Several sections of the light-up pavement of World Celebration in EPCOT are now surrounded by stanchions due to a tripping hazard. This section of World Celebration is no stranger to malfunctions. Just a day after the garden area opened, the lighting elements stopped working. We continued to notice broken lighting effects into the summer of 2024. In … Read more
Disney has removed two large trees that previously blocked the windows of the upcoming GEO-82 lounge, now offering a better view for guests dining inside. Trees Removed from Dreamers Point for GEO-82 View During our visit to the park on Monday, June 2, we noticed that the two large trees that bookend the area behind … Read more
Disabled people speak out against Disney’s announced changes to the Disability Access Service, the U.S. Coast Guard conducts a medivac of a pregnant passenger aboard a Disney Cruise Line ship, and Walt Disney World teases a new Stitch Annual Passholder magnet — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Tuesday, April 16, 2024. … Read more
A tarp has been removed from the wall behind Dreamers Point in World Celebration Gardens at EPCOT, revealing its design. Dreamers Point Wall World Celebration Gardens opened for Walt’s birthday in December. A new Walt Disney statue, Walt the Dreamer, is located at Dreamers Point directly behind Spaceship Earth. Although the statue and EPCOT-inspired stone … 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 Monday, December 4, 2023. Walt Disney World EPCOT … Read more
Though World Celebration Gardens won’t officially open at EPCOT until December 5, we were able to catch a first look at the new area in the currently unfinished World Celebration neighborhood on December 4. First Look at World Celebration Gardens at EPCOT World Celebration Gardens is located behind Spaceship Earth, which has served as EPCOT’s … Read more
EPCOT will celebrate Walt Disney’s birthday this year with the official debut of Dreamers Point and the new Walt the Dreamer statue, which will become accessible to guests on December 5. Though not yet open to all parkgoers, we were able to get a first look at the new sculpture on December 4. First Look … Read more
The new Walt the Dreamer statue at EPCOT is now visible from the Walt Disney World Monorail after Disney revealed the statue in its final location on Tuesday. In our last construction update, the statue was still within a crate. Walt the Dreamer in World Celebration The statue is on a bench behind Spaceship Earth, … Read more
With the announcement that Dreamers Point featuring the Walt the Dreamer statue will open at EPCOT on December 5, it has been revealed that the Walt the Dreamer statue will be stationed on a bench with a concrete backdrop. Walt the Dreamer Statue As you can see in the image above, the view of Spaceship … Read more
Disney announced on Tuesday that the new World Celebration Gardens and Dreamers Point featuring the Walt the Dreamer statue will open at EPCOT on December 5, Walt’s birthday. Disney did not share an opening date for CommuniCore Hall & Plaza, which are also part of the new EPCOT neighborhood. Disney shared the first photos of … Read more
A wall along the eastern edge of the under-construction World Celebration neighborhood at EPCOT has been moved back, offering us a glimpse at the area as it approaches its previously announced December opening window. Moved Wall Reveals World Celebration Walkway The moved walls are across from Creations Shop, the park’s flagship retail location. A small … Read more
Glass has been installed at the base of one of the sections of the under-construction CommuniCore Hall at EPCOT. The new multi-use structure will open this December alongside CommuniCore Plaza and the general World Celebration neighborhood. Glass Installed as CommuniCore Hall Construction Continues Glass stretching from the ground to roughly halfway up the structure’s facade … Read more
Work continues on the overall transformation of EPCOT, with World Celebration being a major focal point of the construction. We have new on-the-ground updates of the neighborhood, as well as aerial overviews from bioreconstruct. EPCOT Playground Construction Construction has finally started to make some headway in the former playground area by Journey Into Imagination with … Read more
Even though the real-world statue has yet to debut at EPCOT, a new Walt the Dreamer ornament has appeared on shopDisney. The statue the ornament is based on is set to be installed at Dreamers Point sometime this year, though an exact date has not been announced. This ornament is available right now on shopDisney, … 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 Monday, July 17, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
The latest announcements from Disney regarding the Disney100 celebrations at EPCOT seemingly indicate CommuniCore Hall, CommuniCore Plaza, Dreamers Point, and the new 100th anniversary nighttime spectacular won’t be ready by September 22. Upcoming EPCOT Projects The first three projects are under construction at the center of World Celebration, while the nighttime spectacular will replace “Harmonious” … Read more