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.
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