It’s certainly no secret that EPCOT is going under an impressive overhaul currently––even if it wasn’t publicized, the maze of construction walls and closures are becoming increasingly more complicated to navigate. Today’s update on the evolution of EPCOT brings yet another area blocked off by the sad sight of construction walls around the former Character … Read more
With the present and future of EPCOT ever-evolving, various changes have taken place, including new store locations and modified offerings. This morning, a new temporary MouseGear location opened with the closure of the old fan favorite store. Additionally, the temporary EPCOT Character Spot closed today, and in its stead, a number of new character meet … Read more
Mickey Mouse will soon be making appearances at the Imagination! pavilion as part of the Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival. Now, we can see a bit of his upcoming meet and greet location peeking out over the construction walls. The meet and greet area is located just inside the entrance to the attraction (the first room, not the … Read more
On January 5, 2020, the temporary Character Spot location in Innoventions West will be closing at EPCOT Here’s where all of the characters will meet starting on January 5th: Mickey Mouse will greet guests in the queue area of Disney-Pixar Short Film Festival in the Imagination! pavilion Minnie Mouse will greet guests in the World Showcase … Read more
Disney has just announced that the new Mickey Mouse Meet and Greet Inside Disney & PIXAR Short Film Festival at EPCOT will be opening on January 5th. Mickey will be making appearances in a new location at the Imagination! pavilion, as part of the Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival. Just inside the entrance to … Read more
EPCOT is currently undergoing a full transformation, and it seems like every day we come across a new construction wall. Over at the Imagination! pavilion, even more walls have gone up inside the Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival. Mickey will eventually be meeting guests in this new location directly inside the entrance to the … Read more
The transformation of Epcot has begun, and with it comes tons of construction and demolition. Among the coming additions to the park will be new places to meet and interact with some of your favorite Disney characters, including Mickey Mouse himself! You may recall that the old Epcot Character Spot closed a few weeks back … Read more
Disney has officially confirmed the closure of many locations in Epcot’s Future World Central over the weekend to prepare for the construction of elements of the re-imagined Epcot. The final day of operation for the following areas is Saturday, September 7th: Fountain View and Club Cool (with elements of these expected to return sometime in … Read more
Good morning Epcot! Let’s take a lap and see what’s new. They’ve been doing some work in The Seas recently. They’re replacing the carpet, but also they’ve taken down the colored panels from inside the tank again. I suppose they were having trouble with them. You can see the most recent progress on the Rose … Read more
While a new entrance area, Experience Center, and more has already been announced for the massive overhaul of Epcot, Disney has remained quiet about the future of Innoventions Plaza and the center of Future World since showing off some very early concept art at the 2017 D23 Expo. What you see above has changed tremendously … Read more
The Epcot Character Spot is a character experience location in Epcot where you can meet Mickey, Minnie, and their friends. This attraction has previously been available as a Tier 2 FastPass+ option at the park, alongside attractions such as Mission: SPACE and Spaceship Earth. On Monday, June 11th, this changes when the Epcot Character Spot … Read more
Editor’s Note: This series is a look at how one staff member would re-imagine Epcot pavilions. Previous articles in the series can be found here. We now move away from Imagination to the center of Future World, where there has been a noticeable absence of kinetic energy in the area, ever since Innoventions East and … Read more
WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen has been all over the Walt Disney World theme parks over the last week and has a ton of newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look: We begin at Downtown Disney To Pleasure Island while it is still a thing… While nothing is going on at Adventurer’s … Read more