The exterior of Mission: SPACE at EPCOT has been under refurbishment for nearly a year but, with work underway on the giant Mars sculpture, work seems near completion. Mars Refurbishment at Mission SPACE The panels on the top of Mars are a distinctly different color, either because they’ve been restored or replaced. The panels on … 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
Another CommuniCore Hall sign has been installed on the opposite side of the new EPCOT building currently under construction. CommuniCore Hall On Monday, we spotted the first CommuniCore Hall sign and a restrooms sign on the side of the building facing CommuniCore Plaza. Speaking of the Plaza, crews have installed new pieces around the bases … Read more
A “CommuniCore Hall” sign has been installed above one of the new EPCOT building’s entrances. CommuniCore Hall The sign is above sliding glass doors and windows facing CommuniCore Plaza. The letters are white and rounded, in the same style as the Connections and Creations Shop signage. “CommuniCore” is larger than “Hall” beneath it. The Mickey … Read more
A walkway connecting World Nature and World Celebration near the Imagination! Pavilion of EPCOT has reopened following a month of construction. EPCOT Walkway Reopens The walkway is circled in the above map of the area. It’s a short path connected to the EPCOT rosewalk. Construction walls previously blocked the walkway but these have been removed. … Read more
Construction walls have shifted slightly during the courtyard construction at the Morocco Pavilion in EPCOT. Morocco Pavilion Construction We reported a week ago on the new construction walls taking up much of the pavilion’s front courtyard. Scaffolding and scrim cover the archway entrances into the rest of the pavilion. But construction walls have been pulled … Read more
Part of the flex space next to the Imagination Pavilion in EPCOT reopened with the Florida Fresh booth for the 2024 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival. But the rest of the flex space remains behind walls and under construction. EPCOT Flex Space Construction The construction walls and rolling planters were moved for the start … Read more
A pathway connecting World Nature to the rosewalk is temporarily closed during construction of CommuniCore Hall at EPCOT. World Nature Pathway Closed For reference, the closed pathway is circled on the map above. It’s near Journey Into Imagination. While closed, guests must go through World Celebration to reach World Nature or the rosewalk (the pathway … Read more
Sleek new light poles have been installed on one side of the World Showcase bridge in EPCOT. The old lampposts remain on the other side of the bridge for now. New World Showcase Bridge Lights The new light poles are on the side of the bridge facing the Imagination! Pavilion. The old lampposts remain on … Read more
Crews are testing lights on the awning around CommuniCore Plaza in EPCOT. We saw the new lights illuminated on both Thursday and Friday. CommuniCore Plaza Lights The long awning juts out from CommuniCore Hall in an L shape around the Plaza. The new lights are long thin strips. There are several them placed periodically on … Read more
Crews continue to install paneling on CommuniCore Hall, a new flex space set to open this year in World Celebration at EPCOT. In our last construction update, we saw new ceiling panels and lighting installed on the building’s exterior. CommuniCore Construction Earlier this week, a crew member in a cherry picker vehicle was working on … Read more
The bases of the artistic lampposts in the World Celebration Gardens at EPCOT have proven to be a trip hazard. There are now green construction boxes around the base of each lamppost while crews work at night to solve the problem. World Celebration Gardens Lampposts The lampposts double as art installations. They are slightly slanted … Read more
We’re seeing major progress on CommuniCore Hall, a new building in the center of EPCOT and the last element of the park’s years-long reimagining. This week, ceiling panels and lighting were installed on the façade, as were more triangular panels. CommuniCore Hall Construction The steel ceiling panels were visible on the underside of the long … Read more
The repainting project on some of the U.K. Pavilion façades in EPCOT is now complete. Scaffolding and barriers have been removed from the garden so guests can walk through the area once again. U.K. Pavilion Construction Scaffolding went up at the pavilion five weeks ago, blocking all of the façades facing the front garden. These … Read more
After most scaffolding was removed last month, all scaffolding is now gone from around Hotel du Canada in the Canada Pavilion in EPCOT. As work wraps up on the hotel façade, Northwest Mercantile has closed for refurbishment. Hotel du Canada Refurbishment The fake hotel was previously tan with a brown roof. It’s now more gray … Read more
Construction continues throughout EPCOT. In World Celebration this Monday, we checked out preparation for the 2024 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival and work on CommuniCore. Flower & Garden Festival Blooms Plants have been removed from the flower bed along the lagoon outside CommuniCore Hall for the Festival Blooms display of the EPCOT International Flower … Read more