The completed World Celebration at EPCOT — including CommuniCore Hall and Dreamers Point — will officially open in December. As the project nears completion, construction walls have been shifted back a few feet, revealing new concrete and widening pathways. World Celebration Construction On the World Nature side of the park, near CommuniCore Hall, construction walls … Read more
We have been tracking the construction progress on the years-long overhaul of EPCOT at Walt Disney World. During recent visits to the park, we’ve seen a few notable changes to some of the areas we regularly inspect for changes, including CommuniCore Hall, the Canada Pavilion, and more. Let’s take a look! Construction Progress on CommuniCore … Read more
Last month the EPCOT parking lots were renamed after different Disney characters. Now the land next to the newly-named Hei Hei parking lot is being cleared for construction. This land is being cleared for more parking lot space to be created, and may also be the new home for ride-sharing dropoffs such as Lyft. One … Read more
Guest Relations in EPCOT was refurbished last year but construction continues on a section of land nearby. Construction walls have now been removed from around the site. Fences covered in scrim remain. The fence and scrim run from the restrooms to the Guest Relations building, next to Spaceship Earth. Behind the fencing, the construction site … Read more
Crews have planted trees behind the EPCOT construction walls directly in front of Creations Shop and Connections Café in World Celebration. Right now, in the winter, the trees are relatively bare. Plants are usually one of the last things installed during a construction project, so the trees are a good sign that walls may move … Read more
Construction walls have been removed and replaced with rolling planters in the World Nature neighborhood of EPCOT. The walls surrounded three large planters and a portion of the pavement. One of the planters was destroyed and the walls of another were reconstructed. The rolling planters are right up against the completed concrete planter. The reconstructed … Read more
In February, construction walls were erected around large planters in the World Nature neighborhood of EPCOT. The plants were removed and one of the three planters was then demolished. The wall of another planter — which previously intersected with the demolished planter — is now being reconstructed. Wood makes up the new wall right now. … Read more
One of the walkways past Spaceship Earth at EPCOT has reopened after years of being blocked off due to construction. We saw guests on the east walkway when we rode the Monorail this morning. This walkway is to the left after passing under Spaceship Earth. The World Celebration Guest Relations location is now closed for … Read more
The construction walls that have become so familiar at EPCOT now point the way to the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind attraction, which is expected to open at the end of May. Work continues on the Connections Café and Eatery. Imagineer Zach Riddley showed us more concept art for the new café. A … Read more
At EPCOT this evening, we got to take a first peek into the upcoming Connections Café and Eatery! See how construction is coming along on this project. Walt Disney World construction crews have been hard at work at EPCOT. Looking into the café, you can see what looks like the round counter from the concept … Read more
On a recent monorail ride around EPCOT, we noticed some new construction walls erected in EPCOT World Nature. For those unaware of the recent changes, what was formerly known as Future World has been split into three neighborhoods: World Nature, World Celebration, and World Discovery. As you can see, construction walls enclose a tree and … Read more
The highly anticipated coaster, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, has gotten another update today. We have another new wing of the Xandarian starship. Here you can see a crane and the wings. A closer look at the five wings from behind the ship. The work continues on the new coaster as a crane operator … Read more