Crews have been working on the Hotel du Canada façade in EPCOT since June of this year. It looks like the refurbishment project is nearing an end as some scaffolding has been removed from the top of the building. Hotel du Canada Refurbishment The walkways around the building have been blocked off due to the … 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 Sunday, December 17, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
In August, construction work finally began on the flex space next to the Imagination! Pavilion in EPCOT that has previously housed a playground. In addition to new pavement, the space now has lampposts, grass, railings, and more. Flex Space Construction The new lampposts are black with orbs on top. Three surround a central paved space. … Read more
EPCOT continues to take steps toward its ever-changing future, as the lighting around World Celebration is now synchronized with the Spaceship Earth light shows. World Celebration Lighting Coordinates With Spaceship Earth In an interview with Gizmodo in May 2022, Riddley mentioned the large-scale project and the hope for EPCOT’s World Celebration to immerse guests into … Read more
Crews have added even more Spaceship Earth-inspired paneling to the exterior of CommuniCore Hall, almost completely covering one wall. The wall, which is visible from World Nature, is now almost completely covered in the themed paneling. Spaceship Earth Paneling on CommuniCore Hall More paneling has been added to the far end of the wall since … 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
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
After multiple years of construction at EPCOT, the finishing touches to the exterior areas in the new World Celebration neighborhood are being installed at EPCOT. World Celebration Aerial View A new image from Bioreconstruct on X from this morning details the progress made in the World Celebration neighborhood. When compared to the updated concept art … 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
A new directional sign has been unveiled in the World Celebration neighborhood of EPCOT. It matches the various new EPCOT signage with rounded lettering and a color scheme of dark gray and blue — the latter of which is the main color of World Celebration. EPCOT World Celebration Directional Sign The sign is in this planter … 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 Saturday, November 4, 2023. Walt Disney World EPCOT … Read more
The Liquid Layer splash pad in the World Discovery neighborhood of EPCOT is being repainted. Crews put construction walls up around the splash pad for a refurbishment a week ago. World Discovery Splash Pad Refurbishment From the Walt Disney World Monorail, we can see the splash pad behind construction walls. The splash pad is now … 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 Saturday, October 28, 2023. Walt Disney World EPCOT … Read more
There’s now one fewer place to escape the central Florida heat at EPCOT, as trees and their surrounding shrubbery have been removed from two raised beds and their coinciding bench areas outside of The Land Pavilion in the World Nature neighborhood of the park. Trees Removed From Bench Areas Near The Land Pavilion at EPCOT … Read more
This morning, October 22, 2023, we spotted a new Moana merchandise kiosk covered in black scrim in EPCOT. While we were there, the kiosk was opened, revealing a canoeful of Montunui merchandise available for sale Moana Merchandise Kiosk Now Open As some of the temporary walls around Moana: Journey of Water at EPCOT come down, … Read more
After the installation of triangle-patterned steel frameworks, the first Spaceship Earth-inspired panels have been installed on CommuniCore Hall in EPCOT. Spaceship Earth Panels on CommuniCore Hall CommuniCore Hall will be located in the World Celebration neighborhood of EPCOT, not far from Spaceship Earth. Concept art for the new building showed its Spaceship Earth-inspired exterior. The … Read more
