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
Let’s take a ride on the EPCOT Monorail and see how construction has progressed on Journey of Water, Inspired by “Moana.” Earlier this month, the 16-foot-tall Te Fiti figure was installed in the walkthrough attraction, and she’s hard not to notice when looping around the center of the park. In the foreground, scaffolding has been … Read more
Years after Innoventions was torn down and Electric Umbrella was destroyed, construction continues in the center of EPCOT. The park’s two largest construction projects at the moment are Journey of Water, Inspired by “Moana” and CommuniCore Hall, both set to open in late 2023. But construction also continues outside Guest Relations, which was refurbished this … Read more
New white columns have been installed along the outer edges of the future CommuniCore Hall in EPCOT. CommuniCore Hall and CommuniCore Plaza replace the original festival center planned for World Celebration. They will serve as a multi-functional space that will be used during the park’s various festivals and be home to a Mickey & Friends … Read more
Former Imagineer Jim Shull shared an image on Twitter of the original plan for the EPCOT overhaul including the now-canceled festival center. At the top of the image is Spaceship Earth, with Connections and Creations Shop in the white buildings to the lower right. The colorful space of the image is the area currently under … Read more
While they continue working on rockwork structures, crews have also been adding small details to Journey of Water Inspired by “Moana,” a new walkthrough attraction scheduled to open next year at EPCOT. The tree-like figures wrapped in plastic are themed lampposts. The longer horizontal pole in the image above appears to be an archway structure. … Read more
A new post on the official Walt Disney Imagineering Instagram account gave a closer look inside construction on the Journey of Water, inspired by “Moana” at EPCOT. The images shared include photos of workers surveying the site and sculpting rockwork for the future water-centric attraction. The Journey of Water will be something of a return … Read more
CommuniCore Hall, named for a defunct EPCOT pavilion, is quickly taking shape in the center of the park a year ahead of its planned opening. CommuniCore Hall and CommuniCore Plaza replace the original festival center planned for World Celebration. They will serve as a multi-functional space that will be used during the park’s various festivals and … Read more
A year ahead of its planned opening, CommuniCore Hall in the center of EPCOT is taking shape. Named after the defunct Future World pavilion, CommuniCore Hall and CommuniCore Plaza replace the original festival center planned for World Celebration. They will serve as a multi-functional space that will be used during the park’s various festivals and … Read more
Walt Disney World announced back in February 2019 that a new Play! Pavilion would replace the Wonders of Life Pavilion at EPCOT. More details were released later that year and construction began on the old pavilion’s roof in early 2020. The roof tiles were completely replaced by early 2021, and no work has been seen … Read more
Good morning from Magic Kingdom! We’re starting our day aboard the Walt Disney World Monorail system to take a peek at construction happening around EPCOT and over at Spirit of Aloha by Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. Construction at Journey of Water Inspired by Moana is progressing along well with new formations rising daily. Over on … 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, May 30, 2022. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
Though EPCOT Guest Relations has reopened with a new look, construction continues outside the building and, of course, in the center of World Celebration. There is a large section of dirt outside Guest Relations, behind construction walls. An orange excavator sits in the dir, with other construction materials throughout the site. Planters up against the … Read more
A new sign has been installed at the entrance to Guest Relations in World Celebration at EPCOT. Guest Relations is currently closed for construction. The new sign matches other new signs throughout EPCOT. It has white lettering and “i” symbols to either side. A blue line is along the bottom. Blue is the color of … Read more
Good Morning, World Travelers and welcome to EPCOT! Aboard the monorail, we have a bird’s eye view into the construction zones of EPCOT. Journey of Water inspired by “Moana” is slowly coming together. We noticed that more rockwork has been added to a center structure. Four new pins are available at Pin Traders. Celebrating graduation … Read more