The new EPCOT entrance and World Celebration background music will soon be available on streaming platforms. Laughing Place learned from Walt Disney Imagineering that the music would be available for streaming, but a release date has not been announced. The new background music loop composed by Pinar Toprak debuted at EPCOT on Tuesday with the … Read more
A new piece by Samantha Schwirck for Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), “EPCOT’s Next Era,” highlights the technical aspects of the new lighting package of Spaceship Earth and the surrounding EPCOT entrance plaza, which debuted in 2021 for “The World’s Most Magical Celebration.” “We were asked to ‘dream big’ when it came to EPCOT, so the … Read more
A new directional sign has been installed near the entrance to EPCOT, pointing exiting guests to parking and bus transportation. The black and blue sign hangs from the overhang above the sidewalk. The colors match those used on signs inside and outside the park. The back of this sign doesn’t have any directions on it … Read more
Good morning from a foggy EPCOT! We’re heading around World Showcase and more to see what’s new so let’s get started! As we pulled up to the EPCOT parking booth, we noticed the iconic Spaceship Earth decor is still missing from the structure. Time to park and make our way up to the Monorail to … Read more
Earlier this week, we reported seeing mysterious signs appearing at the entrances of the Magic Kingdom and EPCOT. The signs, which were at eye level, featured iconography from the Walt Disney World Railroad Station and the EPCOT logo. Today, we saw the mystery sign at the Magic Kingdom was a placeholder for the new Passholder … Read more
Various signs have been removed from the main entrance to EPCOT, including “Welcome to Epcot” signs that featured an old logo for the park dating back to the 1990s. Here’s a look at one of these signs, which hung from the ceilings near the ticket booths. “Welcome to” was in white lettering, while “Epcot” (with … Read more
Guests looking to make a unique memory around Walt Disney World are in luck! The popular Super Zoom Magic Shots are now available at all four of the resort’s theme parks. From Disney Parks Blog: Zoom, zoom, zoom! Ever since Disney PhotoPass Service introduced the first Super Zoom Magic Shot at Walt Disney World Resort, I’ve been … 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 Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
All of the pavilion flags have been returned to the entrance of EPCOT, after being missing for almost a week. The reason for the brief removal of the flags is unknown, though it was possibly due to adverse weather. The Imagination Pavilion flags were removed first and Cast Members said this was due to damage. … Read more
The southbound World Drive ramp that connects to EPCOT will close starting tomorrow, July 6, for construction. It’s unknown how long the ramp will remain closed. The northbound World Drive and westbound EPCOT Center Drive entrances will still be open during this closure. There are several construction projects ongoing at World Drive to improve traffic … Read more
The flags representing the Imagination Pavilion have been temporarily removed from the entrance to EPCOT. The flags were raised in March, with each flag displaying a different pavilion logo. According to Cast Members, one of the flags with the Imagination Pavilion logo was damaged and taken down. The flag on the other side was then … Read more
New speakers have been mounted beneath the Monorail track at the entrance to EPCOT. These sleek modern speakers can be found mounted to the sides of the track supports. These replace old out-of-date speakers that were previously mounted in the same spots. The speakers were not playing the standard background music for the EPCOT entrance, … 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, May 23, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
The EPCOT entrance area has been through a lot for the past two years, but progress “keeps moving forward.” Today, we were happy to discover that some of the “temporary” fencing around the east side of the entrance has been removed. It’s been a while since we have seen progress in this area, so let’s … Read more
The pavement beneath Spaceship Earth at EPCOT is being replaced section-by-section to better match the rest of the refurbished entrance area. Construction walls have been erected around the next section of pavement to be replaced. The walls are immediately obvious when approaching Spaceship Earth. The walls jut out from Spaceship Earth’s mirrored column. Pink pavement … Read more
Back in 2017, we learned of a rumored hotel to be built somewhere near the entrance to EPCOT. In 2018, as more of EPCOT’s reimagining was confirmed, several permits pointed to the hotel’s impending construction on Avenue of the Stars, the backstage street surrounding EPCOT. However, there has been no news since then, and several … Read more