPCOT didn’t feel empty and barren with the removal of six out of the ten trees that typically line the fountain, it sure does now. Today we noticed that the remaining four trees have also been removed. Last week we saw that the first six trees had been removed and … Read more
We are coming to you from the EPCOT monorail as we gaze down at what will be the new entrance area for the park. Something new always seem to be popping up in this area constantly. This new fountain and entrance project is of course part of EPCOT’s park-wide refresh that will be ongoing for … Read more
It’s been a while since we last checked in on the construction of the Magic Kingdom’s newest coaster. With all the excitement of the final piece of the track dying down, we thought we’d pop on over to see what else we could spot. First thing’s first, we spotted some workers up in a crane … Read more
Disney has just filed an application for a new 12-story, 350-room Disney Vacation Club Tower next to the Disneyland Hotel. According to the OC Register, Disneyland submitted an application on Friday, Nov. 22, to the city of Anaheim for a conceptual development review of a new 350-room Disney Vacation Club tower. The proposed Disneyland project … Read more